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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 21: Are you hungry? in German (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for German learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) | |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Are you hungry? In German this is | |
| Rilana: Hast du Hunger? | |
| The first word in the question is | |
| Rilana: hast | |
| Jason: meaning have in English. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) hast | |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. | |
| Rilana: hast | |
| {Pause} | |
| Jason: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is | |
| Rilana: du | |
| Jason: meaning you. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) du | |
| Jason: Now repeat. | |
| Rilana: du | |
| {Pause} | |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. | |
| Rilana: hast du | |
| {pause} | |
| And after that | |
| Rilana: Hunger | |
| Jason: meaning hunger. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Hunger | |
| Jason: Now repeat. | |
| Rilana: Hunger | |
| {Pause} | |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. | |
| Rilana: hast du Hunger | |
| {pause} | |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Are you hungry?? | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe ein bisschen Hunger. | |
| Jason: "Yes, I'm a little hungry.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. | |
| Rilana: (Slow) Ja, ich habe ein bisschen Hunger. | |
| {pause} | |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: | |
| Rilana: Nein, danke. | |
| Jason: Which is like saying No, thanks. in English. Let's hear it slowly. | |
| Rilana: (Slowly) Nein, danke. | |
| Jason: And one more time at normal speed: | |
| Rilana: Nein, danke. | |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: | |
| Rilana: ja | |
| Jason: meaning yes. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ja | |
| Jason: Now repeat | |
| Rilana: ja | |
| {Pause} | |
| Jason: And after that | |
| Rilana: ich | |
| meaning I. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ich | |
| Jason:Now repeat. | |
| Rilana: ich | |
| {Pause} | |
| Jason: Next is | |
| Rilana: habe | |
| meaning have. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) habe | |
| Jason:Now repeat. | |
| Rilana: habe | |
| {Pause} | |
| Jason: And after that | |
| Rilana: ein | |
| meaning a. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ein | |
| Jason:Now repeat. | |
| Rilana: ein | |
| {Pause} | |
| Jason: And next | |
| Rilana: bisschen | |
| meaning a little. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) bisschen | |
| Jason:Now repeat. | |
| Rilana: bisschen | |
| {Pause} | |
| Jason: And next | |
| Rilana: Hunger | |
| meaning hunger. | |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Hunger | |
| Jason:Now repeat. | |
| Rilana: Hunger | |
| {Pause} | |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I'm a little hungry., and then repeat. | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe ein bisschen Hunger. | |
| {pause} | |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace a little with quite. | |
| Rilana: ziemlichen | |
| Jason: quite | |
| Rilana: (slow) ziemlichen (regular) ziemlichen | |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with quite | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe ziemlichen Hunger. | |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace a little. Say Yes, I'm quite hungry. | |
| {pause} | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe ziemlichen Hunger. | |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace quite with really. | |
| Rilana: großen | |
| Jason: really | |
| Rilana: (slow) großen (regular) großen | |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with really | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe großen Hunger. | |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for quite. Say Yes, I'm really hungry. | |
| {pause} | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe großen Hunger. | |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace really with very. | |
| Rilana: sehr | |
| Jason: very | |
| Rilana: (slow) sehr (regular) sehr | |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with very | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe sehr Hunger. | |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for really. Say Yes, I'm very hungry. | |
| {pause} | |
| Rilana: Ja, ich habe sehr Hunger. | |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and a someone asks you if you're hungry. You want to answer Yes, I'm a little hungry.. Respond to the question. | |
| Rilana: Hast du Hunger? (five seconds) Ja, ich habe ein bisschen Hunger. | |
| Jason: Now you want to say Yes, I'm quite hungry. Respond to the question. | |
| Rilana: Hast du Hunger? (five seconds) Ja, ich habe ziemlichen Hunger. | |
| Jason: You want to say Yes, I'm really hungry.. . Answer the speaker's question. | |
| Rilana: Hast du Hunger? (five seconds) Ja, ich habe großen Hunger. | |
| Jason: You want to say Yes, I'm very hungry.. Respond to the question. | |
| Rilana: Hast du Hunger? (five seconds) Ja, ich habe sehr Hunger. | |
| Jason: You want to ask someone if they are hungry. Ask the question | |
| (5 seconds) | |
| Rilana: Hast du Hunger? | |
| {pause} | |
| Jason: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. | |
| Rilana: Hast du Hunger? | |
| {pause} | |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 21 |
16 Comments
HidePlease give your answer to the question below!
Hi Emelyne,
Guten Appetit!😉
Thank you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Ich habe ziemlichen Hunger. Ich esse zu Mittag jetzt! :D
Hi Jennifer,
Thank you. You are a great help.
Hi Gloria,
Danke für die Beschreibung deiner Lieblingspizza. Meine Korrekturen sind folgende:
Hi Jennifer,
Welche Zutaten sind auf meiner Lieblingsgemüsepizza? Die Zutaten sind Käse, Tomate, Zwiebel, Paprikaschote, schwarze Oliven, Champignon und Tomatensoße. Sie ist lecker und dazu auch noch gesund.
In the last sentence you use "Sie" (she) as you refer to "die Pizza" which is female noun. ..."und auch gesund" is also ok, but to emphasize on the healthy point it is advisable to say "dazu auch noch gesund" (it is even healthy).
I hope this helps.
Best
Jennifer
Team Germanpod101.com
Hi Jennifer,
Welche Zutaten sind auf meiner Lieblingsgemüsepizza? Die Zutaten sind Käse, Tomate, Zwiebel, Paprikaschote, schwarse Olive, Champignon und Tomatesoße. Es ist lecker und auch gesund.
(What are the ingredients on my favorite vegetable pizza? The ingredients are cheese, tomato, onion, bell pepper, black olive, mushroom and tomato sauce. It is delicious and also healthy.)
Hi Gloria,
Du magst also Gemüsepizza? Welche Zutaten sind auf deiner Lieblingsgemüsepizza?
Jennifer
Team Germanpod101.com
@Jennifer: Welche Pizzasorte mag ich am liebsten?
Gemüse Pizza gefällt mir am besten.
@Gloria: Ich habe großen Hunger sounds a bit better! Welche Pizzasorte magst du am liebsten? What is your favorite sort of pizza?
Jennifer
Team Germanpod101.com
Ich habe sehr Hunger. Ich mag eine Pizza essen.
(I am very hungry. I love to eat a pizza.)
Hi Oktunc,
Thank you for your comment.
"groß" means big and "wirklich" means "really". However, in this context you can say both "Ich habe wirklich Hunger" and "Ich habe großen Hunger." Both would be translated as "I am really hungry" or "I am very hungry" in English.
I hope this helps!
Thank you!
Clara
Team GermanPod101.com