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
– the German numbers from 0 to 10
– how to ask for phone numbers and email addresses
– how to answer these questions
Let’s start! (13 exercises, duration: ca. 30 minutes)
Go ahead and see how well you do in the exercises.
Vocabulary: Phone number and email address
| Deutsch | Englisch |
|---|---|
| (die) Telefonnummer | (the) phone number |
| (die) E-Mail-Adresse | (the) email address |
| (die) Zahlen | (the) numbers (Plural) |
| 0 – null | zero / nil |
| 1 – eins | one |
| 2 – zwei | two |
| 3 – drei | three |
| 4 – vier | four |
| 5 – fünf | five |
| 6 – sechs | six |
| 7 – sieben | seven |
| 8 – acht | eight |
| 9 – neun | nine |
| 10 – zehn | ten |
| Wie ist deine Telefonnummer? | What is your phone number? (informal) |
| Wie ist Ihre Telefonnummer? | What is your phone number? (formal) |
| Meine Telefonnummer ist … | My phone number is … |
| Wie ist deine E-Mail-Adresse? | What is your email address? (informal) |
| Wie ist Ihre E-Mail-Adresse? | What is your email address? (formal) |
| Meine E-Mail-Adresse ist … | My email address is … |
| (das) Handy | (the) mobile phone |
| Wie ist deine Handynummer? | What is your mobile phone number? (informal) |
| Wie ist Ihre Handynummer? | What is your mobile phone number? (formal) |
| Meine Handynummer ist … | My mobile phone number is … |
Extra: Special characters in email addresses
| Special character | German word | Information |
|---|---|---|
| . | Punkt | |
| @ | In German we use the English @. We also pronounce it as at. | |
| – | minus | |
| _ | Unterstrich | |
| de | This is the domain of many German websites. You pronounce it as single letters with long vowels, [de: e:] |
| Here are some examples of how to say email addresses in German: |
|---|
| maxweber@mail.de → You say: Max Weber at Mail Punkt d e |
| susan-weber@mail.de → You say: Susan minus Weber at Mail Punkt d e |
| peter_weber@mail.com → You say: Peter Unterstrich Weber at Mail Punkt com |
Exercise 1: Match the words with the numbers.
Exercise 2: Let’s do some maths. Fill in the results.
Exercise 3: Read the phone numbers. Which option is correct? Click it.
Exercise 4: Do you remember the special characters? Match the words to the symbols.
Exercise 5: Write the email addresses in the correct form.
Exercise 6: Find the missing word for each sentence.
Exercise 7: Write the sentences by arranging the elements in the correct order.
Exercise 8: There is one mistake in each sentence. Find it and click it.
Exercise 9: Now correct the mistakes that you have just spotted in the previous exercise.
Exercise 10: Listen to the audio and fill in the missing information.
Exercise 11: Listen to the audio and fill in the missing information.
Exercise 12: Listen to the audio and fill in the missing information.
Ready for an extra challenge?
Exercise 13: Imagine you are Emilia Alonso. Try to fully introduce her in German with the given information.
Great work!
You have completed this question set. How about a nice walk outside now?