Greetings & Farewells
List one way to greet someone in German.
Examples: Guten Tag, Guten Morgen, Moin Moin, Gruess dich, etc
What are two different ways to say how you’re feeling in German?
Examples: gut, wunderbar, nicht so gut, schlecht, so lala
Translate:
Mein Name ist Peter.
My name is Peter.
Auf Englisch, bitte: die Frau
the woman
Richtig oder falsch:
There are no regional or dialectical differences between Northern and Southern Germany.
falsch
Richtig oder falsch: Some German names are similar to English names.
richtig
List one German farewell.
Examples: Auf Wiedersehen, Tschuess, bis morgen, schoenes Wochenende, etc
Translate:
I am wonderful!
Ich bin wunderbar!
Translate:
Das Mädchen heisst Lieselotte.
The girl's name is Lieselotte.
Auf Englisch, bitte: ein Kind
a child / kid
Richtig oder falsch:
Germans shake hands more often than Americans do.
richtig
Name a German name that's similar to an English name.
Examples: Christoph, Alexander, Peter, Monika, Anna, Erika
Give two examples of time-related expressions in German.
Guten Tag, Guten Morgen, Guten Abend, Guten Nachmittag, Gute Nacht
He is so-so.
Er ist so lala.
Answer in a complete sentence auf Deutsch:
Wie heisst du?
Ich heisse... (your name)
Mein Name ist... (your name)
Answer in a complete sentence: Bist du ein Maedchen oder ein Junge?
Ich bin ein Maedchen / Junge.
Which person is a famous German tennis player?
Heidi Klum, Steffi Graf, Angela Merkel, or Nena
Steffi Graf
(Heidi Klum = model, Angela Merkel = politician, Nena = singer)
Maedchen oder Junge: Sven, Elfriede, Florian
Sven = Junge
Elfriede = Maedchen
Florian = Junge
Name two regional German phrases and where they're used.
Moin moin = Northern German
Gruess Gott / Gruess dich = Southern Germany, Austria
Servus / Ade / Macht's gut / Habediehre = Southern Germany
What are two ways to answer wie geht's in a complete sentence?
Es geht mir... (gut, nicht so gut, etc)
Ich bin... (gut, nicht so gut, etc)
Answer in a complete sentence auf Deutsch:
Wie heisst dein Vater?
Mein Vater heisst... (your dad's name)
Er heisst... (your dad's name)
How do you say: I, you, he, she
I = ich
you = du
er = he
sie = she
Which of the following people would could say "Ich komme aus Oesterreich?"
Albert Einstein, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beethoven
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maedchen oder Junge: Dagmar, Wolfgang, Bernd, Astrid, Ulrike
Dagmar = Maedchen
Wolfgang = Junge
Bernd = Junge
Astrid = Maedchen
Ulrike = Maedchen
What are the two definitions of the German word “Morgen”?
tomorrow (bis morgen) and morning (guten Morgen)
Define three of the following words:
muede, krank, boese, doof, traurig, froh
muede = tired
krank = sick
boese = angry
doof = silly
traurig = sad
froh = glad
What are two possible endings you might see on heiss___?
e (ich heisse)
t (du heisst, er heisst, sie heisst)
What are three different ways to say "the" in German? Give an example of each!
der (der Mann, der Junge)
das (das Baby, das Maedchen)
die (die Frau)
What is a dialect? Give one example in either English or German to demonstrate your answer.
Different versions of the same language, usually based on a regional difference in vocabulary or pronunciation
English: yinz vs y'all, pop vs soda
German: Moin moin vs Gruess Gott
Pick one of the following German last names and identify what it means in English:
Schmidt, Muller, Bauer, Schneider, Fleischer
Schmidt = Smith
Muller = Miller
Bauer = Farmer
Schneider = Tailor
Fleischer = Butcher