Guten Tag!

Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned how to say the activities that you want to do. Let’s review what you have learned.

Lektionsüberblick

In German, you don’t compare apples to oranges but instead you could Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen (compare apples with pears)! In this first Mahlzeit! and Prost! lesson, you will be introduced to a large variety of fruits (Obst) typically consumed in the US , which are organized into two groups: cognates and not cognates, to reduce the confusion between Äpfel and Birnen. In the end, you will be able to 1) recognize words for fruits among other food words, 2) name at least two fruits that you like to eat, and 3) name at least one fruit that you do not eat.

1) Äpfeln, Birnen und anderes Obst

As you begin to learn the names of different types of fruit, you will notice many words share similarities with their English counterparts. Read and listen to the fruits in the presentation below. Be sure to click through to each slide. The plural forms of each fruit are shown because we will need the plural form to discuss our preferences today (think: I like apples).

🎥 You can watch this Easy German video to listen to Germans talk about their Lieblingsobst.

Hamburg im Blickpunkt

 

Die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg ist als Stadtstaat ein Land der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Hamburg ist mit über 1,97 Millionen Einwohnern (Stand 2024) die zweitgrößte Stadt Deutschlands (nach Berlin) und die drittgrößte im deutschen Sprachraum. Hamburg besteht zu 92 Prozent aus Land- und zu acht Prozent aus Wasserfläche, die wiederum aus der Elbe, der Alster und Nebenflüssen beider bestehen. Zu Hamburg gehören die Nordseeinseln Neuwerk, Scharhörn und Nigehörn sowie der Nationalpark Hamburgisches Wattenmeer. Im 8. Jahrhundert entstand die Hammaburg, in der Karl der Große im Jahr 810 eine Taufkirche errichten ließ, um den heidnischen Norden zu missionieren. 

 

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is a city-state in the Federal Republic of Germany. With a population of over 1.9 million (as of 2024), Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany (after Berlin) and third-largest city in German-speaking Europe. 92% of Hamburg is land and 8% is water, the latter consists of the Elbe River, the Alster, and their tributaries. Hamburg has several exclaves, including the North Sea Islands Neuwerk, Scharhörn and Nigehörn as well as the Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park. In the 8th century, the Hammaburg (burg = castle or fort) was first established, when Charlemagne had a baptistry built in AD 810, in order to proselytize the heathen north.

2) Ich esse gern…

Read and listen to the comic below, paying special attention to the question being asked. Can you tell what information is being requested by the answer given?

Let’s practice.

3) Ich esse keine…

Recall the little word kein and what it means in a sentence. Take a look at the comic below to get a hint if you can’t remember.

	Here are some other examples: Ich esse keine Birnen. Ich esse keine Bananen.

Let’s practice.

Zum Schluß

In this lesson, you learned to 1) recognize words for fruits among other food words, 2) name at least two fruits that you like to eat, and 3) name at least one fruit that you do not eat. If you are feeling unsure about any part of the expanded introduction, go back to that section and review.

Take a look at the pictures below. Choose at least two pictures and write down the fruits that you see in your written journal. Then practice saying them aloud in your audio journal.

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

Before you go, check out this brief slide show from Deutsche Welle with idiomatic expressions featuring fruit.

Here is a large collection of idiomatic expressions featuring fruit with German explanations.