German A1.14 Listening Practice: Name One And Say Whose
German A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for name one and say whose.
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Level
A1.14
Audio
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Transcript
17 segments
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What you'll understand
Identify one object and say whether it belongs to the speaker or addressee.
Choose ein or eine and the parallel nominative mein or dein form from the known noun entry.
New pattern
nominative ein/eine and parallel mein/dein determiner patterns
Practice aloud after listening
Das ist meine Tasche. Ist das dein Buch?
That is my bag. Is that your book?
A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Use the noun's known article pattern to identify one thing or say that it is mine or yours.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome back to ChickyTutor! I'm Hanna. Today, we will learn how to identify an object and say whose it is in German. Listen to Felix and Clara.
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2. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ist das ein Schlüssel?
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3. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Nein, das ist mein Schlüssel.
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Das ist meine Tasche.
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Ist das dein Buch?
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ja, das ist mein Buch.
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7. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down what Felix and Clara just said.
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8. Hanna · Teacher
First, Felix asked: 'Ist das ein Schlüssel?' This means, 'Is that a key?' Because 'Schlüssel' is masculine, 'der Schlüssel', we use 'ein' with no extra ending.
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9. Lukas · Student
Does 'mein' follow the exact same rule as 'ein'?
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10. Hanna · Teacher
Yes, Lukas! 'Mein' and 'dein' match 'ein' perfectly. So 'der Schlüssel' becomes 'ein Schlüssel', 'mein Schlüssel', or 'dein Schlüssel'.
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11. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Felix said: 'Das ist meine Tasche.' This means, 'That is my bag.'
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12. Lukas · Student
So feminine nouns like 'die Tasche' always add an '-e' at the end?
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13. Hanna · Teacher
Spot on! Feminine nouns take 'eine', 'meine', or 'deine'.
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14. Hanna · Teacher
Then Clara asked: 'Ist das dein Buch?' That means, 'Is that your book?'
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15. Lukas · Student
Since 'Buch' is neuter—'das Buch'—it doesn't get an '-e' ending either, right?
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16. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly right! Neuter and masculine nouns share the same plain form: 'ein', 'mein', and 'dein'.
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17. Hanna · Teacher
Great work today! Listen to this episode again to make these patterns feel completely natural.
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