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