2.1 Ebook Speak German Like A Native
2.1 Ebook Speak German Like A Native
2.1 Ebook Speak German Like A Native
1. Making Friends
1.1. Starting a Conversation
1.2. Receiving Guests
1.3. Small Talk
1.4. Talking About Yourself
1.5. Telling Stories
1.6. Books, Movies and Music
1.7. Talking About Soccer
Final Words
INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to “Speak German like a Native”!
My name is Ingo Depner and I’m a professional German teacher with more than 15 years experience.
I’m also the founder of German Online Gym, a dynamic e-Learning portal exclusively dedicated to
German language and culture training.
In order to become a fluent German speaker it’s not enough to learn grammar and vocabulary. You
need to know how native speakers build sentences and use them in their conversations. This book
provides you with exactly that knowledge. It includes hundreds of sentences that can be used in
typical everyday situations, divided into three main topics:
1) Making Friends
2) Shopping, Food & Services
3) Speaking on the Phone
With the help of this book you will be able to express yourself exactly like a German native speaker
would. You will be able to speak with confidence, because you know that these sentences are correct
and you will be more fluent, because you won’t have to look for words or translate what you want to
say from your native language into German.
One word about the set-up of the course: It is not linear in its philosophy, but offers a broad range of
topics. That's why you don't necessarily need to study one lesson after the other, but you can choose
a lesson that is of interest and start right there. It is perfectly fine to jump from lesson 2 to lesson 16,
then back to 8 and from there to lesson 25.
You will notice that the English version of the German sentences is not always an exact translation.
This is done in order to provide you with common expressions that a native German speaker would
use, and sometimes a literal translation wouldn't sound natural. The meaning, however, will be the
same.
And now I invite you to jump right into your first lesson and in less time than you expect you will
speak German like a native!
SECTION 1: MAKING FRIENDS
Unless stated otherwise, I have used informal language in this section as I think that when
making friends most people use “Du”. Having said that, in several chapters you can find the
polite forms in brackets.
Informal
Darf ich euch vorstellen? Das ist Tom, das ist Anna.
May I introduce you to each other? That’s Tom, that’s Anna.
Formal
Darf ich Sie bekannt machen? Das ist Tom Müller und das ist Anna Bauer.
May I introduce you to each other? That’s Tom Müller, and that’s Anna Bauer.
Sehr angenehm!
Pleased to meet you.
Freut mich!
Nice to meet you.
Ich hänge die Jacke auf / Ich hänge den Mantel auf.
I’ll hang up your jacket / I’ll hang up your coat.
Fahr vorsichtig!
Drive carefully!
Ich bin auch auf Facebook, mein Name ist Max Beck.
I’m also on Facebook. My name is Max Beck.
Es war wirklich nett, mit dir zu sprechen. (Es war wirklich nett, mit Ihnen zu sprechen.)
It was really nice talking to you.
Bis bald.
See you soon.
Bis später.
See you later.
Hat dir das letzte Buch von Dan Brown gefallen? (Hat Ihnen das letzte Buch von Dan Brown
gefallen?)
Did you like Dan Brown’s last book?
Das Buch war gut, aber das Ende hat mich enttäuscht.
The book was very good, but the end disappointed me.
Er ist Torwart.
He’s a goal keeper.
Wieviel steht es? Es steht 2:0 (zwei zu null).
What’s the score? It’s 2 to 0.
Es steht unentschieden.
The match is still drawn.
Der Stürmer hat in der ersten (zweiten) Halbzeit ein Tor geschossen.
The forward scored a goal in the first (second) half time.
Ich hätte gerne die Kartoffelsuppe als Vorspeise und das indische Curry als Hauptspeise.
I’d like to have the potato soup as first course and the Indian curry as main course.
Könnten Sie mir bitte eine Gabel bringen? -einen Löffel -ein Messer
Could you bring me a fork, please? – a spoon – a knife
Ich möchte 1000 € von meinem Girokonto auf mein Sparkonto überweisen.
I’d like to transfer € 1000 from my current account to my savings account.
ATM INSTRUCTIONS
Hallo?
Hello?
Es war besetzt.
The line was busy.
Es geht um ...
I’m calling about...
Auf Wiederhören.
Goodbye!
Ja, gerne. Das hört sich gut an. Um wie viel Uhr?
Yes, sure. Sounds good. At what time?
Wo wohnst du?
Where do you live?
In der Kennedy Straße 12. Das ist nicht weit von der U-Bahnstation Rosenheimer Platz.
On 12 Kennedy Straße. That’s not far from the subway station at Rosenheimer Platz.
Bitte hinterlassen Sie Ihren Namen und Ihre Telefonnummer nach dem Signalton.
Please leave your name and phone number after the tone.
Hallo, hier ist Martina. Ich rufe wegen der Party nächsten Samstag an.
Hi, this is Martina. I’m calling regarding the party next Saturday.
Guten Tag, Müller hier. Ich rufe wegen unserer Besprechung an.
Hello, this is Mr. Müller. I’m calling regarding our meeting.
I would like to thank you for downloading this book and taking huge steps towards
becoming a fluent German speaker!
I really hope that I was able to help you boost your conversation skills and provide you with high
quality content that will help you achieve your language learning goals.
The next step for you is to keep speaking German. A great way to do so is finding a language partner
and practice conversation. There are many websites that help you connect with native speakers for
free, but I especially like italki.com. I have used it many times for myself and find it very user friendly
and professional.
Thank you, and I wish you all the best for your ongoing language learning journey!