Beginners' German is the basic book of the Walter-Krause German Series. One purpose of this introductory book is to initiate the learner into the language of every-day life as well as into the literary language, thereby insuring a reahstic vocab- ulary. As we start with the immediate environment of the pupil, we have the best of foimdations for interest and for suc- cess. At all times we are taking cognizance of the living adolescent and not of abstract pedantry. The work is an out- growth of actual class-room experience. Table of Contents CONTENTS PAGE Preface vii Map of Germany facing i Introductory: Alphabet i Table of German Sounds with Explanations 3 Lesson I. Conversation - Days (ift, finb; tear, toaren; Wirb, tocrbcn fein) 7 II. Conversation - Days (Declension of bic SS^od^e) . . 9 III. Conversation - Months (Declension of baiS ^a^r) . 11 IV. Conversation - Seasons (Declension of ber J^crbft; word formation un-) 13 V. Conversation on preceding work (Word-order; im- personal verbs; word formation -c) 16 VI. O ^anncnbaum (Review; word formation -l^cit) . . 18 VII. Conversation - Multiplication Tables (bcr-words) . 20 VIII. Conversation - Arithmetical Problems (Conjugation of 6!j 6itt; pronouns of address) 22 IX. Conversation - Family (Declension of cinc SSoc^c, cin 3ot)r; word formation -d^cn, -Icin) 26 X. Conversation - Cardinal Numbers (Declension of cin 2Β«onat) 28 XI. Conversation - Parts of the Day (Conjugati