3.6 Mein Körper
Guten Tag!
Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.
Wiederholung
In the previous lesson, you learned how to express intensity of feelings, ask someone how often they feel certain feelings, and say how often you feel certain feelings. Let’s review!
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In your journal, answer the question “Wie geht’s?” with a nuanced answer (what’s the intensity of that feeling – sehr, etwas, ein bißchen, nicht, gar nicht). Begin the sentence with, Ich bin… Then state how often you feel that way (immer – oft – manchmal – nie).
Lektionsüberblick
Now that we able able to say something about our inner selves, in this lesson, we will learn how to talk about the physical body in order to describe our physical appearance and generally understand when someone is being described and sometimes understand the description. In the end, you will be able to 1) recognize the words for body parts and name some and 2) state how many you have of each.
1) Körperteile nennen
Take a look at the Körperteile and their names below. Which body parts do you recognize because the words are cognates, therefore similar to English? Which body part names look different? Listen to the recording and repeat the words aloud. Some of the cognates will sound quite different! As you say the words, hold up or point to that body part.
Watch Stephan, a student in Germany, describe Körperteile in this fun, relaxed video.
You can check out Deutsche Welle for extra practice with Körperteile.
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2) Körperteile zählen
You might remember from our earlier unit on Familie und Herkunft that there are different ways to make plurals in German.
Köln im Blickpunkt
In Köln gibt es über 1.000 typisch kölsche Wörter, die außerhalb der Stadt oft niemand versteht – zum Beispiel „Pänz“ für Kinder oder „Bützchen“ für einen Kuss. Es gibt mehrere Online-Wörterbücher, z.B. Kölsch Wörterbuch, die sich mit kölschen Wörtern befassen.
Im Bild links sieht man ein Beispiel des Kölscher Dialekts. Auf Hochdeutsch heißt es: “Nachgemachte Kreuzblüme genau so groß wie oben auf den Domtürmen – 9,50 m hoch 4,60 m breit – Ein Zeichen dafür, dass der Dom 1880 fertig geworden ist”. Hör mal ein Beispiel von Kölsch.
In Cologne, there are over 1,000 typically Cologne words that often aren’t understood by anyone outside the city – for example, “Pänz” for children or “Bützchen” for a kiss. There are several online dictionaries that deal with words that are specific to Cologne.
In the image on the left, you can see an example of the Cologne dialect. An English translation is: “Reproduced finial exact same size as on top of the cathedral towers – 9.50 m high 4.60 m wide – A sign that the cathedral was completed in 1880”. Listen to an example of Kölsch.
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Zum Schluß
Imagine we have invented a way to speak to aliens – but we can’t see them. They seem to have the same kinds of body parts we have, but not necessarily the same number. Listen to the alien’s description of itself first and draw what you hear. Then read the text and confirm.
*As you conclude this lesson, don’t forget to check Canvas!*
Before you go, check out…
Learn with Anja: Der Körper
Media Attributions:
- Body Parts presentation adapted from Willkommen: Deutsch für alle © 2020 by Claudia Kost and Crystal Sawatzky is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License.
- Körperteile video from Deutsch im Blick, University of Texas at Austin, by Zsuzsanna Abrams licensed under CC BY 4.0 International License.
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