1.Wer(Who)/Was(What) ist das?

Wer sind die?

Das ist ein/... Hunte/ Huhn. (n.)

2. Wie heiBt das Huhn?

Das Huhn heiBt Daisy.

Indefinite  / definite

ARTIKEL

Singular:  ein         - eine       -  ein                               m  -      f   -   n

              MANN - FRAU  - TIER                             der    -   die  - das

 Plural:  MA:nner - FRAUEN - TIERE                      die

I tried to follow up my lesson in four parts:

Part One:   Letters and basic sentences

Part Two:  Vocabulary

Part Three: Grammar

Part Four:  Reading and listening

It seems that I'd better try to find some German translation software to save time, or I spend too much time in looking for words in the dictionary.

Today when I told my teacher the way I am following up my lesson, he drew this:

Yes, I found I made a very junior mistake:  Surely learning a language should come from speaking and reading.  Maybe I am too greedy to learn.  But according to my experiences in learning English, I have my own way to grasp more from the simple words.

When Hans showed me another picture, I started to know why Germans are so good at industry and mathematics.  In their language, everything must be accurate enough, or they can not be understood.

Hans told me, learning a language just like going into a zoo.  Every verb looks like an animal.  If you understand what they eat, what they do, you will make friends with them, and they don't look that scaring any more.

Yes, I like to make friends with all kinds of animals.  The more difficulties I am facing, the more excited I am.  I enjoy the feelings of being exposed to another totally new world.

I have my first German lesson today.  Even I think I still look like a blind woman, my great teacher told me - I am talented, I am gifted... 

Hans is really a great teacher.  Like he said, I am an adult, I can not learn a new language just like a kid - repeat, repeat, repeat.  I must look into the language as an archetecture.  Try to find out the rules of the words, the sentences.  That's the way I used when I was studying English.  I found my English will also be improved when I am learning German. 

Let me summarize my lesson one:

Basics:

1. Guten Tag

2.Tee, kaffee

3. Sehr gut!  es- e~ - ha~ - e2   ge~ - u:~ - te~

4. Wie geht's? we~ - i:~ - e:~ ge~ - e:~ - ha~ - te:~ e~s 

5.wie heiBt du?  we~ - i:~ - e~    ha- e: - i: - es-zett-te:~ de~ u:

6. Emile  e:~ - em - i:~ - el - e:~

7. a~ - a    e~ - e  i~ - i  o~ - o  u~ - u  a:  o:  u:

June 28， 2006

Lesson One

Part I：German to English：

Das Spielwarensortiment der Simba-Dickie-Group umfasst(1) mehr als 3000 Artikel, die in Deutschland, Italien, Tschechien, Bulgarien und China produziert(2) werden. Sie werden mit Hilfe modernster Logistik mit automatischen Packstraßen verteilt(3). Dafür stehen(4) alleine in Deutschland 50.000 qm Fläche zur Verfügung, die Hälfte davon in Sonneberg. Von hier aus wird der Handel sogar im Stückversand bedient(5).

In der Firmenzentrale in Fürth/Bayern laufen die weit verzweigten Fäden zusammen(6). Hier werden auch fast alle Ideen geschmiedet(7) und die Entwürfe dazu ausgearbeitet(8).

Learning's:

 Verben(Infinitive): in red 

(1) umfassen : grasp

(2)produzieren: produced

(3) verteilen: to distribute

(4) stehen = zur verfu:gung stehen to stand

(5)bedienen: dienen - to serve

(6) zusammen laufen: zusammen - together

(7)schmieden:

(8)ausarbeiten: arbeitet - to work

werden/wird  Hilfsverb (passive)

Capitalized words are non

50 (fu:nf zig (tsik) )  1000 (tausend)  qm (quadrat meter)

Passiv    tense/modul + meaning + tense/person

                 um             + fass       + t

Part II： English to German：

It's the first day I met with my German teacher today - a very nice gentleman of my father's age.  Mr. Hans Baum.  He looks very very kind when he smiles, but looks very very serious when he does not smile.  Haha...

He told me learning a language is not easy, I must be patient enough to myself.  Also he told me, I am too old to learn a language - god, I've never thought of I am too old to do anything!!!  But I can understand his feelings.  I am an outstanding student for all my school lives, now, I must show my super power again!

I will start my German course (professional and systematic course) from this Wednesday.  Looks like a big ceremony for me, but just like Hans told me - take it easy, enjoy it!

I will, I believe! 

Heute habe ich meinen Deutschlehrer zum ersten Mal getroffen. 

Er ist ein sehr netter Herr, im Alter meines Vaters.

Er sieht sehr freundlich aus wemm er lachelt,

aber er sieht sehr ernst aus wemm er nicht lachtet

Er hat mir gesgat, eine Sprache zu lesneu, ist micht leicht; ich mih 3 mit mir selbst geduld haben.

I decided to change my life last week - the key change is to control my time by myself - no endless meetings any more.  I can not forgive myself for no actions for anything.  So quickly, Joyce helped me find a German teacher.

It's the first day I met with him today - a very nice gentleman of my father's age.  Mr. Hans Baum.  He looks very very kind when he smiles, but looks very very serious when he does not smile.  Haha...

He told me learning a language is not easy, I must be patient enough to myself.  Also he told me, I am too old to learn a language - god, I've never thought of I am too old to do anything!!! But I can understand his feelings.  I am an outstanding student for all my school lives, now, I must show my super power again!

I will start my German course (professional and systematic course) from this Wednesday.  Looks like a big ceremony for me, but just like Hans told me - take it easy, enjoy it!

I will, I believe!