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Need help in German

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Ofelix, Dec 3, 2005.

  1. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    [​IMG] Yes my final exams is very very soon and I'm still having real problem with german, I don't think I'll pass it. Maybe some of you can help me please? pretty pretty please? :bigeyes: :help:

    So here's some exercices that I'm supposed to do, if I can do that I'll pass the exam

    Wiederholung für Endexamen


    1. Machen Sie Sätze! So? Do Sentences? Is that right?

    a) Hamburger, ein, 2€, kosten

    Ein Hamburger kosten 2€ ---- Is that OK?

    b) abends, Pizza, ich, eine, essen

    Abends essen Ich Pizza ----- The verb is always second no?

    c) Auto, mein, sein, kaputt

    Mein Auto ist kapput ----- I think this one's easy , well I think

    d) möchten, du, Steak, ein

    Möchte du ein Steak? --- nothing to say

    2. Fragen Sie! Ask a question?


    a) Du machst das Mittagessen.

    Machst du das Mittagessen?

    b) Ich komme aus Frankfurt.

    Wo kommen Sie?

    c) Ich habe Hunger und Durst.

    Hast du Hunger und Durst?

    d) Heute ist Montag.

    Was Tag ist es?

    3. Ergänzen Sie! Errr I don't understand the question, Finish the setences maybe? (my answer in bold

    Du trink einen Kaffee.
    Ich ? lieber ein Pizza.

    4. Finden Sie das deutsche Wort mit Artikel! Find the German word with the article, I think


    -Ham sandwich Der Schinkenbrot
    -Fish Die Fische
    -Dinner Das Abendessen
    -Apple juice Der Apfelsaft

    That's about it, So I'd very much appreciate any help. And I know this kind of stuff is kind of basic, but I got to start somewhere
     
    Ofelix, Dec 3, 2005
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    1. Right ;)

    Ein Hamburger Kostet 2€.

    Abends esse ich eine Pizza.

    Mein Auto ist kaputt. ;)

    Möchtest du ein Steak?

    2. Right

    Korrekt

    Woher kommst du?

    Welcher Tag ist heute?

    3. Yeah, complete.

    Du trinkst einen Kaffee

    Ich esse lieber einE Pizza (If you didn't make a typo there, the teacher made a mistake. Point it out. :evil: )

    4. Noun+article, yes. :)

    Das Schinkenbrot

    Der Fisch

    Korrekt

    Korrekt.

    [ December 03, 2005, 17:42: Message edited by: Uytuun ]
     
    Uytuun, Dec 3, 2005
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  3. Alavin

    Alavin If I wanted your view, I'd read your entrails Veteran

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    My German is bad, since I haven't done any for a few years, but:

    1a: Ein Hamburger kostet 2euro
    b: Abends esse ich eine Pizza
    d: Mochtest du ein Steak? (with the dots above the o in mochtest...)

    2 seems to be alright... but I'm out of practice.

    I don't know what 3 means either, and 4, my vocab is terrible.

    I hope that helps, but it may not...

    EDIT: Gaah, beaten. But at least I was right...
     
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  4. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    Thanks for it!,

    Oh, Ich essen lieber eine Pizza? It's that simple? It's the lieber that confused me, I didn't know what lieber meant, according to my dicctionary it's ''rather''. So the setence would be '' I'd rather eat a Pizza?''


    edit; Yeah I thought it was Whoer kommen Sie also.
     
    Ofelix, Dec 3, 2005
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    I'd take that one as online-dictionnary:

    to prefer lieber mögen

    lieb -> lieber
    like -> like more
     
    Iago, Dec 3, 2005
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    What level of German are the exams in? Beginning? Intermediate? First semester?

    Has your teacher taught you about conjugating verbs?

    In your example, you were just using the infinitive form of the verb, like "to sing" "to buy" in English.

    True, in English, verb conjugation is much easier than in most other languages, German included, but we do conjugate our verbs, and it is important to the correctness of the sentence. For example:

    I to buy some bread. I eats the bread. She bake bread.

    Versus: I buy some bread. I eat the bread. She bakes bread.

    I teach first Grade in a German Immersion School. Grammar has always been my weakness, so I don't promise that this is perfect, but here are some corrections.

    1. Machen Sie Sätze! So? Do Sentences? Is that right?

    Form/build/make sentences!

    Machen = to make and/or to do.

    It can be a confusing thing in German, because some things that we use do for in English uses machen in German.

    a) Hamburger, ein, 2€, kosten

    Ein Hamburger kosten 2€ ---- Is that OK?

    English translation

    A hamburger to cost 2€.

    To conjugate it in the third person singular, you would say:

    Ein Hamburger kostet 2€.

    Does this look familiar to you?

    First person singular: ich First person plural: wir
    Second person singular (formal): Sie Second person plural (formal): Sie
    Second person singular (informal): du Second Person plural (informal) ihr
    Third person singular masculine: er
    Third person singular femine: sie
    Third person singular neuter: es
    Third person plural m/f/n: sie

    Conjugation table of the verb: kosten
    ich koste wir kosten
    Sie kosten Sie kosten
    du kostest ihr kostet
    er/sie/es kostet sie kosten

    b) abends, Pizza, ich, eine, essen

    Abends essen Ich Pizza ----- The verb is always second no?

    Abends esse ich Pizza.

    Conjugation table of the verb: essen
    ich esse wir essen
    Sie essen Sie essen
    du isst ihr esst
    er/sie/es isst sie essen

    c) Auto, mein, sein, kaputt

    Mein Auto ist kapput ----- I think this one's easy , well I think

    See, you do know about verb conjugation!

    Conjugation table of the verb: sein
    ich bin wir sind
    Sie sind Sie sind
    du bist ihr seid
    er/sie/es ist sie sind

    d) möchten, du, Steak, ein

    Möchte du ein Steak? --- nothing to say

    Möchtest du ein Steak?

    Conjugation table of the verb: möchten
    ich möchte wir möchten
    Sie möchten Sie möchten
    du möchtest ihr möchtet
    er/sie/es möchte sie möchten

    2. Fragen Sie! Ask a question?


    a) Du machst das Mittagessen.

    Machst du das Mittagessen?

    b) Ich komme aus Frankfurt.

    Wo kommen Sie?

    Woher kommen Sie?

    c) Ich habe Hunger und Durst.

    Hast du Hunger und Durst?

    d) Heute ist Montag.

    Was Tag ist es?

    Welcher Tag ist es?

    3. Ergänzen Sie! Errr I don't understand the question, Finish the setences maybe? (my answer in bold

    Yes, fill in/finish

    Du trink einen Kaffee.
    Ich ? lieber ein Pizza.

    4. Finden Sie das deutsche Wort mit Artikel! Find the German word with the article, I think

    Viel Glueck!
     
    Scot, Dec 3, 2005
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