german #11

As promised, we'll have more food and drinks! ∑(⌒◇⌒；)

Essen und Trinken II

-r Tee tea
-r Zitronentee lemon tea
-r Tee mit Milch milk tea
-r Kakao cocoa
-r Alkohol alcohol
-r Champagner champagne
-r Sekt sparkling wine
-r Wodka vodka
-r Cider cider
-r Apfelsaft apple juice
-r Apfel, "  apple
-r Pilz,-e mushroom
-r Tofu tofu
-r Gebratenen Reis fried rice
-r Hummer lobster
-r Krebs crab
-r Lachs,-e salmon
-r Schinkenspeck bacon
-r Brokkoli/Broccoli broccoli
-r Kürbis,-se pumpkin
-r Käsekuchen cheesecake
-r Pfannkuchen oder Eierkuchen (in Berlin) pancake
-r Keks,-e biscuit
-r Käsespätzle German egg noodles
-r Joghurt yoghurt

-e Tomate,n tomato
-e grüne Bohnen green beans
-e Karotte,-n carrot
-e Banane,-n banana
-e Erdbeere,-n strawberry
-e Ananas pineapple
-e Limonade Sprite
-e Cola coke
-e Schokolade chocolate
-e Chinesische Nudeln chinese noodles
-e Nudel,-n noodles
-e Lasagne lasagne
-e Schnecke,-n snail
-e Aubergine,-n eggplant
-e Zerealie,-n/Cerealie,-n cereal
-e Pute,-n oder -r Truthahn, " e turkey
-e Waffel,-n waffles
-e Nachspeise,-n dessert

-s Schweinfleisch pork
-s Rindfleisch beef
-s Lamm(fleisch) mutton
-s Würstchen sausage
-s Steak,-s steak
-s Maissuppe corn soup
-s Suschi,-s sushi
-s belegte Brot oder sandwich sandwich
-s Zitronenwasser lemon water
-s Kalbfleisch veal
-s Toast,-s toast
-s Teilchen,- pastry
-s Rührei,-er scrambled eggs

I am hungry!
Ich habe Hunger!
Ich bin hungrig!

I am thirsty!
Ich habe Durst!
Ich bin durstig!

What kind of food do you like?
Was essen Sie gern?
Ich esse gern __________.

What kind of drink do you like?
Was trinken Sie gern?
Ich trinke gern _________.

Hmm... There's a little bit more on the grammar part. Have a look at the examples below, and you can tell the pattern!

She doesn't like French fries, cakes and ice cream.
Sie mag keine Pommes frites, keinen Kuchen und kein Eis.

He doesn't like salad and beer.
Er mag keinen Salat und kein Bier.

The form of the pronoun depends on the gender of the noun which follows:
Der nouns are paired with -en, die nouns are paired with -e, and das is paired with the original word.
It's not too hard, right?
Well all I can do is to memorize everything before tomorrow comes（πーπ）

Good night people.

w

german #10

For this section, I will divide the long food & drinks vocabulary list into two posts, one for the words provided in the textbook, and other one for extra words which Michelle has taught us.

Food and drinks
Essen und trinken

-r Käse,- cheese
-r Salat,- salad
-r Reis,- rice
-r Fisch,-e fish
-r Schinken,- ham
-r Hamburger,- hamburger
-r Pfeffer,- pepper
-r Kuchen,- cake
-r Orangensaft orange juice
-r Wein,- wine
-r Kaffee,-s coffee
-r Teller,- plate
-r Löffel,- spoon

-e Suppe,-n soup
-e Pizza,- pizza
-e Pommes frites,- French fries
-e Kartoffel,-n potato/es
-e Soße,-n or Sauce,-n sauce
-e Wurst,  "  e German sausage
-e Milch,-e/-en milk
-e Butter,- butter
-e Marmelade,-n jam/marmalade
-e Zitrone,-n lemon(ade)
-e Gabel,-n fork

-s Obst,- fruits
-s Gemüse,- vegetables
-s Fleisch,- meat
-s Kotelett,-s cutlet/(most of the times pork)chop
-s Hähnchen,- chicken
-s Ei,-er egg
-s Eis,- ice cream
-s Brot,-e bread
-s Brötchen,- small bread roll
-s Salz,-e salt
-s Wasser,- water
-s Bier,- beer
-s Glas,-/ " er glass
-s Messer,- table knife

-s
Frühstück breakfast
Mittagessen lunch
Nachmittag tea
Abendessen/Abendbrot dinner

For breakfast he ate (food) and drank (drink).

Zum (meal time) isst er/sie (food) und trinkt (drink).

What did you have for breakfast?
I had a piece of bread with cheese.

And what did you drink?
I drank a cup of coffee. And you?

Was isst du zum Frühstück?

Ich esse ein Käsebrot.

Und was trinkst du?

Ich trinke eine Tasse Kaffee. Und du?

Some examples:
Das ist ein Fisch. Der Fisch ist frisch. Er kostet € 8,50.
Das ist eine Pizza. Die Pizza ist groß. Sie kostet € 6,40.
Das ist ein Hähnchen. Das Hähnchen ist knusprig (crispy). Es kostet € 11,80.
Das sind Pommes frites. Die Pommes frites sind sehr fett. Sie kostet € 2,90.

Stay tuned for part 2!

german #9

Guten abend!
It's been a while since my last German post... close to a month (つω⊂* ) Michelle was absent for two classes as she wasn't feeling well.
We moved onto another level, which is obviously harder... Here comes the der die das trio!=͟͟͞͞ =͟͟͞͞ ﾍ( ´Д`)ﾉ

I didn't know earlier that there exist grammatical genders in German, just like French. Other than masculine and feminine, there are also neuters. In German, every noun is associated with an article of its gender. Der(-r) is the male article, die(-e) is for female, and das(-s) is for neuter. For plural, it's always die!

There are several ways to tell which words are of which gender, but not every word follows the rules. That's the troublesome part. It's so hard to tell which is what ◑.◑
Let's see some rules and examples, and hopefully that helps!

der (plural : ___e,   "  e for 1 syllable nouns; for words that end with -er, the plural is the same as the singular)
indefinitartikel: ein
negativartikel: kein
possessivartikel: mein/dein/sein/ihr/Ihr

• words that end with -er : Computer, Kugelschreiber (pen)
• words with one syllable : Stuhl (chair), Tisch (table)
• Monate (months), Tage (days), Zeiten (time), Jahreszeiten (seasons) : Montag, Januar
• alcohol (except beer) : Wein, Cognac
• cars : Mercedes, VW, Porsche

die (plural : mostly _______n)
indefinitartikel: eine
negativartikel: keine
possessivartikel: meine/deine/seine/ihre/Ihre

• words that end with -e or -a (2 syllables, non living creatures) : Lampe
• Bäume (trees), Blumen (flowers) and Obst (fruits) : Rose, Banane

das (plural : ______er for 1 syllable words; ____s for international words; plural=singular form for words that end with -chen)
indefinitartikel: ein
negativartikel: kein
possessivartikel: mein/dein/sein/ihr/Ihr

• international words: Hotel, Taxi
• Kinder, junge Tiere (young animals)
• Metals, elements (chemistry) : Gold, Silber, Uran, Chlor
• words that end with -chen : Mädchen

plural die

indefinitartikel: eine
negativartikel: keine
possessivartikel: meine/deine/seine/ihre/Ihre

Confusing, isn't it?

Here comes a long list of nouns (with their articles and plural forms):

-r
Taschenrechner, -n (pocket calculator)
Topf,   "  e (pot)
Stuhl,   "  e (chair)
Tisch, -e (table)
Lehrer, - (lecturer)
Geschirrspüler, - (dishwasher)
Kühlschrank,   "  e (refrigerator)
Wasserhahn,   "  e (water tap)
Landwirt, -e (farmer)
Student, -en (student)
Mann, -/  "  er, -en (man)
Fernseher, - (television)
Elektroherd, -e (stove)
Stecker, - (plug)
Abfalleimer, - (trashcan)

-e
Uhr, -en (hour)
Zahl, -en (number)
Reiseleiterin, -nen (female tour guide)
Ingenieurin, -nen (female engineer)
Ärztin, -nen (female doctor)
Studentin, -nen (female students)
Waschmaschine, -n (washing machine)
Taschenlampe, -n (torchlight)
Kamera, -s (camera)
Adresse, -n (address)
Steckdose, -n (electric socket)
Glühbirne, -n (light bulb)
Postkarte, -n (postcard)
Batterie, -n (batteries)

-s
Jahr, -e (year)
Kind, -er (children)
Telefon, -e (telephone)
Mädchen, - (girl)
Buch,   "  er (book)
Radio, -s (radio)
Auto, -s (car)
Foto, -s (photos)
Waschbecken, - (wash basin)

Some examples:

Here is my book.
Hier ist mein Buch.

That is your (female) lecturer.
Das ist deine Lehrerin.

What is your children's name, Ms Thomson?
Wie heiße Ihre Kinder, Frau Thomson?

His (female) friend's name is Isabelle.
Seine Freundin heißt Isabella.

Can you tell the pattern? Like when to use the words which ends with or without -e?
The answer is to look at your object. If the object is a female/plural noun, add an -e to the verb ending. The object will decide which nominative to use in the possessive pronoun.

I know it's confusing, but don't be scared!
I still have another long list waiting in the queue (((╹д╹;))) but this one is more fun! It's about FOOD and drinks (─‿─)

Gute Nacht!
w

german #8

Finals timetable was out on last Friday night, I am a little surprised when I get to know that we have to sit for German exam for our finals! I hope I could do well though.
Michelle announced that we will have to prepare a presentation to introduce inventions related to Germany on last Thursday, and we'll be having a test on next week. That's gonna be my last midterm orz
We learned more about question words, I think that's all of the question words we will need to learn this semester. We listened to a recording and learned more words. Then I realized, as beginners, we speak really slow German. And yea, I still think for most of the times, speaking German is like twisting your tongue in and out, all the rrrrrrs.

Where will one be heading to?
I am/ He/she is heading to (place).

Wohin fahren Sie?
Ich fahre nach _______.

Wohin fährt er/sie?
Er fährt nach _______.

Where do you work?
I work with (company name).

Wo arbeiten Sie?
Ich arbeite bei __________.

Wo arbeitet Susan?
Sie arbeitet bei ___________.

When is your birthday?
I was born on (date).

Wann sind Sie geboren?
Ich bin am ______ geboren.

Where were you born?
I was born in (place).

Wo sind Sie geboren?
Ich bin in __________ geboren.

would like
möchten

Ich möchte nach Berlin fahren.Er/sie möchte Deutsch lernen.Sie möchten Schokolade essen? Du möchtest schlafen. ---> Wir möchten lesen. (Wir = we, but the subject asked is du)Ihr möchtet einen Film sehen. (Ihr is the plural for du.)

fire
feuer

motorway
autobahn

hitch-hike
trampen

passport
pass/reisepass

Monate
Januar
Februar
März
April
Mai
Juni
Juli
August
September
Oktober
November
Dezember

That wraps up for week 7! I'll be having two math midterms this week (✖╭╮✖)
Time to study,
bye bye!

german #7

It's been a while... Goodbye September, hello October, hello midterms щ(ಠ益ಠщ)

I was literally busy until I didn't have time to complete my hausaufgabe given last week (ఠ్ఠ ˓̭ ఠ్ఠ)
I'll compile two classes in one post, hopefully it wouldn't be too long!

We learned how to express time in German! It's not too hard, trust me!

Time of the day
Uhrzeit 

shortly
kurz

after
nach

before
vor

halb
half

quarter
viertel

What time is it?
It is ______.

Wie viel Uhr ist es? / Wie spät ist es?
Es ist  nummer  (Uhr).

In German, we look forward in time, towards the next hour. Therefore, 11:30 is half an hour to twelve, and thus halb zwölf. It's hard to tell that it's 11:33 accurately, so we say it's somewhere after 11:30, kurz nach halb zwölf. If it is 10:45, that's a quarter to eleven! That is viertel vor elf. This way of expressing time in words is less formal. 24-hour clock is used for formal use, such as the time announced in airport, train stations... Let's see a few more examples:

It is 11:57am.
Es ist kurz vor zwölf.
Es ist elf Uhr siebenundfünfzig Minuten.

It is 5.15am.
Es ist viertel nach fünf. 
Es ist fünf Uhr fünfzehn Minuten.

It is 1:00pm.
Es ist ein Uhr.
Es ist dreizehn Uhr.

It is 4:27pm.
Es ist kurz vor halb fünf.
Es ist sechzehn Uhr siebenundzwanzig Minuten.

from
ab

to
an

morning
morgens

noon
mittags

evening
abends

night
nachts

hour/s
Stunde/n

day/s
Tag/e

week/s
Woche/n

month/s
Monat/e

year/s
Jahr/e

What languages do you speak?
I speak...

Welche Sprachen sprechen Sie?
Ich spreche... (Englisch/Chinesisch/Malaisisch/Kantonesisch/ein bißchen Deutsch/Albanisch/Italienisch/Französisch/Japanisch/Spanisch/Irisch/Gälisch/Koreanisch)

She only stayed in Hong Kong for three years.
He already stayed in Hong Kong 22 years.

Sie wohnt erst drei Jahre in Hongkong.
Er wohn schon zweiundzwanzig Jahre in Hongkong.

He already studied for two years here.
He only studied for four months here.

Er studiert schon zwei Jahre hier.
Er studiert erst 4 Monate hier.

Is this place available?
Yes.
Unfortunately not.

Ist hier noch frei?
Ja.
Leider nicht.

by the way
Übrigens

That's all for now!
See you again...

german #6

This time, we learn more about hobbies, and a little bit more about the German grammar.

What are your hobbies?
My hobbies are _______ and ________.

Was sind Ihre Hobbys?
Meine Hobbys sind _______ und __________.

Hobbies - Hobbys

• Painting - Malen
• Programming - Programmieren
• Watch movies - Filme sehen
• Play badminton/soccer - Fiederball/fußball spielen
• Play video games - Komputerspiele spielen
• Playing the violin/piano - Violine/Klavier spielen
• Yoga - Joga machen
• Karate - Karate machen
• Shopping - Einkaufen
• Traveling - Reisen
• Hiking - Wandern
• Reading - Lesen
• Listening to music - Muzik hören
• Photography - Fotografieren

Are you married?
Yes, I am married.
No, I am single.

Sind Sie verheiratet?
Ja, ich bin verheiratet.
Nein, ich bin ledig.

Do you have any children?
Yes, I have (number) child/children.
No, I have no children.

Haben Sie Kinder?
Ja, ich habe (nummer) kind/kinder.
Nein, ich habe keine kinder.

How old are you?
I am (your age) years old.

Wie alt sind Sie?
Ich bin (nummer) Jahre alt.

Boy | Girl
Junge | Mädchen

Marriage status:
single/married/divorced/widowed
ledig/verheiratet/geschieden/verwitwet

Female:
This is Angelika.
Her family name is Wiechert.
She is a doctor and she lives in Hamburg.
She is single, but she has a child.
Her hobby is surfing.

Frau:
Das ist Angelika.
Ihr Familienname ist Wiechert.
Sie ist Ärztin von Beruf und wohnt in Hamburg.
Sie ist ledig, aber sie hat ein Kind.
Ihr Hobby ist Surfen.

Male:
This is Gottfried.
His family name is Matter.
He is a farmer.
He is a widower and has no children.
His hobby is reading.

Er:
Das ist Gottfried.
Sein Familienname ist Matter.
Er ist Landwirt von Beruf.
Er ist verwitwet und hat keine Kinder,
Sein Hobby ist Lesen.

Like English, there are different pronouns in German:
ich - Mein/e
du - Dein/e
er - Sein/e
sie - Ihr/e
Sie - Ihr/e

I'm not sure how will I end up in this course by the end of this semester... It's just getting harder and more interesting!

Schönes wochenende!
It means have a nice weekend! Mine will be spent working on assignments (╥﹏╥)

w

german #5

Just a quick revision of what Michelle taught us last Tuesday, which was mainly made up of new phrases that will be useful during q&a sessions in class.

For the students:

One more time, please.
Noch einmal, bitte.

Slowly, please!
Langsam, bitte!

Please write that!
Schreiben Sie das, bitte.

Please explain that.
Erklären Sie bitte!

I don't understand that.
Das verstehe ich nicht!

I don't know that.
Das weiss ich nicht.

Wait a moment.
Einen Moment, bitte.

How does one pronounce that?
Wie spricht man das aus?

Wie heißt das auf Englisch?
What is that in English?

For the teachers:

Please ask a question/answer.
Fragen/Antworten Sie bitte!

Please read/write/listen/speak.
Lesen/Schreiben/Hören/Sprechen Sie bitte!

Please take the books, page 9.
Nehmen Sie bitte die Bücher, Seite neun.

Please close the books.
Machen Sie bitte die Bücher zu.

Which page?
Welche Seite?

Ready? (Finished that?)
Fertig?

Everything ok/understood?
Alles klar?

What do you see?
Was sehen Sie?

Homework...
Hausaufgabe...

For the rest of the class, we learned how to tell other people about our major in German.

What is your occupation?
I'm a _________.

Was sind sie von Beruf?
Ich bin ________ von Beruf.

What are you studying?
I'm studying _________.

Was studieren Sie?
Ich studiere __________.

Where are you studying?
I'm studying at __________.

Wo studieren Sie?
Ich studiere an der (e.g. Technischen Universität).

Examples of majors of the students taking the same course:

• Accounting - Rechnungswesen
• Business - Betriebswirtschaft
• Economics - Volkswirtschaft
• Finance - Finanzwesen
• Humanities and Social Sciences - Humanistische Sozialwissenschaften
• Biotechnology - Biotechnologie
• Physics - Physik
• Mathematics - Mathematik
• Biology - Biologie
• Chemical Engineering - Chemieingenieurwesen/verfahrenstechnik
• Civil Engineering - Bauingenieurwesen
• Computer Science - Informatik
• Electrical Engineering - Elektrotechnik
• Mechanical Engineering - Maschinenbau

Er | Frau
Lehrer | Lehrerin
Student | Studentin (Universität)
Schüler | Schülerin (Schule)

The majors' names beat me. Learning complex vocabs is definitely not my thing. I wonder how many of my classmates actually spent time to memorize all of them, together with spelling.

Tschüss!

german #4

My laptop was having some connection problems in the past few days, so I didn't get to update my German class progress m(_ _)m Life's been getting busier as expected, but I'll try to update more!

We've been learning a lot of things in the forth classes, and the amount of learning materials increases as we progress. This week, we have been learning about countries and a little about the German grammar. I start to find it a little hard to learn a new language without constant practicing and revising.

We started off the day learning (and guessing) the names of the capitals of different countries. You can somewhat relate the names to the ones in English, but the pronunciation can be very different. For example, China (pronounced like Hina with a silence C), Japan (Yapan since J is pronounced like yott) and Taiwan (Taivan). And you will realize all the country names ending with -ia are all changed into -ien, e.g. Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Albania...

What is the name of the country?
Wie heißt das Land?

Capital | Country
Hauptstadt | Land

Djakarta | Indonesien
London | England
Berlin | Bundesrepublik Deustchland
Manila | Philippinen
Wien | Österreich
Peking | China
Ottawa | Kanada
Canberra | Australien
Tokio | Japan
Paris | Frankreich
Taipeh | Taiwan

After the fun part, here comes the confusing one: The grammar! (Maybe because I learn new things pretty slow, or maybe I didn't like memorizing stuff like these, I find it a little more difficult)

Who am I?
Wer bin ich?

Who is this/he/she?
Wer ist das/er/sie?

Where are you from?
I'm from (name of country).

Woher kommen Sie?
Ich komme aus (Land).

P.S. Sie (you/they) and sie (her) are different!

In German, verbs come in different forms depending on the subject one is talking to.
The basic form of the words normally ends with 'n'.

Examples:

name
heißen

Ich heiße ________.
Du heißt _________.
Er/sie heißt _________.
Sie heißen ________.

come from
kommen

Ich komme aus ________.
Du kommst aus _________.
Er/sie kommt aus ________.
Sie kommes aus _________.

staying
wohnen

Ich wohne in/im __________.
Du wohnst in/im ___________.
Er/sie wohnt in/im ___________.
Sie wohnen in/im __________.

be
sein

Ich bin __________.
Du bist ___________.
Er/sie ist __________.
Sie sind ___________.

Confusing, right? Notice the ending of the verb, they changes with the pronouns.

We did our first reading comprehension, and it was pretty interesting! I learned some new phrases:

Children all over the world
Kinder aller Welt

They stay in Düsseldorf then their parents work.
Sie wohnen in Düsseldorf denn ihre Eltern arbeiten da.

In Germany lives about five million foreigners.
In Deustchland leben etwa fünf Millionen Ausländer.

That's all for now! We just had our fifth lesson today, but I guess I'll leave it for tomorrow!
Tschüss!

german #3

I start to feel the pressure after not being able to get what the man behind the German speaking voice is trying to say. I shook my head and told Michelle "Noch einmal." over and over again, until she decided not to replay it anymore. It turns out that the string of numbers which I can't get is just 32 36 20 (zweiunddreißig sechsunddreißig zwanzig). I was pretty disappointed with myself for not being able to catch it even after listening to it 4-5 times.

Ok, let's start recalling today's lesson.

We learned how to count from 13 onward (we stopped at 12 during lesson #2), all the way to hundred thousands. Spelling out numbers in German is super tricky, and I hope I wouldn't make any mistakes during the midterms!

13 dreizehn
14 vierzehn
15 fünfzehn
16 sechzehn
17 siebzehn
18 achtzehn
19 neunzehn
20 zwanzig
21 einundzwanzig
22 zweiundzwanzig
23 dreiundzwanzig
24 vierundzwanzig
25 fünfundzwanzig
26 sechsundzwanzig
27 siebenundzwanzig
28 achtundzwanzig
29 neunundzwanzig
30 dreißig
31 einunddreißig
33 dreiunddreißig
40 vierzig
41 einundvierzig
44 vierundvierzig
50 fünfzig
55 fünfundfünfzig
60 sechzig
66 sechsundsechzig
70 siebzig
77 siebenundsiebzig
80 achtzig
88 achtundachtzig
90 neunzig
99 neunundneunzig
100 (ein)hundert
101 (ein)hunderteins
106 hundertsechs
110 hundertzehn
179 hundertneunundsiebzig
200 zweihundert
234 zweihundertvierunddreißig
345 dreihundertfünfundvierzig
1.000 (ein)tausend
2.897 zweitausendachthundertsiebenundneunzig
7.896 siebentausendachthundertsechsundneunzig
456.789 vierhundertsechsundfünfzigtausendsiebenhundertneunundachtzig
879.532 achthundertneunundsiebzigfünfhundertzweiunddreißig
1.000.000 ein million
2.000.000 zwei millionen
(1,5 in German = 1.5 in English and vice versa)

I know, the numbers go crazily long. And the worst part is the Germans tend to spell their telephone numbers out 2 by 2, which explains why I am super confused by the super fluent German speaking guy. And yes, notice that there are some small difference in some numbers i.e. the silenced "s" in einundzwanzig, sechzig, the shortened siebzig and the short "vier" in vierzehn, vierzig. Not to forget that zig is pronounced like "zih".
P.S. I'm pretty weak at differentiating sechs, sieben, drei and zwei.

The postal code is ___________.
What is the name of the place?

Die Postleitzahl ist ___________.
Wie heißt der ort?

A telephone conversation:
Ein Telefongespräch:

A: (Family name.)
B: Hello? Who is it, please?
A: (Family name.)
B: Is it not (some other person's name)? (Wrong telephone number)?
A: No, it is (A's name) here. My number is (A's telephone number).
B: Oh, sorry!
A: Please, please, don't worry!

A: (Familienname.) -Germans will always say their last name first when picking up a phone call.
B: Hallo? Wer ist da, bitte?
A: (Familienname.)
B: Ist da nicht (Name)? (Nummer)?
A: Nein, heir ist (Name). Meine Nummer ist (Nummer).
B: Oh, Entschuldigung!
A: Bitte, bitte. Macht nichts! -macht nichts literally means makes nothing

I was a bit sad after yesterday's English language class as I couldn't digest the content of this page from The Economist. We were divided into groups of three, and I couldn't give a good response to the essay during the discussion time. After the class I was kinda depressed so I went swimming alone to release this stress. This marks my first time to do an exercise after coming back to uni!
I finished my homework for today. Life's starting to get busy!

Good night!

german #2

Guten abend!
Here comes lesson 2. I made a new friend in the class today and she's a local student who has studied abroad in the US and she speaks Spanish.
We revised our lesson on Tuesday and learned some new terms and numbers.

What is your first name?
Q. Wie ist ihr Vorname? 
A. Mein Vorname ist _____________.

What is your Chinese (English, etc) name?
Q. Wie ist ihr chinesisher (englischer, etc) name? 
A. Mein chinesisher name ist _____________.

How are you?
Q. Wie geht es Ihnen? 
A. (^_^) Danke, gut, und ihnen? 
A. (¬_¬)Danke, es geht, und ihnen? 
A. (−_−＃) Schlecht / Nicht so gut, und ihnen? 

What is your telephone number?
Q. Wie ist ihre Telefonnummer? 
A. Meine Telefonnummer ist ________.

What is your address?
Q. Wie ist ihr Adresse? 
A. Meine Adresse ist _______________.

Where do you live?
Q. Wo wohnen sie? 
A. Ich wohne im Studentenwohnheim. 
A. Ich wohne in Sai Kung. 

How do you spell that? Spell it please?
Q. Wie schreibt man das? Buchstabieren sie bitte? 

One more time, slowly please!
Noch einmal, bitte langsam! 

To ask
Fragen Frage 

To answer
Antworten Antwort 

Numbers
Zahlen 0-12 
0 null 
1 eins 
2 zwei 
3 drei 
4 vier 
5 fünf 
6 sechs 
7 sieben 
8 acht 
9 neun 
10 zehn 
11 elf 
12 zwölf 

 p.s. eu & äu are pronounced as oi

Bye!
Tschüs!

Thank you & welcome (in a nice way)
Danke schön! 
Bitte schön!

I had a totally unnecessary meeting with one of the professors today, but it was good to know that he wasn't really mad and also a really friendly guy. Failed my mission to dip in the pool for a good swim today and joined an unamazing amazing race in my hall. We won the game and well, the prizes ain't fabulous but we got to meet new people.

Tbh, having an unhygienic suite mate is definitely something gross. I still don't know who did that but seriously, you're like twenty but can't even take care of your own toilet mess?! Gross gross gross.

Finally met my friend today after coming back to HK. Coincidentally, I met my host mum after class and spent some time to talk to her. She's a really nice lady, and I'm really lucky to meet her here.

Not really sure what's the plan for this weekend, but it's not even Friday.
So I guess today's about meeting people and socializing. It feels good to be able to talk to someone, whether it is something important or not; the feeling when you can't spit out something from your mind sucks. What's worse is when your brain isn't understanding what the others are saying.

Tschüs!

german #1

So I got enrolled into the German class, and I hope I will survive the class by the end of the semester.
I was late for today's class as I forgot how long the queue(s) in front of the lifts can be during the first week of class. Michelle was a little unhappy about us being late but she decided to let us go for once.

I came out from the class with a dizzy head. All the German pronounciations are simply too confusing! Not to forget that there are three Winnies in a class, what's worse than that?

So I decided to blog about today's class, just in case I'll forgot what Michelle taught in the class.

good morning | good afternoon | good night
Guten Morgan | Guten Tag | Guten Abend

thank you
Danke

goodbye
Auf Wiedersehen

homework
Hausaufgabe

frau | herr
female | male

yes | no
Ja | Nein

tourguide
Reiseleiterin

and
und

What is your name?
Q. Wie ist Ihr Name?
A. Mein Name ist _____________.

Q. Wie heißen Sie?
A. Ich heiße _____________.

What is your last name?
Q. Wie ist Ihr Familienname?
A. Mein Familienname ist _______________.

How do you spell that?
Buchstabieren Sie bitte?

Who are you?
Q. Wer sind Sie?
A. Ich bin frau/herr _________.

German German why you so long.

Auf Wiedersehen!