Neue Linie 1.1 · Kapitel 1–2: Hallo! · Kontakte

Vocabulary and grammatical concept flashcards based on chapters 1–2 of Neue Linie 1.1 (A1 German), covering greetings, personal details, professions, sentence patterns, numbers, and basic verb conjugations.

Hallo!

An informal German greeting meaning "Hello!".

Guten Morgen!

A German morning greeting meaning "Good morning!".

Guten Tag!

A German daytime greeting meaning "Good day!" or "Hello!".

Guten Abend!

A German greeting used later in the day meaning "Good evening!".

Tschüss!

An informal German farewell meaning "Bye!".

Auf Wiedersehen!

A formal German farewell meaning "Goodbye!".

Wie geht’s?

A common informal German phrase meaning "How's it going?" or "How are you?".

Entschuldigung!

A German expression meaning "Excuse me!" or "Sorry!".

Wie bitte?

A polite German formula used to ask someone to repeat what they said, meaning "Pardon?" or "What did you say?".

Noch einmal, bitte.

A polite German request meaning "Once again, please."

der Vorname

The German masculine noun for a first name or given name.

der Familienname

The German masculine noun for a surname or family name (also referred to as "der Nachname").

die Postleitzahl (PLZ)

The German feminine noun and standard abbreviation meaning "postal code" or "ZIP code".

der Ort

The German masculine noun denoting a town, place, or locality.

die Handynummer

The German feminine noun for a mobile or cellular phone number.

die Anmeldung

The German feminine noun meaning "registration" or "sign-up/enrollment".

der Traumberuf

A German compound noun meaning "dream job" or "dream profession".

der Koch / die Köchin

The German masculine and feminine occupational nouns for a cook or chef.

der Tierarzt / die Tierärztin

The German masculine and feminine occupational nouns for a veterinarian.

der Lkw-Fahrer / die Lkw-Fahrerin

The German masculine and feminine occupational nouns for a truck driver.

aus

A German preposition used with towns and countries to indicate origin or where someone comes from (e.g., "aus Berlin", "aus Polen").

in

A German preposition used with cities and countries to denote place of residence or location (e.g., "in Köln", "in Deutschland").

ein bisschen

A German expression meaning "a little bit" (e.g., "Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch").

nicht

The German negative adverb used to negate a statement, predicate, or specific information (e.g., "Ich spreche nicht Spanisch").

auch

A German adverb meaning "also" or "too" (e.g., "Ich lerne auch Deutsch").

du vs. Sie

The contrast between the informal singular "you" ("du") used in casual settings and the polite formal "you" ("Sie", always capitalized) used for formal address.

Declarative Sentence Word Order (Zdanie oznajmujące)

The German word order pattern where the finite verb occupies the 2nd position (schema: subject/person + verb + remainder).

Yes/No Question Word Order (Pytanie tak/nie)

The German closed question structure where the finite verb occupies the 1st position (schema: verb + subject/person + remainder).

W-Question Word Order (Pytanie z zaimkiem pytającym)

The German open question structure beginning with a question word, where the finite verb occupies the 2nd position (schema: interrogative word + verb + subject/person).

German Email Symbols (@, ., -, _)

Special characters dictated in German email addresses: "@" is read as "at", "." as "Punkt", "-" as "Minus", and "_" as "Unterstrich".

sechzehn and siebzehn

The German numbers 16 and 17, which drop letters from their root numbers: "sechs" drops the "-s-" to form "sechzehn", and "sieben" drops the "-en-" to form "siebzehn".

dreißig

The German number 30, which is irregular in spelling by using the Eszett ("ß") instead of the suffix "-zig".

sein (Präsens)

The irregular German verb meaning "to be", conjugated in the present tense as: ich bin, du bist, er/sie ist, wir sind, ihr seid, sie/Sie sind.

sprechen (Präsens)

The German verb meaning "to speak", featuring a stem-vowel change from "e" to "i" in the second and third-person singular: du sprichst, er/sie spricht.