4.4 Mein Freundeskreis an der Uni

Guten Tag!

Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned how to ask about a person’s relationship status, how to describe your own status, and how to describe your ideal partner. Let’s review.

Jetzt bist du dran!

In your written journal describe one relationship that you have with another person. Perhaps it is a good friend or a romantic partner. Now write a sentence that describes your ideal partner. Finally read your sentences aloud for your audio journal.

Lektionsüberblick

Are you the kind of person with a large group of friends who hang out occasionally? Or do you have a much smaller group of friends (klein aber fein = small but refined), who do everything together? In this lesson, we will talk about your circle of friends at UW or wherever you reside. In the end, you will be able to 1) say how you know your friends at UW, 2) ask someone about their friends, and 3) ask someone how often they hang out with their friends.

Was weißt du schon?

Before you begin take a moment to check your current skill level. Be sure to click through to each question.

 

Noch nicht start klar?

Du kannst immer auf die gleiche 1010-Lektion zurückgreifen!

 Not confident about starting this lesson?

You can always review the same Lektion from 1010.

1)Wie/Woher kennst du deine Freund*innen?

You have seen the questions words Wie and Woher before (Think: Wie geht’s dir? Woher kommst du?) Can you tell that these question words would both work in order to elicit information about how you know your friends? Listen to the questions and repeat.

Now let’s focus on answering that question.

 

2) How to ask about numbers

You’ve learned how to use several question words (wie, woher, wo, etc.). Now it’s time for one more: Wie viele? See if you can guess what is means based on the questions and answers below.

Wie viele Freunde hast du? Ich habe drei gute Freunde.
Wie viele Schwestern hast du? Ich habe zwei Schwestern.
Wie viele Katzen hast du? Ich habe keine Katzen.
Wie viele Hunde hast du? Ich habe einen Hund.

Let’s practice.

🎥For examples of questions with wie viele, you can watch this Learn with Anja video (watch from time stamp 3:46-4:34).

Remember that after you answer someone’s question, you can always use die magische Frage (the magical question) in response: und du? You can review that here.

 

Kleiner Hinweis

You might recall from your work with the alphabet that the German letter W makes the V sound when you see it in a word. This means Wie is pronounced like VEE. Next, for the word viel/viele, remember that the letter V is pronounced a lot like the English F (so think FEEL). So all together it sounds like this:

 

Jetzt bist du dran!

How can you ask about the number of friends a person has? Write down one way to ask in your written journal.
Then record yourself asking this same question in your audio journal.

3) Wie oft?

Sofia would also like to know how often you hang out with your friends. She asks:

First practice saying Sofia’s question aloud. Then review some possible responses.

 

Let’s practice some more.

Kleiner Hinweis

You might have noticed that sometimes in the question we use Freunde and sometimes Freund*innen. From a grammatical perspective, the word Freunde would imply a group of male friends (remember that Freund = male friend). The words Freund*innen (sometimes written as Freund:innen) is a newer addition to the lexicon that includes friendships of all genders. However, sometimes the more established word Freunde, despite its grammatical underpinnings, does indeed get used to mean friends in general. This is called the “generic masculine”.

 

Jetzt bist du dran!

Write Sofia’s question down in your written journal. Then say it aloud in your audio journal.

 

Zum Schluß

In this lesson, you learned how to 1) say how you know your friends at UW, 2) ask someone about their friends, and 3) ask someone how often they hang out with their friends. If you are feeling unsure about any part of the expanded introduction, go back to that section and review.
Take a moment to write down a mini-dialog between you and your classmate. How would you ask your classmate how they know their friends? How would you ask if they have many good friends or how many friends they have? How would they answer? Use the language in this lesson as your model. Remember you can use “Und du?” to keep the conversation going.

*As you conclude this lesson, don’t forget to check Canvas!*

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