Lektion 2 and 3
Cognates: Introduction
Consistency is vital to learning a foreign language.
Start making a list of Deutch, Vocabulary, that is new to you.
Useful information:
Die Umlaute and the Essetset
Writing in German Requires vowels called Umlaute and the Consonant essetset
ä=Alt+132=Bär=Bear
ö=Alt+148=Eichhörnchen=Squirrel
ü=Alt+129=hübsch=pretty
ß=Alt+225=heiß=hot
Ä=Alt+142=Äpfel=Apple
Ö=Alt+153=Öl=oil
Ü=Alt+154=Übermensch=Superman
€=Alt+0128=Euro
Objectives
1.Be able to introduce yourself in German and express expectations for learning German.
2. Identify Cognates, recognize and predict the ending patterns between English/German
English-German
My name is _ =Ich heiß Jonathan Solares
I am from_ =Ich komme aus California, Amerika
I want to learn_ =Ich will lernen Deutch
I enjoy learning German =Ich learne gerne Deutch
Cognates: Verwandte Wörter
Cognates are words that have a common origin and look similar to words in another language. Often but NOT always, they have a similar meaning. Learning these pattersn of xognates can be very helpful; it also allows to build vocabulary quickly.
Many words that have a -ch in German have a -gh in English
English words - German Words
eight -acht
laugh -lachen
light -licht
freight -fracht
daughter -tochter
Cognates can help you recognize words, but they often tempt you into making wrong assumptions about the pronunciation of a word.
Gut Gemacht
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