Personal details, nationalities, languages, age, origin, and basic self-description.
Exchange names with phrases such as “Ich heiße…,” “Mein Name ist…,” and “Wie heißt du?” Use simple greetings when introducing yourself.
Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.
Read sentences using words you recently learned.
Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.
Distinguish informal “du” from formal “Sie” in introductions and personal questions. Choose the matching verb form and greeting for each situation.
Use German subject pronouns and the present-tense forms of “sein”: “ich bin,” “du bist,” “er/sie ist,” and the plural forms. Build basic statements about identity and personal traits.
Conjugate common personal-information verbs such as “heißen,” “kommen,” “wohnen,” and “sprechen.” Apply present-tense endings and recognize forms such as “du heißt” and “du sprichst.”
Form personal questions with “wer,” “wie,” “was,” “wo,” “woher,” and “welche.” Compare word order in questions such as “Wo wohnst du?” and “Sprichst du Deutsch?”
Name common countries and use their nationality adjectives, including “Deutschland–deutsch,” “Österreich–österreichisch,” and “Spanien–spanisch.” State your country and nationality.
Use “kommen aus” for origin and “wohnen in” for residence. Choose forms for countries without articles and countries such as “die Schweiz,” “die Türkei,” and “die USA.”
Name common languages and ask “Welche Sprachen sprichst du?” Say which languages you speak with phrases such as “Ich spreche Deutsch und Englisch.”
Recognize and say German numbers from zero through twenty. Use them for ages, phone numbers, and other personal details.
Build and recognize numbers from twenty-one through one hundred, including the reversed pattern in “einundzwanzig.” Say larger ages and contact numbers accurately.
Ask and answer about age with “Wie alt bist du?” and “Ich bin … Jahre alt.” Use “sein,” rather than “haben,” when stating age in German.
Give and request an address, telephone number, and email address. Use chunks such as “Wie ist deine Telefonnummer?” and “Kannst du das buchstabieren?”
Describe yourself with common adjectives such as “freundlich,” “ruhig,” “lustig,” “schüchtern,” “groß,” and “klein.” Connect traits with “und” and “aber” in short statements.
Distinguish “nicht” from “kein” when correcting or denying personal information. Build statements such as “Ich bin nicht zwanzig” and “Ich spreche kein Französisch.”
Review this chapter with practice based on your mistakes.
