Cognates
Identify these words: Apfel, Schule, Familie
Apfel = apple, Schule = school, Familie = family
Name three cities in Germany.
Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hamburg
Give me one regional greeting, its English definition, and what region it’s used in.
Gruess dich = greetings to you (southern Germany/Austria), moin moin = good one (northern Germany), Servus = hi/bye (southern Germany
How do you say these numbers in German: 10, 20, 30, 40
10 = zehn
20 = zwanzig
30 = dreissig
40 = vierzig
How would you say “thank you” in German?
danke
Give me an example of a German loan word that we have in English.
(possible answers) Kindergarten, Rottweiler, Bratwurst, Lederhosen, Gesundheit
List three German-speaking countries besides Germany.
Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Luxemburg
What’s the question “Wie heisst du?” asking?
What's your name?
Count from 1-5 in German.
eins, zwei, drei, vier, fuenf
What do you say when someone sneezes?
Gesundheit
Identify these words: Katze, Bruder, blau
Katze = cat, Bruder = brother, blau = blue
How many states does Germany have?
16
Give me one German farewell and its English definition.
Auf Wiedersehen = good-bye (until I see you again), Tschuess = bye, bis morgen = see you tomorrow
How do you say the number 22 in German?
How do you say “Germany” in German?
Deutschland
Identify these words: Schwein, Fussball, Auto
Schwein = pig, Fussball = soccer, Auto = car
How many neighboring countries does Germany have?
9
Give me one German greeting and its English definition.
Guten Morgen = good morning, Hallo = hello, Guten Tag = hello/good day
How do you say these numbers in German: 0, 11, 12, 100
0 = null
11 = elf
12 = zwoelf
100 = hundert
What do you call the two dots over some German letters?
umlaut
Give me an example of a German false friend. I need the definition in both German and English.
Gift = poison, Rathaus = town hall, Gymnasium = high school, Pickel = pimple
What’s the capital of Germany?
Berlin
Give an example of how you could answer the question “Wie geht’s?”.
Es geht mir gut.
Ich bin krank.
Count from 6-10 in German.
sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn
How do you say “boy” and “girl” in German?
boy = Junge
girl = Maedchen