German Facts
German is spoken by approximately 135 million people all over the world
German uses the Latin alphabet. As well as the 26 standard letters, German has three vowels with an Umlaut, namely ä, ö and ü, as well as the 'Eszett' or 'sharp s', ß.
German is able to heap words upon one another to create long compound words: whereas in English compounds are formed 'openly' (with spaces)
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Das Haus
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Jedes Haus hat ein Schlafzimmer, ein Wohnzimmer, eine Küche, eine Bad und einen Flur.
Im Schlafzimmer gibt es ein Bett zum Schlafen und einen Schrank für die Kleidung. Auf dem Bett liegt eine Bettdecke und ein Kissen.
Im Wohnzimmer steht ein Sofa, ein Fernseher, viele Regale und ein Tisch. In den Regalen stehen viele Bücher und Pflanzen.
In der Küche wird das Essen gekocht. Dafür braucht man einen Herd, Töpfe und Pfannen. Wenn das Essen fertig ist, kommt es auf die Teller. In die Gläser wird der Wein oder das Wasser eingeschenkt. Das Besteck besteht aus Messer, Gabel und Löffel. Das Geschirr wird in der Spüle oder in der Spülmaschine saubergemacht.
Im Bad gibt es ein Waschbecken, eine Toilette und eine Dusche oder eine Badewanne. Hier kann man sich morgens das Gesicht waschen und die Zähne putzen. Zum Abtrocknen gibt es Handtücher.
Der Flur ist direkt hinter der Haustüre. Hier zieht man seine Jacke und seine Schuhe aus.
In den meisten Wohnungen liegen auf dem Boden viele Teppiche und an den Wänden hängen schöne Bilder.
German Courses in Dublin
Your colleagues and yourself can be trained by our native-speaking fully-qualified German tutors at a time and location to suit you. Classes can take place any day, even weekends, and can happen in the morning, afternoon or evening. If the case may be that your home or office is not convenient, there is always the option to take your classes at the office of your teacher. Study books for the course are provided.
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These courses in German are meant for those that feel that learning German would make a change in their work. For starters, it is expedient to learn how to say hello/goodbye, as well as basic business protocol; once the basics have been mastered, reading and writing come to the fore. Students who have greatly benefitted have been involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where another language is required, and those working in the international academia and government circuits. Even on our most fundamental beginner's course, students can anticipate ending the course with basic telephone German and e-mail German skills for communicating, as well as survival German if a short visit to the country is needed.
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This set of German tutorials are less specific and more targeted at those who want to get a range of different things from learning German. Even though all novice students will cover survival German: enough German to make a visit to the country or make good contacts with the locals, but what do you do from there? It depends on your needs. Those who have benefitted from these courses have been those moving or investing overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people who love to travel all over the world, those interested in German culture, and those who just want to pass a specific examination in German.
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Courses in German are also accessible for 2 or more studying in tandem (Two-to-One German Course or Small Group In-Company German Course). All those involved must have around the same experience of the language, similar needs of areas of proficiency, and must be able to work at the same time and place. Bookings must be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advise classes of more than 6-8 people, although In-Company Taster German sessions can be run with as many as 12 people.
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The largest city in Ireland, Dublin has been Ireland's capital since medieval times, and has a population of over 500,000 people. It is the third most-visited capital city in Europe (after London and Paris), with over 4 million visitors per year. It has a long tradition of emigration and is home to many immigrants from countries such as China, Poland, Nigeria, Lithuania and Romania, as well as many other EU member states. Dublin also plays host to the headquarters of almost all of Ireland's sporting organisations, educational institutions; and is also one of the most youthful cities in the world - an estimated 50% of the population being below 25 years old.
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