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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9: Do you like 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 Do you like German food? In German this is |
| Rilana: Magst du deutsches Essen? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: magst |
| Jason: meaning like in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) magst |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: magst |
| {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: magst du |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| 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: magst du deutsches |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: Essen |
| Jason: meaning food. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Essen |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Essen |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: magst du deutsches Essen |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you like German food?? |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Würste. |
| Jason: "Yes, I especially like sausages.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Ja, ich mag besonders Würste. |
| {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: ich |
| meaning I. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ich |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: ich |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: mag |
| meaning like. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) mag |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: mag |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: besonders |
| meaning especially. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) besonders |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: besonders |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: Würste |
| meaning sausages. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Würste |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Würste |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I especially like sausages., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Würste. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace sausages with apple pie. |
| Rilana: Apfelkuchen |
| Jason: apple pie |
| Rilana: (slow) Apfelkuchen (regular) Apfelkuchen |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with apple pie |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Apfelkuchen. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sausages. Say Yes, I especially like apple pie. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Apfelkuchen. |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace apple pie with cheese. |
| Rilana: Käse |
| Jason: cheese |
| Rilana: (slow) Käse (regular) Käse |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cheese |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Käse. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for apple pie. Say Yes, I especially like cheese. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Käse. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace cheese with roast pork. |
| Rilana: Schweinebraten |
| Jason: roast pork |
| Rilana: (slow) Schweinebraten (regular) Schweinebraten |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with roast pork |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Schweinebraten. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for cheese. Say Yes, I especially like roast pork. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ja, ich mag besonders Schweinebraten. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks you if you like German food. You want to answer that you like sausages. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Magst du deutsches Essen? (five seconds) Ja, ich mag besonders Würste. |
| Jason: Now you want to say that you like apple pie Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Magst du deutsches Essen? (five seconds) Ja, ich mag besonders Apfelkuchen. |
| Jason: You want to say that you like cheese. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Magst du deutsches Essen? (five seconds) Ja, ich mag besonders Käse. |
| Jason: You want to say that you like roast pork. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Magst du deutsches Essen? (five seconds) Ja, ich mag besonders Schweinebraten. |
| Jason: Now you want to ask someone if they like German food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Magst du deutsches Essen? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Rilana: Magst du deutsches Essen? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 9 |
20 Comments
HidePlease give your answer to the question below!
Hello Emelyne,
Wow! You know German dishes well. 👍
Kartoffelpuffer is not usually the first thing that comes
to people's minds when they talk about German cuisine.
Thank you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Ja, ich mag besonders Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus! 😄Das schmeckt so gut!
Hallo JT,
Vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar. Die mag ich auch! Deutschland ist bekannt für sehr gute Wurst.
Viele Grüße
Anne
Team GermanPod101.com
Ja, ich mag besonders Würste
Hi David,
Wirklich? Welches Deutsches Gericht magst du sonst noch so?
Best
Jennifer
Team Germanpod101.com
Ja, ich mag besonders Schweinebraten.
Ich mag besonders Deutschen Bananenpfannkuchen. (I especially like German banana pancake.)
Hi Oktunc,
Thank you for posting!
Let us know if you have questions regarding our lessons :smile:
Cheers,
Laura
Team GermanPod101.com
Mag ich Deustches essen?
Nein, leider nicht
:) :) :) :)
Hi George,
Thank you very much for your comment!
We are glad to hear that you are interested in learning German here with us :smile:
Your German sounds really not bad and it is never too late to learn another language! :thumbsup: You have made some small mistakes, it should be "Ich bin einundsiebzig Jahre alt. Deutschen Apfelkuchen oder Apfelstrudel mag ich besonders gern. Außerdem mag ich italienisches Essen."
Hope this helps and have fun learning more and more German with us!
Regards,
Albert
Team GermanPod101.com