Significado
To acquire proficiency in a language.
Contexto cultural
Germans often start learning their first foreign language (usually English) in 3rd or 5th grade. It is a point of pride to speak at least one other language well. Because Switzerland has four national languages, many Swiss people learn a second national language (like French or German) in school to communicate across cantons. Over 15 million people worldwide are currently learning German, with the highest numbers in Poland, Russia, and France.
Use specific languages
While 'Sprache lernen' is the concept, in 90% of conversations, you will replace 'Sprache' with the actual name (e.g., 'Deutsch lernen').
Gender matters
Always remember 'Sprache' is feminine. This affects adjectives: 'eine schwere Sprache lernen'.
Significado
To acquire proficiency in a language.
Use specific languages
While 'Sprache lernen' is the concept, in 90% of conversations, you will replace 'Sprache' with the actual name (e.g., 'Deutsch lernen').
Gender matters
Always remember 'Sprache' is feminine. This affects adjectives: 'eine schwere Sprache lernen'.
Small talk staple
Asking someone 'Lernst du gerade eine {die|f} Sprache?' is a very common and polite way to start a conversation in Germany.
Teste-se
Fill in the correct form of 'lernen'.
Ich ___ Deutsch in der Schule.
The first person singular form of 'lernen' is 'lerne'.
Which sentence is correct for a hobby?
How do you say 'I am learning Spanish'?
'Lernen' is for hobbies/general study, and German doesn't use 'bin lernen'.
Match the German to the English.
Match the following:
Basic vocabulary matching.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Warum bist du hier? B: Ich möchte eine neue ___ ___.
The full collocation is 'Sprache lernen'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Ways to learn a language
Methods
- • App
- • Buch
- • Kurs
- • Tandem
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosIch ___ Deutsch in der Schule.
The first person singular form of 'lernen' is 'lerne'.
How do you say 'I am learning Spanish'?
'Lernen' is for hobbies/general study, and German doesn't use 'bin lernen'.
Combine cada item a esquerda com seu par a direita:
Basic vocabulary matching.
A: Warum bist du hier? B: Ich möchte eine neue ___ ___.
The full collocation is 'Sprache lernen'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
4 perguntasYes, it is actually more common to name the language directly. 'Ich lerne Deutsch' is more natural than 'Ich lerne die deutsche Sprache'.
'Lernen' is the process. 'Erlernen' often implies the successful completion or the formal acquisition of the skill.
Yes, '{die|f} Sprache' is always feminine in German.
You would say 'Ich lerne sprechen'. You don't need the word 'Sprache' there.
Frases relacionadas
Vokabeln pauken
specialized formTo cram vocabulary
eine Sprache beherrschen
builds onTo master a language
Sprachkurs besuchen
similarTo attend a language course
