New Job is the thirty-fourth skill in the German language tree. It teaches some words commonly heard during job interviews or when working in an office, and it teaches
Grammar Notes[]
Y'all's[]
When you're referring to people using ihr, the version of your to use is euer. It works just like other possessives we've seen so far, except that the e disappears whenever anything comes after the r:
- Das ist euer Essen. = This is your food.
- Wir holen eure Kinder ab. = We're picking up your kids. (not euere)
Making your work easier[]
With verbs stems - the part without the -en or -n - that end in t or d, add an extra e between the stem and the ending. This is just because words like findt and arbeitst are otherwise really hard to say!
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- der Vorname = first name
- der Lebenslauf = resume
- die Handynummer = cell phone number
- sein = to be
- pünktlich = punctual
- stressig = stressful
- das Team = team
- einen neuen Job = a new job
Lesson 2[]
- die Frage = question
- motiviert = motivated
- die Hobbys = hobbies
- der Führerschein = driver
- samstags = on Saturdays
- die E-Mail-Adresse = email address
- der Nachname = last name
Lesson 3[]
- euer = your (for ihr)
- ich arbeite = I work
- du arbeitest = you work
- die Kollegin = colleague (f.)
- der Kollege = colleague (m.)
- die Chefin = boss (f.)
- der Chef = boss (m.)
- ich/er/sie/es will = I want / he/she/it wants
- die Büros = offices
Lesson 4[]
- lang = long
- die Pause = break, pause
- rauchen = to smoke
- lesen = to read
- in der = in (f.)
Lesson 5[]
- essen = to eat
- der Feierabend = end of the workday
- endlich = finally
- bald = soon
- abholen = to pick up
- gehen = to go
- lass uns = let's
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/de/New-Job
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