Verlag | Wiley John + Sons |
Auflage | 2013 |
Format | 23,3 x 18,9 x 4,5 cm |
Gewicht | 1050 g |
ISBN-10 | 1118491408 |
ISBN-13 | 9781118491409 |
Bestell-Nr | 11849140UA |
5 books in 1
- German For Dummies
- German Audio Set For Dummies
- German Phrases For Dummies
- Intermediate German For Dummies
- German Essentials For Dummies
Companion CD allows for more practice speaking the language
Your all-encompassing guide to speaking, reading, and writing German
Guten Tag! German All-in-One For Dummies brings together content from the Dummies German library into one handy guide that covers all the bases of the German language. Plus, it includes a companion CD that allows for even more opportunities to practice speaking the language. You'll also find additional content on grammar and usage to empower you to use and speak German like a native. If you want to improve your German, whether for work, travel, or enjoyment, German All-in-One For Dummies has you covered.
- Talkin' the talk ? get your feet wet with some basic German phrases, common greetings, and everyday conversation topics
- Out and about ? get the know-how to confidently navigate public transportation, dine out, find a hotel, and handle an emergency in German-speaking regions of the world
- Get down with grammar ? grasp the various parts of speech, including nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs, unlock the mysteries of gender and case, and find out how to construct sentences in German
- Fine-tuning ? understand the difference between the conversational past and the simple (narrative) past; find out how to choose the correct verb form to express yourself in the future; and learn how to use reflexive verbs
Open the book and find:
- Popular German phrases and expressions
- A close-up look at combining nouns and pronouns with verbs
- How to ask and answer questions
- Six modal verbs that help you be polite, ask for help, and talk about what you do
- The lowdown on how to use tricky two-part verbs
- How to connect shorter ideas with conjunctions to build more complex sentences
- Verb tables for conjugating verbs
CD Includes
More than 25 audio tracks to help improve your listening comprehension and speaking skills
Please see CD appendix for complete system requirements.
Inhalt:
Introduction 1
Book I: Getting Started with German 7
Chapter 1: Warming Up to German Basics 9
Chapter 2: Handling Numbers, Times, Dates, and Measurements 31
Chapter 3: Meeting and Greeting: Guten Tag! 53
Chapter 4: Talking about Home, Family, Friends, and Daily Life 77
Chapter 5: Talking Telecommunications, Business, and Current Events 97
Chapter 6: Shopping Simplified 119
Chapter 7: Dining Out and Buying Food: Guten Appetit! 137
Book II: Speaking German on the Go 165
Chapter 1: Locating Places 167
Chapter 2: Going Out on the Town 185
Chapter 3: Planning a Pleasure Trip: Gute Reise! 203
Chapter 4: Finding a Place to Stay: Gute Nacht! 227
Chapter 5: Getting Around 243
Chapter 6: Handling Emergencies: Hilfe! 263
Book III: Assembling the Grammatical Foundations for Communication 281
Chapter 1: Laying Out the Basics to Build Sentences 283
Chapter 2: Sorting Out Word Gender and Case 307
Chapter 3: Dealing with the Here and Now: The Present Tense 331
Chapter 4: Asking and Answering Questions 353
Chapter 5: Describing and Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs 379
Chapter 6: Modifying Verbs with Helpers: The Modal Auxiliaries 411
Chapter 7: Instructing and Commanding: The Imperative Mood 429
Chapter 8: Sorting Out Separable- and Inseparable-Prefix Verbs 445
Book IV: Building Detail and Precision in Your Communication 463
Chapter 1: Tying Ideas Together with Conjunctions and Relative Pronouns 465
Chapter 2: Specifying Relationships with Prepositions 479
Chapter 3: Using Reflexives and Other Verb Combinations 493
Chapter 4: Conversing about the Past: The Present Perfect and Past Perfect 507
Chapter 5: Narrating the (Simple) Past: Fact and Fiction 525
Chapter 6: Looking to the Future (And Avoiding It) 537
Chapter 7: Describing Your Mood: Summing Up the Subjunctive 549
Book V: The Appendixes 563
Appendix A: Verb Tables and Case Charts 565
Appendix B: German-English Mini-Dictionary 587
Appendix C: English-German Mini-Dictionary 599
Appendix D: Fun & Games 611
Appendix E: About the CD 655
Index 659