Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What's this?"
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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22: What's this? 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 What's this? In German this is |
| Rilana: Was ist das? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: was |
| Jason: meaning what in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) was |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: was |
| {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: ist |
| Jason: meaning is. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ist |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: ist |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: was ist |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: das |
| Jason: meaning that. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) das |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: das |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: was ist das |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this?? |
| Rilana: Es ist eine Kamera. |
| Jason: "It's a camera.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Es ist eine Kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Rilana: es |
| Jason: meaning it. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) es |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Rilana: es |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: ist |
| meaning is. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ist |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: ist |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: eine |
| meaning a. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) eine |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: eine |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: Kamera |
| meaning camera. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Kamera |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Kamera |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Es ist eine Kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace a camera with a German newspaper. |
| Rilana: eine deutsche Zeitung |
| Jason: a German newspaper |
| Rilana: (slow) eine deutsche Zeitung (regular) eine deutsche Zeitung |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a German newspaper |
| Rilana: Es ist eine deutsche Zeitung. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace a camera. Say It's a German newspaper. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Es ist eine deutsche Zeitung. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace a German newspaper with a tent. |
| Rilana: ein Zelt |
| Jason: a tent |
| Rilana: (slow) ein Zelt (regular) ein Zelt |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a tent |
| Rilana: Es ist ein Zelt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for a German newspaper. Say It's a tent. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Es ist ein Zelt. |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace a tent with a heater. |
| Rilana: eine Heizung |
| Jason: a heater |
| Rilana: (slow) eine Heizung (regular) eine Heizung |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a heater |
| Rilana: Es ist eine Heizung. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for a tent. Say It's a heater. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Es ist eine Heizung. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks you what something is. It is (a) a camera. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Was ist das? (five seconds) Es ist eine Kamera. |
| Jason: Now imagine that it's (a) a German newspaper Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Was ist das? (five seconds) Es ist eine deutsche Zeitung. |
| Jason: Imagine that it's (a) a tent. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Was ist das? (five seconds) Es ist ein Zelt. |
| Jason: Imagine that it's a heater. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Was ist das? (five seconds) Es ist eine Heizung. |
| Jason: You want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Was ist das? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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