Good Day everyone, I promised to start-up a Deutsch course here but have been unable to come up with something. Am sorry for keeping those I promised waiting. For those who are not in Lagos and are self-studying, well you are all welcome on board, ask your questions and I promise to help.
First I want to say this, learning German is simple if you make it so. I will try my best to make things simple and easy for everyone.
And I know we have proficient Deutsch speakers on this forum so I also use this medium to call everyone here, to chip in one or two things to make this thread a worthwhile.

Hope to hear good news from everyone….alles gute

please i need feedback to continue

how can. a novice like me learn proper German? I've always wanted to learn to read, write and speak fluent Deutsche

entuk: how can. a novice like me learn proper German? I've always wanted to learn to read, write and speak fluent Deutsche

well its simple, just dedicate some time to it and be motivated to learn you wil get there.
welcome on board

thnks op, i always wanted 2 learn german #following#

@ beebee! I think it wil be more easy 4 us to learn by first knowin d german alphabets lk A, B,C in English. Tnx

Guten Tag alles....@beebee Ich bin student von ihnen... .


Alles Gute

;DInteresting, let continue!

Das ist eine gute idee, wenn man heir auf nairaland Deutsch lernen kann. Sie konnen auch auf diese site ( www.dict.cc ) eine neue worter lernen und wie kann man die benutzen.

princeolu254: Das ist eine gute idee, wenn man heir auf nairaland Deutsch lernen kann. Sie konnen auch auf diese site ( www.dict.cc ) eine neue worter lernen und wie kann man die benutzen.

Princeolu welcome on board but please lets make it simple, so everyone can follow.

Cindino20: Guten Tag alles....@beebee Ich bin student von ihnen... .


Alles Gute

Guten Tag Cindino20. du bist willkommen

Shehas: @ beebee! I think it wil be more easy 4 us to learn by first knowin d german alphabets lk A, B,C in English. Tnx

thanks for this pointer sure we shall learn A, B, C and 1, 2, 3 in German

@OP, make you help them with how to pronounce it. Take for example Guten Tag, let them know the tag is pronounced tak.

Das ist interessant! Du bist ein gut Mann.
Please, don't relent... It's a good development. I am looking at doing A1/A2 exam at Goethe institute next year without registering for their training.
I am already following thread. beebee and princeolu, i may have to ask u guys for preparatory materials and exam format at Goethe.

@bee d diff btw Ihr You (informal, plural) nd Sie You (formal, plural)...d tin dey confuse me well well.....can u enlighten me more on it...

Chars1289: @bee d diff btw Ihr You (informal, plural) nd Sie You (formal, plural)...d tin dey confuse me well well.....can u enlighten me more on it...

Let's clear the confusion: Make sure you understand the meaning of PLURAL You. If I say "You asked the above question" You in the sentence refers to only you (Chars) and it is know as Singular you.
"You are good students of learn German", you here refers to more than one person, hence, Plural.

When addressing a friend, colleague, young ones, family member in an unofficial platform, then use INFORMAL you ( Du, Ihr). For official setting or mark of respect use FORMAL you (Sie, Sie). When in doubt use Sie.

Just like Ose and Ese in yoruba lang. the diff is respect.

Note that the S in Sie is always capitalized irrespective of its position in a sentence.

German Mistake: Wie is often used used instead of als

For example:
Er ist grӧβer wie sein Vater. (He is taller than his father.)
Dieses Auto ist teurer wie mein letztes. (This car is more expensive than my last one.)

The correct way would be:
Er ist grӧβer als sein Vater.
Dieses Auto ist teurer als mein letztes.
Though both wie and alS are used when comparing two items or people, it must be remembered that:

1)Wie is used solely when both things compared are equal
2) Als is used only when the items compared are unequal.

Wie is an adverb and als is a conjunction.

The following is an overview of essential German greetings (Grüße) you need to know when encountering a German speaker. Though the casual way of addressing someone in German is included, these sayings should be reserved only for close friends and family. As a general rule, always use the more formal way of speaking when in Germany, namely with Sie (formal you) instead of du (familiar you).


Hello. Hallo.
Grüß dich! casual
Grüß Gott! In southern Germany and Austria.
Guten Tag. Hello/Good Day.
Guten Morgen/Guten Abend. Good morning/evening.



Bye! Auf Wiedersehen.
Auf Wiederhören. Bye on the telephone.
Tschüss! casual
Bis bald! See you soon!
Bis später! See you later!

How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen? formal
Wie geht es dir? casual


I'm fine. Es geht mir gut.
I'm so-so. Es geht.
I'm not doing well. Es geht mir schlecht.
I'm doing better. Es geht mir besser.


Excuse me! Entschuldigen Sie bitte! formal
Entschuldigung! casual

Pardon me? Wie bitte?

Please. Bitte.

Thank you. Danke.

I'm sorry. Es tut mit leid.

Really? Wirklich?

Gladly! Gerne!

Nice to meet you. Sehr erfreut.

Take care Mach's gut.

@priceless......dts ws a priceless clarification......Danke

pricelessmr: Das ist interessant! Du bist ein gut Mann.
Please, don't relent... It's a good development. I am looking at doing A1/A2 exam at Goethe institute next year without registering for their training.
I am already following thread. beebee and princeolu, i may have to ask u guys for preparatory materials and exam format at Goethe.

Danke. aber "Du bist ein gut Mann" ist falsch....................... "Du bist ein guter Mann" ist richtig....
we shall treat that later on. As for materials on A1/A2 exams no problem, you can pin me and I will send all I got to you.

@Chars1289 i think @pricelessmr has answered you, if you are still not cleared ask more questions.

princeolu254: German Mistake: Wie is often used used instead of als

For example:
Er ist grӧβer wie sein Vater. (He is taller than his father.)
Dieses Auto ist teurer wie mein letztes. (This car is more expensive than my last one.)

The correct way would be:
Er ist grӧβer als sein Vater.
Dieses Auto ist teurer als mein letztes.
Though both wie and alS are used when comparing two items or people, it must be remembered that:

1)Wie is used solely when both things compared are equal
2) Als is used only when the items compared are unequal.

Wie is an adverb and als is a conjunction.

Bros this is not for beginners, now lets start from the "begining begining" i hope you understand. (A1 level )

I would like this thread to interactive, guys come up with questions, and grey areas you don't understand.
Meanwhile here is how they read the Alphabets in German.


English German
Aa.......... ah
Bb.......... beh
Cc......... tseh
Dd_____________ deh
Ee_____________ eh
Ff_____________ eff
Gg_____________ geh
Hh_____________ ha
Ii______________ i
Jj______________ yot
Kk_____________ kah
Ll______________ ell
Mm____________ emm
Nn_____________ enn
Oo_____________ oh
Pp_____________peh
Qq_____________ku
Rr______________err
Ss_____________ ess
Tt_____________ teh
Uu_____________ oo
Vv_____________ fow
Ww_____________ veh
Xx______________ ix
Yy______________ oop-seh-lon
Zz______________ tsett


Then we have the special alphabets

Ää ae
Öö oe
Üü ue
ß ss


There are 26 Latin characters in German alphabet plus 4 special letters
These special letters are ä, ö, ü and ß (these funny dots are called Umlauts)
You will never find a word that starts with the letter ß
Some of the letters are pronounced in the way that not a single English letter is pronounced
German "R" is famous for its pronunciation. This is how you tell Germans from the rest of people. They pronounce "R" from the back of their throats.

beebee5000: I would like this thread to interactive, guys come up with questions, and grey areas you don't understand.
Meanwhile here is how they read the Alphabets in German.


English German
Aa.......... ah
Bb.......... beh
Cc......... tseh
Dd_____________ deh
Ee_____________ eh
Ff_____________ eff
Gg_____________ geh
Hh_____________ ha
Ii______________ i
Jj______________ jot
Kk_____________ kah
Ll______________ ell
Mm____________ emm
Nn_____________ enn
Oo_____________ oh
Pp_____________peh
Qq_____________ku
Rr______________err
Ss_____________ ess
Tt_____________ teh
Uu_____________ oo
Vv_____________ fow
Ww_____________ veh
Xx______________ ix
Yy______________ oop-seh-lon
Zz______________ tsett


Then we have the special alphabets

Ää ae
Öö oe
Üü ue
ß ss


There are 26 Latin characters in German alphabet plus 4 special letters
These special letters are ä, ö, ü and ß (these funny dots are called Umlauts)
You will never find a word that starts with the letter ß
Some of the letters are pronounced in the way that not a single English letter is pronounced
German "R" is famous for its pronunciation. This is how you tell Germans from the rest of people. They pronounce "R" from the back of their throats.

'j' would be yot not jot, 'j' as in jetzt it would be pronounced as yetzt.

Amanda6: 'j' would be yot not jot, 'j' as in jetzt it would be pronounced as yetzt.

thks that was a typo error Corrected.

peeps I need comments to continue

Following! Good start for we beginners. Pls help us with pronunciation .Tnx

At last. Danke oga beebee2000, princeolu and the rest for your effort here. May God continue to reward you abundantly. To learn more about the pronunciation, I will like you guys to check out this website www.duolingo.com; we can compliment what we are learning here with what we will learn on the site and ask questions when we are not clear. @beebee2000, Please I will also need the materials for the A1/A2 exams bitte. Danke

Following bumper to bumper

beebee5000:
Danke. aber "Du bist ein gut Mann" ist falsch....................... "Du bist ein guter Mann" ist richtig....
we shall treat that later on. As for materials on A1/A2 exams no problem, you can pin me and I will send all I got to you.

Thanks for pointing that, I am confident that I ll get to ur level of fluency if I continue to follow ur guide.

I'm in SS Nigeria and get to Lagos sparingly. I may be in Lagos next week. I tried to pm u but u can reach me with dis email addy hiresources@yahoo dot com. for d materials.

Guten Tag! Waiting for today's lesson.

How well do you all speak Nigerian/West African languages before promoting a language that is only spoken in 3 countries?

Bugger off FOOLaman, this class isn't for you

Iceslizer: Bugger off FOOLaman, this class isn't for you

Let me know when you move to Switzerland, Germany or Austria so I can jump for joy.

Are there any hard and fast rules for remembering which nouns go with the definite articles 'Der, Das and die'. I know nouns are assigned genders but it's hard trying to remember the ones that are male and female genders.

Fulaman198:

Let me know when you move to Switzerland, Germany or Austria so I can jump for joy.

I'm in the UK, and I can go wherever I wish to