외국어) 듀오링고 독일어, Basic 1 복습

Nov.30. German Basic 1 / 복습

- 주어, Be동사 단어

- 남성/여성/중성 단어

- 독일어 발음 (w, j, ch)

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Did you know that German and English are in the same language family? German might seem tricky, but there are also a lot of similarities. Welcome to the German course! Let’s get started!

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I think, therefore...

In English, we say I am but you are. In German, you do the same thing!

ich​ I​	bin​ am​
du​ you​	bist​ are​
er / sie / ​es he / she / it	ist​ is​

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Gender isn’t binary!

In German, all nouns are either masculine, feminine, or neuter. This is called gender, and it’s just a way to sort nouns!

In English, we say a woman and a man, but in German, words like a change depending on the noun’s gender.

masculine	ein Mann​
feminine	eine Frau​
neuter	ein Kind​

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German Sounds

Some letters in German make a different sound than in English. Let’s go over a couple of them!

Wasser, wir, as in “vine”

Junge, ja​ as in “yes”

ich, Mädchen as in "humid", but stronger

With the ch sound, you should be able to feel air if you hold your hand in front of your mouth, and it kind of sounds like a cat hissing!

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