5.10 Weather, nature, animals — Epoché
What you will be able to do Talk about the weather in German style, in degrees Celsius: Es ist bewölkt. Hier haben wir 30 Grad. Name the seasons and the features of a landscape: Wiese, Tal, Hügel, See, Küste, Ufer . Name common plants and animals, from the Eiche to the Eichhörnchen . Use the many Germanic cousins in this field — Sonne, Mond, Stern, Schnee, Maus, Fuchs — to learn fast, and spot the traps such as der See and die See . Sentences from this lesson, before the explanation. Read the German aloud; all of them come back below. German English Hat sich das Klima verändert? [1] Has the climate changed? Eine Schwalbe fliegt sehr schnell. [2] A swallow flies very swiftly. Der Vogel fliegt über den Wolken. [3] The bird flies above the clouds. Der Herbst liegt in der Luft. [4] Autumn is in the air. Hinter den Wolken scheint die Sonne. [5] The sun is shining behind the clouds. Ihr scheint Angst vor Spinnen zu haben. [6] You seem to be afraid of spiders. Haben Sie auf der Insel etwas vergraben? [7] Did you bury something on that island? Prerequisites : 5.9 — you need the impersonal es for weather from 2.20 Grammar and the weather words Regen, Wetter, Sturm from 4.9 Cases . Nature is the part of German vocabulary that English speakers find easiest, because so much of it was inherited by both languages from their common ancestor. The sun, the moon, the stars, snow, ice and wind; the mouse, the fox, the wolf, the fish and the frog: for all of these the German word is recognisably the English one. This lesson collects fifty-five words, most of them such cousins, and adds the habits of talking about the weather that differ between the two cultures. Word list Fifty-five words in five groups. Sky and weather Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes die Sonne（-n） de sun Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Feminine in German, as the sun is in many older traditions. Die Sonne brennt. [8] The sun is burning. der Mond（-e） de moon Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Masculine; the reverse of the Romance languages. Der Mond scheint. [9] The moon is shining. der Stern（-e） de star Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs The same word as English star . Hat jeder Stern Planeten? [10] Does every star have planets? die Wolke（-n） de cloud Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Related to English welkin , an old word for the sky. Die Wolke ist grau. [11] The cloud is grey. der Wind（-e） de wind Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs The same word. Der Wind heult. [12] The wind is howling. der Schnee de snow Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs The same word as English snow . Draußen liegt Schnee. [13] There's snow outside. das Eis de ice; ice cream Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs Also, and very often, ice cream. Möchtest du Eis? [14] Would you like ice? der Nebel（-） de fog, mist Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Related to Latin nebula . Draußen herrscht Nebel. [15] It is foggy outside. das Gewitter（-） de thunderstorm Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs Built on Wetter . Gewitter sind beängstigend. [16] Thunderstorms are scary. der Blitz（-e） de lightning; flash Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Also a camera flash. Ich habe einen Blitz gesehen. [17] I saw a lightning bolt. der Donner（-） de thunder Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs The same word as English thunder ; the god Donar is Norse Thor. Der Donner wurde lauter. [18] The thunder became louder. die Hitze de heat Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Related to English heat and hot . Diese Hitze ist unerträglich. [19] This heat is unbearable. die Kälte de cold, coldness Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Built on kalt ; a cold you catch is Erkältung . Ich ertrage keine Kälte. [20] I can't stand the cold. das Grad（-e） de degree Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs In weather talk it means degrees Celsius; after a number it stays singular: 30 Grad . Also masculine, der Grad . Das Thermometer zeigt 30 Grad. [21] The thermometer reads 30 degrees. die Temperatur（-en） de temperature Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Stress on the last syllable. Die Temperatur sinkt. [22] The temperature falls. das Klima（-s） de climate Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs Neuter. Ich mag warmes Klima. [23] I like warm weather. Seasons Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes der Frühling（-e） de spring Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Built on früh , early: the early part of the year. Der Frühling kommt! [24] Spring is on the way! der Herbst（-e） de autumn, fall Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs The same word as English harvest . Der Herbst kam. [25] Autumn arrived. der Winter（-） de winter Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs The same word. All seasons are masculine. Es wird Winter. [26] Winter is coming. Landscape Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes die Landschaft（-en） de landscape, scenery Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs English borrowed the Dutch cousin of this word as landscape . Die Landschaft ist atemberaubend. [27] The scenery is breathtaking. die Wiese（-n） de meadow; lawn Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Any grassy field; also a lawn. Die Wiese war farbenfroh. [28] The meadow was colorful. das Feld（-er） de field Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs The same word as English field . Ich pflügte das Feld. [29] I ploughed the field. das Tal（¨-er） de valley Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs The same word as English dale . Hat dieses Tal einen Namen? [30] Does this valley have a name? der Hügel（-） de hill Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Smaller than a Berg