Customs and Festivals: Vocabulary and Cultural Proper Nouns
Learn German words for festivals and celebrations, then practise separable verb word order with einladen.
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Festivals in German
This topic is about celebrations, customs and important cultural dates. German nouns still need capital letters, and some festival names are proper nouns you should recognise.
Festival words
Start with the core nouns and verbs.
Named dates
These proper nouns are useful cultural anchors.
Match the celebration
- Weihnachten
- Ostern
- Silvester
- das Geschenk
- Christmas
- Easter
- New Year's Eve
- gift
Which is a gift?
Which German word means gift?
- das Geschenk
- das Fest
- der Gast
- die Feier
einladen is separable
The verb einladen means to invite. In the present tense, the prefix often moves to the end: ich lade meinen Freund ein, meaning I invite my friend.
Match the party words
- das Fest
- die Feier
- der Gast
- die Tradition
- festival or celebration
- celebration or ceremony
- guest
- tradition
Correct festival German
Select the TWO correct German phrases.
- ich lade meinen Freund ein
- Weihnachten ist im Dezember
- ich einlade meinen Freund
- das geschenk
Build the invite
Put the words in order to say: I invite my friend.
- ich
- lade
- meinen Freund
- ein
Complete the celebration sentences
Christmas is _____. A gift is ein _____. I celebrate is ich _____. I invite my friend is ich lade meinen Freund _____.
Spot the celebrations
Tap the THREE festival or celebration words.
- Weihnachten
- Schule
- Ostern
- Beruf
- Silvester
The prefix at the end
Which sentence correctly says: I invite my friend?
- ich lade meinen Freund ein
- ich einlade meinen Freund
- ich lade ein meinen Freund
- ich lade mein Freund ein
Plan the celebration
Choose the sentence that fits each situation.
- You want to say you celebrate Christmas.
- You want to invite your friend.
- You want to name New Year's Eve.
A celebration paragraph
Write two or three sentences in German about a celebration.
- Name a festival or celebration
- Use one verb such as feiern or einladen
- Include one noun with a capital letter