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Profile verstehen — Understanding a German Self-Introduction

Read and listen to two example profiles, then check what you understood.

Reading a profile

Put it together — read and listen to two short profiles, then check what you understood.

Kwame's profile
Hallo!
Ich heiße Kwame.
Ich komme aus Ghana.
Ich wohne in Hamburg.
Ich bin 27 Jahre alt.
Fatima's profile
Hallo!
Ich heiße Fatima.
Ich komme aus Nigeria.
Ich wohne in München.
Ich bin 24 Jahre alt.

Vocabulary

Both profiles follow the exact same pattern: heiße → komme aus → wohne in → bin … Jahre alt. Only the details change. A few more countries you might hear:

Ghana (Ghana)Nigeria (Nigeria)Kenia (Kenya)Südafrika (South Africa)Äthiopien (Ethiopia)

Quick check

Quick check

What's Kwame's name, and which country is he from? — Answer: Kwame, from Ghana.

In short

You can read and listen to a simple profile and pick out the key facts: name, origin, residence, age.

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