German Language Game: Die Bootsfahrt
Quick German Language Game: "die Bootsfahrt" - the boat trip.
Note: "das Boot" + connecting "s" + "die Fahrt" = "die Bootsfahrt."
In a compound word, the last word (i.e. Fahrt) gives you the gender of the noun: "die Fahrt, die Bootsfahrt".
In German you say "eine Bootsfahrt machen."
You'll practice the present tense forms: "ich mache, du machst, er macht". And, how to make a question by inverting subject and verb: "Machst du ...?"
You'll never forget the word "Bootsfahrt" - guaranteed!
As you play, say the words, phrases, and sentences OUT LOUD.
- das Boot - the boat
- die Fahrt - the trip, tour, ride
- die Bootsfahrt - the boat trip
- machen - to make, do
- ich mache - I make
- du machst - you make (familiar)
- er macht - he makes
- machst du? - are you making? (familiar)
- eine Fahrt machen - to take a trip (expression)
- heute - today
- wann - when
- wie - how
And if you want to find out how much you already understand, just click on this MP3 audio, in which Michael discovers a few facts about Berlin he did not know.
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German Language Game - How German Works - Linking Nouns
Quick German Language Game: Linking Nouns
Test yourself on how to create German compound words, using eight nouns to combine.
In his usual humorous way, Mark Twain said about German compound words: "These things are not words, they are alphabetical processions. ... They block a [new student's] way. He cannot crawl under it, or climb over it, or tunnel through it. So he resorts to a dictionary, but there's not help there." ("The Awful German Language")
Don't let him throw you. Knowing a couple of rules, and with a little practice, you can ace the basics of German compound words.
Learn and practice 8 words and how they combine into new words:
- der Apfel - the apple
- der Saft - the juice
- die Gäste - the guests
- das Zimmer - the room
- die Nacht - the night
- das Leben - the life
- das Boot - the boat
- die Fahrt - the trip
Quick Tips for Linking Nouns:
1) When putting nouns together to form a new noun, it's the gender (der, die, das) of the LAST noun that tells you the gender of the new noun.
2) Some nouns require a connector (adding s, es, ens, or the plural form of the first noun).
3) Finally, pay attention to the whole sentence (i.e. does the noun function as a subject or an object of the sentence).
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German Language Game: Practice: er, ihm, ihn
Quick German Language Game: "er, ihm, ihn".
Test your knowledge of the German pronouns - er ihm ihn - with this quick and fun interactive "Word Invader" Game.
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German Language Game: Practice ich, mir, mich
Quick German Language Game: ich mir mich
Practice "I" and "me" in German, which is often confusing to beginners.
Test and build on your knowledge of the German pronouns "ich" "mir" and "mich" - with this fun quick interactive "Shootout" Game.
Grow your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. As you play, say the words OUT LOUD!
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German Language Game - 4 Basic Verbs
German Language Game 4 Basic Verbs:
- essen - to eat
- trinken - to drink
- kaufen - to buy
- zahlen - to pay
Learn and practice these German verbs in a sequence of fun games.
Put them in the context of conversational sentences.
Grow your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation!
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And if you like to test your basic German, play Word Hero: Test 2 or try Word Hero: Test 4.