What’s That Called in German? | A Road Trip for Beginners

Start with the things you can see from a car. Get the free countryside German practice pack: vocabulary with articles, listening questions, exercises and answers. https://app.yourteacher.ai/free/what-... Nico and I are driving through the German countryside on our way to a Hofladen (farm shop), putting names to the things we see along the road. There are a few puns along the way, too. I’m an American linguist, and Nico teaches German and history. If you’re starting German, listen for the everyday words first. Some of the jokes and later side remarks are more advanced ;) VOCABULARY FROM THE DRIVE Moin! — Hello! auf dem Land — in the countryside Was ist das? — What is that? Was haben wir da? — What have we got there? (extra practice phrase) die Mühle — the mill die Brücke — the bridge die Schutzhütte — the shelter regnen — to rain der Fluss — the river die Kurve — the bend das Wortspiel — the pun der Bus — the bus der Hofladen — the farm shop die Wurst — the sausage die Scheune — the barn der Container — the container das Schild — the sign die Feuerwehr — the fire brigade der Schnee — the snow der Gedenkstein — the memorial stone A FEW LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL NOTES • Moin is a Northern German greeting. You can use it throughout the day, including in the afternoon and evening; it doesn’t simply mean “good morning.” • A Hofladen is a farm shop. Hof can also mean “courtyard” or “court”; here, we’re talking about a farm. • Schutz means “protection” and Hütte means “hut.” Put them together and you get Schutzhütte: a shelter, like the one for hikers we spot along the road. • The word for river is der Fluss, but this river is called die Leine. Leine also means “leash,” which is where Nico’s wordplay comes from. • “Das ist mir wurst” means “I don’t care.” So when I say it’s “nicht wurst, von wem die Wurst ist,” I’m saying we DO care who makes our sausages. What can you name in German outside your window? Try three things, with their articles. CHAPTERS 00:00 Moin! A first look at the countryside 00:30 A mill and a bridge 01:01 Schutzhütte: a shelter for hikers 01:44 Der Fluss: river, bend and bridge 02:43 Hof: farm, court or courtyard 03:21 A Wurst pun 03:38 Barns and a container 04:06 The roadside sign 04:34 Bonus: a memorial stone 04:56 Arriving at the farm shop More on regional greetings: https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/r... #RealGerman #LearnGerman #GermanVocabulary #LinguaThor