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Beginners’ German: Places and people
Beginners’ German: Places and people

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1.4 Numbers 0–10

Before you can complete the final activity in this section, you need to understand numbers up to ten. Here they are in writing:

012345678910
nulleinszweidreivierfünfsechssiebenachtneunzehn

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Listen to the audio extract and read the numbers, paying close attention to pronunciation. Then listen again and repeat out loud until you are happy with your own pronunciation.

Bitte hören Sie und sprechen Sie nach.

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Now listen to the audio and look at the pictures below for some more practice in presenting people and pronouncing names. Listen out for the numbers, and then name the relevant person. Here's an example.

Bitte hören Sie und sprechen Sie. Hier ist ein Beispiel.

  • You hear: Nummer eins

  • (picture number 1 shows Sigmund Freud)

  • You say: Das ist Sigmund Freud.

  • You hear: Das ist Sigmund Freud.

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