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Informationen zum Autor Heimy Taylor and Werner Haas are both retired professors of German at Ohio State University. Klappentext GermanA Self-Teaching GuideLearn German at your own paceSprechen Sie Deutsch? Now you can learn how--quickly and easily--with a practical guide that gives you the tools you need to speak and understand German.Completely revised and updated with applications of the newGerman spelling rules, this user-friendly guide provides you with the basic vocabulary and grammar you need to start speaking German right away. It includes more than 1,000 of the most frequently used words in both German-English and English-German lists, clear explanations of German grammatical structures, entertaining mini-dialogues from real-life situations that demonstrate modern usage, and cultural notes that give fresh insight into contemporary German society.Like all Self-Teaching Guides, German allows you to build gradually on what you have learned--at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who wants to improve his or her understanding of basic German.See inside for CD and audiocassette ordering information. Zusammenfassung German A Self-Teaching Guide Learn German at your own pace Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Now you can learn how--quickly and easily--with a practical guide that gives you the tools you need to speak and understand German. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to Use This Book vii Introduction: German Sounds and Spelling 1 1 Greetings, Introductions, and Useful Expressions 11 Culture Notes 11 Dialoge (Dialogues) 12 Kommunikation (Communication) 13 Grammatik (Grammar) 16 1. Subject Pronoun 16 2. The Present Tense Form of Verbs 17 3. The Definite Articles: der, die, das 19 4. The Gender of Third-Person Pronouns 21 5. Using Adjectives and Adverbs 22 6. Present Tense of sein and haben 24 7. Verbs with Vowel Changes 25 Sprechen leicht gemacht 26 Wiederholung 27 Wortschatz 28 2 Numbers: Measurements, Currencies, Sizes, and Temperature Culture Notes 32 Dialoge 34 Kommunikation 35 Grammatik 38 1. A Few Rules about Basic Word Order 38 2. Formation of Noun Plurals 40 3. The Accusative Case 41 4. The Indefinite Article 41 5. The Accusative of Personal Pronouns 44 6. Prepositions Requiring the Accusative Case 45 7. Negation with nicht 46 8. The Function and Use of Adverbs 48 Sprechen leicht gemacht 50 Wiederholung 51 Wortschatz 52 3 Food, Restaurants, and Eating 54 Culture Notes 54 Dialoge 56 Kommunikation 57 Grammatik 64 1. Giving Orders the Polite Way 64 2. The Function of Modals (Modal Auxiliaries) 65 3. Möchten Means "Would Like" (An Expression You Will Need) 66 4. Ordinal Numbers 67 5. Asking Indirect Questions 71 6. The Conjugation of wissen (to know) 72 7. More about Word Order 74 8. Compound Nouns 78 Sprechen leicht gemacht 78 Wiederholung 80 Wortschatz 81 4 Lodging, Hotels, and Overnight Accommodations 85 Culture Notes 85 Dialoge 86 Kommunikation 88 Grammatik 89 1. The Dative Case 89 2. Dative Ending for a Few Masculine Nouns in the Singular 90 3. Dative Endings for Nouns in the Plural 91 4. Dative Prepositions 92 5. The Dative Case of Personal Pronouns 92 6. Verbs That Require the Dative Case 93 7. Separable-Prefix Verbs 96 8. Word Order of Direct and Indirect Objects 98 9. T...
List of contents
How to Use This Book.
Introduction: German Sounds and Spelling.
1. Greetings, Introductions, and Useful Expressions.
2. Numbers: Measurements, Currencies, Sizes, and Temperature.
3. Food, Restaurants, and Eating.
4. Lodging, Hotels, and Overnight Accommodations.
5. Telling Time.
6. Health Care.
7. Television and Radio.
8. Sports, Physical Education and Recreation.
9. Communication:Telephone, Post Office, Newspaper, Train Station, and Airport.
10. Selbstbiographisches.
Answer for Activities, Exercises, and Reviews.
Reference Grammar.
Wortshatz: Deutsch-Englisch.
English-German Vocabulary
Index.
