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In Arabian Nights, page 27
The first month
So I’ve already been in Germany for two months already and I know I haven’t blogged at all.. but here’s a post on my first week here and here’s an overview of my first month. It’s been such an experience so far, and I’m so glad that I’m living here and learning so much. Can’t wait for what’s to come, and some pictures are coming soon!
I’m starting to realize when people said exchange is the best thing that ever happen to them, they didn’t mean it would be perfect. they meant it would be worth it
okay so I’ve been at my host family for a weekend and it’s been AMAZING
left my camera charger in Canada so it’s being shipped to me right now but orientation week was the best and school starts tomorrow
anyways i’ll be writing something longer tomorrow but so far Germany’s been amazing and everyone’s so nice!!
I’m leaving in a couple hours and this doesn’t even feel real at all but it is...
In a matter of hours I’ll be on a plane to Germany and exactly 24 hours from now I’ll be at orientation. It seems like just days ago I found out I would be going to Germany for a year but now it’s actually happening and I’m so excited but it kind of feels like a dream
Seems so unreal bUT I’M LEAVING TOMORROW MORNING
Mölln (Schleswig-Holstein)
It was the night before departure, and all through out the land Next years exchange students with plane tickets in hand they said their farewells, and hugged everyone goodbye not knowing of the crazy adventures in front of them that lie… A room full of memories all packed in a hurry that night, “Hey Mom, can you sit on this for me while I zip up it tight?” Visions of faraway places and foreign lands they dream Its all fiction until tomorrow, when their planes will leave Half way across the world their new friends awake they dont know it yet, but he/she will be their best mate their dreams continue, all exciting and stoked little do they know, this time next year theyll be broke The moon gives way, for the bright sun the next day they wake up to reality, for today is the day A day of tears, fears, and many make-up smears A day of joy, adventure, and a little maturity I might add I love you so much, Ill miss you Dad. “Hey Mom, whos gonna do my laundry?” “Just kidding, Ill miss you real bad.” “Hey Sis, I took your favorite dress (hehe)… no I didnt, but I wanted to real bad. I guess I never said this, but I love you to death.” The tears trickled through, but the excitement prevailed All proud and adventurous, as my moms arms “flailed” goodbye I never thought Id miss them so much until they werent by my side The plane took off, and the flight attendant brought drinks, A little turbulence got me nervous, but Im ok, I think… The flight continued, and in their dictionaries they looked Actually, this was the first time they had ever opened this book “How do I say Hi? Goodbye? What if I need do to go the bathroom? I dont know!” The fear inside them began to grow. Another night passed, and thus another day They are all needles in a hay stack, special in their own way. The flight attendant woke them all up, “hey lady, I dont want any orange juice, why did you have to wake me up?” They say… A great way to start off such an important day A smooth landing and they were there at last about to meet their new host families, not knowing their year would go by real fast A big smile, and some good-old morning breath “I cant wait to take a shower, I hope they have one, I wept” A new culture, a new family, a new language and land “Anything else? … I dont even recognize the sand” “Where am I, who are you, how do I say… and whats this? I feel really lonely, I cant stop thinking about everybody I miss.” “I wonder what my friends are doing right now, what happened at the party, and who kissed.” The story continues on, for about a nine months to a year The adventure has just started, and the end doesnt seem near. Their days pass, and their friendships grow, “leaving my new home is the toughest part… I wish I had known.” Their eyes are wide, theyre flaunting overwhelming smiles alike I hope mom and dad dont mind my new tattoo, curfew, study habits, and insight Ive changed a little bit, gotten out on my own, you know Ive lived by my own rules for a year, I thought you should know It just wont be like it was before my friends Im lost in my own paradise, I no longer need your advice. Hey, whats up? Not much I say. If I told you, you wouldnt understand, anyway The sun sets, and back in their own beds they lay A year of their life, well worth the extended stay So many stories, and so much to tell The experience of a lifetime, “I went through heaven and hell I cant say it was easy, and I cant say I loved every minute But I grew a lot, I learned a new language, and no thats not it sometimes I like to keep it to myself, that way I dont ruin it.
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So excited . Only 28 days left ♡
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Exchange Student Problems #2
When you can’t find enough info about where you’re precisely going to live and go to school, but you’re too scared to annoy your host fam about it
LEAVING IN EXACTLY TWO WEEKS!!
Learn a new language and get a new soul.
Czech proverb (via darthenzyme)
Don’t count the days, make the days count.
Speak German in ~200 words
German version of funwithlanguages‘ You only need ~200 words to talk about everyday things list. I added a few things that weren’t on the original list like to help, to play, to read, on, not, etc.
Learning this list in conjunction with some grammar and additional vocabulary, you’ll be able to express most everyday things and be understood. Viel Spaß! (have fun!) :D
–EDIT–
I got a lovely anon the other day who took their time to upload this vocab to quizlet! If anyone’s interested, you can find the lists here :)
–END EDIT–
VERBS
Click on a verb to see it conjugated.
to be: sein
to be called: heißen
to have: haben
to do: tun - machen
to make (create): machen
to make (sb do sthg): veranlassen
to be going to - to become: werden
would be going to: Konjunktiv ii of werden
to go: gehen
to come: kommen
to say: sagen
to speak: sprechen
to talk: reden
to know (facts): wissen
to know (person): kennen
to think: denken (think) - glauben (believe)
to want: wollen
to like: mögen
to be able to: können
to need (require): brauchen
to need to: müssen
should: Konjunktiv ii of sollen
to try (to do): versuchen
to try (test): probieren
to feel: fühlen
to work: arbeiten
to learn: lernen
to understand: verstehen
to get (receive): bekommen
to get (fetch): holen
to bring: bringen
to use: nutzen
to start: beginnen - anfangen
to eat: essen
to see: sehen
to write: schreiben
to give: geben - schenken (gift)
to sleep: schlafen
to buy: kaufen
to take: nehmen
to read: lesen
to let: lassen
to wear - to carry: tragen
to find: finden
to look for - to search: suchen
to meet: treffen
to help: helfen
to play (game - music): spielen
PHRASES
hello: hallo - hi
goodbye: auf Wiedersehen - tschüss
nice to meet you: freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen - freut mich, dich kennenzulernen yes: ja
no: nein - nee
okay: okay
please: bitte
thank you: danke
you’re welcome: bitte
sorry: Entschuldigung! (pardon) - Es tut mir leid! (I’m sorry)
excuse me: Entschuldigung!
well (filler): na - also - nun
really?: wirklich? - echt?
there is: es gibt
CONJUNCTIONS Suboordinating conjunctions (marked*) send the main verb to the very end of the clause.
that: dass*
and: und
or: oder
but: aber - doch - sondern (after negative)
though: obwohl*
because: weil* - denn
before: bevor*
therefore: deswegen - deshalb - also - darum
if: wenn* (if - when) - falls* (in the case that)
PREPOSITIONS [+required case]
before: vor (in front of) [+akk/dat]
after: nach [+dat]
of: von [+dat] - aus (made of) [+dat]
from: aus [+dat] - von (run from) [+dat] - vor (hide from) [+dat]
to: zu [+dat] - an (send to) [+akk]
in: in [+akk/dat] - mit (mode of transport) [+dat] - auf (language) [+dat]
at (place): an [+akk/dat] - in (school - state - doing sthg) [+akk/dat]
at (time): um [+akk]
on: an (date - vertical surface) [+akk/dat] - auf (horizontal surface) [+akk/dat] - mit (mode of transport) [+dat]
with: mit [+dat]
about: über [+akk/dat] - an [+akk]
for: für [+akk]
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
not: nicht
a lot: viel
a little: ein bisschen
good: gut
bad: schlecht
more [than]: mehr [als]
better: besser
most: meist
enough: genug
even (same): gleich
right: richtig
wrong: falsch
all: alle
some: etwas (used with uncountable nouns) – einige (used with plural nouns)
no: kein (negative of ein)
other: andere
easy: einfach (simple) - leicht (light)
hard: schwierig (difficult) - schwer (heavy)
early: früh
late: spät
important: wichtig
cool: toll (great) - cool
different: anders (other) - verschieden - unterschiedlich
beautiful: schön
very: sehr
too: zu
also: auch
only: nur (just) - erst (time)
now: jetzt - nun
here: hier
maybe: vielleicht
always: immer
often: oft
sometimes: manchmal
never: nie - niemals
today: heute
yesterday: gestern
tomorrow: morgen
almost: fast
still: noch (not yet) – still (not moving)
already: schon
like (similar to): wie
time (3 times): mal
NOUNS definite article [plural form]
All nouns in German start with a capital letter.
thing: das Ding [Dinge]
person: die Person [Personen] - der Mensch [Menschen] (human)
place: der Ort [Orte]
time: die Zeit [Zeiten]
friend: der Freund [Freunde] - die Freundin [Freundinnen]
mother - father - parents: die Mutter [Mütter] - der Vater [Väter] - die Eltern
daughter - son - child: die Tochter [Töchter] - der Sohn [Sohne], das Kind [Kinder]
wife - husband: die Frau [Frauen] - der Mann [Männer]
boyfriend - girlfriend : der Freund [Freunde] - die Freundin [Freundinnen]
breakfast: das Frühstück [Frühstücke]
lunch: das Mittagessen
dinner: das Abendessen
money: das Geld
day: der Tag [Tage]
year: das Jahr [Jahre]
hour: die Stunde [Stunden]
week: die Woche [Wochen]
house: das Haus [Häuser]
office: das Büro [Büros]
language: die Sprache [Sprachen]
name: der Name [Namen]
word: das Wort [Wörter]
company: die Firma [Firmen]
internet: das Internet
PRONOUNS nom [akk - dat - gen]
I: ich [mich - mir - mein]
we: wir [uns - uns - unser]
you (informal singular): du [dich - dir - dein]
you (informal plural): ihr [euch - euch - euer]
you (fomal singular and plural): Sie [Sie - Ihnen - Ihr]
she: sie [sie - ihr - ihr]
he: er [ihn - ihm - sein]
it: es [es - ihm - sein]
they: sie [sie - ihnen - ihr]
everything: alles
something: etwas
nothing: nichts
QUESTION WORDS
who [whom - to whom - whose]: wer [wen - wem - wessen]
what: was
where: wo (stationary) - wohin (where to) - woher (where from)
when: wann
why: warum - wieso
how: wie
how much: wie viel
Korrekturen, Vorschläge und Fragen sind natürlich willkommen! If you have any questions about learning German, need help or just want to have a chat, I’d love to hear from you <3
German Vocabulary List: Asking for directions | Nach dem Weg fragen
Wie komme ich nach…? How do I get to (cities/villages)?
Wie komme ich zum/zur…? How do I get to (places/streets)?
Wo gibt es viele…? Where are there a lot of…?
Kannst du/Können Sie mir das auf der Karte zeigen? Can you show me on the map?
Wo ist…? Where is…?
Weißt du/Wissen Sie, wo … ist? Do you know where … is?
Wo finde ich…? Where can I find …?
Entschuldige bitte/Entschuldigen Sie bitte: Excuse me
der Bahnhof: train station
die Bushaltestelle: bus station
der Flughafen: airport
die Jugendherberge: youth hostel
das Restaurant: restaurant
die Kneipe: pub
das Café: café
die Strasse: street/road
die Kirche: church
der Dom: cathedral
die Bank: bank
der Kiosk: kiosk
der Supermarkt: supermarket
das Zentrum: center
die Polizeiwache: police station
das Krankenhaus: hospital
die öffentliche Toilette: public restroom
das Reisebüro: travel agency
die Brücke: bridge
links: left
rechts: right
links abbiegen: turn left
rechts abbiegen: turn right
nach links: to the left
nach rechts: to the right
bis zum: up to
geradeaus: straight ahead
Richtung …: towards …
nach dem/der…: past the…
vor dem/der…: before the …
entlang: along
zurück: back
zurückgehen: to go back
nahe dem/der: close to
weit: far
weit weg: far away
neben: next to
an der Ecke: on the corner
am Anfang von: at the beginning of
überqueren: to cross
folgen: to follow
nehmen: to take
Norden: north
Süden: south
Osten: east
Westen: west
goals so big you get uncomfortable telling small minded people
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