65 topics

3000+ unique words

600+ phrases

160 pages

64 pages of vocabulary

16 pages of grammar

73 empty pages

Author: Kristian Muthugalage

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Table of Contents

  1. Greetings - Begrüßungen
  2. Introduction - Vorstellung
  3. Numbers - Nummern
  4. Colors - Farben
  5. Days of the week - Wochentage
  6. Months - Monate
  7. Time - Zeit
  8. Habits - Gewohnheiten
  9. Weather - Wetter
  10. Countries - Länder
  11. Languages - Sprachen
  12. Nature - Natur
  13. Animals - Tiere
  14. Phone Calls - Anrufe
  15. Family - Familie
  16. Relationships - Beziehungen
  17. Characteristics - Eigenschaften
  18. Feelings - Gefühle
  19. Professions - Berufe
  20. Buildings and places - Gebäude und Orte
  21. Directions - Richtungen
  22. Position and place - Position und Ort
  23. Life periods - Lebensperioden
  24. School and education - Schule und Bildung
  25. Dining - Essen
  26. Food - Speisen
  27. Fruits and Vegetables - Obst und Gemüse
  28. In the restaurant - Im Restaurant
  29. Money - Geld
  30. Shops and shopping - Geschäfte und Einkaufsmöglichkeiten
  31. Transportation and Traffic - Transport und Verkehr
  32. Vehicles - Fahrzeuge
  33. Clothes - Kleider
  34. Body - Körper
  35. Health - Gesundheit
  36. Beauty and hygiene - Schönheit und Hygiene
  37. House - Haus
  38. Home - Zuhause
  39. Furniture and interior - Möbel und Interieur
  40. Materials - Materialien
  41. Traveling - Reisen
  42. Accommodation - Unterkunft
  43. Freetime and hobbies - Freizeit und Hobbys
  44. Sports - Sport
  45. Movies - Filme
  46. Computer - Computer
  47. Internet and social media - Internet und soziale Medien
  48. Photography - Fotografie
  49. Music - Musik
  50. Literature - Literatur
  51. Nightlife - Nachtleben
  52. Love life - Liebesleben
  53. Law - Gesetz
  54. Politics - Politik
  55. Economy and finance - Wirtschaft und Finanzen
  56. Religion and beliefs - Religion und Glaube
  57. Science - Wissenschaft
  58. Space - Weltall
  59. Global warming - Globale Erwärmung
  60. History - Geschichte
  61. Idioms - Redewendungen
  62. Slang - Slang
  63. Untranslatable words - Unübersetzbare Wörter
  64. Tongue twisters - Zungenbrecher
  65. German grammar - Deutsche Grammatik

© 2020 Kristian Muthugalage

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ISBN: 9789528078425

From Beginner to Advanced Level

  1. Read one page a day and learn the words
  2. Write new words one page a day
  3. Speak out loud one page a day and record your voice
  4. Listen your own recording or find something to listen to about the given topic Do these steps and you will complete the notebook in 8 months
  5. Learn how to ask and answer one question a day

Do this and you will be able to form 365 questions and answers in one year

Reading Listening
Writing Speaking
Language learning resources
Applications Duolingo, Memrise, Lingvist etc.
Books Read books/e-books/online articles about topics that interest you
Flashcards Make them yourself or use quizlet or other flashcard apps
Language class Attend a German class
Movies Watch movies and try to pick up as many new words as you can
Music Listen to music you like, www.radio.net has radio channels from all over the world
News Watch and listen to the news in your target language
Notebook Write in your Ultimate German Notebook
Pen pal Find a penpal to whom you can write real letters or chat online
Podcast Listen to interesting podcasts on Youtube, Soundcloud or Spotify
Recording yourself Record yourself reading a text sample and then listen to your own recording
Singing Learn the lyrics of songs you like in German
Speaking with natives Talk to natives while traveling or find them at your home city
Videos Watch videos on Youtube or Vimeo about topics that interest you

Use all other resources together with this notebook. Add all the new words and phrases under one of the 64 topics or create a new topic in the empty pages. This is the center of all your knowledge in German language.

Timeline of German history

Early history of Germany

200 BC Germanic tribes moved to Central Europe
260 The Romans made Cologne their capital city
400 The Franks (Germanic tribe) established a Christian kingdom
843 Treaty of Verdun was signed to end the war between Charlemagne's grandsons and the Carolingian Empire was divided into West Francia, Middle Francia and East Francia

Holy Roman Empire 962-1806

962 Otto I was crowned as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
1147 Northern Crusades, a series of crusades began against the pagan peoples around the Baltic Sea
1190 The Nibelungenlied was written
1455 The Gutenberg Bible was printed by Johann Gutenberg
1517 Martin Luther posted the Ninety-Five Theses on the door of All Saint's Church in Wittenberg
1517-1648 Protestant Reformation
1555 The Peace of Augsburg was signed, granting princes of the Holy Roman Empire the right to determine the state religion within their territories
1618-1648 Thirty Years War was fought because of religious issues
1648 Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years War granting Switzerland and the Netherlands independence from the Holy Roman Empire
1806 Holy Roman Empire collapsed during the Napoleon wars

Germany before unification 1806-1871

1806-1813 Confederation of Rhine was established from the remaining sixteen German states after the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire
1812 The Brothers Grimm published their first collection of fairy tales
1815 Congress of Vienna, the German Confederation was established
1866 North-German Confederation was established
1870 North German Confederation was renamed as the German Empire

German Empire 1871–1918

1871 Wilhelm I of Prussia became the emperor of the German Empire
1884-1918 German colonial empire
1914-1918 World War I
1919 Peace of Versailles, Germany lost all of its colonies and some of its own areas
1933 Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany
1938 Austria and parts of Czechoslovakian areas were annexed to Germany
1939 Germany's attack to Poland started World War II
1945 Germany lost the war

East Germany and West Germany 1949-1990

1949 Germany was divided into West Germany and East Germany
1961 The Berlin Wall constructions were started
1973 The UN recognized both East Germany and West Germany
1989 The Berlin Wall was broken apart

Reunified Germany 1990-

1990 East Germany and West Germany unified as a single state
2002 Germany adopted Euro as the currency
2014 Germany won the Football World Cup
2016 Berlin terror attack
2017 Same-sex marriage was legalized by German parliament

German speaking world

Country Capital Population
1 Germany Berlin 84,900,000
2 Belgium Brussels 11,420,163
3 Austria Vienna 8,838,171
4 Switzerland Bern 8,508,904
5 Luxembourg Luxembourg 602,000
6 Liechtenstein Vaduz 37,370

Germany

Official name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Federal Republic of Germany
Area: 357,022 km2
Population: 83,149,300
Currency: Euro (€)

Biggest cities in Germany

1. Berlin 3,520,031
2. Hamburg 1,787,408
3. Munich (München) 1,450,381
4. Cologne (Köln) 1,060,582
5. Frankfurt am Main 732,688
6. Stuttgart 623,738
7. Düsseldorf 612,178
8. Dortmund 586,181
9. Essen 582,624
10. Leipzig 560,472

German language

Language family: Indo-European Germanic West Germanic
Native speakers: 76 million

Biggest West Germanic languages

Language Speakers
1 English 379 million
2 German 76 million
3 Dutch 23 million
4 Afrikaans 7.2 million
5 Yiddish 1.5–2 million
6 Frisian 500,000
7 Scots 110,000–125,000

1. Greetings - Begrüßungen

Welcome Herzlich willkommen
Hello Hallo
Good morning Guten Morgen
Good day Guten Tag! Schönen Tag
Good evening Guten Abend
Good night Gute Nacht
Long time no see Lange nicht gesehen
How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen? Wie geht es dir?
I’m fine Es geht mir gut
Good Gut
Very good Sehr gut
Ok In Ordnung
So so Solala
Not good Nicht gut
Are you ok? Geht es dir gut
Yes Ja
No Nein
Thank you Vielen Dank
No problem Kein Problem
You’re welcome Bitte
I'm sorry Es tut mir Leid
Excuse me Entschuldigen Sie mich
Nice to meet you Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen
My pleasure Gern geschehen
You too Gleichfalls
Congratulations Herzlichen Glückwünsch
Well done Gut gemacht
Take care Pass auf dich auf
Good luck! Viel Glück!
Goodbye Auf Wiedersehen
See you later Bis später
Please Bitte
Bon appetit Guten Appetit
Cheers Prost
Happy Birthday Alles Gute zum Geburtstag
Happy New Year! Frohes neues Jahr!
Happy Valentines day Fröhlichen Valentinstag
Merry Christmas! Fröhliche Weihnachten! Frohe Weihnachten!

2. Introduction - Vorstellung

What’s your name? Wie heißen Sie? Wie ist Ihr Name?
What’s your family name? Wie lautet Ihr Familienname?
My name is... Ich heiße...
My family name is… Mein Familienname ist…
You can call me … Du kannst mich anrufen …
Who are you? Wer bist du?
Let me introduce myself Lassen Sie mich Ihnen vorstellen
I am … Ich bin …
How old are you (this year)? Wie alt sind Sie (dieses Jahr)?
I’m 30 years old Ich bin 30 Jahre alt
Age das Alter
Year das Jahr
First name der Vorname
Nickname der Spitzname
Family name der Nachname / der Familienname
Mr Herr
Mrs Frau
Miss Fräulein
Man der Mann
Woman die Frau
Boy der Junge
Girl das Mädchen
To be called heißen
To call nennen
To introduce vorstellen

3. Numbers - Nummern

0 null
1 eins
2 zwei
3 drei
4 vier
5 fünf
6 sechs
7 sieben
8 acht
9 neun
10 zehn
11 elf
12 zwölf
13 dreizehn
14 vierzehn
15 fünfzehn
16 sechzehn
17 siebzehn
18 achtzehn
19 neunzehn
20 zwanzig
21 einundzwanzig
30 dreißig
40 vierzig
50 fünfzig
60 sechzig
70 siebzig
80 achtzig
90 neunzig
100 einhundert
1000 eintausend
10,000 zehntausend
100,000 hunderttausend
1 million eine Million
10 million zehn Millionen
100 million hundert Millionen
1 billion eine Milliarde
1 trillion eine Billion
To count zählen
Plus plus
To divide dividieren
To multiply multiplizieren
Square root die Quadratwurzel
Half die Hälfte
One third ein Drittel
One fourth ein Viertel
One fifth ein Fünftel
1st erste
2nd zweite
3rd dritte
4th vierte
5th fünfte
6th sechste
7th siebte
8th achte
9th neunte
10th zehnte
11th elfte
12th zwölfte
13th dreizehnte
14th vierzehnte
15th fünfzehnte
16th sechzehnte
17th siebzehnte
18th achtzehnte
19th neunzehnten
20th zwanzigste
21st einundzwanzigste
30th dreißigste
40th vierzigste
50th fünfzigste
60th sechzigste
70th siebzigste
80th achtzigste
90th neunzigste
200 zweihundert
300 dreihundert
400 vierhundert
500 fünfhundert
600 sechshundert
700 siebenhundert
800 acht hundert
900 neun hundert
999 neunhundert neun und neunzig
Equals to (is) ist gleich (ist)
Minus minus
Divided by geteilt durch
Multiplied by multipliziert mit
Squared quadriert
Comma das Komma
Decimal number die Dezimalzahl
Fractional numbers die Bruchzahlen
Period der Punkt

4. Colors - Farben

What is your favorite color? Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe?
My favorite color is red Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Rot
Which one looks better - the light or the dark red? Welches sieht besser aus - das Hellrot oder das Dunkelrot?
The dark red looks better Das Dunkelrot sieht besser aus
Which colour are your eyes? Welche Farbe haben deine Augen?
My eyes are brown Meine Augen sind braun
Black schwarz
Grey grau
White weiß
Brown braun
Purple lila
Violet violett
Blue blau
Green grün
Yellow gelb
Red rod
Orange orange
Pink rosa
Colorful bunt
Light hell
Light blue hellblau
Dark dunkel
Dark blue dunkelblau
Shade schatten
Tone der Ton

5. Days of the week - Wochentage

How many days are there in a week? Wie viele Tage hat eine Woche?
There are seven days in a week Es gibt sieben Tage in der Woche
What day is it today? Welcher Tag ist heute?
Is it Monday or Tuesday now? Ist es jetzt Montag oder Dienstag?
Today is Monday Heute ist Montag
What day was it yesterday? Was war gestern für ein Tag?
Yesterday was Sunday Gestern war Sonntag
What are you doing on the weekend? Was machst du am Wochenende?
In the weekend I will sleep longer Am Wochenende werde ich länger schlafen
Day der Tag
Week die Woche
Weekend das Wochenende
Today heute
Tomorrow morgen
Yesterday gestern
Monday der Montag
Tuesday der Dienstag
Wednesday der Mittwoch
Thursday der Donnerstag
Friday der Freitag
Saturday der Samstag
Sunday der Sonntag
The day after tomorrow übermorgen
The day before yesterday vorgestern

6. Months - Monate

What date is it today? Welches Datum haben wir heute?
It’s October 16th 2019 Es ist der 16. Oktober 2019
What month is it now? Welchen Monat haben wir jetzt?
It’s January now Es ist jetzt Januar
What was the last month? Was war der letzte Monat?
Last month was December Letzten Monat war Dezember
What is the next month? Was ist der nächste Monat?
Next month is February Nächsten Monat ist Februar
What season is it now? Welche Jahreszeit haben wir jetzt?
Now it’s summer Jetzt ist Sommer
What is your favorite season? Was ist deine Lieblings Jahreszeit?