German A1.8 Listening Practice: Build Regular Actions For Ich And Wir
German A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for build regular actions for ich and wir.
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Level
A1.8
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Transcript
23 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Say what the speaker or the speaker's group regularly does.
Remove -en to identify a regular verb stem, then use -e with ich and restore -en with wir.
New pattern
regular present forms with -e for ich and -en for wir
Practice aloud after listening
Ich lerne. Wir wohnen hier.
I am learning. We live here.
A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Use one regular pattern to say what you do and what your group does.
Read while you listen.
1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome to today's lesson! I am Hanna. Today, we will practice talking about regular actions for 'ich', meaning 'I', and 'wir', meaning 'we'.
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2. Lukas · Student
Hi Hanna! So we will look at how regular verb endings change for 'I' and 'we'?
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3. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly, Lukas! Let's listen to Felix and Clara in a short conversation.
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Hallo! Ich wohne hier.
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Wir wohnen hier!
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ich lerne Deutsch.
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7. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Wir lernen auch Deutsch.
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8. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ich lerne viel.
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9. Hanna · Teacher
First, Felix said: 'Hallo! Ich wohne hier.' This means, 'Hello! I live here.' To form action verbs for 'ich', remove '-en' from 'wohnen' and add '-e' to get 'wohne'.
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10. Lukas · Student
Does adding the word 'hier' change the word ending or grammar at all?
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11. Hanna · Teacher
No, 'hier' is an adverb meaning 'here' and does not change verb endings or assign a case.
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12. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Clara said: 'Wir wohnen hier!' This means, 'We live here!' For 'wir', you keep the full '-en' ending.
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13. Lukas · Student
So the 'wir' form looks identical to the standard verb form?
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14. Hanna · Teacher
Yes! For regular verbs, 'wir' uses the full infinitive ending '-en'.
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15. Hanna · Teacher
Then Felix said: 'Ich lerne Deutsch.' This means, 'I learn German.' From 'lernen', we drop '-en' and add '-e' for 'ich lerne'.
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16. Lukas · Student
Is 'lernen' used for studying a language as well as general learning?
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17. Hanna · Teacher
Yes, 'lernen' covers learning and studying subjects or languages.
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18. Hanna · Teacher
Clara replied: 'Wir lernen auch Deutsch.' That means, 'We also learn German.'
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19. Lukas · Student
What does the word 'auch' mean in that sentence?
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20. Hanna · Teacher
'Auch' simply means 'also' or 'too'.
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21. Hanna · Teacher
Finally, Felix said: 'Ich lerne viel.' That means, 'I learn a lot.'
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22. Lukas · Student
So 'viel' means 'a lot' or 'much'?
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23. Hanna · Teacher
That's right! Keep practicing 'ich' with '-e' and 'wir' with '-en'.
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