Confession

I have a confession. I have been majorly slacking with German. I speak English to my kids most of the time with sprinkles of German thrown in. I noticed this awhile ago and attempted to pick back up with German. However, I also added three languages to the mix and when it all got to be too overwhelming I dropped all additional languages and concentrated on life.

This isn’t how to raise multilingual children. So I’ve decided to take action and make a plan.

I’ll start with meal times. From this point (actually, this morning) on, I’m going to speak only German to my kids. As Fin is learning to read, I’ll teach him a few German words as well.

Monday

1. vegetables : das Gemüse
2. green bean : die grüne Bohne
3. pea : die grüne Erbse
4. corn : der Mais
5. okra : die Okra

Tuesday

1. celery : der Stangensellerie
2. leaf : das Blatt
3. stalk : der Strunk
4. kernel : der Kern
5. spinach : der Spinat

Wednesday

1. lettuce : der Salat
2. broccoli : der Brokkoli
3. cabbage : der Kohl
4. artichoke : die Artischocke
5. cauliflower : der Blumenkohl

Thursday

1. potato : die Kartoffel
2. onion : die Zwiebel
3. squash : der Gartenkürbis
4. turnip : die Rübe
5. radish : das Radieschen

Friday

1. sweet potato : die Süßkartoffel
2. yam : die Jamswurzel
3. eggplant : die Aubergine
4. tomato : die Tomate
5. garlic : der Knoblauch

Friday

1. mushroom : der Pilz
2. cucumber : die Gurke
3. pumpkin : der Kürbis
4. fruit : das Obst
5. orange : die Orange

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