German Pre-Master-L1

Course Overview

  • Basic German for Pre-Master G

    • Instructor: Dr. Nihal El Nahhas

    • Academic Year: Fall 2024-2025

Course Content

  • Topics Covered:

    • Colors

    • Family

    • Personal Pronouns (Nominative)

    • Introductions

    • Numbers

    • Fields of Study and Professions

Vocabulary: Colors

  • Farben:

    • lila (purple)

    • rosa (pink)

    • rot (red)

    • gelb (yellow)

    • braun (brown)

    • orange (orange)

    • grün (green)

    • türkis (turquoise)

    • blau (blue)

    • dunkelblau (dark blue)

    • hellblau (light blue)

    • schwarz (black)

    • grau (gray)

    • weiß (white)

    • pink (pink)

    • violett (violet)

Vocabulary: Health and Well-Being

  • Expressions:

    • gut (good)

    • toll (great)

    • schlecht (bad)

    • prima (excellent)

    • nicht so gut (not so good)

    • wunderbar (wonderful)

    • so-so (okay)

    • geht so (it's going)

Conversational Practice

  • Responses:

    • Danke, gut. (Thank you, good.)

    • Na ja, es geht. (Well, it’s okay.)

    • Nicht SO gut. (Not so good.)

    • Sehr gut, danke. (Very good, thank you.)

    • Wie geht es Ihnen, Frau Brandt?

        1. Sehr gut, danke.

        1. Wie geht es dir, Rodrigo?

Vocabulary: Family

  • Meine Familie (My Family):

    • Vater (father),

    • Mutter (mother),

    • Bruder (brother),

    • Schwester (sister),

    • Cousin (cousin - male),

    • Cousine (cousin - female),

    • Onkel (uncle),

    • Tante (aunt),

    • Opa (grandfather),

    • Oma (grandmother)

Family Terms

  • Family Vocabulary:

    • die Großeltern (the grandparents)

    • der Großvater (the grandfather)

    • die Großmutter (the grandmother)

    • die Eltern (the parents)

    • der Papa (dad)

    • die Mama (mom)

    • die Kinder (the children)

    • der Sohn (the son)

    • die Tochter (the daughter)

    • die Geschwister (the siblings)

Masculine Family Members

  • Männliche Familienmitglieder:

    • der Großvater/Opa (grandfather)

    • der Vater/Papa (father)

    • der Onkel (uncle)

    • der Schwiegervater (father-in-law)

    • der Schwiegersohn (son-in-law)

    • der Schwager (brother-in-law)

    • der Neffe (nephew)

    • der Sohn (son)

    • der Enkel (grandchild)

Personal Pronouns

  • Personalpronomen im Nominativ:

    • Singular: ich (I), du (you), er (he), sie (she), es (it)

    • Plural: wir (we), ihr (you), sie (they)

Exercises with Pronouns

  • Write the sentences again and replace the underlined parts with pronouns:

    • Das Kind zählt die Äpfel. (The child counts the apples.)

    • Der Chef dankt der Mitarbeiterin. (The boss thanks the employee.)

    • Der Junge lernt das Gedicht. (The boy learns the poem.)

    • Die Lehrerin erklärt den Schülern den Satzbau. (The teacher explains the sentence structure.)

Greetings and Introductions

  • Basic Conversation:

    • Ich heiße [Name]. (My name is [Name].)

    • Freut mich, [Name]. (Nice to meet you, [Name].)

Questions for Introduction

  • Questions to Ask:

    • Woher kommen Sie? (Where are you from?)

    • Wie heißen Sie? (What is your name?)

Languages

  • Languages Spoken by Alex Rawlings:

    • Alex speaks 14 languages including English, Greek, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Afrikaans, Italian, Catalan, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish, Hungarian, and Serbian.

Nationalities

  • Nationalities Vocabulary:

    • Deutscher, -in (German)

    • Österreicher, -in (Austrian)

    • Schweizer, -in (Swiss)

    • Amerikaner, -in (American)

    • Italiener, -in (Italian)

    • Ägypter, -in (Egyptian)

    • Schwede, -in (Swedish)

    • Belgier, -in (Belgian)

    • Pole, -in (Polish)

Final Notes

  • Practice Areas:

    • Vocabulary on colors, family members, pronouns, and introductions.

    • Engage in conversational practice for better fluency.

    • Be aware of the differences in formal and informal address in German.