Learn about animals that are common in Germany
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Katrin: And I’m Katrin! |
| Gina: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential German Vocabulary, Lesson 12! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are five common animals in Germany. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at GermanPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina: Katrin, what’s our first word? |
| Katrin: Deutscher Schäferhund |
| Gina: German Shepherd |
| Katrin: (slow) Deutscher Schäferhund (regular) Deutscher Schäferhund |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Deutscher Schäferhund |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Originally, the term 'Schäferhund' was used to describe working dogs or sheepdogs. Later, specific races were bred from the working dogs. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Deutsche Schäferhunde werden häufig als Polizeihunde eingesetzt. |
| Gina: German Shepherds are commonly employed as police dogs. |
| Katrin: (slow) Deutsche Schäferhunde werden häufig als Polizeihunde eingesetzt. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Katrin: Forelle |
| Gina: trout |
| Katrin: (slow) Forelle (regular) Forelle |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Forelle |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Trout can be found throughout Germany. There are both freshwater and saltwater species. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Forellen können in vielen deutschen Bächen und Flüssen gefunden werden. |
| Gina: Trout can be found in many German streams and rivers. |
| Katrin: (slow) Forellen können in vielen deutschen Bächen und Flüssen gefunden werden. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Katrin: Amsel |
| Gina: Common Blackbird |
| Katrin: (slow) Amsel (regular) Amsel |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Amsel |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: |
| The blackbird is one of the most common birds throughout Europe and Germany. It adapts to changing environments quickly and therefore can be found in residential areas and cities. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Viele Deutsche füttern im Winter Amseln. |
| Gina: Many Germans feed blackbirds in winter. |
| Katrin: (slow) Viele Deutsche füttern im Winter Amseln. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Katrin: Goldfisch |
| Gina: goldfish |
| Katrin: (slow) Goldfisch (regular) Goldfisch |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Goldfisch |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Native to Asia, the goldfish has become one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Goldfische sind noch immer beliebt in deutschen Haushalten, da es einfach ist, für sie zu sorgen. |
| Gina: Goldfish are still popular in German households as they are easy to care for. |
| Katrin: (slow) Goldfische sind noch immer beliebt in deutschen Haushalten, da es einfach ist, für sie zu sorgen. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Katrin: Blindschleiche |
| Gina: blindworm |
| Katrin: (slow) Blindschleiche (regular) Blindschleiche |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Blindschleiche |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The blindworm is one of the most common reptiles in central Europe and therefore, Germany. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Auch wenn sie wie eine Schlange aussieht, ist die Blindschleiche keine. |
| Gina: Even though it looks like a snake, the blindworm isn't one. |
| Katrin: (slow) Auch wenn sie wie eine Schlange aussieht, ist die Blindschleiche keine. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Katrin will give you the German – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Katrin: Deutscher Schäferhund |
| [pause]Gina: German Shepherd |
| Katrin: Forelle |
| [pause]Gina: trout |
| Katrin: Amsel |
| [pause]Gina: Common Blackbird |
| Katrin: Goldfisch |
| [pause]Gina: goldfish |
| Katrin: Blindschleiche |
| [pause]Gina: blindworm |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five Animals in Germany! We have more vocab lists available at GermanPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Katrin: Bis bald. |
5 Comments
HideAre there any wild animals in your country? Can you tell us in German?
Hallo robert groulx,
Danke schön for posting and studying with us. If you have any questions, please let us know.😄
Kind regards,
Levente
Team GermanPod101.com
thank you for the lesson transcript
my favorite animal is Deutscher Schäferhund
robert
Hi Abraham,
So many animals - most of them cannot be found in Germany, despite in zoos.
Thank you for writing!
Katrin
Team GermanPod101.com
Hallo Folks!
In my country there are many wild animals, however I just know some of them. The most known here in Mexico are coyote (kojote), armadillo (Gürteltier), rabbit (kaninchen), rattlesnake (Klapperschlange), hummingbird (kolibri) and so on. I just realized that kolibri has the same name in German as in Spanish.
Schönes wochenende!!