LESSON TRANSCRIPT

3-Minute German S1 #9
Using Adjectives

CONTENTS
2 Body
4 Cultural Insight
4 Outro

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Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 9 - Using Adjectives. In this
lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in German.

BODY

Eric: Here's the way to say 'He's a funny man.' in German.

Albert: [Normal] Er ist ein lustiger Mann.

Eric: First is a word meaning 'he'

Albert: [Normal] Er [Slow] Er

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'

Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a,’ or ‘an'

Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'funny'

Albert: [Normal] lustiger [Slow] lustiger

Eric: Last is the word meaning 'man'

Albert: [Normal] Mann [Slow] Mann

Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'He's a funny man.'

Albert: [Slow] Er ist ein lustiger Mann. [Normal] Er ist ein lustiger Mann.

Eric: Ok, now let's look at how to say 'She’s a funny woman.'

Albert: [Normal] Sie ist eine lustige Frau.

Eric: First is a word meaning 'She'

Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'

Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow]

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Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a, an'

Albert: [Normal] eine [Slow] eine

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'funny'

Albert: [Normal] lustige [Slow] lustige

Eric: Last is the word meaning 'woman'

Albert: [Normal] Frau [Slow] Frau

Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'She’s a funny woman.'

Albert: [Slow] Sie ist eine lustige Frau. [Normal] Sie ist eine lustige Frau.

Eric: Next up is the way to say 'It is a funny game.'

Albert: [Normal] Das ist ein lustiges Spiel.

Eric: First is a word meaning 'It'

Albert: [Normal] Das [Slow] Das

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'

Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a,’ or ‘an'

Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'funny'

Albert: [Normal] lustiges [Slow] lustiges

Eric: Last is the word meaning 'game'

Albert: [Normal] Spiel [Slow] Spiel

Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'It is a funny game.'

Albert: [Slow] Das ist ein lustiges Spiel. [Normal] Das ist ein lustiges

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Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'It is a great game.'

Albert: [Normal] Das ist ein tolles Spiel.

Eric: First is a word meaning 'It'

Albert: [Normal] Das [Slow] Das

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'

Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a, an'

Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein

Eric: Next is the word meaning 'great' or ‘nice’

Albert: [Normal] tolles [Slow] tolles

Eric: Last is the word meaning 'game'

Albert: [Normal] Spiel [Slow] Spiel

Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'It is a great game.'

Albert: [Slow] Das ist ein tolles Spiel. [Normal] Das ist ein tolles Spiel.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.

Albert: If you want to insist on an adjective in German, you can use the words sehr and
wirklich before the adjective, such as sehr schön, which is "very beautiful" or wirklich
lecker meaning "really delicious."

OUTRO

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll
see you in the next lesson!

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