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Ok… First real post in this experiment to document the random knowledge that me and my “friend veiled in a cloak of secrecy” are encountering in whatever we’re pursuing at the moment . We arbitrarily decided that we are going to learn to speak German (well…it wasn’t so arbitrary considering I will be spending well over a month in Graz, Austria). For those interested, 1-10 in German are listed below. Learn the pronunciation yourself, I’m sure there’s thousands of Youtube videos out there concerning counting in German. What can we do to prevent you from feeling like this is a complete waste of time? Probably nothing… But we wrote a bit after each number…maybe it could help someone out there remember them?
0 – null
No memory tip here, just learn it!
1 – eins
Again, we’re not helping you with the first couple…but from here on out, it is very aesthetically pleasing how these numbers string together. There is a logical flow to the sound…
2 – zwei
One cannot help but notice the similarity in sound between eins and zwei. Both contain ei and the “s” and “z” sound quite similar. There’s almost a palindromic relationship between these first two numbers. Therefore, there is no excuse for forgetting them.
3 – drei
One link remains between zwei and drei. If you can’t remember that these two consecutive numbers rhyme, quit while you’re ahead.
4-vier
This one’s easy since it very much resembles the English word “fear.” And face it, 4 is quite a frightening and intimidating number…
5 – fünf
Just as a sound connection remained between 2 and 3, a connection remains between 4 and 5. This time it’s the sound “f” reflected in both the initial “v” in vier and the “f” in fünf
6 – sechs
Sounds like an English word; no more needs to be said
7 – sieben
2/3 were a sound pair, 4/5 another one, now 6/7…both share the “z” sound reflected in the initial “s” of both words
8 – acht
You’ll remember this because it’s the only time in the numbers 1-10 that you get to use the ach-laut.
9 – neun
Similar enough to English that it should stick in your mind…
10 – zehn
No help here….
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