Address and contact details
Adresse und Kontaktdaten
- Asking for and giving contact details.
- Tell and ask for addresses.
- Nouns and Articles - Accusative
- Possessive articles - accusative
Learn how to use German nouns and possessive articles in the accusative case related to addresses and contact information. This course covers key vocabulary like Adresse, Telefonnummer, and E-Mail-Adresse, practical dialogues for everyday communication, and verb conjugations for geben and wohnen. Improve your ability to ask and share personal and contact details with confidence.
Vocabulary (15) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Assign the following words to the two categories: Contact information or personal information.
Kontaktinformationen
persönliche Angaben
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Geben
To give
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Die Hausnummer
The house number
3
Das Geburtsjahr
The year of birth
4
Das Handy
The mobile phone
5
Die E-Mail
The email
Übung 5: Conversation exercise
Anleitung:
- Ask somebody for their contact details. (Ask somebody for their contact details.)
- Share your address and contact details. (Share your address and contact details.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Wie lautet Ihre Adresse? What is your address? |
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Meine E-Mail ist student@colanguage.com. My email is student@colanguage.com. |
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Meine Telefonnummer ist 61385748. My phone number is 61385748. |
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Kann ich Ihre Telefonnummer haben? Can I have your phone number? |
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Kannst du es mir auf WhatsApp schicken? Can you send it to me on WhatsApp? |
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Haben Sie Instagram? Do you have Instagram? |
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Meine Adresse ist "Hauptstraße, Nummer 5". My address is "Main street, number 5". |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ich ___ dir meine Telefonnummer.
(I ___ you my phone number.)2. Du ___ mir deine E-Mail-Adresse.
(You ___ me your email address.)3. Er ___ seine Adresse meiner Kollegin.
(He ___ his address to my colleague.)4. Wir ___ in einer kleinen Stadt in Deutschland.
(We ___ in a small town in Germany.)Exercise 8: Address and Contact Information in Everyday Life
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Geben - Give
Präsens
- ich gebe
- du gibst
- er/sie/es gibt
- wir geben
- ihr gebt
- sie/Sie geben
Wohnen - Live
Präsens
- ich wohne
- du wohnst
- er/sie/es wohnt
- wir wohnen
- ihr wohnt
- sie/Sie wohnen
Exercise 9: Nomen und Artikel - Akkusativ
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Nouns and Articles - Accusative
Show translation Show answerseinen, die, eine, den, ein
Exercise 10: Possessivartikel - Akkusativ
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Possessive articles - accusative
Show translation Show answersunser, euren, mein, deinen, meine, ihre, unseren
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Geben to give Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
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| (ich) gebe | I give |
| (du) gibst | you give |
| (er/sie/es) gibt | he/she/it gives |
| (wir) geben | we give |
| (ihr) gebt | you give |
| (sie) geben | they give |
Wohnen to live Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
|---|---|
| ich wohne | I live |
| du wohnst | You live |
| er/sie/es wohnt | he/she/it lives |
| wir wohnen | we live |
| ihr wohnt | you live |
| sie wohnen | they live |
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Introduction to Address and Contact Details in German
In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about addresses and contact information in German, focusing on the use of nouns and articles in the accusative case as well as possessive articles.
What You Will Learn
- Vocabulary related to contact information such as die Adresse (address), die Telefonnummer (telephone number), die E-Mail-Adresse (email address), die Postleitzahl (postal code), die Straße (street), and die Hausnummer (house number).
- Vocabulary related to personal details including der Geburtsort (place of birth) and das Geburtsjahr (year of birth).
- How to form and use accusative case articles correctly with these nouns.
- How to use possessive articles in accusative, for example: deine Telefonnummer (your telephone number).
- Sample dialogues to practice asking for and sharing contact information politely in everyday situations such as at home, with neighbors, or in the office.
- Verb conjugations focusing on geben (to give) and wohnen (to live), essential verbs when talking about sharing contact details or stating your address.
Useful Tips and Differences Compared to English
German requires the use of the accusative case when directly referring to the object of certain verbs like geben (to give). For example, Ich gebe dir deine Telefonnummer. means "I give you your phone number," where deine Telefonnummer is in the accusative case.
Possessive articles change in German depending on case, gender, and number, unlike English where "my," "your," etc. remain the same. For example, "your" (deine) changes form with the accusative feminine noun Telefonnummer.
Practical phrases to remember include:
Wie ist deine Adresse? (What is your address?)
Kannst du mir bitte deine E-Mail-Adresse geben? (Can you please give me your email address?)
Ich wohne in der Hauptstraße Nummer 12. (I live at 12 Haupt Street.)
By mastering these expressions, you'll be better equipped to exchange personal and contact details politely and clearly in German-speaking environments.
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