Basic German in 30 Days: Clothes and colours
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Clothes and colours, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 20: Clothes and colours
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: C. the dress
Das Kleid is a dress. A skirt is der Rock, a shirt is das Hemd, and a coat is der Mantel.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: B. yellow
Gelb means yellow. Grün is green, grau is grey and blau is blue.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: C. blau
After sein (ist, sind), a colour word has no ending: Die Jacke ist blau.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: A. rote
After der, die or das (one item, as the subject), the colour ends in -e: der rote Pullover.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: C. schwarzes
Kleid is neuter (das). After ein, a neuter noun takes -es: ein schwarzes Kleid.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: A. braunen
Schuhe is plural. After die in the plural, the ending is -en: die braunen Schuhe.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: A. Größe 38.
Welche Größe asks about your size, so you answer with a size number.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: C. white
The speaker says ein weißes Hemd: a white shirt. The pants are blue.
Transcript
Ich trage heute eine blaue Hose und ein weißes Hemd.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: B. Try on the jacket
Anprobieren means to try on. The customer asks Kann ich die Jacke anprobieren?
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Kundin: Kann ich die Jacke anprobieren?
Verkäufer: Ja, natürlich. Die Kabine ist dort hinten. -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: D. shoes
The sign says Schuhe: kein Rabatt, so shoes have no discount. T-shirts cost 10 euros, and pants and skirts are 30% off.
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