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One Year, 12 Months. Can you spot all twelve of the German months? But beware: some little child has used some colors to draw on it!
There are 12 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
November Rot Lila Mai Oktober Februar Rosa JuliJanuar Schwarz Juni GelbGrau April August Gruen September Dezember Maerz Blau
Left click to select the correct answers. Right click if using a keyboard to cross out things you know are incorrect to help you narrow things down.
As with the months, the colors nearly sound alike in German as in English, because German and English are Indo-European languages, with some exceptions in sound and writing. Gelb has it roots in glänzend (shiny). Yellow has the some root (gelwaz) but developed quite differently. And lila is just like lilac, a beautiful shrub in German, also called Flieder. Maybe with some violets beneath it? Surely looks nice.
Erich Kaestner, (born February 23.1899 in Dresden; died July 29, 1974 in Munich) is one of Germany's greatest poets. He wrote for grownups, but is best known for his books for children. You might know his book "Lisa and Lottie" aka "The Parent Trap". He wrote a string of wonderful poems, covering each month of the year. It was released in 1955, and it is easy to read for all ages. Here is a tiny bit of March, one of my favorite months:
"Snowdrops now feel,
what they mean.
If you close your eyes,
do you hear them ringing?"
If you want to hear that complete poem in German you can go to www.deutschelyrik.de/der-maerz.html
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