German/Level I/Kleidung

__TOC__ 300px|thumbnail|Gedächtniskirche auf dem Kurfürstendamm, Berlin Lesson I.7: Kleidung Hello from Berlin! In every lesson from 7–15, there is going to be a featured German-speaking city, which will be the theme of the lesson. For 7–8, it's Berlin. There will be famous locations in Berlin; for this lesson, it's Kurfürstendamm and KaDeWe, the shopping area of Berlin. Also, in each lesson, there will be facts, so if you ever travel to a German-speaking country, it'll be like you are a native! Facts It's Time to Change Time Berlin's time is GMT+1, meaning they are 6 hours ahead of EST. If it's 2:00 p.m. in New York City, it's 8:00 p.m. (or 20:00) locally. Please note that Germany changes to and from daylight-saving time a few weeks before the U.S., so time differences still vary in March and October. Tip, Tip, and More Tip In contrast to many other countries where waiters sometimes 'live on the tips,' service personnel in German-speaking countries always receive a regular wage (usually per hour), and the tip is always an extra for good service. Not to give a tip will probably give the waiter the impression that either the service or product was not that good and you are too polite to admit this, but not tipping is not considered 'rude.' If you tip, you usually round up, up to 50 cents for coffee or up to the next 5 euros for lunch, e.g., 2.70 € becomes 3.00 € and 21 € becomes 25 €. Also, tipping is only expected when you get served, i.e., when the service personnel bring something to your table, so if you pay at a counter—like at McDonald's or Starbucks—you don't tip at all. Only when having a large party, like celebrating your birthday in a restaurant, do you do extra tipping. For a night you should pay 30 EUR to 80 EUR per waiter and give it separately to the manager (“für die Bedienung”). In many restaurants, it is normal that the tip is shared with the kitchen personnel. Paying with a credit card or debit card makes tipping difficult, because there is no line on the bill to fill in the tip. Always tip when paying; don't leave money on the table. Shopping Locations There are two major shopping locations. The Kurfürstendamm in the Old West is lined with boutiques and department stores. It continues eastwards for about 300 yards, where you can visit KaDeWe, the biggest department store in Europe. On the newly developed Friedrichstraße in the Old East, the famous French store Galleries Lafayette is to be found together with a maze of underground shopping malls. Shops are generally open 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. In the outskirts, most shops close at 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Dialogue SarahMorgen, Lisa.LisaMorgen. Wie geht's dir?SarahGut, danke! Ich gehe zum Kurfürstendamm, möchtest du mitkommen?LisaJa, gerne. Ich hole vorher noch Geld.SarahIch sehe dich dann am Kurfürstendamm.am KurfürstendammSarahHallo Lisa!LisaHallo!SarahWohin gehen wir zuerst?LisaLass uns zu dieser Boutique gehen.SarahO.K.in der BoutiqueAngestellter ThomasHallo meine Damen!Sarah und LisaGuten Tag!Angestellter ThomasDarf ich Ihnen helfen?LisaJa, können Sie mir helfen, diesen Rock in meiner Größe zu finden?Angestellter ThomasNatürlich.Angestellter ThomasHier ist der Rock in Ihrer Größe.LisaDanke. Wo ist die Umkleidekabine?Angestellter ThomasDort drüben. Shopping There is a lot to say about shopping, places to shop at, money and items to buy. In this lesson we will cover most of it. There are two major shopping locations in Berlin: Kurfürstendamm and KaDeWe. EnglishGermanBabyweardie Babyartikel (plural) Children's Weardie Kinderbekleidung (Children) departmentdie (Kinder-)AbteilungClearance Saleder Räumungsverkauf ClosedgeschlossenClothingdie KleidungComputer Sectiondie ComputerabteilungCosmeticsdie Kosmetik (singular) die Kosmetika (plural)Customerder KundeCustomer Serviceder Kundendienst Electrical Appliancedas ElektrogerätEscalatordie Rolltreppe Fashiondie Mode Furnituredas Möbelstück (singular), die Möbel (plural)Giftder Geschenkartikel Good Value (Adj.)preiswertGroceriesdie Lebensmittel (plural)Jewelleryder Schmuck (no plural)Lady's Shoesdie Damenschuhe (plural) Leather Goodsdie Lederwaren (plural) Opengeöffnet Opening Hoursdie Öffnungszeiten (plural) Presentdas GeschenkReducedreduziertprice cutdie PreissenkungSales Receiptder Kassenbon, der Kassenzettel, die QuittungSouvenirdas Andenken Special Offerdas Sonderangebot Sporting Goodsdie Sportartikel (plural)Stationerydie Schreibwaren (plural)Summer Saleder Sommerschlussverkauf (abbr. SSV) Video Storedie Videothek Winter Saleder Winterschlussverkauf (abbr. WSV) Kurfürstendamm Kurfürstendamm Tauentzienstraße Fasanenstraße The Kurfürstendamm has many boutiques, department stores, etc., which are on Tauentzienstraße and Fasanenstraße, two streets in Kurfürstendamm. Tauentzienstraße has a lot of the department stores, including KaDeWe, which we will get into greater detail later. Fasanenstraße has a lot of the boutiques. EnglishGermanDepartment Storedas Kaufhaus (old fashioned "das Warenhaus")Retail Storedas EinzelhandelsgeschäftThe Malldas EinkaufszentrumBoutiquedie BoutiqueStoredas Geschäft And some of the things you might say or ask while in a clothing store... Können Sie mir helfen, meine Größe zu finden (für dieses ____)? Can you help me find my size (for this ____)? Wo ist die Umkleidekabine? Where is the dressing room? EnglishGermanManagerder ManagerEmployeeder/die AngestellteSales Clerkder VerkäuferCashierder KassiererDressing Roomdie UmkleidekabineMen's Sectiondie MännerabteilungWomen's Sectiondie Frauenabteilung Section Problems >> KaDeWe Another shopping location is das KaDeWe, an upscale department store in Germany. It has six floors, and is also called "the department store of the west" (Kaufhaus des Westens), because it is the largest and most magnificent department store on continental Europe. EnglishGermanFirst FloorErstes StockwerkMenswearMännerkleidungSecond FloorZweiter StockWomenswearFrauenkleidungThird FloorDritter StockKids SectionKinderabteilungFourth FloorVierter StockElectronicsElektronikKitchenwareKüchenbedarfFifth FloorFünfter StockLightingBeleuchtung BeddingBettwäscheToysSpielwarenSixth FloorSechster StockFoodLebensmittel Since we already have most of the general shopping phrases and vocabulary down, we are going to get into more detail in the next few sections. Section Problems>> Electronics First is electronics: it might seem a little sparse, but electronics and many other things will be featured in Lesson 12. EnglishGermanElectronicsdie ElektronikTelevisiondas Fernsehen/der Fernseher, die Fernseher (plural)Digital Cameradie Digitalkamera, die Digitalkameras (plural)Telephonedas Telefon, die Telefone (plural)Cell phonedas Mobiltelefon/das Handy (pronounced "Hendee"), die Mobiltelefone/Handys (plural)Computerder Computer/der Rechner, die Computer/Rechner (plural)Speaker, Speakersder Lautsprecher, die Lautsprecher (plural)DVDsdie DVDs (singular: die DVD)CDsdie CDs (singular: die CD)DVD Playerder DVD-PlayerCD Playerder CD-Player Spielt der DVD-Player auch CDs? Does the DVD player also play CDs? Hat das Mobiltelefon/das Handy eine Digitalkamera? Does the cell phone have a digital camera? If you look at the word order of this sentence, you will see that you've already learned everything you need to make these sentences, and you, yourself can customize these sentences if you want. Section Problems>> Bedding The bedding section is also quite bare, but that is because it will be discussed further in Lesson 12. EnglishGermanBeddingdie BettwäscheBlanketdie Decke, die DeckenPillowdas Kopfkissen/das/der Polster (Austrian German), die Kopfkissen/PolsterPillow Caseder Kopfkissenbezug, die KopfkissenbezügeSheetdas Betttuch, die BetttücherBed Skirtder Bett-Rock And like always here are some of the things you might say that are related to bedding. Passen die Kopfkissenbezüge auf das Kopfkissen? Does the pillow case fit the pillow? And with that question there are other variations of it you can ask, like... Passt die Decke auf das Bett? Does the blanket fit the bed? Section Problems>> Money Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, Belgium and Südtirol – in other words: all German speaking regions except Switzerland and Liechtenstein– have given up their former currencies and adopted the Euro as of 1999. Because they are not members of the European Union, Switzerland and Liechtenstein have kept the Swiss Francs. Currently 1 EUR is 1.34 USD. Now if you were at a shopping center in German like Kurfürstendamm, and you were shopping at a boutique here is some vocabulary you might want to know. Was macht das? Was kostet das? How much does it cost? Das Hemd kostet 120 Euro. The shirt costs 120 euros. Das kostet 690 Euro. That costs 690 euros (all together). EnglishGermanPriceder PreisNoteder ScheinCoindie Münze1 Euro coindas Eurostück, das Ein-Euro-Stück2 Euro coindas Zweieurostück5 Euro noteder Fünfeuroschein10 Euro noteder Zehneuroschein100 Euro noteder Hunderteuroschein Note: The word coin (Münze) mostly turns to Stück when a word or number is put together with it. Even though in the vocabulary we list the 1, 2, 5, 10, 100 Euro there are more Euro notes. The twenty, fifty, two hundred, and five hundred Euro notes are the ones we didn't list, also there are cent coins. EnglishGerman1 Cent Coindas Centstück2 Cent Coindas Zweicentstück5 Cent Coindas Fünfcentstück10 Cent Coindas Zehncentstück20 Cent Coindas Zwanzigcentstück50 Cent Coindas Fünfzigcentstück German Math In written German, a comma is used (e.g., in prices) where we would put a decimal point in English. Thus, € 5,49 (or 5,49 €) means five euros and forty-nine cents. When a price ends in a round number of euros, it is most commonly written as € 5,- etc. The reverse is also true. Where as English uses a comma to split up large numbers, German uses a dot. So "€ 6.945" means sechs tausend neunhundertfünfundvierzig (six thousand nine hundred and forty-five) euros - not six point nine four five euros. Clothing EnglishGermanSkirtder Rock, die Röcke (plural)Pulloverder Pullover, die PulloverSweatshirtdas Sweatshirt, die SweatshirtsScarfder Schal, die Schale/SchalsJacketdie Jacke, die JackenCoatder Mantel, die MäntelShirtdas Hemd, die HemdenT-shirtdas T-Shirt, die T-ShirtsSweaterder Sweater, die Sweater(Neck)tiedie Krawatte, die KrawattenBowtiedie Fliege, die FliegenSuitder Anzug, die AnzügePantsdie Hose, die Hosen (note: "die Hose IST"="the (pair of) pants ARE")Underpantsdie Unterhose, die UnterhosenBoxershortsdie Boxershorts (plural)Topdas TopBrader Büstenhalter/der Busenhalter (abbr. BH), die Büstenhalter/BusenhalterSwimming costumeder Badeanzug, die BadeanzügeTrunksdie Badehose, die BadehosenHatder Hut, die HüteShoeder Schuh, die SchuheSockdie Socke, die SockenStockingder Strumpf, die StrümpfeTights/Pantyhosedie Strumpfhose, die StrumpfhosenGloveder Handschuh, die HandschuheBlousedie Bluse, die BlusenCapdie Mütze, die MützenWoollen hatdie Wollmütze, die Wollmützen EnglishGermanSizedie Größe, die GrößenColordie Farbe, die FarbenCottondie BaumwolleLeatherdas LederRayondie Kunstseide EnglishGermanSmallklein (abbr. S)Mediummittel (abbr. M)Largegroß (abbr. L)Extra-Largeextragroß (abbr. XL) Section Answers >> Describing Clothes Here are some of the words you can use when you are describing clothes: EnglishGermanCheapgünstig, billigExpensiveteuerPrettyschönUglyhässlichSoftweichNewneuBroadbreitWideweitTightengComfortablebequemUncomfortableunbequem For clothing, to say "I like something" or not, it's... I like it! — Er/Sie/Es gefällt mir! I don't like it! — Er/Sie/Es gefällt mir nicht! Now, if you find and try on a fairly expensive soft shirt with a tight fit, you could say... In English: The shirt looks great! The shirt feels soft, fits tight. The shirt is very comfortable. How much does it cost? Oh no! The shirt is expensive! 55 euros is a little too much for me. In German: Das Hemd sieht prima aus! Das Hemd fühlt sich weich an, es sitzt eng. Das Hemd ist sehr bequem. Wieviel kostet es? Oh nein! Das Hemd ist teuer! 55 Euro sind mir ein bisschen zuviel. The phrases to describe the shirt were... The shirt looks great. — Das Hemd sieht prima aus. The shirt feels soft. — Das Hemd fühlt sich weich an. The shirt fits tight. — Das Hemd sitzt eng. The bold words are verbs that are one part in describing how the shirt is. The other half of describing it is the adjectives like soft, tight, great, etc. As you can see, the verb "looks" is separable, but we will get into that later. Clothing-Related Verbs Here are some of said verbs; some are separable-prefix verbs, like aussehen, anprobieren, and anhaben. But we will study those in more detail later. Also, we will learn about "tragen." EnglishGermanto lookaussehento pleasegefallenhe lookser sieht austo try onanprobierenhe tries oner probiert anto put onanziehenhe puts oner zieht anto takenehmento buykaufento have on/wearanhaben, tragenhe has on/wearser hat an Separable Prefix Verbs Many German verbs change their meaning by adding prefixes, which are often prepositions such as ab-, an-, auf-, aus-, bei-, ein-, mit-, vor-, or zu-. The verbs anhaben (to wear) and aussehen (to look) are both verbs with separable (trennbar) prefixes. That is, when used next to the subject pronoun, the prefix is separated from the verb and put at the end of the sentence or clause; better put, in the present tense and imperative, the prefix is separated from the infinitive stem. Examples: "Ich habe einen Mantel an." ("I'm wearing a coat." Or, more literally translated, "I have a coat on.") "Was hast du an?" ("What are you wearing?" or "What do you have on?") However, when the separable-prefix verb is put at the end of the sentence, such as when used with a modal verb, the verb in question and its prefix are not separated. Examples: "Du willst einen Mantel anhaben." ("You want to wear a coat.") "Willst du eine Bluse anhaben?" ("Do you want to wear a blouse?") Section Problems >> Tragen Instead of "anhaben" the verb "tragen" is often used. The sentences from above would then be: "Ich trage einen Mantel." ("I'm wearing a coat." ) "Was trägst du?" ("What are you wearing?") "Du willst einen Mantel tragen." ("You want to wear a coat.") "Willst du eine Bluse tragen?" ("Do you want to wear a blouse?") The verb "tragen" has two meanings: "to wear" and "to carry". Thus, if someone says "Ich trage Schuhe," only the context will tell you whether the person is carrying the shoes in his hands or actually wearing them. Tragen is a different kind of irregular verb—one that not only changes at the end of the word, but also changes internally. Notice that the vowel in tragen's 2nd and 3rd person forms changes from an a into an ä. Other verbs with similar conjugation patterns include fahren, graben, schaffen, and waschen. Person Singular Plural 1st trage tragen 2nd trägst tragt 3rd trägt tragen Colors thumb|Der Himmel ist blau. thumb|Die Blume ist gelb. thumb|Die Rose ist rot. Colors are also another great way to describe clothes, like "Das rote Hemd passt gut," which means "The red shirt fits well." Read the following paragraph; try to find the words described to have a color. Wir fahren in den Schwarzwald. Ich habe ein grünes Hemd getragen. Die Reise war lang. Es begann, kälter zu werden und abzukühlen. Ich hörte Musik auf meinem braunen iPod. Ich bin schließlich eingeschlafen. Als ich aufwachte, sah ich den blauen Himmel und den weißen Schnee. If you found 5 words you are right. Schwarz: black (the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) is a wooded mountain range) Grünes Hemd: a green shirt Brauner iPod: a brown iPod Blauer Himmel: blue sky Weißer Schnee: white snow And now for the actual colors... EnglishGermanredrotorangeorangeyellowgelbgreengrünblueblauindigoindigovioletviolettwhiteweißgraygraublackschwarzbrownbraun Section Problems >> 100%