1. Stunde - Lesson 1

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Please answer these questions in German. To increase your learning, please answer with long answers rather than just yes or no. Say "Fritz Schmidt hat eine Geschwister" rather than "eins" or "ein". You may answer them by speaking or writing German. It is best to do both.

Notice the vocabulary at the bottom of the page. You may want to study it before answering these questions.

Wie viele Geschwister hat Fritz Schmidt?

Wie Alt ist er?

Was ist der Vater?

Wer ist Wilhelm?

Was ist der große Bruder?

Wie heißt der kleine Bruder?

Wie heißt die Schwester?

Was ist ihr Bräutigam?

Wo wohnt er?

Wo wohnt Wilhelm?

Wo liegt die Kaserne?

Was tut der Soldat oft?

Wovon ist Fritz begeistert

Was will er werden?

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Here are some questions taken from an army German book (public domain). After you help me with these answers, I will install them as http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/ger401.htm That page already exists. You can help me improve it. Thanks. This page is intended for students who have never before studied any German. It is the first lesson in the first Army book. Since internet students may have no teacher, I seek to make the lessons self-standing and have added the "L = literal word or word translation" to aid such beginners. T = direct from the book and therefore correct. ? = my translations and you may have a better translation.

T Wie viele Geschwister hat Fritz Schmidt? L how many brothers has Fred Smith T Fritz hat zwei Brüder.

T Wie alt ist er? L how old is he ? Fritz ist zwölf Jahre alt.

T Was ist der Vater? L What is the father T Der Vater ist Buchhändler. T The father is a bookseller.

T Wer ist Wilhelm? L Who is William T Wilhelm ist der große Bruder.

T Was ist der große Bruder? L What is the big brother ? Der große Bruder ist Soldat.

T Wie heißt der kleine Bruder? L how named the little brother ? Der kleine Bruder ist heißt Robert.

T Wie heißt die Schwester? L how named the sister ? What is the sister's name? ? Die Schwester is heißt Marie.

T Was ist ihr Bräutigam? L what is her fiance? T Ihr Bräutigam ist Kapitän in Hamburg. ? Her fiance is a captain in Hamburg.

T Wo wohnt er? L where lives he E Where does he live? ? Er wohnt in Hamburg.

T Wo wohnt Wilhelm? L where lives William ? Where does William live? ? Er wohnt in der Kaserne in Berlin. E He lives in the barracks in Berlin.

T Wo liegt die Kaserne? L where lies the Barracks ? Where is the army camp? ? Der Kaserne liegt in einem Vorort von Berlin. E The barracks is in a suburb of Berlin.

T Was tut der Soldat oft? L what does the soldier often T Er besucht oft die Eltern und Geschwister. E He often visits the parents and brothers.

T Wovon ist Fritz begeistert? L with which is Fred filled E With what is Fred filled? (He is filled with enthusiasm.) T Fritz is von seinen Erzählungen begeistert. ? Fritz is filled with enthusaism by William's stories.

T Was will er werden? L what wants he to become ? Er will Flieger werden. ? He wants to become a pilot.