Busuu a1

Question 1

Pleased to meet you

greeting, non-literal

Answer 1

Freut mich

eu- oy!

Question 2

pleased to meet you too

Answer 2

Freut mich auch

Question 3

also / too

Answer 3

auch

Question 4

I’m doing well
(Regular way: Anna)

Answer 4

Mir geht’s gut

Question 5

I’m doing super/great

Answer 5

Mir geht’s super

Question 6

I’m doing bad

Answer 6

Mir geht’s schlecht

Question 7

I’m doing not so good

Answer 7

Mir geht’s nicht so gut.

Question 8

“Wie geht’s?” is short for

Answer 8

“Wie geht’s dir”.

Question 9

Rubbish! (liar)

Answer 9

Quatsch

Qu - KV

Question 10

I am also from Germany

Answer 10

Ich bin auch aus Deutschland

Question 11

Alex, how is it in Berlin?

Answer 11

Alex, wie ist es in Berlin?

Question 12

berlin is cool and loud

Answer 12

Berlin ist cool und laut.

Question 13

Six

Answer 13

sechs (six)

There are a few words where “chs” is pronounced like “x”.
sechs (six)
erwachsen (grown-up)

Question 14

I come from Turkey.

Answer 14

Ich komme aus der Türkei.

Some countries need a little word like “der”, or
“den” before them.

Question 15

l’m from the USA.

Answer 15

Ich komme aus den USA.

Some countries need a little word like “der”, or
“den” before them.

*We say “aus den USA” because it’s plural.
*

Question 16

Where do you live?

Answer 16

Wo wohnst du?

Question 17

I live in Spain.

Answer 17

Ich wohne in Spanien

Question 18

New Zealand

Answer 18

Neuseeland

Question 19

i come from new zeland

Answer 19

Ich komme aus Neuseeland

Question 20

I live in Zurich

Answer 20

Ich wohne in Zürich

Question 21

but…

Answer 21

aber

Question 22

she’s nice

Answer 22

sie ist nett

Question 23

She lives in Iran

Answer 23

.

Question 24

the coffee is too cold

Answer 24

Der Kaffee ist zu kalt.

Question 25

it is hot

Answer 25

Es ist heiß.

Question 26

Eddy isn’t a Doctor

Answer 26

Eddy ist kein Arzt.

Question 27

The artist

Answer 27

der Künstler, die Künstler

Question 28

the house

Answer 28

das Haus

Question 29

Berlin is very exciting

Answer 29

Berlin ist sehr aufregend!

Question 30

exciting

Answer 30

aufregend

Question 31

expensive

Answer 31

teuer

Question 32

is Austria big or small?

Answer 32

Ist Österreich groß oder klein?

Question 33

Mia, where are you? in Vienna?

Answer 33

Mia, wo bist du? In Wien?

Question 34

the shirt

Answer 34

das hemd

Question 35

he is over there!

Answer 35

Er ist da drüben!

Question 36

over there

Answer 36

da drüben!

Question 37

the man is very sick

Answer 37

Der Mann ist sehr krank!

Question 38

I need help

Answer 38

Ich brauche Hilfe!

Auch

Question 39

I speak a little german

Answer 39

Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch

Pressure

Question 40

Do you speak English?

Answer 40

Sprichst du Englisch?

Question 41

What languages do you speak?

Answer 41

Welche Sprachen sprichst du?

Sch-prah-hin

Question 42

the language, the languages

Answer 42

die Sprache, die Sprachen

ach
Di SH-prah-Ha,
Di SH-prah-hun

Question 43

i speak…

Answer 43

ich spreche

Sch-pre-huur

Question 44

you speak

INFORMAL

Answer 44

du sprichst

Question 45

I live in Barcelona

Answer 45

Ich wohne in Barcelona.

“wohne” is written with “h” but we do not pronounce it

Question 46

I’m learning German.

Answer 46

Ich lerne Deutsch.

A verb next to “ich” (I) takes the ending -e.

Question 47

Are you learning German?

Answer 47

Lernst du Deutsch?

Question 48

to learn

Answer 48

lernen

Question 49

do you speak German?

Answer 49

Sprichst du Deutsch?

The ending -st
A verb next to “du” (you takes the ending -st.

Question 50

I live in Spain

Answer 50

Ich wohne in Spanien

A verb next to “ich” (I) takes the ending -e.

Question 51

messing something up

Ah, damn!

Answer 51

Ach Mist

Question 52

oh, what?!

Answer 52

Ach was?!

Question 53

I don’t understand German

Answer 53

Ich verstehe kein Deutsch

Question 54

the language

German

Answer 54

Deutsch

Question 55

I don’t understand!

Answer 55

Ich verstehe nicht