Nouns: definiteness (a/the) and noun phrases

Learn noun phrases you can actually reuse (not isolated dictionary forms).

Noun phrases

Learn noun phrases as chunks you can reuse in conversation.

Nouns have gender: der/die/das. Learn the article with the noun.
Cases change articles (especially nominative/accusative/dative). Start with set phrases.
Articles are high frequency — learn nouns together with their article (or marker).
Treat common phrases as single chunks.

der Mann

the man

die Frau

the woman

das Buch

the book

Ich bin hier.

I am here.

Ich möchte Wasser.

I would like water.

Ich verstehe nicht.

I don't understand.

Sprechen Sie Englisch?

Do you speak English? (formal)

Wo ist die Toilette?

Where is the toilet?

Das ist mein Freund.

This is my friend.

Mini-quiz

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Which sentence matches “the man”?