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Similarities between GER and ENG
Lektion 1
German Articles: der, die, das
Lektion 2
Indefinite Articles: ein, eine
Lektion 3
German Alphabet ABC
Lektion 4
The Word "is" in German
Lektion 5
I, you, he, she, it in German
Lektion 6
Colors in German
Lektion 7
Plural Article: die
Lektion 8
German Numbers
Lektion 9
We, you, they in German
Lektion 10
I love you in German
Lesson 11
You, She, They in German
Lesson 12
Er sie es Instead of the Noun
Lesson 13
Conjugation of sein and haben
Lesson 14
Accusative Case "den"
Lesson 15
Thank you, Hello and Yes in German
Lesson 16
I like in German
Lesson 17
German Opposites
Lesson 18
How old are you?
Lesson 19
Accusative Case "einen"
Lesson 20
Modal Verb können
Lesson 21
My name is... in German
Lesson 22
My, your, his, her in German
Lesson 23
Our, your, their in German
Lesson 24
Happy Birthday in German
Lesson 25
German Umlauts: ä, ö, ü
Lesson 26
Telling Time in German
Lesson 27
Future Tense
Lesson 28
Excuse me in German
Lesson 29
German Adjectives
Lesson 30
Counting in German to 999,999
Lesson 31
Cheers in German
Lesson 32
Funny Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 33
Comparative Adjectives
Lesson 34
Another TPRS Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 35
Adjectives GER=ENG
Lesson 36
Countries and Capitals
Lesson 37
Punctuation Marks in German
Lesson 38
Days of the Week in German
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How old are you?
Basic Lesson No 18

- Read and listen a few times.
- Repeat after the speaker.
- Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
- After a few repetitions go on to part B (farther below).
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Wie alt bist du?
How old are you?
A dialog between Max and Luc:
How old are you?
Ich bin 20 Jahre alt.
I’m 20 years old.
Wie alt sind deine Eltern?
How old are your parents?
Meine Eltern sind beide 40 Jahre alt.
My parents are both 40 years old.
Wie alt ist dein Baby?
How old is your baby?
Mein Baby ist 10 Tage alt.
My baby is 10 days old.
Wie alt ist deine Oma?
How old is your grandma?
Meine Oma ist 60 Jahre alt.
My grandmother is 60 years old.
Wie alt ist dein Opa?
How old is your grandpa?
Mein Opa ist 120 Jahre alt.
My grandfather is 120 years old.
Boah ey, dein Opa ist 60 Jahre älter als deine Oma.
Wow, your grandpa is 60 years older than your grandma.
Er ist doppelt so alt wie sie.
He is twice her age.
Ja, er ist sehr reich, weißt du.
Yeah, he is very rich, you know?
Mein Opa ist ein Millionär.
My grandpa is a millionaire.
Ach so!
Oh, I see!
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mein(e) / dein(e)
In the lesson above you have also practiced the two little possessive pronouns mein and dein.
I bet you wonder why they have sometimes an „e“ at the end. Do you know why? Please read and listen again to the sentences above and if you cannot guess why, don’t worry, I’ll explain it farther below. Just a little hint: It has to do with the gender of the nouns they are referring to.
How old are you? – mein/dein
Basic Lesson No 18B

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.
- Read and listen a few times to the question and answers.
- Answer the questions in the pauses (you may look also at the answers).
- After a few times don't look at the answers anymore.
- Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
- Repeat the lesson until you can answer the questions easily.
- 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.
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.
- Read and listen a few times to the question and answers.
- Answer the questions in the pauses (you may look also at the answers).
- After a few times don't look at the answers anymore.
- Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
- Repeat the lesson until you can answer the questions easily.
- 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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Frage:
Sind meine Eltern 40 oder 90 Jahre alt?
Antwort:
40 Jahre
Meine Eltern sind 40 Jahre alt.
Meine Eltern sind beide 40 Jahre alt.
Ist mein Baby 10 Tage oder 15 Monate (months) alt?
10 Tage
Mein Baby ist 10 Tage alt.
Wie alt ist meine Oma?
60 Jahre
Meine Oma ist 60 Jahre alt.
Aber noch sehr sportlich.
(But still very athletic.)
Ist mein Opa 30 Jahre oder 120 Jahre alt?
120 Jahre
Mein Opa ist 120 Jahre alt.
Das ist sehr alt.
Ist mein Opa älter oder jünger als meine Oma?
älter
Mein Opa ist älter als meine Oma.
Ist mein Opa doppelt so alt wie meine Oma?
Genau, mein Opa ist doppelt so alt wie meine Oma.
Er ist doppelt so alt wie sie.
Und ist mein Opa arm oder sehr reich?
reich
Mein Opa ist reich.
Er ist sehr reich.
Mein Opa ist ein Millionär.
mein(e) / dein(e)
Did you find out when we use the e?
We use mein or dein (without the e) when these words refer to a noun with a masculine or neuter article.
der Opa (der = masculine article)
das Baby (das = neuter article)
We use meine or deine when these words refer to a noun with a feminine or plural article.
die Oma (die = feminine article)
die Kinder (die = plural article, because more than one child)
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das Baby
=> mein Baby, dein Baby
der Opa
=> mein Opa, dein Opa
die Oma
=> meine Oma, deine Oma
die Kinder (plural)
=> meine Kinder, deine Kinder
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Don’t worry about technical terms!
Don’t worry about technical terms like: possessive determiners, possessive pronouns and so on (besitzergreifende Bestimmungswörter, Possessivpronomen…).
These names are not so important.


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Lesson 1-18
Home:
Similarities between German and English
Lektion 1:
German Articles: der, die, das
Lektion 2:
Indefinite Articles: ein, eine
Lektion 3:
German Alphabet ABC
Lektion 4:
The Word "is" in German
Lektion 5:
I, you, he, she, it in German
Lektion 6:
Colors in German
Lektion 7:
Plural article: die
Lektion 8:
German Numbers
Lektion 9:
We, you, they in German
Lektion 10:
I love you in German
Lesson 11:
You, she, they in German
Lesson 12:
Er sie es instead of the Noun
Lesson 13:
Conjugation of sein and haben
Lesson 14:
Accusative Case "den"
Lesson 15:
Thank you, Hello and Yes in German
Lesson 16:
I like in German
Lesson 17:
German Opposites
Lesson 18:
How old are you?
Lesson 19-37
Lesson 19:
Accusative Case "einen"
Lesson 20:
Modal Verb können
Lesson 21:
My name is... in German
Lesson 22:
My, your, his, her in German
Lesson 23:
Our, your, their in German
Lesson 24:
Happy Birthday in German
Lesson 25:
German Umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü
Lesson 26:
Telling Time in German
Lesson 27:
Future Tense in German
Lesson 28:
Excuse me in German
Lesson 29:
German Adjectives
Lesson 30:
Counting in German to 999,999
Lesson 31:
Cheers in German
Lesson 32:
Funny Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 33:
Comparative Adjectives
Lesson 34:
Another TPRS Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 35:
Adjectives GER=ENG
Lesson 36:
Countries and Capitals
Lesson 37:
Punctuation marks in German
Lesson 38:
Days of the Week in German
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