{"product_id":"german-isbn-9780470165515","title":"German","description":"German\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Self-Teaching Guide\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Learn German at your own pace\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Now you can learn how--quickly and easily--with a practical guide that gives you the tools you need to speak and understand German.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Completely revised and updated with applications of the newGerman spelling rules, this user-friendly guide provides you with the basic vocabulary and grammar you need to start speaking German right away. It includes more than 1,000 of the most frequently used words in both German-English and English-German lists, clear explanations of German grammatical structures, entertaining mini-dialogues from real-life situations that demonstrate modern usage, and cultural notes that give fresh insight into contemporary German society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Like all Self-Teaching Guides, German allows you to build gradually on what you have learned--at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who wants to improve his or her understanding of basic German.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e See inside for CD and audiocassette ordering information. \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: German Sounds and Spelling 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Greetings, Introductions, and Useful Expressions 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge (Dialogues) 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation (Communication) 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik (Grammar) 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Subject Pronoun 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Present Tense Form of Verbs 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Definite Articles: der, die, das 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Gender of Third-Person Pronouns 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Using Adjectives and Adverbs 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Present Tense of sein and haben 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Verbs with Vowel Changes 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Numbers: Measurements, Currencies, Sizes, and Temperature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A Few Rules about Basic Word Order 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Formation of Noun Plurals 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Accusative Case 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Indefinite Article 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Accusative of Personal Pronouns 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Prepositions Requiring the Accusative Case 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Negation with nicht 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Function and Use of Adverbs 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Food, Restaurants, and Eating 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Giving Orders the Polite Way 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Function of Modals (Modal Auxiliaries) 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Möchten Means “Would Like” (An Expression You Will Need) 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ordinal Numbers 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Asking Indirect Questions 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Conjugation of wissen (to know) 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. More about Word Order 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Compound Nouns 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Lodging, Hotels, and Overnight Accommodations 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Dative Case 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Dative Ending for a Few Masculine Nouns in the Singular 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Dative Endings for Nouns in the Plural 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Dative Prepositions 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Dative Case of Personal Pronouns 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Verbs That Require the Dative Case 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Separable-Prefix Verbs 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Word Order of Direct and Indirect Objects 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Two-Way Prepositions 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Telling Time 108\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik: Present Perfect Tense—an Overview 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Regular (Weak) Verbs 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Irregular (Strong) Verbs 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Separable-Prefix Verbs 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Inseparable-Prefix Verbs 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Irregular Verbs Using haben as Auxiliary Verb 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Regular Verbs Using sein as Auxiliary Verb 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Irregular Verbs Using sein as Auxiliary Verb 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Mixed Verbs 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Genitive Case 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Health Care 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Simple Past Tense 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Reflexive Pronouns 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Use of als, wenn, wann 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Television and Radio 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Possessive Adjectives (Pronouns) 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The der words 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Adjectives Used as Predicate Adjectives 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Adjectival Endings 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Adjectives Used as Nouns 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Indefinite Adjectives 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Comparative of Adjectives and Adverbs 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Subjunctive Mood 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Past Subjunctive 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Communication: Telephone, Post Office, Newspapers, Train Station, and Airport 184\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Notes 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Relative Pronouns 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. German Word Order in Main Clauses 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. German Word Order in Dependent Clauses 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen leicht gemacht 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Selbstbiographisches 204\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialoge 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKommunikation 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatik 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Future Tense 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Passive Voice 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Man as a Substitute for the Passive 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiederholung 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers for Activities, Exercises, and Reviews 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference Grammar 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWortschatz: Deutsch-Englisch 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish-German Vocabulary 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeimy Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWerner Haas\u003c\/b\u003e are both retired professors of German at Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGerman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Self-Teaching Guide\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn German at your own pace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprechen Sie Deutsch? Now you can learn how—quickly and easily—with a practical guide that gives you the tools you need to speak and understand German.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompletely revised and updated with applications of the newGerman spelling rules, this user-friendly guide provides you with the basic vocabulary and grammar you need to start speaking German right away. It includes more than 1,000 of the most frequently used words in both German-English and English-German lists, clear explanations of German grammatical structures, entertaining mini-dialogues from real-life situations that demonstrate modern usage, and cultural notes that give fresh insight into contemporary German society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike all Self-Teaching Guides, German allows you to build gradually on what you have learned—at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. 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