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Learn to Speak German: "What's your name?"
Perfect for the 2006 World Cup!



NEW: The full GenkiGerman.com site is now online with even more songs & games for teaching German!

2006 is the Soccer World Cup in Germany, so to learn a little German, try this song.
You can find this song on Genki English CD Vol. 1, download the mp3 version for free here, or have a look at the animated demo version above!

If you happen to be an English teacher, there's also the original English version. Or you might want to look at my pages for Learning Japanese.

Wie heisst du?
by Richard Graham
German Vocals by
The Zwischentöne


Wie heisst du?
Wie heisst du?
Wie heisst du?

(clap, clap)

Wie heisst du?
Wie heisst du?
Wie heisst du?

(clap, clap)

Ich heisse ...
Ich heisse ...
Ich heisse ...
Ich heisse ...

Schön dich zu sehen

( Repeat 3 times)

If you're using the song in a classroom ( or with your mates)...

1. First of all teach the phrases "Wie heisst du?" ("What's your name?") and the answer "Ich heisse...." ( "My name is...")

2. Explain "Schön dich zu sehen" ( "Nice to meet you!") and tell them to do a handshake when saying it!

3. Go through the song phrase by phrase without the CD, a couple of times


4. Tell everyone to make groups of 2. Start the music.



5. They all sing the "Wie heisst du?" part 3 times then clap twice.





6. One person in each pair says the "Ich heisse...+ their own name" two times.





7. The other person says it two times.





8. They both say "Schön dich zu sehen" whilst shaking hands and making eye contact.

9. They split up with their partner, find a new partner and repeat from 7.


In future lessons you can play the song once and the kids should remember it! It's a really quick review!

Anyway, enjoy!! (and good luck in trying to get this one out of your head after you've heard it a few times!!





If you happen to be an English teacher, there's also the original English version. Or you might want to look at my pages for Learning Japanese.

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