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    German Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn German & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
    German Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn German & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
    German Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn German & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
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    German Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn German & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!

    By Lingo Mastery

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    Do you know what the hardest thing for a German learner is?
    Finding PROPER reading material that they can handle…which is precisely the reason we’ve written this book!
    Teachers love giving out tough, expert-level literature to their students, books that present many new problems to the reader and force them to search for words in a dictionary every five minutes — it’s not entertaining, useful or motivating for the student at all, and many soon give up on learning at all!
    In this book we have compiled 20 easy-to-read, compelling and fun stories that will allow you to expand your vocabulary and give you the tools to improve your grasp of the wonderful German tongue.
    How German Short Stories for Beginners works:


    - Each story is interesting and entertaining with realistic dialogues and day-to-day situations.


    - The summaries follow a synopsis in German and in English of what you just read, both to review the lesson and for you to see if you understood what the tale was about.


    - At the end of those summaries, you’ll be provided with a list of the most relevant vocabulary involved in the lesson, as well as slang and sayings that you may not have understood at first glance!


    - Finally, you’ll be provided with a set of tricky questions in German, providing you with the chance to prove that you learned something in the story. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer to any — we will provide them immediately after, but no cheating!


    We want you to feel comfortable while learning the tongue; after all, no language should be a barrier for you to travel around the world and expand your social circles!
    So look no further! Pick up your copy of German Short Stories for Beginners and start learning German right now!
    This book has been written by a native German author and is recommended for A2+ level learners.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLingo Mastery
    Release dateAug 9, 2021
    ISBN1797643266
    German Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn German & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!

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    • 3/5
      "German Short Stories for Beginners" is a book of simple, 2-3 page stories written in German with some key vocabulary words bolded, including a summary in German, followed by a the vocabulary words with their English translation, and ending with a quiz of the key concepts (also in German). I have some experience with the German language, as I took several classes several years ago in high school.The stories themselves were a good mix of basic German, tenses and everyday words. I found the stories to be a good match for someone with a working knowledge of German grammar, but would likely be difficult for anyone else without a teacher. Additionally, I would have preferred to have the summary and vocabulary lists before the story rather than after. It was a bit awkward in a digital format to keep switching back and forth between pages.
    • 3/5
      "German Short Stories for Beginners" is a book of short stories in German. I feel the for beginners in the title may be caused me to feel over confident. If a person knew basic German already then maybe this would work. I can see how in a group setting with a knowledgeable person leading them, it could be successful. I attempted to read the first story and it was just painful. I didn't understand it nor did I want to take a test on it. The stories we're way to long for me, knowing no German. This is for a dedicated person who can self teach easily and is properly motivated to learn German. I received this book in exchange for my opinion and I give it 3 out of 5 stars. If you are willing to also Google and YouTube your way through this book then maybe it will work. It's more like be a detective to learn German.

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    German Short Stories For Beginners - Lingo Mastery

    Introduction

    So you want to learn German? That’s awesome!

    The German language is the official language in three different European countries: Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It belongs to the West Germanic of the Indo-European language family. Other languages from this category include English, Frisian, Dutch, Netherlandic and Flemish.

    German is the native language of over 95 Million people and is the 6th largest language with the most native speakers. It is one of the main cultural languages of the western world and is studied and learned by millions of people.

    The German language has many different dialects depending on in which country or region you are in but in written form it looks very similar wherever you are. When it comes to actual speaking, there are a lot of different dialects, some of which are nearly impossible to understand for a foreigner. The most difficult dialects of German you will typically come across in Austria and Switzerland. So if you’re looking to go on a learning vacation, maybe try Germany first.

    German is a key language in the European Union and the new economies of Central and Eastern Europe. Even abroad, the German language seems to be in great demand. According to ZAF (Center for Education and Training), in 2015 about 15.4 million people attended German courses at schools, universities or language institutes. That is 500.000 more than just 5 years prior. The language is gaining more and more popularity.

    It may be important to note at this point that having a basic to intermediate level of German may be an important tool for your professional future, as well as opening several doors for you on your resume if you feel the need to either migrate or work in a multi-cultural environment. German speakers will usually greatly appreciate your effort in having partially or fully learned their language, and they will happily collaborate with you in solving your doubts.

    What the following book is about

    We’ve written this book to cover an important issue that seems to affect every new learner of the German tongue — a lack of helpful reading material. While in English you may encounter tons (or gigabytes, in our modern terms) of easy and accessible learning material, in German you will usually and promptly be given tough literature to read by your teachers, and you will soon find yourself consulting your dictionary more than you’d want to. Eventually, you’ll find yourself bored and uninterested in continuing, and your initially positive outlook may soon turn sour.

    There’s something you must understand: German isn’t an easy language, but it isn’t a terribly difficult one either. You just need to make an effort in identifying your flaws and weaknesses, and having access to this book is a definite good start.

    Our goal with this book will be to supply you with useful, entertaining, helpful and challenging material that will not only allow you to learn the language but also help you pass the time and make the experience less formal and more fun — like any particular lesson should be. We will not bore you with grammatical notes, spelling or structure: the book has been well-written and revised to ensure that it covers those aspects without having to explain them in unnecessarily complicated rules like textbooks do.

    If you’ve ever learned a new language through conversational methods, teachers will typically just ask you to practice speaking. Here, we’ll teach you writing and reading German with stories.

    How German Short Stories for Beginners has been laid out

    We want to help you read stories and understand each aspect of the language in the most entertaining way, so we’ve compiled a series of tales which will each cover a particular tool of the language. Each story will tell a different tale involving unique, deep characters with their own personalities and conflicts, while ensuring that you understand the objective of the particular language device in German. Verbs, Pronouns, Nouns, Directions, Time and Date; all of it will be covered in this book. At no point will we introduce concepts too difficult for you to grasp, and any complicated vocabulary will be studied at the end of each story.

    The stories have been written in a way that will allow you to:

    All of this will ensure absolute efficiency in not only reading the stories, but in understanding and interpreting them once you’re done. It is absolutely normal that you may find certain terms unknown to your knowledge of the language, and it is equally normal that sometimes you may ultimately not entirely understand what the story is about. We’re here to help you, in any way we can.

    Recommendations for readers of German Short Stories for Beginners

    Before we allow you to begin reading, we have a quick list of recommendations, tips and tricks for getting the best out of this book.

    Read the stories without any pressure: feel free to return to parts you didn’t understand and take breaks when necessary. This is like any fantasy, romance or sci-fi book you’d pick up, except with different goals.

    Feel free to use any external material to make your experience more complete: while we’ve provided you with plenty of data to help you learn, you may feel obliged to look at textbooks or search for more helpful texts on the internet — do not think twice about doing so! We even recommend it.

    Find other people to learn with: while learning can be fun on your own, it definitely helps to have friends or family joining you on the tough journey of learning a new language. Find a like-minded person to accompany you in this experience, and you may soon find yourself competing to see who can learn the most!

    Try writing your own stories once you’re done: all of the material in this book is made for you to learn not only how to read, but how to write as well. Liked what you read? Try writing your own story now, and see what people think about it!

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    One last thing before we start. If you haven’t already, head over to LingoMastery.com/hacks and grab a copy of our free Lingo Hacks book that will teach you the important secrets that you need to know to become fluent in a language as fast as possible.

    Now, without further ado, enjoy these 20 German Stories for Beginners.

    Good luck, reader!

    Chapter 1

    Streitigkeiten

    Nora und Jens sind gerne verheiratet. Die beiden lieben sich sehr, aber oft gibt es kleine Streitigkeiten zwischen den beiden. Immer geht es um kleine, unwichtige Probleme. Oft haben sie mit dem Haushalt zu tun. Es geht meistens darum, wer welche Aufgaben erledigt.

    „Hast du den Müll rausgebracht?", fragt Nora fast täglich. Jens ist genervt, dass er sich jeden Tag um den Müll kümmern muss.

    „Wieso machst du nicht einmal den Müll?", fragt er genervt. Aber Nora ist der Meinung, dass sie am meisten erledigt. Nora findet, dass zu Hause

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