At the Bank (Auf der Bank)

Where is a Bank?                                            Wo ist eine Bank?

I want a traveler’s cheque.                               Ich möchte einen Reisescheck.

I want to draw some money.                            Ich möchte Geld abheben.

I must open an account at this bank.                 Ich muss ein Konto bei dieser Bank eröffnen.

coin                                                                die Münze

banknote                                                        die Banknote

to pay off                                                        auszahlen

small change                                                    kleines Geld/Kleingeld

hard cash                                                        bares Geld

to change money                                             Geld wechseln/umtauschen

bank account                                                  das Konto

to open a bank account                                   ein Konto eröffnen

share, stock                                                    Aktie

banking capital                                               das Kapital

expenses                                                        die Unkosten

receipt                                                            die Quittung

transfer                                                           die Überweisung

German Pronunciation Rules

Writing system

German is written using the Latin alphabet. In addition to the 26 standard letters, German has three vowels with Umlaut, namely ä, ö and ü, as well as a special symbol for "ss", which is only used after long vowels or diphthongs, the Eszett (ß).

Pronunciation

Vowels:

a: ah as in the a in father
e: a sort of cross between the English short e and the English long a
i: a sort of cross between the English short i and the English long e
o: the English long o
u: the Englihs long u (as in the oo in root)

Consonants:
b:same as English
c:English hard c
d:same as English
f:same as English
g:English hard g
h:is sounded (like the h in hat)
j:like the y in yet
k:same as English
l:same as English
m:same as English
n:same as English
p:same as English
r:same as English
s:same as English
t:same as English
v:like the f in fat
w:like the v in vest
x:same as English
y:same as English
z:the ts sound

Special Letter:
ä: a cross between the English a in cat and the English a in mat
ö: sort of like the ir in stir, but not exactly
ü:a cross between the short i and short u. Difficult to explain
ß:Like the s in sat

Vowel combonations:
ai:like the y in my
au:like the ow in cow
äu:like the oy in employ
ei:like the y in by
ie:like the e in me

Consonant combonation:
st:when at the begining of the word, sht
ch:sort of like the ch in the Scottish word loch

Consonant+Vowel:
qu [kv]


Notes

* b = [ p ] at the end of a syllable or before s or t, [ b ] before a vowel
* ch = [ χ ] after a, o or u, [ k ] when followed by a, o or u at the beginning of a word, [ ç ] elsewhere
* d = [ t ] at end of a syllable or before s or t, [ d ] before a vowel
* e = [ ə ] in unaccented syllables
* g = [ k ] at end of a syllable or before s or t, [ g ] before a vowel, [ ʒ ] in some loanwords, ig = [ iç ]
* h when appearing after a vowel, makes the vowel long, [ h ] elsewhere
* j = [ ʒ ] in loan words, [ j ] elsewhere
* r = [ɐ], e.g. fort [fɔɐt] or silent, e.g. Haar [haː], between a vowel and a consonant, [ʁ] or [ʀ] elsewhere
* s = [ z ] between vowels, [ ʃ ] before t or p at the beginning of words and [ s ] elsewhere
* v = [ v ] in loan words
* y = [ y ] in words derived from Greek, [ i ] or [ j ] elsewhere
* dsch, ph, qu and y only appear in loan words

sources:
http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/ethaslanguages/German.gerpron.html
http://www.lingvozone.com/German

Hobbies (Hobby)

 

What are you doing in your laisure time?                   Was machen Sie in Ihrer Freizeit?

I spend my leisure time in front of TV or PC.            Ich verbringe meine Freizeit vor dem TV oder vor dem Computer.

I usually spend my leisure time at home.                   Meistens verbringe meine Freizeit zu Hause.

I spend my time with friends and I organize parties.  Ich verbringe meine Freizeit mit Freunden und mache Partys.

I never stay in house at the end of the week.             Am Wochenende bin ich nie daheim.

Sometimes, Saturday I go out with my friends to drink something.  Manchmal gehe ich samstags mit Freunden aus, etwas trinken.

I gladly gather stamps/coins                                      Ich sammle gerne Briefmarken/Münzen

shells                                                                       Muscheln

Do you like to cook?                                               Kochen Sie gerne?

I cook daily/frequently/sometimes/now and then/rarely.   Ich koche täglich/oft/manchmal/ab und zu/selten.

I’m interested in…                                                  Ich interessiere mich für…

pets                                                                        Haustiere

art                                                                          Kunst

astrology                                                                Astrologie

planes                                                                     Flugzeuge

boats                                                                      Booten

billiards                                                                   Billiard

Bungy-Jumping                                                       Bungy-Jumping

horses                                                                    Pferde

travels                                                                    Reisen

dance                                                                     Tanzen

the Middle Ages                                                    das Mittelalter

geography                                                              Geografie

yachts                                                                    Yachten

history                                                                   Geschichte

cars                                                                       Autos

music                                                                     Musik

motorcycles                                                           Motorräder

pleasures groud                                                     Freizeitparks

fishing                                                                    Angeln

painting                                                                 Malerei

puzzles                                                                  Puzzle

the chess                                                               Schach

hunting                                                                  Jagd

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