| 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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