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Expand your vocabulary with our core 2000 words e-book. It's free and packed with essential expressions that you'll use on a daily basis. Start building your vocabulary today. Click the link in the description below to download your free German e-book before it's gone. Yay! Hi, it's Alisa. Welcome to a new video lesson. 10 lines you need to know for introducing yourself. Let's begin! Mein Name ist Alisa. My name is Alisa. Mein Name ist Alisa. What's your name? Was ist dein Name? Hallo, es ist schön, Sie kennenzulernen. Hello, it's nice to meet you. Hallo, es ist schön, Sie kennenzulernen. Hello, it is nice to meet you. As in English, when you introduce yourself and you meet somebody for the first time, you just add, of course, Es ist schön, Sie kennenzulernen. It is nice to meet you. Eines meiner Hobbys ist, mit meinem Hund spazieren zu gehen. One of my hobbies is to walk my dog. Eines meiner Hobbys ist, mit meinem Hund spazieren zu gehen. One of my hobbies is to walk my dog. If you've seen some of my other videos, you know that I have a dog, a German Shepherd, and I actually love to go on a walk with him and play with his ball. He loves it. Yeah, what is your hobby? Ich bin Jahre alt. I am years old. Ich bin … Jahre alt. I am … years old. Wie alt bist du? How old are you? Ich bin Grafik- und Textildesignerin. I am a graphic and textile designer. Ich bin is used for many, many things. It's something you should definitely learn and memorize because it's for almost everything. Ich bin hungrig. I am hungry. So Ich bin, in this case, is referred to your profession. So please tell me, what do you do? Ich komme aus Deutschland. I am from Germany. Ich komme aus Deutschland. I am from Germany. Woher kommst du? Where are you from? Leave me in the comments. Ich höre gerne Musik. I enjoy listening to music. Ich höre gerne Musik. I enjoy listening to music. What is your favorite kind of music? Was ist deine Lieblingsmusik? Ich lebe in … I live in … I live in … Ich lebe in Köln. I live in Cologne. I used to live there, now I don't, but Cologne is a very fun city. If you have a chance, go visit. Yeah, where do you live? Wo lebst du? Leave in the comments. Ich lerne seit … Jahren Deutsch. I've been learning German for … years. Ich lerne seit … Deutsch. I've been learning German for … Obviously, I grew up talking German. Ich lerne Deutsch auf GermanPod101.com. I'm learning German at GermanPod101.com. Ich lerne Deutsch auf GermanPod101.com. I'm learning German at GermanPod101.com. How long have you been learning German with GermanPod101.com? Thank you for watching the top 10 lines you need to know for introducing yourself. Please don't forget to subscribe and leave me in the comments what was your favorite line. Bye! Back to the basics. Mein Name ist Alisa. My name is Alisa. So that is a very important sentence you need to know. Okay, that was so not funny. Hi, okay. Welcome to Can Do German by GermanPod101.com. Hallo zusammen, ich bin Katrin Preußler. Hi everyone, I'm Katrin Preußler. In this lesson, you'll learn how to tell someone where you're from in German. Expand your vocabulary with our Core 2000 Words eBook. It's free and packed with essential expressions that you'll use on a daily basis. Start building your vocabulary today. Click the link in the description below to download your free German eBook before it's gone. This is Mark Lee and he's on a plane to Germany. Marvin Maas, a passenger sitting next to him, asks, Where are you from? Woher kommst du? Listen to the conversation and focus on Mark's response. Note, the speakers in this conversation use informal German. Ready? Woher kommst du? Ich komme aus New York. Once more with the English translation. Woher kommst du? Where are you from? Ich komme aus New York. I'm from New York. Let's take a closer look at the conversation. Do you remember how Marvin Maas asks, Where are you from? Woher kommst du? First is, Woher? Meaning, where from? Woher? Next is, Kommst? Come, as in, you come from. Kommst? Is from the verb, Kommen? Meaning, to come, as in, to come from, in this context. Kommen? Last is, Du? You? Du? Note, in German, Du? Is used when addressing someone in a casual conversation. Altogether, Woher kommst du? Literally, where from come you? But it translates as, Where are you from? Woher kommst du? Remember this question. You'll hear it again later in this lesson. Now, let's take a closer look at the response. Do you remember how Mark Lee says, I am from New York. Ich komme aus New York. First is, Ich Next is, Komme Come, as in, I come from. Komme Is from the verb, Kommen To come Next is, Aus Meaning, from, in this context. Aus Last is the city, New York Altogether, Ich komme aus New York. This literally means, I come from New York. But it translates as, I'm from New York. Ich komme aus New York. The pattern is, Ich komme aus, location. I'm from location. Ich komme aus, location. To use this pattern, you can simply replace the location placeholder with the name of your hometown. Note, this pattern requires a proper noun, and works with the names of cities, villages, towns, and countries. Imagine you're from Sydney. In German, Sydney Say, I'm from Sydney. Ready? Ich komme aus Sydney. I'm from Sydney. Ich komme aus Sydney. Note on German language formality, Mark and Marvin are using informal language in this conversation. So Marvin asks, Woher kommst du? Where are you from? To make the question formal, replace Kommst du? with the Kommen Sie? Therefore, in a formal setting, Woher kommen Sie? Where are you from? Woher kommen Sie? Please be aware of this, as you will see it again later in the lesson. Let's look at some examples. Listen and repeat, or speak along with the native speakers. Ich komme aus New York. Ich komme aus Kiel und du? Ich komme aus Seattle. Ich komme aus London. Und Sie? Ich komme aus London. Und Sie? Ich komme aus Deutschland. Ich komme aus Deutschland. Ich bin Australierin. Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern? Wondering how you can master these conversations even faster? Here's how. 1. Read along. You get the lesson conversation and translations inside our dialogue tool, so that you see each word as you hear it and understand it all. 2. Practice speaking. By shadowing what you hear, you can also record and compare yourself with native speakers with our voice recording tools. And 3. Take our assessment tests and see how much you remember. These tools are part of our CanDo course. Just click the link in the description to get them. Ich bin Australierin. I'm Australian. Ich bin Australierin. First is Ich I Ich Next is Bin Am As in I am. Bin Is from the verb Sein Meaning to be. Sein Together it's Ich bin I am Ich bin After this is Australierin Meaning Australian. Australierin Note Australierin Is feminine, as the speaker is female. This pattern is Ich bin Nationality. I'm Nationality. To use this pattern, simply replace the nationality placeholder with your nationality. Note This pattern requires a noun, and its gender will depend on the gender of the speaker. Mia Martin uses a feminine noun Australierin to identify herself. Ich bin Australierin. A male speaker from Australia would use the masculine noun Australier Ich bin Australier. I'm Australian. Ich bin Australier. You can use this pattern to answer the question Woher kommst du? You should be aware of this pattern, but you won't need it for this lesson. Let's review the new vocabulary. Kiel Seattle London Deutschland Germany Deutschland Australia Male Australian citizen Australia Australierin Female Australian citizen Australierin Und du? And you? Informal language. Und du? Und sie? And you? Formal language. Und sie? Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? Do you remember how to say New York? New York And how to say from? Aus Do you remember how to say I? Ich Do you remember how Mark says, I'm from New York? Literally, I come from New York. Ich komme aus New York. Do you remember the informal way to say you? Du And how to say where from? Woher? And do you remember how Mother Mars asks, where are you from? Woher kommst du? Do you remember how to say London? London And how to say Seattle? Seattle Do you remember how to say Germany? Deutschland And the formal way to say you? Sie Do you remember the formal way to ask, where are you from? Woher kommen Sie? And the informal way to ask, and you? Und du? Let's practice. Imagine you're Jack Jones from London. Respond to Marvin Maas' question. Ready? Woher kommst du? Ich komme aus London. Listen again and repeat. Ich komme aus London. Let's try another. Imagine you're Emma Eckert from Seattle. Respond and add the informal, and you? Ready? Woher kommst du? Ich komme aus Seattle, und du? Listen again and repeat. Ich komme aus Seattle, und du? Let's try one more. Imagine you're Katrin Preussler from Germany. Ready? Woher kommen Sie? Ich komme aus Deutschland. Listen again and repeat. Ich komme aus Deutschland. This is the end of this lesson. Now, here's what you can do to cement this conversation in your head. Review the conversation with our dialogue tool and lesson transcripts. Study the key words and phrases with our spaced repetition flashcards. Review the key grammar and cultural tips inside the lesson notes. And test yourself with our assessment tests. So click the link in the description right now and sign up for your free lifetime account to access our CanDo course. Now you know how to say where you're from in German. That's all there is to it. Keep practicing and move on to the next lesson. Welcome to GermanPod101.com's Deutsch in drei Minuten. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn German. Hallo, ich heiße Laura. Sehr erfreut. Hi, I'm Laura. Nice to meet you. In this series, we're going to learn basic German expressions. It's super easy, and it only takes three minutes. In this lesson, we are going to learn how to introduce ourselves in German. We'll start speaking right away, but first, it's important to clarify that in German, there is a difference between the formal and the informal language. Let's first see how German people introduce themselves in an informal situation. Hallo, ich heiße Laura. Schön, dich kennenzulernen. Hi, I'm Laura. Nice to meet you. Hallo, ich heiße Laura. Schön, dich kennenzulernen. Start by saying Hallo, ich heiße, then say your name. Hallo, ich heiße Laura. Finally say Schön, dich kennenzulernen. Hallo, ich heiße Laura. Schön, dich kennenzulernen. And now, let's see the same sentence in formal speech. Guten Tag, ich heiße Laura Meyer. Schön, Sie kennenzulernen. Good day, I'm Laura Meyer. Nice to meet you. Guten Tag, ich heiße Laura Meyer. Schön, Sie kennenzulernen. So, what has changed from the previous introduction? Let's take a close look at these expressions together. Hallo has been substituted with the formal greeting Guten Tag, German for good day. Ich heiße Laura has not been changed. Ich heiße simply means I am. However, during a formal self-introduction, we also say our last name. So, I said Laura Meyer. Here, you would say your full name. Finally, pay attention to the ending. We went from dich kennenzulernen to Sie kennenzulernen. What is changing is the German word for you. In a formal sentence, we use the more polite word Sie. One more time. The informal way to introduce yourself in German is Hallo, ich heiße Laura. Schön, dich kennenzulernen. The formal way to introduce yourself is Guten Tag, ich heiße Laura Meyer. Schön, Sie kennenzulernen. Now, it's time for Laura's insights. When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands. If you're not sure whether to use Schön, dich kennenzulernen or Schön, Sie kennenzulernen, just say simply Sehr erfreut, as I said at the beginning of this lesson. If you use the correct sentence with German people, they're definitely going to be impressed. That's it for this lesson. Do you know how we say thank you in German? We learn how to say this and many other words in the next lesson. Bis bald zur nächsten Lektion. See you then. Hey everyone, Alisha here. Welcome to Conversational Phrases. We've found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one, and the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you'll use in real conversations. In this lesson, we'll learn conversational phrases to answer the question, How's your mother? After watching this video, you'll be able to talk about well-being and ask how someone is doing. And if you want to learn more vocabulary, phrases, and example sentences you can use in real-life situations, click the link in the description to download your Conversation About Family Well-Being PDF cheat sheet for free. Now let's take a look at some conversational phrases. Listen to the dialogue. Wie geht es deiner Mutter? Es geht ihr gut. Once more with the English translation. Wie geht es deiner Mutter? How's your mother? Es geht ihr gut. She's fine. First of all, you'll need to learn how to say, How's your mother? That's Wie geht es deiner Mutter? Listen to it again. Wie geht es deiner Mutter? This German sentence literally means, How goes it for your mother? But it translates as, How's your mother? in English. Now, how do you answer this question? The pattern is Es geht ihr? state of well-being She is state of well-being in English. For example, She's fine. Es geht ihr gut. Here are a few expressions related to well-being that you can use with this pattern. Great Großartig Fine Gut So-so So-la-la Not good Nicht gut Let's look at some examples. Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. Wie geht es deiner Mutter? Es geht ihr großartig. Wie geht es deiner Mutter? Es geht ihr so-la-la. Wie geht es deiner Mutter? Es geht ihr nicht gut. Okay, now it's your turn. Do you remember how to say, How's your mother? Wie geht es deiner Mutter? Imagine she's great. Do you remember how to say, Great? Say, She's great. Now, answer the question saying, She's great. Now imagine she's so-so. Do you remember how to say, So-so? Say, She's so-so. Now, answer the question saying, She's so-so. Now imagine she's not good. Do you remember how to say, Not good? Say, She's not good. Now, answer the question saying, She's not good. In this lesson, you learned new vocabulary and phrases you can use in your everyday life to talk about well-being. You're now able to talk about how someone is feeling like a native speaker. Start by practicing in the comments below. Tell me how you are today. Lastly, don't forget to click the link in the description and download your PDF cheat sheets. You'll get useful phrases you need for everyday life for free. See you in the next lesson. Bye! Click the link in the description below to download your free German e-book before it's gone.