Week 3 - L2 Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
Q
when
A
wann
2
Q
why
A
warum
3
Q
what
A
was
4
Q
who
A
wer
5
Q
how
A
wie
6
Q
where
A
wo
7
Q
where from
A
woher
8
Q
where to
A
wohin
9
Q
old
A
alt
10
Q
serious
A
ernst
11
Q
lazy
A
faul
12
Q
diligent
A
fleißig
13
Q
friendly
A
freundlich
14
Q
patient
A
geduldig
15
Q
big, large, tall
A
groß
16
Q
young
A
jung
17
Q
small, little
A
klein
18
Q
boring
A
langweilig
19
Q
funny
A
lustig
20
Q
nice
A
nett
21
Q
curious
A
neugierig
22
Q
quiet
A
ruhig
23
Q
shy
A
schüchtern
24
Q
sporty
A
sportlich
25
stressful
stressig
26
reliable
zuverlässig
27
soon
bald
28
always
immer
29
now
jetzt
30
sometimes
manchmal
31
tomorrow
morgen
32
never
nie
33
often
oft
34
seldom
selten
35
age
dal Alter
36
architect (male)
architect (female)
der Architekt
die Architektin
37
doctor (male)
doctor (female)
der Arzt
die Ärztin
38
accountant (male)
accountant (female)
der Buchhalter
die Buchhalterin
39
place of birth
der Geburtsort
40
house number
die Hausnummer
41
engineer (male)
engineer (female)
der Ingenieur
die Ingenieurin
42
card
die Karte
43
country
das Land
44
teacher (male)
teacher (female)
der Lehrer
die Lehrerin
45
surname
der Nachname
46
name
der name
47
place
der Ort
48
street
die Straße
49
streetname
der Straßenname
50
telephone number
die Telefonnummer
51
first name
der Vorname
52
place of residence
der Wohnort
53
What is your address?
My address is..
Question: Wie ist deine Adresse?
Answer: Meine Adresse ist ...
54
Question: How old are you?
Answer: I am ... years old.
Question: Wie alt bist du?
Answer: Ich bin ... Jahre alt.
To state how old someone is, say:
Er / sie ist ... Jahre
alt
55
In German addresses number vs street name
In German addresses, the street name (der Straßenname) is placed before the house number (die Hausnummer)
56
To find out somebody’s profession, ask:
„Was sind Sie von Beruf?“
1. Ich bin Bauingenieurin. ............ I am a civil engineer.
2. Mein Bruder ist Student. .......... My brother is a student.
3. Frau Fischer ist Ärztin. ............. Ms Fischer is a doctor.
4. Herr Schmidt ist Lehrer. ........... Mr Schmidt is a teacher.
5. Sie ist Buchhalterin. ................... She is an accountant.
6. Er ist Architekt. ............................. He is an architect.
57
There are two different types of question in German:
1. “W-word” questions begin with
an interrogative pronoun,
followed by the verb + subject.
Wie heißt du?
Woher kommst du?
Wer ist das?
2.“Yes / No” questions begin
with the verb, followed by
the subject.
Heißt du Thomas?
Kommst du aus Berlin?
Ist das die Professorin?
58
Time vs Place
When you have more than one element after the verb
(other than the subject), word order can be flexible.
As a general rule, though, Germans will tend to place anything that refers to time before any elements that refer to place.
It is the other way around in English.
Compare:
Ich gehe heute ins Kino.
I am going to the cinema today.
Er arbeitet jetzt hier.
He is working here now.
Ich fahre morgen nach Berlin.
I am going to Berlin tomorrow
59
Word order
The most fundamental principle of German word order is that the conjugated
verb is always in second position in a statement (a basic sentence).
Unlike English, however, where the subject almost always precedes the verb,
in German the subject can either precede or directly follow the verb.
Subject
and verb must stay together, but the subject can be the first or the third element.
Compare the three following options for the same sentence:
Ich lerne heute Deutsch. Heute lerne ich Deutsch. Deutsch lerne ich heute.
