Posts in May 2009

Answers to the Reading Passage

Posted by Yohann
May
31
2009

Guten Ta_! (Hello!) Ich hei_e Yohann. (I am called Yohann.) Ich komm_ aus Deut_chland aber ich _ohne nicht in Deut_chland (I come from Germany but I don’t live in Germany.) Ich _ohne in Ameri_a. (I live in America.) Brooklyn is eine sch_ne sta_t (Brooklyn is a beautiful city.) Ken_en _ie d__ _estaurant in _tudienplatz? (Do you know the restaurant in University Plaza?) D__ Es_en ist dort seh_ gut. (The food is very good there.) Ich arb__te als lehrer, und ich stud__re noch. (I work as a teacher and I am still at university [literally I still study].) Ich stud__re Deut_ch und Holl_ndisch. (I study Dutch and German.) Waren _ie schon einmal in Deut_chland? (Have you ever been in Germany before?)

Guten Tag!

Ich heiße Yohann.

Ich komme aus Deutschland aber ich wohne nicht in Deutschland.

Ich wohne in Amerika.

Brooklyn is eine schöne stadt.

Kennen Sie das Restaurant in Studienplatz.

Das Essen ist dort sehr gut.

Ich arbeite als lehrer, und ich studiere noch.

Ich studiere Deutsch und Holländisch.

Waren Sie schon einmal in Deutschland?

Thank you to everyone who participated!

 
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Reading Passage

Posted by Yohann
May
28
2009

I have a beginner’s level reading passage in German. It’s a reading passage, but it’s not your average reading passage. I have left certain letters out and you have to fill in the letters in the comment section of this post. I’ve done this so that you will pay attention to the spelling of simple German words.

Guten Ta_! (Hello!) Ich hei_e Yohann. (I am called Yohann.) Ich komm_ aus Deut_chland aber ich _ohne nicht in Deut_chland (I come from Germany but I don’t live in Germany.) Ich _ohne in Ameri_a. (I live in America.) Brooklyn is eine sch_ne sta_t (Brooklyn is a beautiful city.) Ken_en _ie d__ _estaurant in _tudienplatz? (Do you know the restaurant in University Plaza?) D__ Es_en ist dort seh_ gut. (The food is very good there.) Ich arb__te als lehrer, und ich stud__re noch. (I work as a teacher and I am still at university [literally I still study].) Ich stud__re Deut_ch und Holl_ndisch. (I study Dutch and German.) Waren _ie schon einmal in Deut_chland? (Have you ever been in Germany before?)

I gave a little intro about myself. If you feel up to it, you can also give a little intro about yourself in German in the comment section. It doesn’t have to be anything complicated. Just remember to include the English translation so that others can understand as well.

Bis dann! (So long!)

 
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Answers to the Exercise

Posted by Yohann
May
25
2009

I wanna thank everyone who participated in this “test”. Without further ado, I’m going to post the answers. Before I do that, I want to remind people that I’m going to provide both the indefinte and definte articles. Yes, I know, I asked for the indefinite articles, but since a lot of people posted the answers for the definite articles, I’ll do both and cover all the bases.

1) der/ein Sozialist (socialist)

2) die/eine Identität (identity)

3) die/eine Fabrik (factory)

4) das/ein Studium (studies)

5) der/ein Architekt (architect)

6) die/eine Bronze (bronze)

7) das/ein Christentum (Christianity)

8) der/ein Baum (tree)

9) die/eine Marionette (puppet)

10) das/ein Faktum (fact)

11) das/ein Testament (will)

12) der/ein Nebel (fog/mist)

13) der/ein Frühling (spring)

14) die/ein Musik (music)

15) der/ein Junge (boy)

16) das/ein Gesetz (law)

17) die/eine Freundschaft (friend)

18) das/ein Deutschland (Germany)

19) das/ein Ressentiment (resentment)

20) der/ein Sommer (summer)

 
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Test Time!

Posted by Yohann
May
21
2009

Today’s test day! I’ll provide the nouns, but you have to provide the indefinite article. No worries! I’m not grading this test. It’s more of a review. Type your answers in the comment section. I’ll provide the answers once people get a chance to answer.

1) Sozialist (socialist)

2) Identität (identity)

3) Fabrik (factory)

4) Studium (studies)

5) Sommer (summer)

6) Architekt (architect)

7) Bronze (bronze)

8) Christentum (Christianity)

9) Baum (tree)

10) Marionette (puppet)

11) Faktum (fact)

12) Testament (will)

13) Nebel (fog/mist)

14) Frühling (spring)

15) Musik (music)

16) Junge (boy)

17) Gesetz (law)

18) Freundschaft (friendship)

19) Deutschland (Germany)

20) Ressentiment (resentment)

 
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Neuter Nouns

Posted by Yohann
May
18
2009

Finally, we get to the neuter nouns. Look out for these endings, they just might be neuter:

-chen : das Märchen (fairy tale)

-um : das Zentrum (center)

-lein : das Fräulein (Miss)

-o : das Auto (car)

-ment : das Instrument (instrument)

-nis : das Versäumnis (neglect)

-il : das Ventil (valve)

-ma : das Drama (drama)

-ing : das Meeting (meeting)

Now here are the group of nouns that indicate the noun is neuter:

1) young persons : das Baby (baby)

2) place names : das Berlin (Berlin)

3) Names of hotels, cafes and theaters : das Hilton (Hilton)

4) Names of elements and chemicals : das Aluminium (alumininum)

5) Names of colors used as nouns : das Rot (red)

6) Infinitives used as nouns : das Essen (eating)

7) Nouns starting with ge : das Gespräch (conversation)

8) Diminutives : das Männlein (little man)

 

 
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