Willkommen Willkommen in Deutsch!!in Deutsch!!

Why Study Why Study German?German?

Why Study Why Study German?German?

German is the most German is the most spoken native spoken native

language in Europelanguage in Europe

More people in the More people in the

US (60 million) US (60 million) claim German claim German

ancestry than any ancestry than any other nationality other nationality

THERE ARE ALSO MANY GERMAN COMPANIES IN

METRO DETROIT!

(YOU COULD GET A COOL JOB…)

Plus…English is a Germanic Plus…English is a Germanic languagelanguage

See if you can See if you can guess the English guess the English meanings of these meanings of these

German wordsGerman words

MausMausmousemouse

KarottKarotteecarrotcarrot

SchuhSchuhshoeshoe

BuchBuchbookbook

WinterWinterwinterwinter

KatzeKatzecatcat

WasseWasserrwaterwater

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Let’s try translating some

sentences!

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Das Wasser ist warm und mild.

The water is warm and mild.

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Der Fisch ist blau und grün.

The fish is blue and green

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Der Hund schwimmt in das

Wasser.

The dog swims in the water.

The first day The first day of school in of school in Germany…Germany…

Die SchultüteDie Schultüte