Lernen Sie Deutsch!

[Ainuke]

weil ich durstig bin*

Oh don't I feel so proud now.

Ich lernte gern Deutsch in die Schule :D

[Testyal]

@Conlangconstructor I've already shown what er, sie and es mean in the 'heissen' example, and the capital S in Sie is there to not confuse it between sie. Other than that, your homework is correct.

@Ainuke Ich auch! EDIT: it should be 'Ich habe gern in die Schule Deutsch gelernt.'

[Ceresz]

Spoiler:

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SINGULAR | PLURAL
1 -e       | -en
2 -st      | -t
2 -en*     | -
3 -t       | -en

*Polite

I hope I understood the homework correctly.

[Ear of the Sphinx]

@Ceresz: Some sort of that. But the polite 2sg/pl form is always the same as 1pl and 3pl are, and is often taken together with 3pl:
ich spreche
du sprichst (informal 2sg)
er/sie/es spricht
wir sprechen
ihr sprecht (informal 2pl)
sie sprechen
Sie sprechen (formal 2sg/2pl)

and for imperatives:
du sprichst -> sprich!
ihr sprecht -> sprecht!
Sie <> sprechen -> sprechen Sie!

[Tanni]

For ease of learning, you should postpone the polite forms.

[Thakowsaizmu]

Shouldn't polite forms be included early on? So you don't make any faux pas?

[Ossicone]

The polite is fairly simple as well. There's no real reason to skip it.

[Testyal]

Teil drei
A simple conversation
When you meet someone on the street, you'd probably say 'hello, what's your name?' Okay, you probably wouldn't walk up to a complete stranger and say that. But for tradition's sake, I'll make a little conversation.

Note- 'Georg' is pronounced like /'geɪ.ɔɡ/ (easiest possible way of saying it. Plus I don't know German phonetics.)
Georg- Guten Tag! Good day!
Peter- Guten Tag! Wie heißen Sie? Good day! What's your name?
Georg- Ich heiße Georg, und Sie? I'm called George, and you?
Peter- Ich heiße Peter! Auf wiedersehen! I'm called Peter! Goodbye!
Georg- Tschüss! Bye!

Pretty simple, but it'll keep you going for now.

Other 'hello's
Guten Tag- good day/afternoon
Guten Morgen- Good morning
Guten Abend- Good evening
Gute nacht- Good night
Hallo- Hello (informal)

Auf wiedersehen- Formal goodbye
Tschüss- Informal bye

Homework
Repeat the dialogue with two other names, and make it informal.
Tip- remember, the informal version of 'Sie' is 'du'. Also, check the verb tables in the previous lesson.

[Thakowsaizmu]

I am pretty sure tschüß is correct. Also, I am pretty sure Georg's name is a bit off in the IPA.

[Ceresz]

I am pretty sure tschüß is correct. Also, I am pretty sure Georg's name is a bit off in the IPA.

Actually it's tschüss :-). Tschüß is the old spelling.

Since the German spelling reform of 1996, both ß and ss are used to represent /s/ between two vowels as follows:

1. ß is used after diphthongs (beißen [baɪ̯sən] ‘to bite’))
2. ß is used after long vowels (grüßen [ɡʁyːsən] ‘to greet’)
3. ss is used after short vowels (küssen [kʏsən] ‘to kiss’)

[tʃʏs] is the IPA from the German wiktionary.

[Thakowsaizmu]

I am pretty sure tschüß is correct. Also, I am pretty sure Georg's name is a bit off in the IPA.

Actually it's tschüss :-). Tschüß is the old spelling.

I know it's the olde spelling. I just like the olde spelling. Either way, it should have an umlaut over the u.

[Ceresz]

I was just putting it out there . And yeah, the umlaut is obviously far more important than ß vs. ss.

[Thakowsaizmu]

I don't know why anyone thought it was a good idea to ditch the scharfes Es, it is so awesome and has so much character. I always thought that it really gave German that Germanness.

[Testyal]

Sorry, I forgot the umlaut.

[Ceresz]

I don't know why anyone thought it was a good idea to ditch the scharfes Es, it is so awesome and has so much character. I always thought that it really gave German that Germanness.

Yeah, I still think of it as a "German S" (Ett tyskt 's').

[Thakowsaizmu]

I don't know why anyone thought it was a good idea to ditch the scharfes Es, it is so awesome and has so much character. I always thought that it really gave German that Germanness.

Yeah, I still think of it as a "German S" (Ett tyskt 's').

I actually have a small document in English where it was used. For English. How cool? Why did we drop it? Ugh...

Also, testyal1, did you fix the lesson?

[Ceresz]

I actually have a small document in English where it was used. For English. How cool? Why did we drop it? Ugh...

From now on I shall write aßhole.

In what context was it used?

[Thakowsaizmu]

I actually have a small document in English where it was used. For English. How cool? Why did we drop it? Ugh...

From now on I shall write aßhole.

In what context was it used?

It is an academic document from some time ago. The article is in my history of mathematics book (ugh..), but that is at my Mother's. I will get it soon and quote it. It's pretty neat.

Piß off, aßhole!
That's not directed at you, Ceresz, or anyone for that matter...

[Ceresz]

Please do :-).

[Testyal]

I don't know why anyone thought it was a good idea to ditch the scharfes Es, it is so awesome and has so much character. I always thought that it really gave German that Germanness.

Yeah, I still think of it as a "German S" (Ett tyskt 's').

I actually have a small document in English where it was used. For English. How cool? Why did we drop it? Ugh...

Also, testyal1, did you fix the lesson?

Working on it.
EDIT: Done.