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8.2: Zum Spaß!

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    200px-Duden_Logo_2017.svg_.png This chapter we learned about compound nouns! Here is a video that talks about other “funny” things about the German language. Interested to learn when one would say “Nöö!” or “Boah!”? Watch this video!
    Rolling_Tiny_House_mit_Pelletofen_auf_PKW-Anhanger.jpg Do Germans also like the concept of a “Tiny House”? What are “Hausschuhe”? Watch this video to find out the answers.
    Wohngemeinschaft_Berlin_2008-1.jpg Who do you live with? Did you know them before you moved in together? Here is a video explaining a “WG” or “Wohngemeinschaft”.

    Extra Practice (optional): These activities are from the website Schubert-Verlag

    Wohnen in Deutschland

    Meine neue Wohnung

    In der Wohnung

    Akkusativ oder Dativ

    Die Wohnungseinrichtung

    Wer wohnt wo?

    Die neue Wohnung von Bettina

    Annas neue Wohngemeinschaft (Text hören)


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