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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8: Can you eat German food? (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 Can you eat German food? In German this is |
| Rilana: Kannst du deutsches Essen essen? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: kannst |
| Jason: meaning you can in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) kannst |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: kannst |
| {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: kannst du |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: deutsches |
| Jason: meaning German. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) deutsches |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: deutsches |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: kannst du deutsches |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: Essen |
| Jason: meaning food. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Essen |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Essen |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: kannst du deutsches Essen |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: essen |
| Jason: meaning eat. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) essen |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: essen |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: kannst du deutsches Essen essen |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat German food?? |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist lecker. |
| Jason: "Yes, it's delicious.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Ja, es ist lecker. |
| {pause} |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Rilana: Nein, leider nicht. |
| Jason: Which is like saying No, sorry. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Rilana: (Slowly) Nein, leider nicht. |
| Jason: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Rilana: Nein, leider nicht. |
| 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 next |
| Rilana: es |
| meaning it. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) es |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: es |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Next is |
| Rilana: ist |
| meaning is. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ist |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: ist |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: lecker |
| meaning delicious. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) lecker |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: lecker |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's delicious., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist lecker. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace delicious with good. |
| Rilana: gut |
| Jason: good |
| Rilana: (slow) gut (regular) gut |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with good |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist gut. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious. Say Yes, it's good. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist gut. |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace good with healthy. |
| Rilana: gesund |
| Jason: healthy |
| Rilana: (slow) gesund (regular) gesund |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with healthy |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist gesund. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for good. Say Yes, it's healthy. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist gesund. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace healthy with rich. |
| Rilana: reichhaltig |
| Jason: rich |
| Rilana: (slow) reichhaltig (regular) reichhaltig |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with rich |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist reichhaltig. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for healthy. Say Yes, it's rich. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ja, es ist reichhaltig. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks if you can eat German food. You want to answer that it is delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Kannst du deutsches Essen essen? (five seconds) Ja, es ist lecker. |
| Jason: Now, you want to say that it's good Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Kannst du deutsches Essen essen? (five seconds) Ja, es ist gut. |
| Jason: Now, you want to say that it's healthy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Kannst du deutsches Essen essen? (five seconds) Ja, es ist gesund. |
| Jason: Now, you want to say that it's rich. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Kannst du deutsches Essen essen? (five seconds) Ja, es ist reichhaltig. |
| Jason: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat German food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Kannst du deutsches Essen essen? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Rilana: Kannst du deutsches Essen essen? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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