September 2009
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Who would like to come to the blackboard....
… and tell me IF you’ve already been to Germany, which city did you visit?
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Who would like to come to the blackboard....
… and tell me the name of one of the many famous German/Austrian/Swiss composers?
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Jugendwort des Jahres
German slang spoken by teenagers is not just stupid and impudent as many people say - I think it’s also very creative and hilarious (at least partly ;)). Stuff that me and my friends used to say is out of date of course and would probably be smiled at by today’s teenies ;)
In 2008, the dictionary Langenscheidt came up with the idea of choosing one representative “teenager...
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Who would like to come to the blackboard....
…and answer the following question:
What’s the famous music club in Hamburg called that the Beatles played at in the 60s?
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#German personality adjectives: negative feelings
Ich bin….
1.) traurig = sad
2.) enttäuscht = dissapointed
3.) unglücklich = unhappy
4.) wütend = angry
5.) sauer = mad
6.) verärgert = annoyed
7.) melancholisch = melancholy
8.) eifersüchtig = jealous
9.) neidisch = envious
10.) schlecht gelaunt = in a bad mood
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#German personality adjectives: positive feelings
Ich bin….
1.) glücklich = happy
2.) fröhlich = merry
3.) albern = silly
4.) aufgeregt = excited
5.) dankbar = grateful
6.) gut gelaunt = in a good mood
7.) zufrieden = satisfied
8.) sorgenfrei = carefree
9.) optimistisch = optimistic
10.) heiter = cheerful
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Who would like to come to the blackboard...
…and translate the following sentence:
Kann ich bitte eine Tasse Kaffee haben?
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Who would like to come to the blackboard...
… and tell us a random fact about themselves in German (e.g. Ich gehe zur Schule/Ich liebe Süßigkeiten/Ich bin manchmal sehr faul)? :)
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10 x vegetables in #German
1.) die Tomate (-n) = tomato (-es)
2.) die Gurke (-n) = cucumber (-s)
3.) der Kopfsalat (-e) = lettuce (-s)
4.) die Kartoffel (-n) = potatoe (-s)
5.) die Karotte (-n) / die Möhre (-n) = carrot (-s)
6.) der Kohl = cabbage
7.) die Paprika (-s) = bell pepper (-s)
8.) die Erbse (-n) = pea (-s)
9.) der Blumenkohl = cauliflower
10.) die Zucchini (-s) = zucchini (-s)
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“I despise a world which does not feel that music is a higher revelation than all...”
– Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 ways to say "alt" (old) in #German
1.) alt
2.) betagt
3.) oll
4.) uralt
5.) steinalt
6.) tattrig
7.) senil
8.) greis
9.) der Grufti (-s) = slang word for an old person
10.) this is a slang word that young people use to describe a party where “old” people (over 30) are hanging out:
die Gammelfleischparty = mouldy meat party LMAO!
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“If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.”
– Johannes Brahms
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“The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.”
– Günther Grass
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10 x fruits in #German
1.) der Apfel (Äpfel) = apple (-s)
2.) die Birne (-n) = pear (-s)
3.) die Kirsche (-n) = cherry (-ies)
4.) die Pflaume (-n) = plum (-s)
5.) die Banane (-n) = banana (-s)
6.) die Weintraube (-n) = grape (-s)
7.) die Melone (-n) = melon (-s)
8.) der Pfirsich (-e) = peach (-es)
9.) die Nektarine (-n) = nectarine (-s)
10.) die Ananas = pineapple
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“Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a...”
– Karl Marx
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Entschuldigung!
Entschuldigung means:
a) Sorry!
b) Excuse me, …
Entschuldigen Sie bitte = Excuse me, please (e.g. to a stranger)
sich entschuldigen (reg.) = (to) apologize
e.g. Ich möchte mich bei dir entschuldigen. = I would like to apologize to you.
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Who would like to come to the blackboard....
… and tell me the name of Germany’s capital?
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“We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the...”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Survival phrases 5
1. Du bist süß. = You’re cute.
2. Du bist hübsch. = You’re pretty.
3. Du bist schön. = You’re beautiful.
4. Du bist heiß. = You’re hot.
5. Du bist sexy. = You’re sexy.
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7 different kinds of berries in #German
1.) die Erdbeere (-n) = strawberry (-ies)
2.) die Himbeere (-n) = raspberry (-ies)
3.) die Johannisbeere (-n) = currant (-s)
4.) die Preiselbeere (-n) = cranberry (-ies)
5.) die Stachelbeere (-n) = gooseberry (-ies)
6.) die Holunderbeere (-n) = elderberry (-ies)
7.) die Brombeere (-n) = blackberry (-ies)
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“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What...”
– Hermann Hesse
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Der Nominativ
The nominative case is one of four grammatical cases for a noun in the German language. Basically it’s the noun that is doing something / the active part of the sentence, so it usually marks the subject of the verb.
Example:
Das Kind spielt Fußball. -> “Das Kind” nominative case.
Die Blume ist schön. -> “Die Blume” nominative case.
To find out what’s...
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“Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they...”
– Marlene Dietrich
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“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”
– Franz Kafka
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Who would like to come to the blackboard...
… and translate the following sentence:
Entschuldigung, wo ist die Bushaltestelle?