A structured approach to describe any picture in 5 minutes.
Describe the general features
Systematically name and describe objects from left to right, front to back
When you run out of objects, focus on one person or building in detail
lenks
on the left
riets
on the right
am Hannergrond
in the background
am Vierdergrond
in the foreground
an der Mett
in the middle
donieft
next to that
hannen
at the back
vir
in front
Ech gesinn + noun
Ech gesinn e Mann. Hien ass grouss.
I see a man. He is tall.
Et ass + noun
Et ass e Mann um Bild. De Mann ass grouss.
There is a man in the picture. The man is tall.
Et si + plural
Et si Leit oder der Foto. Si si jonk.
There are people in the picture. They are young.
Location + gesinn
Um Bild gesinn ech e Mann.
I see a man in the picture.
Location + ass
Op der Foto ass e Kand.
There is a child in the photo.
Also (och)
Et ass e Mann op der Foto. Ech gesinn och eng Fra.
There is a man in the photo. I also see a woman.
Mann
man
Fra
woman
Kand
child
Famill
family
Koppel
couple
Tourist
tourist
Aarbechter
worker
Ech gesinn eng Fra. Vlaicht ass et eng Touristin.
I see a woman. Maybe she is a tourist.
jonk
young
al
old
kleng
small (children)
eeler
elderly
en Erwuessenen
adult
ongefeier X Joer
about X years
Ech gesinn eng jonk Fra. Hatt ass ongefeier fennefanzwanzeg Joer al.
I see a young woman. She is about twenty-five years old.
setzen
to sit
stoen
standing
treppelen
to walk
leien
lying down
sech becken
to bend down
sech staipen
to lean on
eppes am Grapp hunn
holding sth
Lenks ass e Mann. Hie setzt op engem Stull.
There is a man on the left. He is sitting on a chair.
T-Shirt
t-shirt (masc)
Box
pants (fem)
Rack
dress (masc)
Jackett
jacket (fem)
Pullover
sweater (masc)
Hiem
shirt (neut)
Schong
shoes (masc)
Hutt
hat (masc)
Hien huet e bloen T-Shirt un.
He is wearing a blue t-shirt.
Si dreit eng geblummelt Blus.
She is wearing a floral blouse.
laang
long
kuerz
short
riicht
straight
krauseleg
curly
blond
blonde
brong
brown
rout
red
schwaarz
black
Baart
beard
Schnutz
moustache
laachen
to smile
eescht
serious
zefridden
satisfied
De Mann huet kuerz brong Hoer an e bronge Baart.
The man has short brown hair and a brown beard.
Brell
glasses
Sonnebrell
sunglasses
Bracelet
bracelet
Rank
ring
Auer
watch
Ouerréng
earring
Collier
necklace
Rucksak
backpack
Posch
handbag
De Mann um Stull huet e Sonnebrell op.
The man on the chair is wearing sunglasses.
Haus
house
Heichhaus
high building
Buttek
shop
Geschaeft
business
Kierch
church
Gare
train station
Spidol
hospital
grouss
big
kleng
small
heich
high
niddreg
low
breet
wide
schmuel
narrow
nei
new
al
old
modern
modern
klassesch
classical
aus Steen
stone
aus Betong
concrete
aus Metall
metal
aus Holz
wood
aus Glas
glass
Fassad
facade
Zillen
tiles
Fensteren
windows
Rauten
windowpane
Daach
roof
Kamain
chimney
Balkon
balcony
Spaicherliicht
skylight
T-Shirt
t-shirt (masc)
Box
pants (fem)
Rack
dress (masc)
Jackett
jacket (fem)
Pullover
sweater (masc)
Hiem
shirt (neut)
Schong
shoes (masc)
Hutt
hat (masc)
rout
red
orange
orange
giel
yellow
greng
green
blo
blue
mof
purple
schwaarz
black
gro
grey
brong
brown
waiss
white
gestraift (mat Straifen)
striped
kareiert (mat Karoen)
checkered
geteppelt (mat Punkten)
dotted
gewellt (mat Wellen)
wavy
geblummelegt (mat Blummen)
floral
unis
plain
| Gender | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | -en | e bloen T-Shirt |
| Feminine singular | (no ending) | eng blo Box |
| Neutral singular | -t | e blot Hiem |
| Plural | (no ending) | blo Schong |
| Gender | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | -en | mat engem bloen T-Shirt |
| Feminine singular | -er | mat enger bloer Box |
| Neutral singular | -en | mat engem bloen Hiem |
| Plural | -en | mat bloen Schong |
| Form | Feminine | Masculine | Neutral | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong form | si | hien | et (hatt) | si |
| Reduced form | se | en | et, 't | se |
Mm, ech geif soen...
Mmmh, I would say...
Loost mech mol iwwerleeen...
Let me think about that.
Dat ass eng gutt Fro...
That's a good question...
Dat ass eng schweier Fro...
That's a difficult question...
Ech mengen...
I think...
Ech well soen...
I mean...
Wei soll ech dat soen?
How should I say that?
Oder besser gesot...
Or better formulated...