howwedu German 512. Project 4. Session 8.
text Decoding Wie man in Deutschland ein Haustier bekommt How one in Germany
a
Pet
gets
1.
Frau Schmidt hat ein großes Haus und einen großen Garten. Woman Schmidt has a big House and a big Garden.
2.
Heute sitzt sie allein in ihrem Garten. Sie sieht eine Katze. Today sits she alone in her Garden. She sees a Cat.
3.
„Hallo, “Hello,
4.
Die Katze schweigt und Frau Schmidt nickt. The Cat is-quiet and Woman Schmidt nods.
5.
„Aaaah, du heißt “Uuuuh, you are-called
woher where-from
kommst come
du denn?1 Wie heißt you {SURPRISE}? How are-called
du?“ you?”
Anne. Ich wohne hier.“ Tiger. Ich heiße Tiger. I am-called Anne. I live here.”
1
Note that “Woher kommst du (denn)?” or “Wo kommst du (denn) her?” are very versatile sentences. You can use them to ask “Where are you from?” when meeting person for the first time, as shown in the flashcards. But in combination with denn or a certain intonation, they can also translate to: Where did you come from? (You see an animal somewhere where it doesn’t belong. ) Where in the world did you come from? (All of a sudden, your sister who you thought to be at school appears in your living room) or What brings you here? (You get an unexpected visit of an old friend who lives far away). We want to use this example to make a point: It’s not for nothing that certain words are ranked as the most frequent. So to profit the most from knowing Top 1000 words, you need to know how you can apply them in different contexts. This is the strength of howwedu 512.
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Die Katze schweigt. Sie ist sehr süß The Cat is-quiet. She is very sweet
7.
„Ach, du kommst aus dem Dschungel? Nein! … Sicher?“ “Aha, you come from the Jungle? No! … Sure?”
8.
Frau Schmidt Woman Schmidt
9.
„Du “You
bist süß! are sweet!
Wie How
geht es dir denn? goes it you {interest}?
10.
Stille. Silence.
11.
„Ach! “Ach!
lacht. laughs.
Die Katze schweigt immer noch. The Cat is-quiet always still.
Mir ist es ein bisschen langweilig.“ To-me is it a bit boring.“
Dir geht es gut, wenn du hier bist? Herzlich To-you goes it good, when you here are? Heartfelt
willkommen!“ welcome!” 12.
Die Katze schweigt. The Cat is-quiet.
13.
„Ja, du kannst hier bleiben! Dann hast du mich und ich habe “Yes, you can here stay! Then have you me and I have eine Katze.“ a Cat.”
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howwedu German 512. Project 4. Session 8.
Translation How to get a pet in Germany 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Frau Schmidt hat ein großes Haus und einen großen Garten. Heute sitzt sie allein in ihrem Garten. Sie sieht eine Katze. „Hallo, woher kommst du denn? Wie heißt du?“ Die Katze schweigt und Frau Schmidt nickt. „Aaaah, du heißt Tiger. Ich heiße Anne. Ich wohne hier.“ Die Katze schweigt. „Ach, du kommst aus dem Dschungel? Nein! ... Sicher?“ Frau Schmidt lacht. Die Katze schweigt immer noch. „Du bist süß! Wie geht es dir denn? Mir ist es ein bisschen langweilig.“ Stille. „Ach! Dir geht es gut, wenn du hier bist? Herzlich willkommen!“ Die Katze schweigt. „Ja, du kannst hier bleiben! Dann hast du mich und ich habe eine Katze.“
Wie man in Deutschland ein Haustier bekommt Ms. Schmidt has a big house and big garden. Today she is sitting alone in her garden. She sees a cat. “Hello, where did you come from {surprised}?2 What’s your name?” The cat does not say anything and Ms. Schmidt nods. “Aaah, your name is Tiger. My name is Anne. I live here.” The cat is quiet. Aaah, you’re from the jungle? No! … Are you sure?” Ms. Schmidt laughs. The cat is still quiet. “You are sweet! How are you {interested}? I’m a bit bored.” Silence. “Oh! You’re fine, when you are here? Welcome!” The cat is quiet. “Yes, you can stay here! Then you can have me, and I can have a cat.”
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Note that “Woher kommst du (denn)?” or “Wo kommst du (denn) her?” are very versatile sentences. You can use them to ask “Where are you from?” when meeting person for the first time, as shown in the flashcards. But in combination with denn or a certain intonation, they can also translate to: Where did you come from? (You see an animal somewhere where it doesn’t belong. ) Where in the world did you come from? (All of a sudden, your sister who you thought to be at school appears in your living room) or What brings you here? (You get an unexpected visit of an old friend who lives far away). We want to use this example to make a point: It’s not for nothing that certain words are ranked as the most frequent. So to profit the most from knowing Top 1000 words, you need to know how you can apply them in different contexts. This is the strength of howwedu 512.
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