1. Basic Greetings

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Recognize and use polite phrases such as bitte, danke, danke schön, Entschuldigung, tut mir leid, and gern geschehen. Build short polite exchanges for thanking, apologizing, and responding.

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Ask and answer for names with Wie heißt du?, Ich heiße…, Mein Name ist…, and Freut mich. Use simple introduction chunks in short first-meeting exchanges.

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Ask how someone is with Wie geht’s?, Wie geht es dir?, and Wie geht es Ihnen? Answer with common phrases like gut, sehr gut, nicht so gut, so lala, and Und dir?

Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.

Read sentences using words you recently learned.

Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.

Distinguish casual du and dir from formal Sie and Ihnen in greetings, names, and how-are-you questions. Choose the right form for friends, strangers, and polite situations.

Build simple German questions with a question word first and the verb in second position, as in Wie heißt du? and Wie geht es dir? Compare these with short statement patterns like Ich heiße Anna.

Recognize key sounds in greeting words, including ch in ich, sch in schön, ü in Tschüss, and ß in heiße. Practice choosing the written form that matches the sound in common phrases.

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