Teaching German - Language notes
These interactive tips are integrated into German Steps and explain the basic workings of the language. They are not a complete guide to German grammar, but provide a grounding in most of the main points. Each of them links to extra notes explaining structures and patterns in more detail.
Simple introductions :
Sein: Ich bin, Sie sind
Words similar to English :
Recognising cognates
Masculine and feminine :
Nouns and gender: professions
Saying where you're from :
Prepositions: aus, in
Asking questions :
Interrogatives
Asking and talking about location :
Location: wo, in, an
Using 'bitte' :
Basic formalities: bitte
Compound nouns :
Introduction to compound nouns
Saying 'I'd like...' :
Making a choice: ich möchte
Saying 'there' and 'there is/are' :
Basic impersonal structures, es gibt
Saying 'I need' :
Necessity, brauchen
Agreeing :
Agreement: ich verstehe, in Ordnung, kein Problem
Talking about the future :
Present tense as future
Saying 'it' :
Personal pronouns: er, sie, es
Saying 'from' :
Prepositions: von, aus
Describing objects :
Introduction to adjectives
Understanding instructions :
The imperative: Nehmen Sie
More about the past
:
Participles
