German demystified / Ed Swick.

Includes index.

Acknowledgment -- Introduction -- Part 1: Getting Started -- 1: German Pronunciation -- German alphabet -- Special characters -- Consonant combinations -- Vowel combinations -- Some special pronunciation rules -- German cognates -- Quiz -- 2: People And Names -- German names -- People -- Definite articles -- Conjugation of German verbs -- Places -- Greetings -- Quiz -- 3: Asking Questions -- Asking questions with wer -- Indefinite articles -- Possessive adjective mein -- Yes or no questions -- Using oder for differentiation -- Asking questions with was -- Asking questions with wo -- Possessive adjective ihr -- About the German-speaking world -- Quiz -- 4: Describing People And Things -- Using the verb sein -- Pronouns -- Using the verb heiben -- Some useful adjectives -- Asking questions with wann and warum -- Asking wie geht's? -- Cardinal numbers one to ten -- Quiz -- 5: Indicating Possession -- Using the verb haben -- Definite article die -- Possessive adjectives dein and euer -- Using kein -- Household objects -- Quiz -- Part one test -- Part 2: Using Verbs -- 6: Actions In The Present Tense -- Using the verb werden -- Pronouns es -- Present tense -- Cardinal numbers eleven to twenty -- Quiz -- 7: Irregularities In Present Tense Verbs -- Present tense verb irregularities -- Inseparable verb prefixes -- Colors -- Common/professional titles -- Quiz -- 8: Talking About Location -- Using the verb kommen -- Telling time -- Using the verbs gehen and fahren -- Using the verbs wohnen and leben -- Word order -- Some coordinating conjunctions -- Using the verbs wissen and kennen -- Infinitives ending in -ieren -- Separable verb prefixes -- Accusative case -- Accusative pronouns -- Quiz -- 9: Talking About The Past -- Possessive adjectives -- Regular past tense -- Irregular past tense -- Accusative case prepositions -- Plurals -- Quiz -- 10: Time And Calendar -- More irregular verbs in the present and past tenses -- Dative case -- Dative pronouns -- More about word order -- Cardinal numbers twenty and above -- More about telling time -- Ordinal numbers -- Days and months -- Sports and hobbies -- Quiz -- Part two test -- Part 3: Lots More About Verbs

11: More Talking About The Past -- Present perfect tense -- Present participles -- Verbs that take the dative -- Prepositions that take the dative -- Geography -- Quiz -- 12: Important Details -- Present perfect tense with sein -- Special use of vor -- Expressing hunger and thirst with haben -- Accusative-dative prepositions -- Other verb prefixes -- Subordinating conjunctions -- Food and beverages -- Quiz -- 13: Taking About The Future -- Future tense -- Negatives -- Adverbs of time, manner, and place -- Genitive case -- Past perfect tense -- Accusative reflexive pronouns -- More subordinating conjunctions -- Things around the city -- Quiz -- 14: Review Of Verb Tenses -- Comparing German and English verb tenses -- Key verbs: haben, sein, and werden -- Genitive prepositions -- Dative reflexive pronouns -- Some special masculine nouns -- Modal auxiliaries -- Quiz -- 15: Linking Ideas Together -- Relative pronouns -- More about modal auxiliaries -- Double infinitives -- Prepositions and inanimates -- More about adverbs -- Quiz -- Part three test -- Part 4: Some Fine Points -- 16: Comparing Things -- More about relative pronouns -- Few common idioms -- Comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs -- Little German history -- Quiz -- 17: Using Commands -- Passive voice -- Adjective endings with der- words -- Imperative -- Plants -- Animals -- Quiz -- 18: Using The Passive Voice -- More about the passive voice -- Modal auxiliaries in the passive voice -- Sich lassen and the passive voice -- Adjective endings with ein- words -- Professions -- Quiz -- 19: Using The Subjunctive Mood -- Subjunctive mood -- Indirect discourse -- Foreign words in German -- More idioms -- Quiz -- 20: Expressing Wishes And Conditions -- Expressing wishes with the subjunctive -- Subjunctive with als ob -- Expressing conditions with the subjunctive -- Irregular verbs in the subjunctive -- Being polite in the subjunctive -- Infinitive clauses -- Quiz -- Part four test -- Final exam -- Appendix A: Principal parts of irregular verbs -- Appendix B: Prepositions and their required cases -- English-German dictionary -- German-English dictionary -- Answer key -- Index.

A step-by-step guide through the key grammar fundamentals of the German language. Covers everyday topics and conversational expressions and includes an audio CD to provide oral practice and pronunciation basics.