German für Dummies. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: German for dummies.
• Further Information: Note: Paulina Christensen, Anne Fox und Wendy Foster.
• Authors: Christensen, Paulina; Fox, Anne; Foster, Wendy
• Contents: Intro; Titelseite; Impressum; About the Authors; Inhaltsverzeichnis; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started; Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little German; The German You Know; Using Popular Expressions; Chapter 2: The Nitty-Gritty: Basic German Grammar; Getting a Handle on Parts of Speech; Constructing Simple Sentences; The Tenses: Past, Present, and Future; Putting the Language in the Proper Case; A quick trip through the different cases Chapter 3: Hallo! Pronunciation and Basic ExpressionsMouthing Off: Basic Pronunciation; Getting Formal or Informal; Saying "Hello", "Goodbye", and "How Are You?"; Introducing Yourself and Your Friends; Chapter 4: Getting Numbers, Time, and Measurements Straight; Juggling Numbers; Telling Time; Naming the Months; Measurements, Quantities, and Weights; Chapter 5: Talking about Home and Family; Living in an Apartment or House; Describing life within four walls; Talking about Your Family; Part II: German in Action; Chapter 6: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk; Talking about Yourself Conversing about Cities, Countries, and NationalitiesMaking Small Talk about the Weather; Chapter 7: Asking for Directions; "Wo?" -- Asking Where Something Is; "Wie weit?" How Far Is It?; Going Here and There; Asking "How Do I Get There?"; Describing a Position or Location in Relation to Some Other Place; Getting Your Bearings Straight with Left, Right, North, and South; Taking This or That Street; Using Ordinal Numbers: First, Second, Third, and More; Traveling by Car or Other Vehicle; Chapter 8: Guten Appetit! Dining Out and Going to the Market; Hast du Hunger? Hast du Durst? All about MealsSetting the Table for a Meal; Dining Out: Visiting a Restaurant; Shopping for Food; Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy; Places to Shop around Town; Finding Out about Opening Hours; Navigating Your Way around a Store; Just Browsing: Taking a Look at Merchandise; Getting Assistance as You Shop; Shopping for Clothes; Paying for Your Shopping Items; Comparatively Speaking: Making Comparisons Among Objects; Chapter 10: Going Out on the Town; What Would You Like to Do?; Going to the Movies; What Was That? The Simple Past Tense of "Sein"; Going to the Museum Talking about Action in the PastGoing Out for Entertainment; How Was It? Talking about Entertainment; Going to a Party; Chapter 11: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunications; Phoning Made Simple; Making Appointments; Leaving Messages; A Few Words about Dative Pronouns; Sending Written Correspondence; Getting to Know the Office; Chapter 12: Recreation and the Great Outdoors; Playing Sports; Using Reflexive Verbs to Talk about Plans; Exploring the Outdoors; Part III: German on the Go; Chapter 13: Planning a Trip; Getting Help from a Travel Agent; Planning Ahead: Using the Future Tense
• Publisher Details: Weinheim : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 438.3/421; German language -- Conversation and phrase books -- English; German language -- Self-instruction; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: German
• ISBNs: 9783527825004; 3527825002
• Related ISBNs: 9783527716531
• Notes: Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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