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Hello Students,

For learning any language the first step is learning the alphabets. Lets learn some German Alphabets. In German we call it as die Buchstaben.

PERSONALPRONOMEN

I call you. You call me. = Ich rufe dich an. Du rufst mich an. = Dich rufe ich an. Mich rufst du an.

PRAEPOSITIONEN

*Für feste Positionen benutzt man den Kasus Dativ. Für Bewegungen benutzt man den Kasus Akkusativ.

z.B. Ich bin in dem Kino. Ich gehe in das Kino

ARTIKELN

bestimmten Artikeln

unbestimmten Artikeln

negativen Artikeln

 Possessivartikeln

gleich für dein-, sein-, ihr-, unser-, eure/euer-, ihr- und Ihr-

ZEITWÖRTER

1. Jahreszeiten und Monate immer mit ,,im“. z.B. im April, im Herbst.
2. Wochentage, Wochenende und Tageszeiten immer mit ,,am“.
   z.B. am Dienstag, am Mittag, aber in der Nacht.

Morgen (noun) vs morgen

1. Ich gehe nach Spanien am (an dem) Morgen. = Am Morgen gehe ich nach Spanien.

(I am going to Spain in the morning.)

2. Ich gehe nach Spanien morgen. = Morgen gehe ich nach Spanien.

(I am going to Spain tomorrow.)

 Ich sehe Filme sonntagabends. = I watch movies (every) Sunday evenings.

1. Am Sonntagabend sehe ich Filme. = On (the or this) Sunday evening I watch movies.

Most verbs in German end with ‘en’ and a verb infinitive form is just 1 word, for example, to learn, the verb infinite form in English comprises of 2 words ‘to’ & ‘learn’; in German, its ‘lernen’.

The German verb infinite form is just 1 word, yet it has 2 elements in it – the ‘Stamm’ & ‘Endung’
for example, ‘lernen’ (to learn) is made of ‘lern’ + ‘en’

When we conjugate a German verb, we get rid of the original ‘Endung’ & replace it
with other ‘Endungen’ that represents a particular subject – a personal pronoun

Let’s see how it works:

So, a sentence in English ‘I learn German’ is ‘Ich lerne Deutsch’.

The German language only has the ‘Präsens’ – present tense, no separate ‘simple present’ or ‘present continuous’ like English, hence the verb position is fixed, but one may change the position of the subject and the object.

Ich lerne Deutsch. = Deutsch lerne ich.

It's better to get a tutor to learn any foreign language, at least for the primary level. A tutor can explain the correct pronunciation and grammar, and once your basics are clear and robust, you can attempt to learn the language more in detail or the following levels with the help of an app or book.

No, Malvika, having a tutor helps a lot. I would recommend learning any language with a tutor's help, which makes it more interesting and you can learn quickly. The tutor will make you understand the basic grammar and pronunciation, and if your basics are strong, then gradually you can attempt to learn the language more in detail or the next levels with the help of an app or book.

Hi Mukul,
No, you can relate German grammar to your mother tongue like Marathi, Hindi, Sanskrit etc. And alphabets are the same as English. Pronunciations are also straightforward. Whatever you see, you pronounce the same way in German. Always beneficial to attend demo class or speak to the tutor before. If any introductory classes are available, please enrol in those classes, always go for an experienced tutor, read the reviews of any classes or tutor and then decide yourself.
I hope this helps.
Thanks!