German Language Game: Willkommen

German Language Game: "Willkommen" (Welcome).
Learn and practice 18 basic German words and phrases in the context of a mini-story.
The setting is the home of Michael's aunt and uncle in Frankfurt.

This mini-story is also part of our German 1 course.
(You can play the full course for FREE by registering HERE.)
Always when you play, pronounce the words, phrases, and sentences OUT LOUD.

Words in German Mini-Story Language Game

• Willkommen - Welcome
• bei uns zu Hause - at our house
• ich bin froh - I'm glad
• dass - that (conjunction)
• hier - here
• danke - thanks
• nein danke - no thanks
• vielleicht - maybe
• du möchtest - you would like (familiar)
• essen - to eat
• etwas - something, a little
• später - later
• der Orangensaft - the orange juice
• trinken - to drink
• das wäre prima - that would be great
• komm! - come! (familiar)
• mit mir - with me
• in die Küche - to the kitchen
  
  

The best way to memorize new vocabulary is to learn the words in chunks, in a context that you can remember.
Writing them out on a sheet of paper or on small index cards is also good.
And, say the words and phrases out loud whenever you can.
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More Than a German Language Game

Don't forget: You can practice German online for FREE with our 36-Scene German 1 Story: "Michael in Deutschland" and our 72-Scene German 2 Mystery Story Sequel: "Blüten in Berlin?"
(The literal meaning of "Blüten," is blossoms in German. But the German word Blüten has another meaning that may surprise you.)
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German Language Game: Practice Umlauts

German Language Game: Practice umlauts.

Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 2 minutes

German has three umlauts: ä, ö, ü and the letter combination: äu.
The word "umlaut" means a shift in the quality of the vowel.
It is usually created by fronting and rounding the vowel.
("fronting" = creating in the front of the mouth; "rounding" = creating with rounded lips) 

With a little extra practice ALOUD you can definitely improve your mastery of these umlauts.
In this quick listening and pronunciation game, you'll practice the difference between: a and ä; o and ö; u and ü; au and äu.

There are no direct equivalents for German umlauted vowels in English, and German has long and short vowels.
The following are only approximations of the vowels:

• ä  - similar to "get"
• ö  - similar to "burn"
• ü  - similar to "pew."
• äu - similar to "Loyd"   

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Did you also know that the Amish Dutch don't use any Umlauts?

More Than a German Language Game

Don't forget: You can practice German online for FREE with our 36-Scene German 1 Story: "Michael in Deutschland" and our 72-Scene German 2 Mystery Story Sequel: "Blüten in Berlin?".
(If you already know that "Blüten" means blossom in German - you'll learn that Blüten has still another meaning...).
Just login HERE.
And, if you have any language questions  - don't hesitate to contact us!

German Language Game: The Berlin Wall

German Language Game: The Berlin Wall.
Learn and practice some 15 German terms and phrases that relate to the Berlin Wall.
Use them for your next party conversation - in German - about the Berlin Wall, which was built in August 1961 and came down in November 1989.
Most Germans from that time - and many Americans too - remember where they were, when they heard the surprising news that the Berlin Wall was being torn down.
That point in time is usually referred to as "die Wende" (the turning point) in German.

Vocabulary in "Berliner Mauer" Language Game

• die Mauer - the wall
• der Fall - the fall, destruction
• die Erinnerung - the memory
• ich erinnere mich - I remember
• die Regierung - the government
• der Bau - the construction
• der Mauerbau - the building of the Wall
• die Rede - the speech
• das Tor - the gate
• das Brandenburger Tor - the Brandenburg Gate
• die DDR - the GDR/East Germany
• die Wende - the turning point
• vor - ago
• Wann war der Fall der Berliner Mauer? - When was the fall of the Berlin Wall?
• Vor fünfundzwanzig Jahren. - 25 years ago.
• Ich erinnere mich daran. - I remember it.
• Ich nicht. - I don't., Not me.
  
  

You can also read our Blog: The Berlin Wall and Memories of a Frightened Teenager..., with some more about "Die Mauer" and memories when I returned from East Berlin in 1965.

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More Than a German Language Game

And don't forget: You can practice German online for FREE with our 36-Scene German 1 Story: "Michael in Deutschland" and our 72-Scene German 2 Mystery Story Sequel: "Blüten in Berlin?".
(If you already know that "Blüten" means blossom in German - you'll learn that Blüten has still another meaning...). Just login HERE.
If you have any language questions  - don't hesitate to contact us!

German Language Game: Practice "ch"

German Language Game: Practice German "ch".
A short German game to help you improve your pronunciation of German "ch." 

There are two ways to pronounce "ch" in German:
1) when "ch" follows a "front vowel" (i, e, ei, eu, äu, ö)
2) when "ch" follows a "back vowel" (a, o, u, au).

The difference is subtle for English speakers, but with a little practice, done OUT LOUD, the difference becomes obvious.
With our "Say It" pronunciation "game," you can focus just on these two ch-sounds.
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More Than a German Language Game

And don't forget: You can practice German online for FREE with our 36-Scene German 1 Story: "Michael in Deutschland" and our 72-Scene German 2 Mystery Story Sequel: "Blüten in Berlin?".
(If you already know that "Blüten" means blossom in German - you'll learn that Blüten has still another meaning...).
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And, if you have any language questions  - don't hesitate to contact us!

German Language Game - Word Hero 4

German Language Game: Word Hero - Test 4.
Test yourself on 8 common plural nouns. 

• der Tag - die Tage (day - days)
• die Woche - die Wochen (week - weeks)
• der Monat - die Monate (month - months)
• das Jahr - die Jahre (year - years)
• das Buch - die Bücher (book - books)
• der Gruß - die Grüße (greeting - greetings) 
• das Haus - die Häuser (house - houses)
• der Platz - die Plätze (city square - squares)
  
  

Play to grow your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation with this German Language Game.
And if you liked this test, did you already play Word Hero: Test 3?
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More Than a German Language Game

And don't forget: You can practice German online for FREE with our 36-Scene German 1 Story: "Michael in Deutschland" and our 72-Scene German 2 Mystery Story Sequel: "Blüten in Berlin?".
(And - if you already know that "Blüten" means blossom in German - you'll learn that Blüten has still another meaning...). Just login HERE.
If you have any language questions  - don't hesitate to contact us!