Pimsleur 1.18

Question 1

I don’t understand you

Answer 1

Ich verstehe sie nicht

Question 2

… it is …
… it’s …
(same)

Answer 2

es ist

Question 3

More expensive

Answer 3

teurer

recall “expensive” is “teuer”

Question 4

More quick/more quickly

Answer 4

schneller

Question 5

Speak more quickly, please

Answer 5

Sprechen sie schneller, bitte

Question 6

Husband

Answer 6

Mann

mein Mann, der Mann
[“Munn”]

Question 7

My Husband speaks quickly

Answer 7

Mein Mann spricht schnell

Question 8

Wife

Answer 8

Frau

meine Frau, die Frau

Question 9

My wife would like to drink something

Answer 9

Meine Frau möchte etwas trinken

Question 10

Tea

Answer 10

Tee

Question 11

Water

Mineral

Answer 11

Wasser

Mineralwasser

(Das Wasser)
[“Vasser”]

Question 12

Your wife

Answer 12

Ihrer Frau

Ihrer = Feminine
[“Eeh-chhruh” …ish]

Question 13

Your husband

Answer 13

Ihr Mann

Ihr = Masculine

Question 14

Who …

Who is over there?

Answer 14

Wer …

Wer is dort druben?

Question 15

What would your wife like to do?

Answer 15

Was möchte ihrer Frau machen?

Question 16

Who, me?

Answer 16

Wer, ich?

Question 17

With my husband

Answer 17

Mit meinem Mann

(“Mann” is no longer the subject of the sentence (nominative)- now, they are the object (accusative).

So, we switch from “mein” to “meinem”.
For “Frau”, we switch to “meiner” in this case)