Lesson 2 - die Familie
What was your first word? How many of you said: "ma ma" or "da da" first? When we start learning language as an infant, our vocabulary centers around our homes and our families. To continue with this process, we move to learning family words in German. You will find that most of the vocabulary is very similar to sounds we use in English, As well, we will continue learning some basic German words necessary for everyday living, like days of the week and time phrases. This section follows along with what we are learning in class. Each activity will have a quiz and/or assignment requirement. At the very end, you will be writing a letter containing some of the information from this lesson. Remember, any questions you have to use the contact form on the instructor page and send me your questions or concerns. Viel Vergnügen!
Objectives
1. Students will state numbers from 21 – 100 using correct German pronunciation.
2. Students will construct sentences stating in grammatically correct German what day of the week it is and what time it is using only the hour, quarter of an hour, and the half hour.
3. Students will identify and label the relationship of family members on a family tree and explain how each family member relates to another.
4. Students will construct an introductory letter sharing basic information about their respective families, including age of family members, location where they live, and their names..
Objectives
1. Students will state numbers from 21 – 100 using correct German pronunciation.
2. Students will construct sentences stating in grammatically correct German what day of the week it is and what time it is using only the hour, quarter of an hour, and the half hour.
3. Students will identify and label the relationship of family members on a family tree and explain how each family member relates to another.
4. Students will construct an introductory letter sharing basic information about their respective families, including age of family members, location where they live, and their names..
Grading Information
For this lesson, the grading breaks down as follows:
Points are varried for each of the four quizzes, for a total of 35 points
Points are varied for each assignments, for a total of 35 points
The total points possible for this lesson are: 70
Weighting
Assignments are 50% of the total grade
Quizzes are 50% of the total grade
Grading Scale
Below is the grading scale for this class
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
0% - 59% = F
Points are varried for each of the four quizzes, for a total of 35 points
Points are varied for each assignments, for a total of 35 points
The total points possible for this lesson are: 70
Weighting
Assignments are 50% of the total grade
Quizzes are 50% of the total grade
Grading Scale
Below is the grading scale for this class
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
0% - 59% = F
Resources
For help with verb conjugation, visit lesson 3.
For help with words, visit this dictionary.
For help with other numbers, visit lesson 2.
For help with words, visit this dictionary.
For help with other numbers, visit lesson 2.
Activity 1 - die Zahlen 20 - 1 000
Numbers past twenty in German are written and said a little different than they are in English. I like to think of the old nursery rhyme: four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. I call them the "old timey" numbers. This is ONLY the case with numbers from 21 to 99. Please note that using hundred, thousands, millions, etc. do not change the order the number is said or written. I will cover those numbers in a minute, right now we will start with numbers 21 to 99.
First, here is a list of the 10s in German. Please note the special spelling of 30, it uses an ß instead of a z. Zig stands for the "ty" we add in English.
20 - zwanzig
30 - dreißig
40 - vierzig
50 - fünfzig
60 - sechzig
70 - siebzig
80 - achtzig
90 - neunzig
100 - hundert
1 000 - tausend
To say and write your numbers, you begin with the ones place, say the word "und", and then the tens. It is extremely important to remember that 1. this only applies to the numbers 21 - 99 and 2. that numbers are always and forever written as ONE word. I do not care if you are talking billions or a google, all numbers are written as one word. This is one of the ways that German is so fun: die Mammutwörter (mammoth words)! So looking at our example of 24, in German it is vierundzwanzig: four and twenty. To say 38, it would be achtunddreißig. You leave the und as is, do not remove any letters. 91 would be einundneunzig. Try to do the following examples on your own. The answers will be at the bottom: 67, 82, 73, 59.
To say and write numbers with hundreds and thousands, you will write the hundreds and thousands in the normal order. Only when you get to the tens and ones, do the places switch. 246 would be zweihundertsechsundvierzig or two hundred six and forty. 1 789 would be tausendsiebenhundertneunundachtzig or thousand seven hundred nine and eighty. Regardless of how long the number is, it is always written as one word. Practice the following examples, again the numbers will be at the bottom: 435, 941, 6 874.
There are a few more points I need to make regarding numbers. In German, thousands are written with either a period or a space. They do not use a comma to differentiate numbers higher than 100s (as does pretty much the entire rest of the world). Instead, Germans will either use a period or they will use a space. I see spaces far more frequently than periods. Examples: 9.784 or 9 784. This might take a while to get use to seeing. As for decimals points, Germans use a comma rather than a period. We will see this often when we use money in class. For example €75,01 or €6.872,43
As Katja will explain in the video, remember the H O T rule. Numbers are written as hundreds, ones, and then tens!
First, here is a list of the 10s in German. Please note the special spelling of 30, it uses an ß instead of a z. Zig stands for the "ty" we add in English.
20 - zwanzig
30 - dreißig
40 - vierzig
50 - fünfzig
60 - sechzig
70 - siebzig
80 - achtzig
90 - neunzig
100 - hundert
1 000 - tausend
To say and write your numbers, you begin with the ones place, say the word "und", and then the tens. It is extremely important to remember that 1. this only applies to the numbers 21 - 99 and 2. that numbers are always and forever written as ONE word. I do not care if you are talking billions or a google, all numbers are written as one word. This is one of the ways that German is so fun: die Mammutwörter (mammoth words)! So looking at our example of 24, in German it is vierundzwanzig: four and twenty. To say 38, it would be achtunddreißig. You leave the und as is, do not remove any letters. 91 would be einundneunzig. Try to do the following examples on your own. The answers will be at the bottom: 67, 82, 73, 59.
To say and write numbers with hundreds and thousands, you will write the hundreds and thousands in the normal order. Only when you get to the tens and ones, do the places switch. 246 would be zweihundertsechsundvierzig or two hundred six and forty. 1 789 would be tausendsiebenhundertneunundachtzig or thousand seven hundred nine and eighty. Regardless of how long the number is, it is always written as one word. Practice the following examples, again the numbers will be at the bottom: 435, 941, 6 874.
There are a few more points I need to make regarding numbers. In German, thousands are written with either a period or a space. They do not use a comma to differentiate numbers higher than 100s (as does pretty much the entire rest of the world). Instead, Germans will either use a period or they will use a space. I see spaces far more frequently than periods. Examples: 9.784 or 9 784. This might take a while to get use to seeing. As for decimals points, Germans use a comma rather than a period. We will see this often when we use money in class. For example €75,01 or €6.872,43
As Katja will explain in the video, remember the H O T rule. Numbers are written as hundreds, ones, and then tens!
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Answers to Practice Questions
67 siebenundsechzig 82 zweiundachtzig 73 dreiundsiebzig 59 neunundfünfzig 435 vierhundertfünfunddreißig 941 neunhunderteinundvierzig 6 874 sechtausendachthundertvierundsiebzig |
die Zahlen 21 - 1 000 Quiz
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die Zahlen Quiz
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die Zahlen Quiz
Activity 2 - die Tage der Woche
The German days of the week are similar to the English ones. The German word for day is Tag and the German day for week is Woche, which is why this section is titled: die Tage der Woche. Many of the days are named after Norse Gods and Goddess, such as Thor. Thor´s day is Thursday, see how the sound is similar? In German it is Donnerstag or thunder day. Thor is the God of thunder, so now you can see the connection! Below is a list of the German days of the week with the English equivalent. Some other words you will need to know are the words for today, yesterday, and tomorrow which are listed below. Another point of information is that the German week begins on Monday, not on Sunday. Complete the exercise at the bottom of this activity and submit it via the assignment form found on the home page.
Tage der Woche
Montag - Monday
Dienstag - Tuesday
Mittwoch - Wednesday
Donnerstag - Thursday
Freitag - Friday
Samstag - Saturday (Southern Germany)
Sonnabend - Saturday (Northern Germany)
Sonntag - Sunday
der Tag - day
die Woche - week
das Wochenende - weekend
heute - today
morgen - tomorow
gestern - yesterday
übermorgen - day after tomorrow
vorgestern - day before yesterday
Questions:
Welcher Tag ist heute? - What day is today?
Welcher Tag war gestern? - What day was yesterday?
Welcher Tag war vorgestern? - What day was the day before yesterday?
Welcher Tag ist morgen? - What day is tomorrow?
Welcher Tag ist übermorgen? - What day is the day after tomorrow?
Tage der Woche
Montag - Monday
Dienstag - Tuesday
Mittwoch - Wednesday
Donnerstag - Thursday
Freitag - Friday
Samstag - Saturday (Southern Germany)
Sonnabend - Saturday (Northern Germany)
Sonntag - Sunday
der Tag - day
die Woche - week
das Wochenende - weekend
heute - today
morgen - tomorow
gestern - yesterday
übermorgen - day after tomorrow
vorgestern - day before yesterday
Questions:
Welcher Tag ist heute? - What day is today?
Welcher Tag war gestern? - What day was yesterday?
Welcher Tag war vorgestern? - What day was the day before yesterday?
Welcher Tag ist morgen? - What day is tomorrow?
Welcher Tag ist übermorgen? - What day is the day after tomorrow?
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Activity 2 - Assignment: Tage der Woche
For this assignment you will need to type your answers into a Google doc or a Word document. You will then need to share the Google doc or upload the Word document into the Assignment Form located on the Home Page. Make sure your name and the title of the assignment is on the document! Each question is worth 1 point each for a total of 10 points.
Answer the questions in German using complete sentences.
1. Welcher Tag ist heute?
2. Welcher Tag ist morgen?
3. Welcher Tag ist übermorgen?
4. Welcher Tag war gestern?
5. Welcher Tag war vorgestern?
6. Heute ist Sonnabend, welcher Tag war vorgestern?
7. Heute ist Mittwoch, welcher Tag ist morgen?
8. Heute ist Sonntag, welcher Tag ist morgen?
9. Heute ist Montag, welcher Tag war gestern?
10. Heute ist Donnerstag, welcher Tag ist übermorgen?
For this assignment you will need to type your answers into a Google doc or a Word document. You will then need to share the Google doc or upload the Word document into the Assignment Form located on the Home Page. Make sure your name and the title of the assignment is on the document! Each question is worth 1 point each for a total of 10 points.
Answer the questions in German using complete sentences.
1. Welcher Tag ist heute?
2. Welcher Tag ist morgen?
3. Welcher Tag ist übermorgen?
4. Welcher Tag war gestern?
5. Welcher Tag war vorgestern?
6. Heute ist Sonnabend, welcher Tag war vorgestern?
7. Heute ist Mittwoch, welcher Tag ist morgen?
8. Heute ist Sonntag, welcher Tag ist morgen?
9. Heute ist Montag, welcher Tag war gestern?
10. Heute ist Donnerstag, welcher Tag ist übermorgen?
die Tage der Woche Quiz
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die Tage der Woche Quiz
Click on the link below and fill in the Google Quiz. Please then submit your answers. Your quiz will automatically be graded and your results will be sent to your e-mail. There are 8 questions worth 1 point each.
die Tage der Woche Quiz
Activity 3 - die Uhrzeit
Telling time in German can be complicated. So we will begin with only telling time at the hour, the quarters, and the half. Germans use a 24 hour clock to tell time, instead of using am and pm. Anything after 12 noon will add an hour. That means 1:00 pm is 13:00 o'clock. In other words, you add 12 to any hour after noon. 11:00 pm would be 23:00, 9 pm would be 21:00, etc.. Those of you familiar with military time will have no trouble with this concept. The differences between military time and time in Germany, is Germans do not use the phrase "hundred". Time is told as vierzehn Uhr - or 14:00. Germans also use a period instead of a colon when writing time. Look at the picture below showing the store hours as an example.
Time Phrases:
halb - half
Viertel - quarter
vor - before
nach - after
Uhr - o'clock
Questions:
Wie spät ist es? - literally: How late is it? How we use it: What time is it?
Wie viel Uhr ist es? - literally: How many o´clocks is it? How we use it: What time is it?
How to tell time:
Saying the hour - 6.00 am - Es ist sechs Uhr. The word Uhr is used the same as o´clock in English.
Remember with pm, you will add 12. So for example: 6.00 pm - Es ist achtzehn Uhr. The only exception is 1.00, you remove the s on eins and say: Es ist ein Uhr.
With the half hour, you will say half of the next hour. You will need to remember to add one hour to what time you are saying. 1.30 am - Es ist halb zwei (It is half of two).
6.30 pm - Es ist halb neunzehn.
With the first quarter of the hour (15 minutes after), you use the phrase: Viertel nach (quarter after). For example: 1.15 am - Es ist Viertel nach eins (It is a quarter after 1), 6.15 pm - Es ist Viertel nach achtzehn (It is a quarter after 18).
With the last quarter of the hour (45 minutes after), you use the phrase: Viertel vor (quarter before) and then you add an hour, since you are saying it is a quarter before the next hour. For example: 1.45 am - Es ist Viertel vor zwei (It is a quarter before 2), 6.45 pm - Es ist Viertel vor neunzehn (It is a quarter before 19).
Do not forget, you will add 12 when the time is after noon! The video below does an excellent job explaining time, but goes into more explanations than what we are learning about this round.
Time Phrases:
halb - half
Viertel - quarter
vor - before
nach - after
Uhr - o'clock
Questions:
Wie spät ist es? - literally: How late is it? How we use it: What time is it?
Wie viel Uhr ist es? - literally: How many o´clocks is it? How we use it: What time is it?
How to tell time:
Saying the hour - 6.00 am - Es ist sechs Uhr. The word Uhr is used the same as o´clock in English.
Remember with pm, you will add 12. So for example: 6.00 pm - Es ist achtzehn Uhr. The only exception is 1.00, you remove the s on eins and say: Es ist ein Uhr.
With the half hour, you will say half of the next hour. You will need to remember to add one hour to what time you are saying. 1.30 am - Es ist halb zwei (It is half of two).
6.30 pm - Es ist halb neunzehn.
With the first quarter of the hour (15 minutes after), you use the phrase: Viertel nach (quarter after). For example: 1.15 am - Es ist Viertel nach eins (It is a quarter after 1), 6.15 pm - Es ist Viertel nach achtzehn (It is a quarter after 18).
With the last quarter of the hour (45 minutes after), you use the phrase: Viertel vor (quarter before) and then you add an hour, since you are saying it is a quarter before the next hour. For example: 1.45 am - Es ist Viertel vor zwei (It is a quarter before 2), 6.45 pm - Es ist Viertel vor neunzehn (It is a quarter before 19).
Do not forget, you will add 12 when the time is after noon! The video below does an excellent job explaining time, but goes into more explanations than what we are learning about this round.
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Activity 3 Quiz - die Uhrzeit
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Activity 3 Assignment - die Uhrzeit
For this assignment you will need to type your answers into a Google doc or a Word document. You will then need to share the Google doc or upload the Word document into the Assignment Form located on the Home Page. Make sure your name and the title of the assignment is on the document! There are 10 questions total, worth 1 point each.
Wie viel Uhr ist es? Write the times in German using complete sentences.
1. 4.30 am
2. 9.15 pm
3. 11.00 am
4. 8.45 pm
5. 3.30 pm
6. 2.00 am
7. 6.45 pm
8. 7.15 am
9. 5.45 pm
10. 10.30 am
For this assignment you will need to type your answers into a Google doc or a Word document. You will then need to share the Google doc or upload the Word document into the Assignment Form located on the Home Page. Make sure your name and the title of the assignment is on the document! There are 10 questions total, worth 1 point each.
Wie viel Uhr ist es? Write the times in German using complete sentences.
1. 4.30 am
2. 9.15 pm
3. 11.00 am
4. 8.45 pm
5. 3.30 pm
6. 2.00 am
7. 6.45 pm
8. 7.15 am
9. 5.45 pm
10. 10.30 am
Activity 4 - der Stammbaum
Now let's learn the final piece of vocabulary for the chapter - die Familie. There are not any new questions to learn along with this vocabulary, instead we are going to build on what we already know: Wie heißt du? Wie alt bist du? Woher kommst du? and Wo wohnst du? The forms of the questions will be slightly different, as we are now using what is referred to as the "er, sie, es" form of the verb. Now all of the verbs will end in - t. Katja does a good job with pronunciation. Listen to her and repeat the words she is saying.
die Familie Vokablen
die Familie - family
der Stammbaum - family tree die Mutter - mother die Mama - mom die Mami - mommy der Vater - father der Papa - dad der Papi - daddy die Eltern - parents das Kind - child die Geschwister - siblings die Tochter - daughter der Sohn - son add the word Stief before any word to get step such as die Stiefmutter (stepmother) add the word Halb before siblings to get half such as der Halbbruder (half-brother) |
der Onkel - uncle
die Tante - aunt der Cousin - male cousin die Cousine - female cousin der Neffe - nephew die Nichte - niece der Großvater - grandfather der Opa - grandpa die Großmutter - grandmother die Oma - grandma die Großeltern - grandparents der Urgroßvater - great-grandfather die Urgroßmutter - great-grandmother der Enkel - grandson die Enkelin - granddaughter die Katze - cat der Hund - dog |
die Familie Fragen
Using the questions we have already learned, we can create new ones seeking answers to basic information about your family members. The verb will change to having a t ending. Other than that the structure is exactly the same. Do not worry about the possessive adjectives of your and my, these will be covered at a later date. We are just beginning with the words for the.
Let's look at Wie heißt du? to change it to what is your mother´s name, you would replace the word du with die Mutter. So the question becomes: Wie heißt die Mutter? You can switch die Mutter with almost any of the words listed above (except for die Eltern and die Großeltern, these are plural and we will cover plural nouns later).
Wo wohnst du? change the word wohnst to wohnt and then replace du with a new vocabulary word: Wo wohnt der Vater? Where does the father live?
Woher kommst du? change the word kommst to kommt and then replace du with a new vocabulary word: Woher kommt die Tante? Where does the aunt come from?
Wie alt bist du? change the word bist to ist and then replace du with a new vocabulary word: Wie alt ist der Bruder? How old is the brother?
Now it is your turn to practice with different vocabulary. Practice saying these questions aloud.
To respond to these questions, simply restate the verb in the exact same form. Begin with the subject, state the verb, and finish with the response to the question. See the examples below.
Wie heißt die Mutter? Die Mutter heißt Sara. (The mother´s name is Sara).
Wo wohnt der Vater? Der Vater wohnt in Düsseldorf. (The father lives in Düsseldorf.)
Woher kommt die Tante? Die Tante kommt aus Florida. (The aunt comes from Florida.)
Wie alt ist der Bruder? Der Bruder ist sechsundzwanzig Jahre alt. (The brother is 26 years old).
Practice answering questions on your own, responding with information about your family. The quiz below, asks you to read about my family and answer questions. Your assignment requires you to write a letter to me about 3 family members.
Let's look at Wie heißt du? to change it to what is your mother´s name, you would replace the word du with die Mutter. So the question becomes: Wie heißt die Mutter? You can switch die Mutter with almost any of the words listed above (except for die Eltern and die Großeltern, these are plural and we will cover plural nouns later).
Wo wohnst du? change the word wohnst to wohnt and then replace du with a new vocabulary word: Wo wohnt der Vater? Where does the father live?
Woher kommst du? change the word kommst to kommt and then replace du with a new vocabulary word: Woher kommt die Tante? Where does the aunt come from?
Wie alt bist du? change the word bist to ist and then replace du with a new vocabulary word: Wie alt ist der Bruder? How old is the brother?
Now it is your turn to practice with different vocabulary. Practice saying these questions aloud.
To respond to these questions, simply restate the verb in the exact same form. Begin with the subject, state the verb, and finish with the response to the question. See the examples below.
Wie heißt die Mutter? Die Mutter heißt Sara. (The mother´s name is Sara).
Wo wohnt der Vater? Der Vater wohnt in Düsseldorf. (The father lives in Düsseldorf.)
Woher kommt die Tante? Die Tante kommt aus Florida. (The aunt comes from Florida.)
Wie alt ist der Bruder? Der Bruder ist sechsundzwanzig Jahre alt. (The brother is 26 years old).
Practice answering questions on your own, responding with information about your family. The quiz below, asks you to read about my family and answer questions. Your assignment requires you to write a letter to me about 3 family members.
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Activity 4 Quiz
This quiz is a little different from the other quizzes you have taken. First, you will need to open the Google Doc and read my letter about my family. When finished, take the short quiz and submit your results. There are 10 questions worth 1 point each. 1. Read first: Meine Familie 2. Then take the quiz: Activity 4 Quiz |
Activity 4 Assignment - der Stammbaum Brief
For this assignment, you will be writing a letter to me about your family. You need to pick 3 different family members to describe. You will need to tell me their names, where they live, where they come from, and how old they are. Reminder, to begin a letter you would start with Liebe Frau Getz and to end you would write: viel Grüße, your name. It is essential that you include the last part so I know who wrote the letter. I will not accept any work that uses Google Translate! You must type your own letter, using your information. I am not asking you to say anything more than what we have already covered. Keep it simple, say what you already know how to say. For fun, you can include a picture of your family, so I can get to know you better. When finished with this assignment, submit it via Google Docs or through the Assignment Form. Use the Familie Brief Rubric, so you know how you will be graded on the assignment.
For this assignment, you will be writing a letter to me about your family. You need to pick 3 different family members to describe. You will need to tell me their names, where they live, where they come from, and how old they are. Reminder, to begin a letter you would start with Liebe Frau Getz and to end you would write: viel Grüße, your name. It is essential that you include the last part so I know who wrote the letter. I will not accept any work that uses Google Translate! You must type your own letter, using your information. I am not asking you to say anything more than what we have already covered. Keep it simple, say what you already know how to say. For fun, you can include a picture of your family, so I can get to know you better. When finished with this assignment, submit it via Google Docs or through the Assignment Form. Use the Familie Brief Rubric, so you know how you will be graded on the assignment.
Lesson 2 - Summary
Phew! This lesson is packed full of information! We learned our numbers past 20. We also learned our days of the week and how to tell basic time using only the hour, half hour, and quarter of an hour. We learned family vocabulary and how to inquire about basic information. You completed three assignments in addition to the activity quizzes: questions about the days of the week, telling time, and writing a letter about your family. Alles ist ganz wunderbar! Ich bin stolz auf euch! Keep up the great work! Our next lesson is about activities and expressing your preferences for certain things. We are going to do a lot more writing and even more speaking!