#testdaf

21.10.20 // Day 3

Today was weird because my partner was working from home today so I didn't have any access to my work space, which i guess I didn't mind too much because I'm feeling a bit under the weather, so working in bed ended up actually being nice. ☁️☕

I did lots of self care today and started working on my TestDaF preparation! 6 months to go!

Lots of tea today and taking it slow. ( ◜‿◝ )♡

36 Tage bis zum TestDaF!

Today we didn’t have classes! Our teacher sent us work to do at home instead. Today we practiced Aufgaben for the Lesenverstehen part from TestDaF. Reading is the easiest part for me and I normally can find the answers very lightly!

Alternativen zu “sprechen”

DE - ENG - PL

auf etw erwidern - to reply to sth - odrzec na coś

etw erklären - to explain sth  - wyjaśnić coś

etw aufklären - to clarify sth - objaśnić coś

etw ausdrücken - to express sth - wyrażać coś

erzählen - to tell (a story) - opowiadać

über etw berichten - to report about sth  - relacjonować coś

behaupten, dass ...  - to claim that ...  - twierdzić, że ...

meinen - to think - sądzić

bemerken, dass ... - to notice that ... - zauwazać, że ...

argumentieren - to reason/ to argue - argumentować

sich artikulieren - to articulate onesef - wyrażać się

fragen - to ask - pytać

jdm antworten - to answer sb - odpowiadać komuś

mit jdm über etw reden - to talk to sb about sth - rozmawiaćz kimś o czymś

bejahen - to say yes - przytaknąć

jdm zustimmen - to agree with sb - przyznać komuś rację

verneinen - to deny - zaprzeczać

etw ablehnen - to turn sth down - odmawiać 

hinzufügen - to add - dodać

etw ergänzen - to complete sth - uzupełnić coś

etw/ jdm widersprechen - to contradict sth/ sb - sprzeciwiać się czemuś/ komuś

gegen etw/ jdn protestieren - to protest against sth/ sb - protestować przeciwko czemuś/ komuś

schreien - to scream - krzyczeć

nach jdm rufen - to call for sb - wołać kogoś

weinen - to cry - płakać

schimpfen - to curse - wyzywać

flüstern - to whisper - szpetać

stottern - to stutter - jąkać się

lispeln - to lisp - seplenić

quatschen - to gab - gadać

plaudern - to chat - gawędzić

12.2.17

My first original post!!

This is my revising from yesterday. I have the TestDaF on Tuesday (valentine’s day, yikes), and so I reviewed some basic German grammar and tenses. I worked on my IB CAS (creativity, action, and service) project, and planned out some IAs (internal assessments).

17 Tage bis zum TestDaF!

Ugh I’m getting more and more anxious! I still have to train a lot of writing until I can finish in the 60 minutes we are given for the schriftlicher Ausdruck...

Je...desto.../Je...umso...

These constructions are synonymous and they can be used to express how one thing depends on another. I’ve heard from some German native speakers that they prefer the usage of desto and it sounds better in their opinion however, umso is absolutely fine and understandable too. 

Je + Komparativ..., desto + Komparativ

Je mehr Schokolade ich esse, desto glücklicher bin ich. = The more chocolate I eat, the happier I am.

Je mehr Deutsch ich übe, umso einfacher ist es für mich, mit den Muttersprachlern zu reden. = The more German I practice, the easier it is for me to speak with native speakers.

Je weniger ich schlafe, desto schlimmer fühle ich mich. = The less I sleep, the worse I feel.

Je weniger ich shoppe, desto mehr Geld habe ich. = The less I go shopping, the more money I have.

What was a problem for me and I believe it can be for others too is the position of the verb in each part of that construction.

Je + object + subject + verb...,

Je mehr Schokolade ich esse...,

Subordinate clause begins with the word “je”. It requires us to put the verb at the end of the sentence and use the same word order as in weil/ dass sentence.

...desto+object+verb+subject

desto glücklicher bin ich.

“Desto” is a part of the main clause. Here the word “desto” and the comparative are connected and always stand next to each other taking the first position in the sentence. The verb follows directly after them and takes the second position. The same rule applies when you substitute “desto” for “umso”.

37 Tage bis zum TestDaF!

Today I practiced the first 3 Mündlicher Aufgaben I have to do in the speaking part of my exam. I have to say, that is the most difficult part for me.