German Rat

Day 3

Die Blätter sind grün und gelb.

Describing the colors of leaves in the park, indicating an understanding of basic adjectives and conjunctions.

English Translation:

The leaves are green and yellow.

Pronunciation:

dee blay-ter zint gruen oont gelb

Ich sehe einen Hund im Park laufen.

Introducing a simple sentence structure with a verb in the present continuous tense, showing action.

English Translation:

I see a dog running in the park.

Pronunciation:

ikh zeh-uh eye-nen hoond im park louw-fen

Können wir auf den Spielplatz gehen?

Using a modal verb to make a polite request, introducing the concept of asking for permission or making suggestions.

English Translation:

Can we go to the playground?

Pronunciation:

ker-nen veer owf den shpeel-platz geh-en

Die Enten schwimmen auf dem Teich.

Describing an ongoing action using the present tense, expanding vocabulary related to park activities.

English Translation:

The ducks are swimming in the pond.

Pronunciation:

dee ent-en shvim-men owf deym taikh

Wir haben ein Picknick unter einem Baum gemacht.

Introducing past tense and the concept of having done an activity, using a specific location (under a tree).

English Translation:

We had a picnic under a tree.

Pronunciation:

veer hah-ben ine pik-nik oon-ter eye-nem boum ge-maHt