Thursday, 24 March 2011

Word of the Day: anrufen


anrufen - to call/ to phone

ich rufe an                               I call
du rufst an                               you call
er/sie/es ruft an                     he/she/it calls
wir rufen an                            we call
ihr ruft an                                you (pl) call
sie rufen an                             they call

Beispiel: Ich rufe heute Nachmittag beim Zahnarzt an.
Example: I will call the dentist this afternoon.

Imperfect: rief an

Past Participle: angerufen

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

School subjects: Die Schulfächer




Mathe                                     Mathematics
Deutsch                                  German
Englisch                                   English
Französisch                             French
Spanisch                                  Spanish
Biologie                                   Biology
Chemie                                    Chemistry
Physik                                       Physics
Naturwissenschaften           Sciences
Informatik                               ICT
Geschichte                              History
Erdkunde                                 Geography
Religion                                    Religious Studies
Kunst                                         Art
Musik                                        Music
Sport                                         Physical Education, P.E.
Theater                                    Drama
Kochen                                      Food Technology/ Cooking
Werken                                     Design and Technology
Medienkunde                          Media Studies
Psychologie                              Psychology
Soziologie                                 Sociology
Sozialkunde                              Social Studies

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Time phrases

Phrases referring to different times of the day
heute                                                              today
am Morgen                                                    in the morning (early, until 9am)
am Vormittag                                                in the morning (9-12am)
am Mittag                                                      at lunch
am Nachmittag                                             in the afternoon
am Abend                                                      in the evening
in der Nacht                                                  at night
um 7 Uhr                                                        at 7 o’clock

Phrases referring to the future
morgen                                                          tomorrow
übermorgen                                                 the day after tomorrow
am Montag                                                   on Monday
nächsten Sonntag                                      next Sunday
nächste Woche                                           next week
nächsten Monat                                         next month
nächstes Jahr                                               next year

Phrases referring to the past
gestern                                                          yesterday
vorgestern                                                    the day before yesterday
letzten Samstag                                          last Saturday
letzte Woche                                               last week
letzten Monat                                             last month      
letztes Jahr                                                   last year

Task
Learn all the time phrases and pay particular attention to the different endings of nächste and letzte.

Monday, 21 March 2011

Word of the Day: springen




springen - to jump

ich springe                              I jump
du springst                              you jump
er/sie/es springt                    he/she/it jumps
wir springen                           we jump
ihr springt                               you (pl) jump
sie springen                            they jump

Beispiel: Das Känguruh springt über die Strasse.
Example: The kangaroo jumps across the street.

Imperfect: sprang

Past Participle: gesprungen (sein)

Friday, 18 March 2011

Word of the Day: reiten



reiten - to horseride

ich reite                                   I ride a horse
du reitest                                 you ride a horse
er/sie/es reitet                       he/she/it rides a horse
wir reiten                                we ride a horse
ihr reitet                                  you (pl) ride a horse
sie reiten                                 they ride a horse

Beispiel: Reitet ihr heute Nachmittag?
Example: Are you going horse riding this afternoon?

Imperfect: ritt

Past Participle: geritten (sein)

Thursday, 17 March 2011

Word of the Day: schwimmen



schwimmen - to swim

ich schwimme                         I swim
du schwimmst                         you swim
er/sie/es schwimmt               he/she/it swims
wir schwimmen                      we swim
ihr schwimmt                          you (pl) swim
sie schwimmen                       they swim

Beispiel: Wir schwimmen heute im Meer.
Example: Today we are swimming in the sea.

Imperfect: schwamm

Past Participle: geschwommen (sein)

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Word of the Day: tanzen



tanzen - to dance

ich tanze                                  I dance
du tanzt                                   you dance
er/sie/es tanzt                        he/she/it dances
wir tanzen                               we dance
ihr tanzt                                   you (pl) dance
sie tanzen                                they dance

Beispiel: Der Junge und das Mädchen tanzen in der Disco.
Example: The boy and the girl dance at the disco.

Imperfect: tanzte

Past Participle: getanzt