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LESSON NOTES ES GIBT EINEN PARK ZWISCHEN DEM BAHNHOF UND DER KIRCHE In this lesson you’ll be learning much more language for dealing with a tourist information situation. You’ll also learn how to use the dative case after certain prepositions.

INTRODUCTION In the introduction to this lesson, you will see the first example of an um ... zu expression, which loosely translates as “in order to do something”. Mark:

Herzlich Willkommen zurück zu...

Thomas: Coffee Break German. Mark:

Ich bin Mark.

Thomas: Ich bin Thomas. Mark:

Und wir sind hier um...

Thomas: Deutsch zu lernen!

wir sind hier um Deutsch zu lernen we are here (in order) to learn German The expression um ... zu + infinitive is used when you wish to indicate the purpose of doing something:

ich bin hier um Klara zu sehen I’m here to see Klara Coffee Break German: Lesson 17 - Notes

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We will cover this expression in much greater detail later in the course. For now, just remember that um ... zu + infinitive means (in order) to do something. Thomas: Mark, bist du bereit? Mark:

Ich bin bereit.

Thomas: Sehr gut. Mark:

Los geht’s!

REVIEW In the last lesson we learned some useful phrases for shopping situations. We also covered modal verbs. Thomas starts this lesson by testing Mark on what was covered in the previous lesson.

haben Sie Postkarten? do you have postcards?

wo kann ich Briefmarken kaufen? where can I buy stamps?

kann ich mit Kreditkarte zahlen? can I pay with a credit card?

haben Sie das in kleiner? do you have that in a smaller size?

gibt es das in kleiner? do you have that in a smaller size? (literally, “is there a smaller size of that?”) Coffee Break German: Lesson 17 - Notes

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TALKING ABOUT WHAT THERE IS IN THE TOWN Using the expression gibt es... we can talk about what there is in the town:

gibt es hier ein Museum? is there a museum here?

gibt es hier ein Schwimmbad? is there a swimming pool here? Note that gibt es ... needs the accusative, and this is clear when we are talking about masculine nouns:

gibt es hier einen Bahnhof? is there a station here?

gibt es hier einen Park? is there a park here? If you want to know if something is close by, or within walking distance, you can use the expression in der Nähe:

gibt es ein Museum in der Nähe? is there a museum nearby?

gibt es einen Park in der Nähe? is there a park nearby? As an answer, you may hear:

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ja, es gibt einen Park nur zehn Minuten von hier yes, there’s a park just ten minutes from here

ja, es gibt einen Park nur zwei Kilometer von hier yes, there’s a park just two kilometres from here

was gibt es hier zu sehen? what is there to see here?

was gibt es hier zu tun? what is there to do here?

was gibt es hier für Kinder zu tun? what is there to do here for children?

was gibt es hier für junge Leute zu tun? what is there to do here for young people?

was gibt es hier für Senioren zu tun? what is there to do here for older people?

BEING MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT LOCATIONS You may want to describe the exact location of something, for example “beside the school” or “opposite the station”, and so on. We have already come across some prepositions which require us to change the case of the proceeding noun, such as:

über den Platz across the square

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With some prepositions, including neben, meaning “beside” or “next to”, we need to use a different case, namely the dative case. Examples using the dative include:

neben der Schule (< die Schule) beside the school

neben dem Museum (< das Museum) beside the museum

neben dem Bahnhof (< der Bahnhof) beside the station The dative case is explained in greater detail in the Grammar Guru section for this lesson.

GRAMMAR GURU OK, let’s try and make sense of this new case, the dative. Thomas is right. One use of the dative case is when you’re describing where something is, or the position of a certain object. And what do we need to be able to describe the position of an object? Prepositions! Do you remember how we needed to use the accusative case after prepositions like über? Well, there are also prepositions which require you to use the dative case. You’ve just met one, actually: neben, which means “beside” or “next to”. Other prepositions which describe where something is and require the dative case include gegenüber, meaning “opposite”, and Coffee Break German: Lesson 17 - Notes

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zwischen, which means “between”. You heard this word a couple of lessons ago when Thomas said that breakfast was zwischen sieben und zehn. You’ll remember that words like articles change their form, depending on what case they are in, and Thomas introduced the definite articles in their dative form:

DATIVE

MASCULINE

FEMININE

NEUTER

dem

der

dem

Let’s look at some examples. If we take the masculine word der Park (“the park”), this changes in the dative case to (neben) dem Park - “beside the park”. The feminine noun die Kirche (“the church”) changes to (neben) der Kirche. (“next to the church”). With neuter words, das Museum changes to (neben) dem Museum. So, now you know the definite articles in three cases: nominative, accusative and dative. MASCULINE

FEMININE

NEUTER

NOMINATIVE

der

die

das

ACCUSATIVE

den

die

das

DATIVE

dem

der

dem

You’ll be pleased to know that that’s the third of four cases in German, so there’s only one more to go! Practice makes perfect, so Coffee Break German: Lesson 17 - Notes

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as you work through the rest of this lesson you’ll get further practice on using these words in the dative case in context.

MORE EXAMPLES Read through the following examples using the words gegenüber and zwischen:

es gibt eine Bank gegenüber dem Rathaus there is a bank opposite the town hall

es gibt ein Museum zwischen dem Bahnhof und der Kirche there is a museum between the station and the church

IN THE TOURIST OFFICE The following phrases may come in useful when visiting the tourist information office.

der Stadtplan map of the town

haben Sie einen Stadtplan? do you have a map of the town?

kann ich einen Stadtplan haben? can I have a map of the town?

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die Broschüre brochure

kann ich eine Broschüre haben? can I have a brochure?

der Zeitplan timetable, opening times of a place

haben Sie einen Zeitplan? do you have a timetable / list of opening times?

die Öffnungszeiten opening times

öffnen to open

um wie viel Uhr öffnet das Museum? at what time does the museum open?

das Museum öffnet um neun Uhr the museum opens at nine o’clock

schließen to close

um wie viel Uhr schließt das Museum? at what time does the museum close?

das Museum schließt um acht Uhr the museum closes at eight o’clock

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um wie viel Uhr schließt die Bank? at what time does the bank close? If you want to ask when something is open, i.e. from what time and until what time is it open, then you use the following construction:

wann ist die Kirche geöffnet? when is the church oepn?

die Kirche ist von 12 Uhr bis 8 Uhr geöffnet the church is open from 12 until 8 Note that you can drop the word Uhr in this sentence:

die Kirche ist von 12 bis 8 geöffnet the church is open from 12 until 8

die Kirche ist zwischen 12 und 8 geöffnet the church is open between 12 and 8

CULTURAL CORRESPONDENT Julia shares some cultural information about days of the week in German-speaking areas. Hi Mark, hallo Thomas und guten Tag an alle unsere Coffee Break German Zuhörer. Ich bin’s wieder, Julia, eure Kulturreporterin. In this episode, and indeed in some future episodes, I’m going to take you on a little trip to a famous town or area in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. We’re going to look at some of the famous Coffee Break German: Lesson 17 - Notes

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sights or landmarks each place has to offer – if you like a kind of “top five things to see and do” in different parts of the Germanspeaking world. Let’s start in the very north and work our way south. We’ve already mentioned Hamburg, Germany’s secondbiggest town. Hamburg is often described as Das Tor zur Welt (“the Gate to the world”) and this is due to Hamburg’s huge port which is Europe’s second largest – and, believe it or not, the 10th largest in the world. One of the best ways to get a feel for this area is to take a boat tour, stroll along the waterfront and enjoy an excellent seafood dinner in one of the many restaurants around. For those of you interested in modern architecture, you’ll really enjoy the district called HafenCity, one of the largest urban building projects in Europe of the 21st century, right in the very centre of Hamburg. Around 155 hectares of former warehouses and factory buildings have been converted into thousands of new waterfront apartments, tower buildings, restaurants, shops - and the new Elbphilharmonie, a new venue for music of all kinds. By the time it’s finished in 2025, this “harbour city” will double the population of downtown Hamburg, providing jobs and homes for tens of thousands of people. Number three in our top five is Hamburg’s signature landmark St. Michaelis, or as most people say Hamburger Michel, also the most famous church in the North of Germany. For an amazing view of Hamburg’s city centre and harbour you just have to climb the spiraled staircase. In addition to interesting buildings, Hamburg is also known for its Fish Market. It really is a must for all the gourmets among you. This 300-year old open-air market is open on Sundays between 5 and 9 a.m. and sells fresh seafood, exotic fruits and nuts as well as teas from all over the world. Of course, last but not least, we cannot talk about Hamburg without mentioning the famous or, should I say, “infamous“ district of Reeperbahn, a place known as Hamburg’s “entertainment” district. On this legendary nightlife mile you'll

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find many great bars, restaurants, theatres, and clubs and it surely is an interesting and fascinating place to visit for travelers. I hope my top five things to see and do in Hamburg have put you in the mood to visit this great town on your next trip to Germany! Zurück zu Mark und Thomas ins Studio! Bis bald!

DAS REICHT FÜR HEUTE Ready for more? Turn the page to continue with the bonus materials for this lesson.

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CORE VOCABULARY gibt es hier ein Museum? is there a museum here?

gibt es hier ein Schwimmbad? is there a swimming pool here?

gibt es hier einen Bahnhof? is there a station here?

gibt es hier einen Park? is there a park here?

in der Nähe nearby, in the vicinity

gibt es ein Museum in der Nähe? is there a museum nearby?

gibt es einen Park in der Nähe? is there a park nearby?

ja, es gibt einen Park nur zehn Minuten von hier yes, there’s a park just ten minutes from here

ja, es gibt einen Park nur zwei Kilometer von hier yes, there’s a park just two kilometres from here

was gibt es hier zu sehen? what is there to see here?

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was gibt es hier zu tun? what is there to do here?

was gibt es hier für Kinder zu tun? what is there to do here for children?

was gibt es hier für junge Leute zu tun? what is there to do here for young people?

was gibt es hier für Senioren zu tun? what is there to do here for older people?

neben der Schule (< die Schule) beside the school

neben dem Museum (< das Museum) beside the museum

neben dem Bahnhof (< der Bahnhof) beside the station

gegenüber opposite

es gibt eine Bank gegenüber dem Rathaus there is a bank opposite the town hall

zwischen between

es gibt ein Museum zwischen dem Bahnhof und der Kirche there is a museum between the station and the church Coffee Break German: Lesson 17 - Notes

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der Stadtplan map of the town

haben Sie einen Stadtplan? do you have a map of the town?

kann ich einen Stadtplan haben? can I have a map of the town?

die Broschüre brochure

kann ich eine Broschüre haben? can I have a brochure?

der Zeitplan timetable, opening times of a place

haben Sie einen Zeitplan? do you have a timetable / list of opening times?

die Öffnungszeiten opening times

öffnen to open

um wie viel Uhr öffnet das Museum? at what time does the museum open?

das Museum öffnet um neun Uhr the museum opens at nine o’clock

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schließen to close

um wie viel Uhr schließt das Museum? at what time does the museum close?

das Museum schließt um acht Uhr the museum closes at eight o’clock

um wie viel Uhr schließt die Bank? at what time does the bank close?

wann ist die Kirche geöffnet? when is the church oepn?

die Kirche ist von 12 Uhr bis 8 Uhr geöffnet the church is open from 12 until 8

die Kirche ist von 12 bis 8 geöffnet the church is open from 12 until 8

die Kirche ist zwischen 12 und 8 geöffnet the church is open between 12 and 8

BONUS VOCABULARY The bonus vocabulary for this lesson provides further words and phrases which you may find useful in a tourist situation.

die Post post office

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das Reisebüro travel agency

die Autovermietung car hire / auto rental

der Freizeitpark theme park

das Theater theatre

die Sehenswürdigkeit point of interest, tourist attraction

können Sie mir etwas empfehlen? can you recommend something?

ich möchte gerne --- sehen I would really like to see ...

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