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How to Say ‘I'll start with the first slide.’ in German

Ich beginne mit der ersten Folie.

ikh be-GIN-e mit dair AIR-sten FOH-lee-e

[ikh be-GIN-e mit dair AIR-sten FOH-lee-e]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich beginne

ikh be-GIN-e

I begin

'ich' has a soft 'ch' sound, like a hissing 'h'. 'beginne' is stressed on 'gin': be-GIN-ne.

Example

Ich beginne um acht Uhr.

I start at eight o'clock.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

I

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

beginne

[be-GIN-e]

begin

'ich' form of 'beginnen' (to begin, start).

Example

Ich beginne um neun Uhr.

I begin at nine o'clock.

mit der ersten Folie.

mit dair AIR-sten FOH-lee-e

with the first slide

This is a dative phrase after 'mit'. Say it smoothly without stopping.

Example

Wir starten mit der ersten Folie.

We start with the first slide.

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with; by

Preposition indicating the means or instrument used; takes the dative.

Example

Ich fahre mit dem Bus.

I go by bus.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

ersten

[AIR-sten]

first

Form of 'erste' after 'am', used to say on which date something happens.

Example

Wir fahren am ersten Juli in Urlaub.

We go on holiday on the first of July.

Folie

[FOH-lee-e]

slide

A single page in a presentation; feminine noun.

Example

Die nächste Folie zeigt die Zahlen.

The next slide shows the numbers.

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