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Episode 4 - Introducing Others
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September 19, 2006 04:05 AM PDT

Guten Tag alle!! Hello eerybody!! I am sorry that I haven't done this in a long time. I am back. I would like to get feedback. Feel free to comment on things you like or don't like. Danke!! Thanks!! Here are the notes for today's lesson.

German Dialogue:
Guten Tag!! Ich heisse Gustav.
Das ist meine Familie.

Das ist mein Vater.
Er heisst Georg.

Das ist meine Mutter.
Sie heisst Gisela.

Das ist mein Bruder.
Er heisst Gerhard.

Das ist meine Schwester.
Sie heisst Gabi.

Hier ist mein Freund.
Er heisst Joachim.

Und hier ist meine Freundin.
Sie heisst Julia.

English Dialogue:
Good day!! I am called Gustav.
This is my family.

This is my father.
He is called George.

This is my mother.
She is called Gisela.

This ismy brother.
He is called Gerhard.

This is my sister.
She is called Gabi.

Here is my friend.
He is called Joachim.

And here is my friend.
She is called Julia.

Vocabulary
der Vater - the father (masculine)
die Mutter - the mother (feminine)
der Bruder - the brother (masculine)
die Schwester - the sister (feminine)
der Freund - the friend (a male friend) (masculine)
die Freundin - the friend (a female friend) (feminine)

The masculine the is "der".
The feminine the is "die".
The neuter the is "das".
The masculine my is "mein".
The feminine my is "meine".
The neuter my is "meinen".

Expressions
heißen (to be called)
Ich heiße - I am called
er/sie/es - He/she/it is called

Das ist.. - This is..
Hier ist.. - Here is..