Identifying things: ‘ist’, ‘sein’ and learning vocabulary | German

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True or false? German nouns always have a grammatical gender.
- True ✓
- False
Match these German nouns to their English meanings.
- die Flasche
  
  ⇔
  
  (the) bottle ✓
- der Gast
  
  ⇔
  
  (the) guest ✓
- der Tisch
  
  ⇔
  
  (the) table ✓
- das Paar
  
  ⇔
  
  (the) pair ✓
Which word best fits in the gap in the following sentence? 'Mia __________ hallo.'
- sagen
- sagt ✓
- ist
- was
Is 'sagen' the long or short form of the verb?
- 'Long' ✓
What type of words are 'was' and 'wo'?
- 'Question words' ✓
When do long vowel sounds occur in German?
- when followed by a single consonant ✓
- when followed by an 'h' ✓
- when there is a double vowel ✓
- when followed by more than one consonant

True or false? 'Sein' and 'to' be' are irregular verbs?
- True ✓
- False
What does 'Wortschatz' mean?
- 'Vocabulary ' ✓
Put these vocabulary learning steps in the correct order, from 1-6.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  I have seen this word before.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  I know what the word means.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  I can read the word aloud.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  I can spell the word correctly.
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  I can use the word in a sentence.
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  For nouns, I know the gender of the word and the correct word for 'the'.
Match the German words below to their English meaning.
- ist
  
  ⇔
  
  is ✓
- sein
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being ✓
- sagen
  
  ⇔
  
  to say, saying ✓
- sagt
  
  ⇔
  
  says, is saying ✓
Match each gender to the correct example word.
- die
  
  ⇔
  
  Tafel ✓
- das
  
  ⇔
  
  Paar ✓
- der
  
  ⇔
  
  Tag ✓
Complete the following sentence: 'Was __________ das?'.
- sein
- sagt
- ist ✓

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'Sein' means 'to be, being' and 'ist' means 'is'.
When learning a noun, learn its gender and the correct word for 'the'.
Regular revisiting helps you to learn your vocabulary.
Learners can build their own repertoire (treasure trove) of vocabulary that is important to them.

Learning the gender of nouns is not important.

It is important to learn the gender of nouns so that you can use them accurately in sentences.