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German Numbers

Basic Lesson No 8

How To Learn With Part A

1. Read and listen a few times.
2. Repeat after the speaker.
3. Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
4. After a few repetitions go on to part B (farther below).

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eins (1)	one
zwei (2)	two
drei (3)	three
vier (4)	four
fünf (5)	five
Was ist…?	What is…?
plus	plus
minus	minus
gleich	equals

One, two, three, four and five in German

Numbers 1-5 in German

How To Learn With Part B

Question and Answer Part

This technique is very effective to save new information (the words, pronunciation, structure etc.) in your brain. Don't be afraid of part B. I use the same words as in part A.

1. Read and listen a few times to the question and answers.
2. Answer the questions in the pauses (you may look also at the answers).
3. After a few times don't look at the answers anymore.
4. Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
5. Repeat the lesson until you can answer the questions easily.
6. Sign up to my e-mail course and learn how to use the storytelling method (TPRS method) in order to learn to speak German fluently.

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Questions and Answers

Frage:
Was ist eins und eins? (1 + 1)  

Kurze Antwort:
Zwei

Lange Antwort:
Eins und eins ist zwei.

Was ist eins plus zwei? (1 + 2)
Drei
Eins plus zwei ist drei.

Was ist vier minus drei? (4 – 3)
Eins
Vier minus drei ist eins.

Was ist fünf minus eins? (5 – 1)
Vier
Fünf minus eins ist vier.
Oder: Fünf minus eins ist gleich vier.

Und was ist drei plus zwei? (3 + 2)
Fünf
Drei plus zwei ist gleich fünf.

Was ist 789621598 + 45968521255?
Ich mache nur Spaß!
Just kidding 🙂

Always learn in small steps. Don’t go on to the next lesson until you have done at least three repetitions. You should be able to answer correctly before the recorded speaker.

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