Unit 56 Guidebook: describe your vacation

KEY PHRASES

Describe your vacation

Wo habt ihr letzten Sommer Urlaub gemacht?
Where did you take a vacation last summer?
Wir waren vor einem Monat in der Schweiz.
We were in Switzerland one month ago.
Macht ihr gern in den Bergen Urlaub?
Do you like to take a vacation in the mountains?
Die Kinder wollen immer in den Alpen Urlaub machen.
The children always want to take a vacation in the Alps.
Die Temperaturen in Genf waren nicht hoch, mir war kalt!
The temperatures in Geneva were not high, I was cold!
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Good heavens!

Deciding whether to use der, die or das in German can seem very random, but you can get the hang of it. Remember to learn new nouns along with the appropriate word for the!

masculine der Baum​
der Berg​
der Wind​
der Mond​
der Himmel​
der Stern
feminine die Natur​
die Luft​
die Blume​
die Erde​
die Sonne
neuter das Feuer​
das Meer