21.6 Around the House Language
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21.6 Around the House Language
21.6 Around the House Language & Culture Lessons Guten tag! In the previous lesson we talked about the social etiquette involved with dining at a friend's house in Germany. You know how to compliment the cook on the food, but do you know how to compliment the host on their lovely home? Today's grammar lesson today will add another chapter to our Rocket German Dictionary. This time you will learn new words related to a German house or apartment and the furniture found in a typical home. Language Haus und Hof – House and Home Most Germans live in a rented apartment or flat - “die Wohnung” - rather than in their own single-family house - “das Einfamilienhaus”. Even if they own their home, the typical German family often lives in a condominium - “die Eigentumswohnung” or row house - “das Reihenhaus” rather than in a detached single-family house. Think about you apartment, or house. How many rooms does it have? GERMAN ENGLISH AUSTRIAN das Zimmer The room der Abstellraum Storage room das Arbeitszimmer Office, workroom das Badezimmer Bathroom der Balkon Balcony der Dachboden Attic das Esszimmer Dining room das Speisezimmer der Flur Hallway der Gang die Garage Garage der Keller Basement die Besenkammer Have we covered all the rooms? Look around the house. Do you have any of these? GERMAN ENGLISH das Kinderzimmer Children's room die Küche Kitchen das Schlafzimmer Bedroom AUSTRIAN die Toilette/das WC Toilet, bathroom das Klo das Treppenhaus Stairwell das Stiegenhaus die Waschküche Laundry das Wohnzimmer Living room der Aufzug Elevator der Vorgarten Front yard der Gemüsegarten Veggie garden der Lift After you find your own apartment, flat, or house, you need to figure out where to put all your Die Möbel furniture. You may need to go out and buy some furniture. What Die Möbel furniture do you have, and what don't you have? GERMAN ENGLISH die Möbel Furniture der Backofen Oven das Bett Bed das Bücherregal Bookshelf die Geschirrspülmaschine Dishwasher der Kleiderschrank Closet der Kühlschrank Fridge der Schreibtisch Desk der Sessel Chair der Staubsauger Vacuum cleaner AUSTRIAN der Herd der Geschirrspüler Let's wrap this lesson up with three words that you're sure to find in any house: das Fenster Window die Türe Door der Fußboden Floor Culture All about German Recycling Germans sure like to separate their trash! In fact, Germany is reputed to be the top recyclers in the world. Every household is provided with different colored bins in which to separate organics, paper, plastics, and trash. If you live in Germany for any period of time, you'd better get used to this system because failing to sort your rubbish correctly can result in a hefty fine from the local council, or if you're lucky, just a nasty note from the rubbish collector. Whilst this might sound a bit extreme, Germany currently manages to recycle over 75% of its waste. Any non-recyclable items are incinerated. This statistic is leaps and bounds ahead of any other country in the world, and environmentalists are praising the country's efforts. Germany has also developed a crafty scheme to really get to the heart of the packaging problem: the Green Dot system. Manufacturers and retailers have to pay a 'Green Dot' fee on their packaging. The more packaging there is, the higher the fee. This has encouraged producers and retailers to cut right down on their packaging, meaning that consumers have even less rubbish to recycle: about one million tons less than before the scheme was introduced! Libros Media Ltd. - Copyright 2004-2013 USA: 8721 Santa Monica Blvd #1229, Los Angeles, CA 90069-4057, USA | Phone: +1-310-601-4958 Asia/Pacific: 2-1008 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand | Phone: +64-3-384-6350