Informationen zum Autor Paulina Christensen, PhD, and Anne Fox are veteran language teachers. Klappentext Quick & easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front Words to Know section lets you find the right words fast Pronunciation key lets you talk the talk Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips Speak German - instantly! Traveling to Germany but don't know German? Taking German at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking German in no time. Discover how to: Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, time, and money Chat about family and work Discuss sports and the weather Deal with problems and emergencies Get Smart! www.dummies.com Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Sign up for eTips at www.dummiesdaily.com Zusammenfassung Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips Speak German - instantly! Traveling to Germany but don't know German? Taking German at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking German in no time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Where to Go from Here 4 Chapter 1: I Say It How? Speaking German 5 The German You Know 5 Friendly allies (perfect cognates) 5 Kissing cousins (near cognates) 7 False friends 9 Lenders and borrowers 11 Mouthing Off: Basic Pronunciation 13 Pronouncing vowels 14 Pronouncing umlauts 15 Pronouncing diphthongs 16 Pronouncing consonants 17 Identifying a new letter: ß 18 Pronouncing combinations of consonants 19 Using Popular Expressions 21 Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics 23 Looking at the Types of Words 23 Nouns 23 Adjectives 25 Verbs 26 Adverbs 27 Figuring Out Simple Sentence Construction 27 Arranging words in the right order 27 Independent clauses: Putting the verb in second place 28 Dependent clauses: Pushing the verb to the end 28 Forming questions 29 The Tenses: Present, Past, and Future 30 Looking at the present 30 Talking about the past: Using the perfect tense 31 Writing about the past: Using simple past tense 36 Talking about the future 37 Getting Funky: Reflexive and Separable Verbs 38 Right back at you: Reflexive verbs 38 Knowing when to separate your verbs 40 Putting the Language in the Right Case 41 Nominative case 41 Accusative case 42 Dative case 42 Genitive case 42 Why all these cases matter 42 Getting Formal or Informal 48 Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds 49 1, 2, 3: Cardinal Numbers 49 The First, Second, Third, and So On 51 Telling Time 53 Telling time the "old-fashioned" way: From 1 to 12 54 Using the 24-hour routine: 0 to 24 55 Times of the day 56 Monday, Tuesday: Weekdays 56 Using the Calendar and Dates 58 Covering the units of the calendar 58 The basic names of the months 59 Describing events in specific months 59 Naming specific times in the months 60 Keeping track of dates 60 Money, Money, Money 62 Changing currency 63 Heading to the ATM 64 Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk 67 Hello! Greetings and Introductions 67 Saying hello and good-bye 68 Asking "How are you?" 68 Replying to "How are you?" 69 Introducing yourself and others 70 So Where Are You ...

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Paulina Christensen, PhD, and Anne Fox are veteran language teachers.

Klappentext

• Quick & easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front
• Words to Know section lets you find the right words fast

• Pronunciation key lets you talk the talk Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips Speak German - instantly! Traveling to Germany but don't know German? Taking German at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking German in no time. Discover how to:
  Get directions, shop, and eat out
  Talk numbers, dates, time, and money
  Chat about family and work
  Discuss sports and the weather
  Deal with problems and emergencies Get Smart!www.dummies.com

• Find listings of all our books
• Choose from many different subject categories

• Sign up for eTips at www.dummiesdaily.com

  Zusammenfassung
  Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips Speak German - instantly! Traveling to Germany but don't know German? Taking German at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking German in no time.

  Inhalt

  Introduction 1

  About This Book 1

  Conventions Used in This Book 2

  Foolish Assumptions 3

  Icons Used in This Book 3

  Where to Go from Here 4

  Chapter 1: I Say It How? Speaking German 5

  The German You Know 5

  Friendly allies (perfect cognates) 5

  Kissing cousins (near cognates) 7

  False friends 9

  Lenders and borrowers 11

  Mouthing Off: Basic Pronunciation 13

  Pronouncing vowels 14

  Pronouncing umlauts 15

  Pronouncing diphthongs 16

  Pronouncing consonants 17

  Identifying a new letter: ß 18

  Pronouncing combinations of consonants 19

  Using Popular Expressions 21

  Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics 23

  Looking at the Types of Words 23

  Nouns 23

  Adjectives 25

  Verbs 26

  Adverbs 27

  Figuring Out Simple Sentence Construction 27

  Arranging words in the right order 27

  Independent clauses: Putting the verb in second place 28

  Dependent clauses: Pushing the verb to the end 28

  Forming questions 29

  The Tenses: Present, Past, and Future 30

  Looking at the present 30

  Talking about the past: Using the perfect tense 31

  Writing about the past: Using simple past tense 36

  Talking about the future 37

  Getting Funky: Reflexive and Separable Verbs 38

  Right back at you: Reflexive verbs 38

  Knowing when to separate your verbs 40

  Putting the Language in the Right Case 41

  Nominative case 41

  Accusative case 42

  Dative case 42

  Genitive case 42

  Why all these cases matter 42

  Getting Formal or Informal 48

  Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds 49

  1, 2, 3: Cardinal Numbers 49

  The First, Second, Third, and So On 51

  Telling Time 53

  Telling time the "old-fashioned" way: From 1 to 12 54

  Using the 24-hour routine: 0 to 24 55

  Times of the day 56

  Monday, Tuesday: Weekdays 56

  Using the Calendar and Dates 58

  Covering the units of the calendar 58

  The basic names of the months 59

  Describing events in specific months 59

  Naming specific times in the months 60

  Keeping track of dates 60

  Money, Money, Money 62

  Changing currency 63

  Heading to the ATM 64

  Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk 67

  Hello! Greetings and Introductions 67

  Saying hello and good-bye 68

  Asking "How are you?" 68

  Replying to "How are you?" 69

  Introducing yourself and others 70

  So Where Are You From? 72

  Asking people where they come from 73

  Understanding nationalities 74

  What Languages Do You Speak? 76

  Talking about Yourself 78

  Describing your work 78

  Giving out your address and phone number 80

  Talking about Your Family 81

  Talking about the Weather 84

  Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (or Meal!) 85

  Is It Time to Eat Yet? 85

  Setting the Table 87

  Going Out to a Restaurant 87

  Distinguishing places to eat 88

  Making reservations 89

  Arriving and being seated 91

  Deciphering the menu 92

  Placing your order 96

  Replying to "How did you like the food?" 97

  Getting the Check 97

  Chapter 6: Shop 'til You Drop 99

  Heading Out on the Town 99

  Getting around the store 100

  Browsing with style 102

  Getting assistance 102

  Shopping politely 103

  Shopping for Clothes 104

  Color me German 105

  Trying it on 107

  Hitting the Markets 109

  Finding what you need 110

  Asking for amounts 111

  Paying the Bill 113

  Chapter 7: Making Leisure a Top Priority 115

  Figuring Out What You Want to Do 115

  Goi…