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. |
3 Comments
HideAre there any wild animals in your country? Can you tell us in German?
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!!