¶ Introducing Meier and Schmidt Dialogue
In today's dialogue, Herrmeyer bumps into Frau Schmidt, his new neighbour for the first time. Their very brief introduction contains some important expressions. Let's listen. Then we'll come back and take it piece by piece. Hallo, ich heiße Meier. Peter Meier. Und wie heißen Sie? Ich heiße Melanie Schmidt. Guten Tag, Herr Meier. Guten Tag, Frau Schmidt. Ich muss gehen. Bis zum nächsten Mal. Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Meyer. Auf Wiedersehen, Frau Schmidt. And now one more time.
Hallo, ich heiße Meyer, Peter Meyer, und wie heißen Sie? Ich heiße Melanie Schmidt. Guten Tag, Herr Meyer. Guten Tag, Frau Schmidt. Ich muss gehen. Bis zum nächsten Mal. Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Meier. Auf Wiedersehen, Frau Schmidt.
¶ Mastering German Introductions and Greetings
Let's stop here for a moment. Her Meyer first said My name is Peter Meyer. That's Ich Heise Peter Meyer. Ich heiße Peter Meyer. Ich Heise literally this means I am called. It's an example of the verb Heisen, which means to be called. To take another couple of examples, how would we say his name is Peter Meyer? Er heißt Peter Meyer. Er heißt Peter Meyer. And her name is Melanie. She is called Melanie. Sie heißt Melanie and their names are Peter and Melanie. Sie heißen Peter und Melanie.
Now we heard Zeist Melani and Zisen Pero und Melanie. Note that zi can mean either she or they and will depend on the context. Like all verbs, heisen has a set of different endings which comprise that verb's conjugation. You can find the complete conjugation of Heisen in the accompanying PDF lesson guide available from our website at WWW dot learn German by podcast dot com. Let's talk a little more about the question, what is your name? In German. Wie heißen Sie?
Wie heißen Sie? And the answer was Ich heiße Melanie Schmidt. ICE Melanie Schmidt. So Z can actually mean you as well, right? Das ist richtig. And how would you say what is his name? Wie heißt er? We heist er. And what is her name? Would be heist sie. V heistzi and talking about Peter and Melanie, what are their names? We heisen ze. Now let's get back to the dialogue. As a greeting, Melanie says Guten Tag Guten Tag Which literally means good day or simply hello.
Gut means good, and in the expression Gutentag there's a special ending guten. Let's not worry too much about this for now and simply remember the expression Gutentag. How about good morning? Good and morgin. Guten Morgen. And what would you say in the evening? Guten Abend. Guten Abend! And when going to bed, we would say, Goethe Nacht. Guten Nacht which means good night. Let's hear these expressions one more time. Good morning. Guten Morgen. Good day, or rather hello is Gutentag.
Good evening is Guten Abend. And finally, good night.
¶ Saying Goodbye and Review
Just as Herr Meyer and Frau Schmidt are going to engage in conversation, Herr Meyer is interrupted by someone who's going to offer him a lift. He excuses himself, saying Ich muss gehen. Ich muss gehen. Which means I must go. It's a combination of ich muss. And the verb gehen to go. It's a pattern we'll come back to in later lessons. So Herr Meyer says bye. Auf Wiedersehen. Literally, this is until seeing again, right?
Joachim and Connie, so we can consolidate all the words and expressions. Let's hear that exchange one final time. And to our listeners, don't forget to log on to www dot learngermanbypodcast dot com for the detailed and comprehensive PDF lesson guide. Here's that exchange one final time. Hallo, ich heiße Meier, Peter Meier. Und wie heißen Sie? Ich heiße Melanie Schmidt. Guten Tag, Herr Meier. Guten Tag, Frau Schmidt.
Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Meier. Auf Wiedersehen, Frau Schmidt. Yo come and Connie, that's it for this lesson. Until next time. Bis zum nächsten Mal. Bis zum nächsten Mal.