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| Getting Started in German |
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Birds of a Feather Flock Together |
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Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern |
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Two young people bump into each other by accident and discover how much they have in common |
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That's what I do: Talking about professions |
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Hello, my name is . . . : How to meet and greet people in German |
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Me, you and my pet dog, too: Personal pronouns |
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To be or not to be: The verb sein in the present tense |
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Just say ``no:'' Negation with nicht |
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Is it a boy or a girl? The gender of German nouns |
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(In)definitely so: ``The'' and ``a/an'' in German |
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Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth |
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Viele Koche verderben den Brei |
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A group of friends meet in a restaurant to plan a friend's birthday party |
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All about food and drinks |
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What can I get you? Ordering in a restaurant |
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Pay up! Asking for and paying the bill in a restaurant |
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To have and have not: The verb haben in the present tense |
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The What? Where? and When? Essential questions |
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Who's on first: German word order |
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Talking about the present: The regular verb machen |
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A young woman rushes to the store after work to shop for the weekend |
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The countdown: Numbers from 1--24 |
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A few time expressions for the present and the future |
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Day by day the week goes by: The days of the week |
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I'm coming over: Talking about the future using the present tense |
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Two's company, three's a crowd: The plural of nouns |
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No way, no how: nicht versus kein |
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Where There's A Will There's a Way |
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Wo ein Wille ist, ist ein Weg |
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A young couple making their way to the museum via public transportation |
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On the move: Means of transportation |
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How far is it? Asking for directions, part I |
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Rain or shine: Talking about the weather |
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Agents and objects: The subject and the direct object in German sentences |
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Watch that verb! Irregular verbs in the present tense |
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Watch that verb, too: Separable verbs |
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He likes me, he likes me not: The accusative of personal pronouns |
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Money Isn't Everything (But it Helps) |
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Geld allein macht nicht glucklich (aber es beruhigt) |
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A young American experiencing money trouble in Switzerland |
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The Countdown: Numbers above 24 |
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All about me: Asking for and giving out personal information |
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Money isn't everything: Checks and balances |
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I can do it! The present tense of modal verbs |
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What's mine is yours: Possessive adjectives |
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Give it to me! Indirect objects |
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Who's on first: German word order in sentences with two objects |
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Show me the money! The dative of personal pronouns |
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Gut Ding will Weile haben |
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Watch a few people experiencing trouble when getting in touch on the phone and over the internet |
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Will you get that, please! Talking on the telephone |
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Stay connected: Computer and Internet vocabulary |
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Those were the days: Time expressions referring to the past |
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Been there, done that: Talking about the past with the present perfect |
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Been and done: The past participle |
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Who's on first? Word order with time expressions |
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Honesty is the Best Policy |
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Ehrlich wahrt am langsten |
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A young woman trying to impress her new boyfriend with her knowledge of soccer |
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He likes me, he likes me not: Expressing likes and dislikes |
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Isn't she amazing? Adjectives |
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From me to you: A look at prepositions |
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Prepositions with the dative |
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Prepositions with the accusative |
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Blood Is Thicker Than Water |
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Blut ist dicker als Wasser |
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Family members chat at a wedding reception and listen to the bride's father's speech |
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How old are you? Talking about age |
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Ladies and gentlemen: May I have your attention |
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Once upon a time, yet again: A few time expressions for the past |
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The bride's family: Expressing possession using the genitive |
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Peter's or Tom's? The possessive ``s'' |
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Prepositions with the genitive |
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Once upon a time: The simple past of regular verbs |
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Once upon a time, too: The simple past of sein, werden and haben |
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A man and a woman experiencing trouble while traveling on business |
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Month by month the years goes by |
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First things first: Ordinal numbers |
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Dealing with problems and voicing complaints |
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Watch it! How to issue commands and orders |
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The simple past of modal verbs |
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What's done is done: The simple past of strong verbs |
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A Good Stumbler Falleth Not |
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Ein guter Stolperer follt nicht |
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A mother and her son have to deal with a medical emergency and a missing car |
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Help! Dealing with emergencies |
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Looking at myself in the mirror: Reflexive verbs |
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It's been done: The passive voice |
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The simple past of mixed verbs |
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Trautes Heim, Gluck allein |
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A husband and his wife are looking for their very first home together |
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Home, sweet home, part I: Houses and apartments |
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Looking through rose colored glasses: Colors |
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Home, sweet home, part II: Furnishings |
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Talk about your fixer upper: Who fixes what? |
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I'll get to that: The future tense |
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Bigger is better: The comparative of adjectives and adverbs |
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That one over there: Demonstratives |
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The Early Bird Catches the Worm |
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Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund |
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A father and son get ready for school and work in the morning |
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Dressed to the nines: Clothing items |
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Some insults and comebacks |
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How to make things sound small and sweet: Diminutives |
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The best of the best: The superlative |
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The man who: Relative clauses |
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Nothing and everything: Indefinite pronouns |
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Arbeit macht das Leben suß |
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A man and a woman in trouble with their spouses for working late |
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Here's a suggestion: Making suggestions and offers |
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In and around the office, and how to get away from it |
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Let's be polite: The subjunctive |
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Subordinate clauses: dass-sentences |
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Subordinate clauses: wenn-sentences |
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Da-compounds and wo-compounds |
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There are Two Sides to Everything |
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Jedes Ding hat seine zwei Seiten |
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Parents discussing the voting rights for teenagers over breakfast while their son participates in an opinion poll |
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In my view: Expressing opinions |
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Frankly, my dear . . . Interjections and conversation fillers |
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Subordinate clauses: Conjunctions such as weil, ob, and question words |
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Schifffahrtsunternehmen: German compound nouns |
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Jedem Tierchen sein Plasierchen |
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The two people who met by accident enjoy a casual evening together |
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I won't take no for an answer: How to convince and (not) be convinced |
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You are so beautiful! Paying compliments and accepting them gracefully |
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Coordinating conjunctions: aber, und, and oder |
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When you're ill, you've got an illness: Word formation |
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Alternatives to the passive voice |
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| Appendix A: A Shortcut to German Grammar |
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| Appendix B: Exceptions That Confirm the Rule |
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| Appendix C: When You're Stuck for Words |
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| Appendix D: How to Sound Like a Native Speaker |
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| Appendix E: Surfing the Web in German |
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| Appendix F: Subject What?: What Those Grammar Terms Really Mean |
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| German-English Glossary |
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| English-German Glossary |
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| Map of Germany |
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| Map of Switzerland |
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| Map of Austria |
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| Index |
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