Start learning German! Follow our little course package to become familiar with the language of your new home.
In this video activity set you learn and practise
– how to ask for other people’s name and where they come from
– how to give information about other people
– the verb endings in German
Let’s start! (10 exercises, duration: ca. 20 minutes)
Vocabulary: Name, city, country – questions and answers
| Deutsch | Englisch |
|---|---|
| ich | I |
| du | you (Singular) |
| er | he |
| sie | she |
| Wie heißt du? | What’s your name? |
| Ich heiße Nina. | I am Nina. My name is Nina. |
| Wie heißt er? | What’s his name? |
| Er heißt Tim. | His name is Tim. |
| Wie heißt sie? | What’s her name? |
| Sie heißt Sofia. | Her name is Sofia. |
| Woher kommst du? | Where do you come from? Where are you from? |
| Ich komme aus Hamburg. | I come from Hamburg. I am from Hamburg. |
| Woher kommt er? | Where does he come from? Where is he from? |
| Er kommt aus Portugal. | He comes from Portugal. He is from Portugal. |
| Woher kommt sie? | Where does she come from? Where is she from? |
| Sie kommt aus Deutschland. | She comes from Germany. She is from Germany. |
Grammar: Verb forms
| In German, we drop the -en from the infinitive (komm * Some verbs have irregular endings. Don’t worry, you’ll learn them by and by. |
|---|
| Regular endings | Infinitive: kommen | Infinitive: heißen |
|---|---|---|
| ich: -e | ich komme | ich heiße |
| du: -st | du kommst | du heißt* |
| er: -t | er kommt | er heißt |
| sie: -t | sie kommt | sie heißt |
Go ahead and see how well you do in the exercises.
Exercise 1: What if …? – Imagine the following situations and click the correct answer for each of them.
Exercise 2: Match the personal pronouns to the verb forms.
Exercise 3: Click the ⊕ button in the image and read the information about the person.
Then answer the true or false questions.
Exercise 4: Click the ⊕ button in the image and read the dialogue between the two people.
Then answer the true or false questions.
Exercise 5: Complete the sentences.
Tip: You need to find question words, verbs, and personal pronouns.
Exercise 6: Who’s this? – Read the information and write sentences.
Exercise 7: Listen to the person and write full sentences to fill in the correct information.
Exercise 8: Listen to the person and write full sentences to fill in the correct information.
Exercise 9: Listen to the person and write full sentences to fill in the correct information.
Exercise 10: Complete the dialogues by dragging the boxes into their correct positions.
You have completed this question set. How about a nice cup of coffee now?!