Lesson Transcript

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Ich nehme lieber (pause with a tap of the finger) Flugzeug.
Ich nehme lieber (pause with a tap of the finger) Flugzeug.
das
das
Ich nehme lieber das Flugzeug.
Ich nehme lieber das Flugzeug.
"I'd rather take the airplane."
We use das because Flugzeug is neuter, and neuter nouns keep das in the accusative.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Ich nehme lieber (pause with a tap of the finger) Lastwagen.
Ich nehme lieber (pause with a tap of the finger) Lastwagen.
den
den
Ich nehme lieber den Lastwagen.
Ich nehme lieber den Lastwagen.
"I'd rather take the truck."
We use den because Lastwagen is masculine, and masculine nouns change from der to den in the accusative.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Ich nehme lieber (pause with a tap of the finger) S-Bahn.
Ich nehme lieber (pause with a tap of the finger) S-Bahn.
die
die
Ich nehme lieber die S-Bahn.
Ich nehme lieber die S-Bahn.
"I'd rather take the suburban train."
We use die because S-Bahn is feminine, and feminine nouns do not change in the accusative.
Unscramble the words to make a sentence.
Ready?
Ich
Ich nehme
Ich nehme lieber
Ich nehme lieber das
Ich nehme lieber das Motorrad.
"I'd rather take the motorcycle."
Ich nehme lieber das Motorrad.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Ich nehme lieber (die or das) Schiff.
Ich nehme lieber (die or das) Schiff.
das
das
Ich nehme lieber das Schiff.
"I'd rather take the ship."
We use das here because Schiff is a neuter noun.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Ich nehme lieber (den or das) Roller.
Ich nehme lieber (den or das) Roller.
den
den
Ich nehme lieber den Roller.
"I'd rather take the scooter."
We use den here because Roller is a masculine noun.
Let's translate some sentences into German.
Translate "I'd rather take the boat." into German.
Ich, meaning "I,"
followed by
nehme lieber, meaning "would rather take,"
next
das Boot, meaning "the boat."
Das is used here because Boot is a neuter noun.
Ich nehme lieber das Boot.
Ich nehme lieber das Boot.
"I'd rather take the boat."
Translate "I'd rather take the coach bus." into German.
Ich, meaning "I,"
followed by
nehme lieber, meaning "would rather take,"
next
den Reisebus, meaning "the coach bus."
We use den because Reisebus is masculine.
Ich nehme lieber den Reisebus.
Ich nehme lieber den Reisebus.
"I'd rather take the coach bus."
Translate "I'd rather take the horse." into German.
Ich, meaning "I,"
followed by
nehme lieber, meaning "would rather take,"
next
das Pferd, meaning "the horse."
We use das because Pferd is neuter.
Ich nehme lieber das Pferd.
Ich nehme lieber das Pferd.
"I'd rather take the horse."
Listen to me as I speak. Which transportation means are used in the sentences?
Ich nehme lieber das Flugzeug.
Let's listen one more time.
Ich nehme lieber das Flugzeug.
Did you hear Flugzeug? That means "airplane."
How about...?
Ich nehme lieber das Motorrad.
Let's listen one more time.
Ich nehme lieber das Motorrad.
Did you hear Motorrad? That means "motorcycle."
Next…
Ich nehme lieber das Schiff.
One more time.
Ich nehme lieber das Schiff.
Did you hear Schiff? That means "ship."
And...
Ich nehme lieber das Boot.
One more time.
Ich nehme lieber das Boot.
Did you hear Boot? That means "boat."
Thank you for watching.
Now you know how to talk about means of transportation in German.
...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway.
Bis bald!

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