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Surprise
100
Saying hello and goodbye to an adult/superior/respect person.
Guten Morgen! Morgen! Guten Tag! Hallo! Auf Wiedersehen Wiedersehen
100
What is the sentences structure of a question with a question word?
Question Word - Verb - Subject - Object
100
What is the difference between "Siezen" and "Duzen?"
Siezen: When speaking with adults, superiors, or other respect persons a different pronoun "Sie" is used. Duzen: When speaking with family, friends, and children the normal pronouns are used.
100
What is the German equivalent for "was?"
war/waren
100
What is the first day of the week on a German calendar?
Monday
200
How do you talk about past events? - When asking someone about something they did in the past what would you say? "What did you do?"
Was hast du gemacht?
200
What are the usual verb- endings of Ich, du, er sie, es, wir, ihr, sie?
Ich: - e Du: - st Er/sie/es: -t Wir: -en ihr: - t sie: - en
200
What Sports do Germans love and which sport are unpopular in Germany?
Germans love soccer and don't care much about Football or Lacrosse.
200
What do you tell a friend when you don't like to do something? what would you answer in the following example: "Spielst du gern Football?" - Nein ….
"Nein, nicht so gern."
200
What does the abbreviation VW (the car) stand for? (in German of course)
"Volkswagen" (People's Car)
300
How do you express preference? - "I like Noodle soup better"
Ich mag Nudelsuppe lieber. Mir schmeckt Nudelsuppe besser.
300
What case does the verb "gefallen" require?
dativ
300
What is Germany's National Day?
3. Oktober
300
To find out what someone thinks about something, you might ask: Translate the following sentence: "How do you like dancing?"
Wie findest du Tanzen?
300
Which is the most important meal in Germany? (in German)
Mittagessen
400
How do you ask how much something costs in German?
Was kostet …. der Bleistift/die Uhr/das Auto, etc. Wie teuer ist …. der Bleistift/die Uhr/das Auto, etc.
400
What is the accusative pronoun of "y'all" …. ihr --> ?
euch
400
At the age of 15 or 16 to what kind of school do most teenagers go to in Germany? (tricky question…)
Vocational Training/Apprenticeship/"Berufsschule"
400
How do you say "I would like …" in German
Ich möchte ...
400
Germans love to incorporate animals in their speech. What kind of expressions do you know that include an animal? (in German)
"Du Schwein, du dumme Kuh, Affengeil, Affentempo, Mucksmäuschen still, Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus, Schweinehund, Du hast einen Vogel… etc."
500
tell me the right adjective ending in the following sentence.
Dieser grün __ Anorak gefällt mir.
500
Explain what happens in a German sentence if you have two verbs.
The first one will be conjugated (2nd position) and the latter will stay in the infinitive and go at the end of the sentence. Example: "Ich muss das Geschirr spülen."
500
What are the dominant immigration groups in German-Speaking countries and how do the Germans feel about them?
Türken/Balkan/frühere Jugoslawien. Die deutschsprachigen sind den Ausländer feindlich eingestellt.
500
If something tastes "yucky" what would you say? Translate the following sentence: "This tastes yucky"
Das schmeckt eklig.
500
If you order a glass of water in Germany, what kind of water will you most likely get?
warm carbonated water