Woher kommst du?
Where are you from?
German A1 · Lesson 5/30 · Free
Countries, languages and nationalities
In this lesson you will learn to talking about countries, languages and nationalities.
Lektion 501 · First, listen
Dialogue in context
Listen to the complete conversation and follow the translation.
AnnaWoher kommst du?Where are you from?
02 · Essential phrases
Listen and repeat
Learn each expression as a complete block.
Ich komme aus Brasilien.
I come from Brazil.
Welche Sprachen sprichst du?
What languages do you speak?
Ich spreche Portugiesisch und ein bisschen Deutsch.
I speak Portuguese and a little German.
Bist du zum ersten Mal in Deutschland?
Is it your first time in Germany?
Ja, genau.
Yes, exactly.
sprechen:
Welche Sprachen sprichst du? asks which languages you speak. Welche means 'which'. Note the verb sprechen: in the du form changes the vowel and becomes du sprichst.
du sprichst.
Welche Sprachen sprichst du? asks which languages you speak. Welche means 'which'. Note the verb sprechen: in the du form changes the vowel and becomes du sprichst.
03 · Understand the logic
Explanation
Keep the German visible while you listen to the explanation.
Explanation 1
Dialog im Kontext
Notice the difference between the name of the country and the name of the language: they are not always similar.
Explanation 2
sprechen
Ich spreche Portugiesisch shows a rule: names of languages do not take an article after sprechen and are capitalized, like every German noun.
Explanation 3
Ein bisschen
is the key expression for a small amount and is great for being modest: almost every beginner says
Explanation 4
Wortschatz
Now let's expand the vocabulary about countries, languages, and nationalities.
04 · Review
Test what you learned
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