| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "The rug is soft." |
| Der Teppich ist (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Der Teppich ist (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| weich |
| weich |
| Der Teppich ist weich. |
| Der Teppich ist weich. |
| "The rug is soft." |
| The correct answer is weich because it means "soft." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "The lamp is expensive." |
| Die Lampe ist (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Die Lampe ist (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| teuer |
| teuer |
| Die Lampe ist teuer. |
| Die Lampe ist teuer. |
| "The lamp is expensive." |
| The correct answer is teuer because it means "expensive." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "This book is good." |
| Dieses Buch ist (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Dieses Buch ist (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| gut |
| gut |
| Dieses Buch ist gut. |
| Dieses Buch ist gut. |
| "This book is good." |
| The correct answer is gut because it means "good." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Dieser |
| Dieser Stuhl |
| Dieser Stuhl ist |
| Dieser Stuhl ist fest. |
| "This chair is sturdy." |
| Dieser Stuhl ist fest. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "The elevator is slow." |
| Der Aufzug ist (langsam or schnell). |
| Der Aufzug ist (langsam or schnell). |
| langsam |
| langsam |
| Der Aufzug ist langsam. |
| "The elevator is slow." |
| Langsam is the correct answer because it means "slow." Schnell means the opposite, "fast." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "The kitchen is clean." |
| Die Küche ist (sauber or schmutzig). |
| Die Küche ist (sauber or schmutzig). |
| sauber |
| sauber |
| Die Küche ist sauber. |
| "The kitchen is clean." |
| Sauber is the correct answer because it means "clean." Schmutzig means the opposite, "dirty." |
| Let's translate some sentences into German. |
| Translate "The dog is old." into German. |
| Der Hund, the subject, meaning "the dog" –a masculine noun |
| followed by |
| ist, the third-person singular form of sein, meaning "is" |
| next |
| alt, meaning "old" |
| Alt is used here as an adjective meaning "old." |
| Der Hund ist alt. |
| Der Hund ist alt. |
| "The dog is old." |
| Translate "The car is big." into German. |
| Das Auto, the subject, meaning "the car" – neuter noun |
| followed by |
| ist, the third-person singular form of sein, meaning "is" |
| next |
| groß, meaning "big" |
| Groß is used here as an adjective meaning "big." |
| Das Auto ist groß. |
| Das Auto ist groß. |
| "The car is big." |
| Translate "The pillow is hard." into German. |
| Das Kissen, the subject, meaning "the pillow" – neuter noun |
| followed by |
| ist, the third-person singular of sein, meaning "is" |
| next |
| hart, meaning "hard" |
| Hart is used here as an adjective meaning "hard." |
| Das Kissen ist hart. |
| Das Kissen ist hart. |
| "The pillow is hard." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which adjective is used in the sentences? |
| Der Teppich ist weich. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Der Teppich ist weich. |
| Did you hear weich? Weich means "soft." |
| We use weich to describe the texture or feel of the rug. |
| How about...? |
| Dieser Stuhl ist fest. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Dieser Stuhl ist fest. |
| Did you hear fest? Fest means "firm" or "sturdy." |
| We use fest to describe how stable or solid the chair is. |
| Next… |
| Die Küche ist sauber. |
| One more time. |
| Die Küche ist sauber. |
| Did you hear sauber? Sauber means "clean." |
| We use sauber here to describe the condition of the kitchen. |
| And... |
| Das Kissen ist hart. |
| One more time. |
| Das Kissen ist hart. |
| Did you hear hart? Hart means "hard." |
| We use hart to describe how the pillow feels. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to describe something in terms of its good and bad qualities in German. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Bis bald! |
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