logo
episode-header-image
Dec 2024
8m 56s

Lesson 7: Traditionen / Ja/Nein-Fragen

News in Slow German
About this episode

In lesson 6, we used the verb in Position 1 to create the Imperativ. You also need to utilize Position 1 to ask a question for which there is a Yes or a No answer.

So, first be very clear in your mind that we've now switched to asking questions.

Review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/7/transcript 

Up next
Jan 2025
Lesson 25: Wanderlust / The Adjective Endings in the Akkusativ and Dativ
First we will cover die Deklination im Akkusativ and then we'll explore the Dativ. We hope you'll find these so helpful you'll refer to them again and again! Review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/25/transcript 
14m 57s
Jan 2025
Lesson 24: Die weibliche Perspektive / Adjective Endings in the Nominative
This is one of the most important points in German, and the German language is (in)famous for its endings, so you've likely heard of them already. Here you want to be sure to take small steps and you want to avoid trying to learn all the endings in all the cases all at once. It b ... Show More
13m 32s
Jan 2025
Lesson 23: Ausgemalt (Envisioned) / Verbs in the Perfekt
The word tense or tenses refers to the time that a verb describes. The present tense describes now, today, or currently. The future tense indicates something that will happen later today, tomorrow, or five or 50 years from now. Review the transcript, study the lesson and do the q ... Show More
12m 19s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 6
Learn How to Use Embedded Questions to Ask Polite English Questions 🤔❓🤷
In this English lesson you'll learn how to ask questions with embedded questions and sound more like a native speaker.The original English video lesson is right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emD9YkDjhV8 
6m 6s
Nov 2024
775 - Gerunds & Participles
I walked into the office wondering what to teach in this podcast and then I remembered that the students in my podcast learner’s study group were feeling confused about using gerunds & participles, or ING and ED adjectives. Sorry, I know grammar terms can be annoying!  The idea b ... Show More
7m 25s
Jan 2022
Episode 17: Opinions about language learning - Part 3
This is the first part of a series of episodes in which I explore what the common assumptions are for language teaching. Today, I'm covering three more questions in the survey I opened, which you can also answer here: https://forms.gle/qAnoxepR2Fdgpnbv6 The questions are: Written ... Show More
29m 2s
Aug 2021
Are You Learning English? Let's Talk About It!
I know most of you are familiar with these Saturday English lessons, but for those of you that are new to the channel this is an English class I do every Saturday where you can ask me questions about the English language and I try my best to answer them. I don't always have ... Show More
1h 3m
Oct 2024
#294 Are You Using 'Used To' Wrong?
Let's look at 3 ways we can use 'used to' in English. We'll look at the different grammar and way we structure these terms while answering fun and interesting questions on these topics. I encourage you to answer these questions either in your personal studies ... Show More
35m 33s
Feb 2011
Speak Lesson 4 | How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, we review all past lesson materials. You'll have a chance to test out your comprehension of the vocabulary learned, and see if you're able to use the words and phrases in the correct context.We also learn the words needed to answer simple questions ... Show More
17m 2s
Oct 8
#345 How to Make Your English Sentences Longer
Sentences that are too short and simple is an issue that all language learners face. We can say what we want, but we don't sound natural because all of our sentences sound like children.In this episode, we're going to practise extending sentences and making more natural phrases u ... Show More
33m 42s
Sep 10
#341 Are You Being Rude in English?
As you may know, politeness in English - especially in British English - is a very important thing. Learners often struggle to keep up with the confusing grammar and long sentences, so in this episode, I break down a few key phrases that you can start using today to make your que ... Show More
54m 25s
Sep 2024
748 - 11 Uses & Meanings Of Get
In the last podcast episode, I showed you some idioms using the verb get. Well after that I was thinking and just the word get, all by itself has more that 10 different meanings and uses. Let's check it out! Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish ... Show More
8m 36s
Oct 2023
S2E1 - “Asking about preguntas”
Who are we? What’s this podcast? How do you ask and respond to questions in Spanish? Esteban and Logan talk about formulating yes or no questions, question words, and how to introduce yourself. We also invite Babbel Live teacher Pedro for a conversation about himself and Costa Ri ... Show More
14m 30s