Bambi

Hey guys
I learnt German at high school, and got a fairly decent grade at the end. However in the 4 years since, I have forgotten almost all of it. I would really like to learn it again, so thought I could make this thread in the hopes that some of you lovely Germans might teach me (and anyone else who wants to learn, it's always good to know another language).

I hope some of you would be willing to take on the challenge!

Thanks

Leanne

I'll do it!! I wanted to help someone learn German too. I've only like done german for 3 years at highschool (since I was 11) and I decided to not take it next year so this would help me keep if fresh too!! I'll write some stuff out for you. What do you already know?

Bambi

YAY! Thanks sweetie!
Hmmm, hard to say what I already know. A lot of it is in the back of my mind, but I can't put a sentence together anymore lol. I know a lot of words, but i've forgotten most of how you say them in different circumstances if you know what I mean. Like I think 'eat' is 'essen'? But I don't remember 'ate' etc.

Leanne

Right!! Well, here's some stuff, though I think you'll probably know them. The eat thing, to eat is essen, and ate is gegessen. You remember you add ge at the front and sometimes change it?

1- ein
2- zwei
3- drei
4 vier
5- finf
6- sechs
7- sieben
8- acht
9- neun
10- zehn
11- elf
12- zwolf
13- dreizehn
14- vierzehn
15- funfzehn

20- zwanzig
21- ein undzwanzig
22- zweiundzwanzig
23- dreiundzwanzig
24- vierundzwanzig
25- funfundzwanzig

30- dreizig
40- vierzig
50- funfzig

100- hundert

Monday - Montag
Tuesday - Dienstag
Wednesday - Mittwoch
Thursday - Donnerstag
Friday - Frietag
Saturday - Samstag
Sunday - Sonntag

January - Januar
February - Februar
March - Marz
April - April
May -
June - Juni
July - Juli
August - August
September -
October - October
November - Novermber
December - Dezember


Hello- Hallo
I am called ..... - Ich heisse .....
My birthday is..... - Meine Geburtstag ist am ........
My birthday is on 22 December - Meine Geburtstag ist am zweiundzwanzigsten Dezember

I'll do some more stuff. I wanna learn too!!

EDIT: oh, and as soon as i figure out how to get the umlow (sp) and stuff I'll add those, anybody know? don't know what number to press while holding Alt.

Codger

Gutan Tag, Mein Namien ist Michael, und du? -

Good Day, my name is Michael, and yours?

Evboard ist interessant und lustig -

Evboard is interesting and funny.

Das Wetter ist warm und sonnig -

The weather is warm and sunny

Mein Mutter hat kurtze blonde haare, blau augen, sie ist nett.

My mother has short blonde hair, blue eyes. She is nice.

Some words:

Lecker - Delicious
Richtig - True
Falsh - False
Links - Left
rechts - Right
Geld - Money
Tashengeld - Pocketmoney
Portmonne (sp?) - Wallet/Purse
Fotoapparet - Camera

P3leanne - May in German is Mai and September is the same in German as in English.

Thanks for the corrections.

Leanne

Most of the time with words that have "ei" or "ie" in them they are prouounced the other way round. For example, lieblings (meaning favourite) is pronounced "leeblings". Brief (meaning letter) is prouounced Breef. I is pronounded e, if you get me. I can't think of any words with ei in them though....

Alphabet Pronunciations

A - ah
B - bay
C - tsay
D - day
E - ay
F - eff
G - gay
H - haa
I - ee
J - yot

K - kaa
L - ell
M - emm
N - enn
O - ooo
P - pay

Q - koo
R - err
S - ess
T - tay
U - ooo
V - faoo

W - vay
X - eeks
Y - upsilon
Z - tset


and the funny thing that looks like a capital B that can be used instead of ss is - ess-tset

(i've left some blank because I'm not sure and don't want to give false information)

Codger -
lustic - lustig (funny)
Reights - rechts (right)
Algen - Augen (eyes)

Also, with the lange, braune, haare it can get quite complicated when deciding the ending (e, en etc.). I think it's best to just add e or whatever, it's perfectly understandable.

Bambi

Thanks guys, I'm starting to remember it a lot as I read it!
pl3anne - you mean umlaughts? (sp) lol
That funny double s but looks like a B thing? hehe.
I know all of those numbers, but I did need a refresher on the months and days

'Mein name ist Hannah und ich habe zwei hunden'?? How much of that did I get wrong lol

Leanne

We need some German over too!!! I hope I can learn some new words. Do you have your old German books (if you keep stuff like that)? If so have a look! I'm gonna tonight, I'll write some up if no one else has.
Hehe, I mean umlows, the two littl dots on top of the u and o!
Oh, gottas go!! See ya guys!!

Codger

That's all correct, well apart from Name is said a little differently in german.

Bambi

Ohhh i know what you mean now! Hehe. Yeah I think I still have some of those books somewhere, Catch you later and thanks for the help!

Codger I can't believe I got that right! 'Name' is pronounced 'nah-muh' or something isn't it?