McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 10
The girls are not on the pond; but some of them have skates which roll on the floor.
Die Mädchen sind nicht auf dem Teich; aber einige von ihnen haben Schlittschuhe, die auf dem Boden rollen.
How fast the cars go!
Wie schnell die Autos fahren!
Can you see them?
Kannst du sie sehen?
Ned and John are hard at work.
Ned und John arbeiten fleißig.
John has a saw, and Ned has an ax.
John hat eine Säge, und Ned hat eine Axt.
They will try to cut all of the wood which you see in the pile.
Sie werden versuchen, das ganze Holz zu schneiden, das du auf dem Stapel siehst.
Do you think they can do this in one day
Glaubst du, dass sie das an einem Tag schaffen können
Two girls have gone out for a walk.
Zwei Mädchen sind spazieren gegangen.
It is May, and the air is cool.
Es ist Mai, und die Luft ist kühl.
They hear the birds sing in the trees, and they hear the noise of the frogs in the pond.
Sie hören die Vögel in den Bäumen singen, und sie hören das Quaken der Frösche im Teich.
They see men at work and boys at play.
Sie sehen Männer bei der Arbeit und Jungen beim Spielen.
Bess has a cart and two goats.
Bess hat einen Wagen und zwei Ziegen.
She likes to ride in her cart.
Sie fährt gerne in ihrem Wagen.
See how the goats pull!
Sieh, wie die Ziegen ziehen!
Bess is so big, I think she should walk up the hill.
Bess ist so groß, ich denke, sie sollte den Hügel hinaufgehen.
The goats love Bess, for she feeds them, and is kind to them.
Die Ziegen lieben Bess, denn sie füttert sie und ist freundlich zu ihnen.
Vocabulary
- Mädchen
- Girl or girls; young female person
- sind
- Are; third-person plural form of 'sein'
- nicht
- Not; negation word used in sentences
- auf
- On, upon, or onto a surface or place
- dem
- Dative definite article: the (masculine/neuter)
- Teich
- Pond; small body of standing water
- aber
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- einige
- Some, a few; indefinite pronoun or adjective
- von
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- ihnen
- Them; dative third-person plural pronoun
- haben
- To have; auxiliary or main verb of possession
- Schlittschuhe
- Ice skates; bladed shoes worn on ice
- die
- Relative or definite article: that/which/the
- Boden
- Floor, ground, or soil; bottom surface
- rollen
- To roll; move by turning over and over
- Wie
- How or as; used in questions and comparisons
- schnell
- Fast, quick, rapidly; describing speed of movement
- Autos
- Cars; plural of Auto, motorized vehicles
- fahren
- To drive or travel; move in a vehicle
- Kannst
- Can you; second-person singular of 'können'
- du
- You; informal second-person singular pronoun
- sie
- She, they, or them; third-person pronoun
- sehen
- To see; perceive with the eyes
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- arbeiten
- To work; engage in labor or a task
- fleißig
- Diligently, industriously; working hard and eagerly
- hat
- Has; third-person singular of 'haben'
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article feminine nominative form
- Säge
- Saw; a cutting tool with a toothed blade
- Axt
- Axe; a tool used for chopping wood
- Sie
- They or formal you; third-person plural pronoun
- werden
- Will; auxiliary verb forming the future tense
- versuchen
- To try, to attempt; make an effort to do
- das
- The; definite article neuter or demonstrative pronoun
- ganze
- Whole, entire, all; referring to total quantity
- Holz
- Wood; material from trees used for building
- zu
- To, too, closed; preposition or infinitive marker
- schneiden
- To cut; divide or separate with a blade
- Stapel
- Stack, pile; neatly arranged heap of objects
- siehst
- You see; second-person singular of 'sehen'
- Glaubst
- Do you believe/think; second-person singular of 'glauben'
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- an
- On, at, to; preposition indicating position or time
- einem
- A, one; dative indefinite article masculine/neuter
- Tag
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- schaffen
- To manage, accomplish; complete a task successfully
- können
- Can, to be able to; modal verb of ability
- Zwei
- Two; the number 2
- spazieren
- To stroll, walk leisurely; go for a walk
- gegangen
- Gone, walked; past participle of 'gehen'
- Es
- It; neuter third-person singular subject pronoun
- ist
- Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'
- Mai
- May; the fifth month of the year
- Luft
- Air; the invisible gaseous substance around us
- kühl
- Cool, slightly cold; pleasantly low temperature
- hören
- To hear; perceive sounds with the ears
- Vögel
- Birds; plural of Vogel, winged feathered animals
- in
- In, inside; preposition indicating location within
- den
- The; dative plural or accusative masculine definite article
- Bäumen
- Trees; dative plural of Baum
- singen
- To sing; produce musical sounds with the voice
- Quaken
- Croaking, quacking; sound made by frogs or ducks
- der
- The; masculine nominative or genitive/dative feminine article
- Frösche
- Frogs; plural of Frosch, small amphibious animals
- im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem' dative
- Männer
- Men; plural of Mann, adult male persons
- bei
- At, near, with; preposition indicating proximity or activity
- Arbeit
- Work, labor; a task or occupation
- Jungen
- Boys; plural of Junge, young male persons
- beim
- At the, while; contraction of 'bei dem'
- Spielen
- Playing; the activity of engaging in play
- einen
- A, one; accusative indefinite article masculine form
- Wagen
- Wagon, cart, car; a wheeled vehicle
- zwei
- Two; the cardinal number 2
- Ziegen
- Goats; plural of Ziege, horned farm animals
- fährt
- Drives, rides; third-person singular of 'fahren'
- gerne
- Gladly, willingly; with pleasure or enjoyment
- ihrem
- Her, their; dative possessive pronoun adjective form
- Sieh
- Look, see; imperative form of 'sehen'
- wie
- How, as, like; used in comparisons or questions
- ziehen
- To pull, draw; move something toward oneself
- so
- So, such, thus; indicating degree or manner
- groß
- Big, tall, large; of considerable size or height
- ich
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- denke
- I think; first-person singular of 'denken'
- sollte
- Should; past subjunctive or conditional of 'sollen'
- Hügel
- Hill; a small elevated area of land
- hinaufgehen
- To go up, ascend; walk upward toward something
- lieben
- To love; have deep affection for someone
- denn
- Because, for; causal conjunction or flavoring particle
- füttert
- Feeds; third-person singular of 'füttern', give food
- freundlich
- Friendly, kind; having a pleasant and warm manner
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