Simon & Schuster
This is Unit 1 of Pimsleur's German 1.
Listen to this German conversation
In the next few minutes, you will learn not only to understand this conversation,
but to take a part in it yourself.
Imagine an American man sitting next to a German woman.
He wants to begin a conversation, so he says: Excuse me
Entschuldigung Sie
The German speaker is going to repeat this part by part, starting from the end.
You are to repeat each part after him.
Try to make your pronunciation sound exactly like his.
Let's start with the last part.
Be sure to repeat aloud.
Sie
Did you repeat? Try it again after the speaker.
SIe
Now try this
schul
schuldigen
schuldigen Sie
Now let's add the first part. Continue repeating.
Ent
Entschuldigen
Entschuldigen, SIe.
How doy you say Excuse me in German
Entschuldigen sie
Say excuse me again
Entschuldigen, Sie.
Now he want's to ask her if she understands English. First the word English
Listen and repeat.
English
lish
En
English
Pay attention to the beginning of the word, it's
En and not En
How do you say English in German?
English
Say excuse me
Entschuldigen, Sie