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German / Unit 8: Shopping / lesson 1

Clothes

Unit 8 takes you shopping. Daniel needs warm clothes for his first winter in Chicago. First the clothes, each with its article: learn der, die or das with every word, as in Unit 4. Then six colours, and how to say what you need. Press Play and say every word out loud.

Coats and shirts, with Daniel

Clothes

die Kleidung (one word, singular)

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Trousers, dresses, shoes

More clothes, with Vicki

Trousers, pants

die Hose (singular!)

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GermanEnglishNote
die Kleidungclothesone word, singular
der Mantelcoat
die Jackejacket
der Pulloversweatereveryday: der Pulli
das Hemdshirtwith buttons and a collar
das T-ShirtT-shirt
die Hosetrousers, pantsone, singular
das Kleiddress
der Rockskirt
der Schuh · die Schuheshoe · shoesplural: die
Note.

Die Hose is one thing: Die Hose ist schwarz, not sind. Two pairs are zwei Hosen. And look at the genders: there is no rule you can see for der Mantel, die Jacke, das Hemd. Learn the article with the word.

Six colours

Colours, with Vicki

Colours

after sein: no ending

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GermanEnglish
schwarzblack
weißwhite
graugrey
blaublue
rotred
braunbrown

What do you need?

Ich brauche …

I need …

Ich brauche + einen, eine, ein

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GermanEnglish
I needIch brauche einen Mantel.I need a coat.
you needDu brauchst eine Jacke.You need a jacket.
he, she needsEr braucht ein Hemd.He needs a shirt.
pluralIch brauche Schuhe.I need shoes.

Practice

Listen: question 1

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Question

What did Vicki say?

Hint
One word, singular, for something English says in the plural.
Solution

Vicki said die Hose: the trousers, the pants.

Question

Which article goes with Mantel?

Hint
It is masculine.
Solution

der Mantel.

Listen: question 3

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Question

What did Daniel say?

Hint
Kleid without an ending.
Solution

Daniel said Das Kleid ist rot: the dress is red.

Question

Complete: Die Hose ___ schwarz.

Hint
In German, the trousers are one thing.
Solution

Die Hose ist schwarz. die Hose is singular.

Question

Which one has buttons and a collar?

Hint
Not the T-shirt.
Solution

das Hemd, the shirt.

Listen: question 6

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Question

What does Daniel need?

Hint
It sounds like the English word.
Solution

Daniel said Ich brauche einen Pullover: I need a sweater.

Question

Complete: Ich brauche ___ Mantel.

Hint
A masculine word, as the object.
Solution

Ich brauche einen Mantel. As in Unit 7: Ich möchte einen Kaffee.

Put the words in order: I need a coat.

Click the items in the correct order. Click an item in your answer to move it back.

Available items
Your order

Note.

Next: prices and sizes: Was kostet der Mantel?, the numbers up to a thousand, and zu teuer.