German A1.13 Listening Practice: Learn The Noun As A Three-Part Entry
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A1.13
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A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Build a reliable noun habit: learn who travels with the noun and how the noun sounds when there is more than one.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome to today's lesson! Today, we learn to store German count nouns as a three-part package: nominative article, singular, and plural.
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2. Lukas · Student
So every time I learn a new noun, I should memorize all three parts together?
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3. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly, Lukas! Let's listen to Felix and Clara talking about items on a desk.
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Das ist der Schlüssel.
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Das sind die Schlüssel.
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Das ist die Tasche.
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7. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Das ist das Buch.
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8. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Das sind die Bücher.
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9. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down what Felix and Clara said. Felix started with: Das ist der Schlüssel. That means, 'That is the key.'
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10. Lukas · Student
And Clara replied with 'Das sind die Schlüssel' for plural?
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11. Hanna · Teacher
Yes! 'Der Schlüssel' becomes 'die Schlüssel' in plural. The word itself doesn't change, only the article changes from 'der' to 'die'.
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12. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Felix said: Das ist die Tasche. That means, 'That is the bag.'
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13. Lukas · Student
How do we make 'die Tasche' plural?
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14. Hanna · Teacher
We add an '-n' to get 'die Taschen'. So the full entry is: die Tasche, die Taschen.
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15. Hanna · Teacher
Finally, Clara said 'Das ist das Buch', and Felix said 'Das sind die Bücher.'
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16. Lukas · Student
Why does 'das Buch' change to 'die Bücher' in plural?
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17. Hanna · Teacher
Neuter nouns like 'das Buch' often add an umlaut and '-er' in plural. That's why storing all three parts—article, singular, and plural—is so important!
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18. Hanna · Teacher
Great job today! Always retrieve your German nouns as complete three-part entries.
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