Who wants to study German?

[Brasco]

:sl:

If there is anyone out there who wants to study German :D just let me know and I will teach you :)

:w:

[malayloveislam]

Insya-Allah, I would love to. It's an interesting language and I guess knowing many languages should be beneficial ; D

[GreyKode]

ME TOOO wants to learn. :D

[Brasco]

Salam Dear Brothers! :D

Do you know a few bascis? or shall we start from the beginning? Well, I was thinking of making some sheets - the very basics - for you. Or we could do this course interactively via instant messaging. If you have any idea, let me know :D I really want to help you, insha'allah!!

masalam!

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[Brasco]

:sl:

I've created a little blog:

http://germanlanguagecourse.blogspot.com/


if it is okay, then I can publish lessons on that page. It is really no commercial or anything like that. I just want to share my knowledge :D

masalam!

[malayloveislam]

Thanks, I have no basic at all in German but this language is cool for me. I would like to check the blog and see what I can get before giving some opinions ya. I think many others are interested to learn German too, we really appreciate your help, Jazakallah.

[Sarada]

Salaam Bruder Brasco

Ich habe Ihren blog angesehen. Ich wuensche Ihnen viel Erfolg dammit. Es waere gut wenn Sie das S Z und den Umlaut erklaeren koennten.

[Brasco]

:sl:

This "ß" (Eszett) is a tripple "S". There are couple of words that have this "ß". It is also called "Sharp S".

If there is a long vowel:

Fuß - Füße
grüßen - ihr grüßt
Gruß - Grüße


Short vowel:

Fass - Fässer
lassen - lässt

Insha'allah I could help you!!


:w:

[Sarada]

:sl:

This "ß" (Eszett) is a tripple "S". There are couple of words that have this "ß". It is also called "Sharp S".

If there is a long vowel:

Fuß - Füße
grüßen - ihr grüßt
Gruß - Grüße


Short vowel:

Fass - Fässer
lassen - lässt

Insha'allah I could help you!!


:w:

Thank-you Brasco. That was very helpful.

For those of us who do not have German fonts, are there substitions that can be made for these characters?

[Brasco]

:sl:

I'm sorry sister :D

ß = sss
ä = ae
ö = oe
ü = ue

If you have further questions, just ask :D

:w:

[Sarada]

:sl:

I'm sorry sister :D

ß = sss
ä = ae
ö = oe
ü = ue

If you have further questions, just ask :D

:w:

No need for apology, I'm just trying to make helpful suggestions.

I think what you are doing is wonderful!

[Brasco]

Insha'allah it will he helpful to people :D

@Sarada:

Did you move to Canada? or were you born there?

masalam!

[Sarada]

Insha'allah it will he helpful to people :D

@Sarada:

Did you move to Canada? or were you born there?

masalam!

I was born in Germany and I immigrated to Canada as a child with my parents many years ago.

Salaam

[Brasco]

ah! thats interesting!! do you have a german name too? :d

[Sarada]

Yes, I do have a German name. I am of German descent on my father's and mother's side.

I am pretty sure that you, too, have a name other than the one you use on this forum.

But having a username is part of the protocol, nicht war?

[Brasco]

Yep that's right! :D My real name is Behzad :D it is a Persian name :D

[جوري]

Very Nice... how about some phrases
for shopping and food and whatnots

Jazaka Allah khyran

:w:

[GreyKode]

:sl:

I'm sorry sister :D

ß = sss
ä = ae
ö = oe
ü = ue

If you have further questions, just ask :D

:w:

wow, I've always wondered how do you spell those strange looking letters, but still didn't get it :-[.

what's a triple sss? :D

[Sarada]

Yep that's right! :D My real name is Behzad :D it is a Persian name :D

Salaam Behzad, my birth name is Birgit

I'm happy to make your acquaintance. :)

[Brasco]

Of course Sister! :D

There are two types of German: The formal language and the informal one. Firstly, I'll teach you the informal german which is more easier and comprehensible ^^ Let's get started Sister!

A few greetings:

Hallo - Hello
Grüß Gott - As salamu Alekum (it this the meaning of our greeting :D)
Auf Wiedersehen - Goodbye
Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen - nice to meet you
Wie geht's dir? - How's it going?
Mir geht es gut, danke, und dir? - Thanks, I am fine and you?
Wilkommen - welcome

Useful phrases:
Wie heißt du? - What's your name?
Ich heiße... - My name is...
Woher kommst du? - Where are you from?
Ich komme aus... - I'm from...
Entschuldigung! / Verzeihung! - Excuse me!
Es tut mir leid!! / Sorry - Sorry :D
Danke - Thank you!
bitte / bitte schön - you're welcome
Wieviel kostet das? - how much is this?


Sister if you need special phrases, just let me know :D

masalam!!

[جوري]

oh God those are great to start.. I am going to make a list of more insha'Allah..

Jazaka Allah khyran

:w:

[Brasco]

wow, I've always wondered how do you spell those strange looking letters, but still didn't get it :-[.
http://www.islamicboard.com/newreply...eply&p=1180790
what's a triple sss? :D

:sl:

Lang - Länge = long - length
Fuß - Füße = foot -feet
alt - älter - am ältesten = old - elder - eldest

Ö short: "Köln" as in early
Ö long: "böse" as in burn

The tripple S is an unvoiced S :D Insha'allah I could help you!

:w:

[liya]

Masallah thats soo nice jazaka allahu khairan brother !! ... i just want to ask the pronunciation of course will be bad for us so do u know any way we could learn it from ??!

[Brasco]

yep sister :) there is an online dictionary: dict.cc you can put the words in the search engine and then listen to the word :) if it is not good, then let me know I will insha'allah record a file of the words you want. masalam sis!

[Abdul Fattah]

Selam aleykum
since last week I have 3 colleagues now who are from Germany. And even though Dutch (my native language) is quite close to it, I can hardly understand a word they're saying. Luckily two of them speak English though ^_^

[liya]

sorry i just want to know wats the difference between german and dutch arent they one lANGUAGE O_o ?!!!

[GreyKode]

sorry i just want to know wats the difference between german and dutch arent they one lANGUAGE O_o ?!!!

I've always thought so too since germany is also called deutschland, but I discovered that dutch is the language of the people of holland...I think..., maybe brother abdul fatah can correct my simple understanding :D.

[Abdul Fattah]

Selam aleykum
Dutch is spoken in Holland and the northern part of Belgium and Suriname.
Although both Dutch and German are Germanic languages and have a fair number of similarities, there are also many differences in both vocabulary and grammar. If somebody speaks German very slowly, I might be able to make out what they say, but I wouldn't be able to follow a real-time conversation.

[Brasco]

Dutch is a West Germanic language - so it is really familiar with German :D

[liya]

oky then ...jazak allahu khairan brother:statisfie .... i was checkin the site u told me to ... then i get confused :X masallah there is a plenty of meanings for the word (Toll) so how do u know the difference ?! is it by context u understand ?!

[Brasco]

Yep sister it is by context and like in the english and arabic language, the german language has a rich thesaurus of synonyms :)

[liya]

oky thnx bro

[liya]

brother brasco how do u say love for your brother what u love for yourself in german I know sister means ( schwister) not sure !! and brother ( bruder ):?

[Brasco]

Sis, here you are :


Love for you brother (love towards your bro?) - Liebe zu deinen Bruder
Love for your brother - Liebe für deinen Bruder


What do you love for yourself in German? - Was liebst du an der deutschen Sprache?

Insha'allah, this is what you wanted :D if not, give me more details :D

Schwester = sister

Bruder = brother :D


masalam sister :D

[liya]

no!! i meant the sentence of the hadith ( love for your brother what you love for yourself ) hope u get it insha allah :statisfie

[Brasco]

ah!! I am sorry sis!! :D I really did not get it!! haha how stupid!!

Anyway her's your translation: "Dass was du für dich liebst, so liebe es auch für dein Bruder"

sorry again sis :D

[Brasco]

Here's also another translation but not a literal one:

"Wünsche dein Bruder, was du dir selber wünschst!"

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[liya]

its oky bruder ... jazaka ALLAH khairan ..:D

[Brasco]

Do you live in Cairo or London? or somewhere between? :D

[liya]

i live in egypt but movin to uk insha allah

[malayloveislam]

I'm also interested in Gothic, I've heard that it is an Eastern Germanic language. But for now, German is interesting. I want to make list first about the words. Maybe we can improve this thread too.

[malayloveislam]

:sl:

I've created a little blog:

http://germanlanguagecourse.blogspot.com/


if it is okay, then I can publish lessons on that page. It is really no commercial or anything like that. I just want to share my knowledge :D

masalam!

Salaam brother,

Keep updating your blog too ya. The first lesson is easy to be understood, alhamdulillah.

[malayloveislam]

:sl:

I'm sorry sister :D

ß = sss
ä = ae
ö = oe
ü = ue

If you have further questions, just ask :D

:w:

How do we pronounce deutsche? I can't get the sound, sometimes they pronounce it as toitsch like that??? I'm not sure, could you clarify this? Thanks :statisfie

[Brasco]

:sl:


@liya:

sis, insha'allah everything is gonna be all right!! :)

@malayloveislam:

I'll update it very soon insha'allah :D and this time it'll be more intensive. In the first lesson, I just wanted to give you all a glimpse of German :D

The prounounce of "Deutsche" is like that: doitsche. Here you can listen to it!

:w:

[malayloveislam]

Hmmm, how about with personal pronouns in German :statisfie?

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are
Them
Him
Her

I could only think of these. Any ideas and mind sharing?

[Brasco]

Hmmm, how about with personal pronouns in German :statisfie?

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are
Them
Him
Her

I could only think of these. Any ideas and mind sharing?

Got updated! Here you are!!

[anatolian]

English is my only second lang and I try to learn German nowadays by myself.. I can say that it is a crazy lang with all those different articles and different plural forms of singular words :)

People say that learning English seems a reversed triangle and German is normal triangle, I hope they are right..

[malayloveislam]

Got updated! Here you are!!

Thanks brother, I will patiently wait for your next postings. The arrangements in the blog is perfect. I'm going to jot them down into my new notebook for German :statisfie:statisfie