Stress and reading aloud
You know the letters, the vowels, the pairs and the consonants. Now the beat of a word, a few long words to read from their spelling, a famous tongue twister, and your first German paragraph.
Where the beat falls
The beat of a German word
The first syllable
VA·ter · MUT·ter · FENS·ter
Read long words
Pause the player at each card, read the word aloud from its spelling, then play it and compare.
Read it, then hear it
Read, then listen
A tongue twister
Fischers Fritz
A classic
Your first paragraph
Vicki introduces herself
Your first paragraph
Practice
Listen: question 1
Press Play and listen.
Where is the beat in the word Daniel said?
Hint
Solution
ver·STE·hen: the beginning ver- is never stressed.
How many syllables does Schmetterling have?
Hint
Solution
Three: Schmet·ter·ling.
Put the parts of Krankenhaus (hospital) in order
Click the items in the correct order. Click an item in your answer to move it back.
Available itemsYour orderListen: question 4
Press Play and listen.
How is the word Vicki said written? It means squirrel.
Hint
Solution
Eichhörnchen: Eich + Hörnchen, with h twice.
Where is the beat in Musik?
Hint
Solution
Mu·SIK: borrowed words often keep the beat at the end.
Unit 0 complete. Next, Unit 1: greetings, names and your first conversations in German.