mt german vocab course - michel thomas
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Michel Thomas, 1914â2005
Michel Thomas, the internationally renowned linguist and language teacher, who was recentlyawarded the Silver Star by the US Army for his braveryin the Second World War, died of heart failure at hishome in New York on 8th January. He was 90.
Contents
Introduction 7
Course contents 17
Course segment 1: Cognates 17
Course segment 2: Verbs 23
Course segment 3: Everyday expressions 27
Consonant shifts 33
EnglishâGerman glossary 37
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IntroductionWillkommen! Welcome, to those of you who have completed the MichelThomas German courses and Language Builder and to those of youwho are about to experience a uniquely exciting way to learn and improveyour German!
My name is Rose Lee Hayden, and I had the distinct privilege of workingclosely with Michel Thomas for several decades, in particular, teaching whathe referred to as his âsecond phaseâ language courses. This âsecond phaseâbuilt upon the structural knowledge of the language that Michel Thomas sobrilliantly provided in his foundation courses. As Michel Thomas himselfoften said, âI built the house, but it is up to you to decorate it!â
And decorate it we shall in this Michel Thomas Method: GermanVocabulary Course that reinforces and expands on what you have alreadylearned having completed the Michel Thomas German courses. And forthose of you who have not done these courses, I urge you to do so. Youwill be surprised at how painlessly they will teach or reinforce your Germanand will introduce you to a unique method of language learning.
At the outset, let me stress what this course does not attempt to do andhow it may differ a little from your previous experiences with the MichelThomas German courses. First, this course does not and cannot re-teachthe original courses, but rather builds directly on them. Therefore, you maywish to review and keep reviewing your Michel Thomas German coursesand Language Builder to re-familiarize yourself with structural items andbasic vocabulary previously introduced by Michel Thomas.
Second, it is important to state that learning vocabulary is not the same aslearning structure, even though this course teaches vocabulary the MichelThomas way. You may find it helpful to review course content morefrequently. But let me reassure you that this more frequent review is noreflection on your ability, but rather relates to the fact that you have movedon to another level of instruction with vocabulary acquisition as its basic
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goal. Throughout his âsecond phaseâ instruction, Michel Thomas frequentlyasked his students to review and reinforce the basics before moving on.Because his methodology is cumulative, you must never rush ahead. Eachbuilding block in some way relates to previous content and uses it in acarefully constructed way.
Third, those of you who expect drills of each and every word in a category âfamily members, days of the week, and so on â donât! Michel Thomasactively discouraged memorization, rote learning, writing out lists and anyand all related activities of this type. He knew that we do not learn this way,and that the stress generated by these means actually impedes learning.And while we would have liked to have been able to include more words ina category, space on audio recordings is limited, and we had to make hardchoices with respect to what we could and could not include. We did notwant to waste valuable learning time at the expense of introducing morestrategic content designed to help you create words, structures and habits oflearning on your own.
I dedicate this course to the memory of Michel Thomas and to all of youwho have chosen to build your German vocabulary the Michel Thomas way.
Dr Rose Lee HaydenSeries editor
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Who was Michel Thomas?Michel Thomas was head of the MichelThomas Language Centers and taughtlanguages for over 50 years, primarily in NewYork, Beverly Hills and London until his recentdeath, aged 90. A graduate of theDepartment of Philology at the University ofBordeaux and student of psychology at theSorbonne, his harrowing wartime experiencesescaping Hitler and fighting with the FrenchResistance made mastering languages amatter of survival for Michel Thomas.
Michel Thomas dedicated his long professional life to probing the learningprocess. He focused on the teaching and learning of foreign languages as aperfect test case for his revolutionary learning system, one that made himthe worldâs foremost language teacher to the celebrities, diplomats,corporate executives as well as others seeking to acquire or enhance theirproficiency in another language.
What is the Michel Thomas Method?The Michel Thomas Method is unlike anything you have ever experienced,especially when you compare it with how languages are traditionally taughtin schools or universities. It produces startling results within a remarkablyshort period of time, all without the need for books, drills, memorizing, orhomework. Michel Thomas believed that anyone can learn anotherlanguage having learned their own, and he developed his uniquemethodology that proved this to be true for many thousands of students.
Learning a language the Michel Thomas way builds proficiency, self-confidence and engages you right from the start. The Michel ThomasMethod breaks a language down to its component parts and presents thesestructures in carefully planned sets of exercises that enable you toreconstruct the language yourself, to form your own sentences that say whatyou want, when you want. Almost without you realizing it, you will retainand apply what you have learned and will be motivated to learn more.
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Without the stress of memorization, note taking and homework, you canrelax and let language learning take place as nature intended.
But you have to experience the Michel Thomas Method to believe it. Withinhours you will be creating sophisticated sentences in a wide variety ofsituations, as those of you know who have completed the Michel Thomaslanguage courses and Language Builders. These courses provided youwith functional proficiency in your chosen language, be it French, Italian,Spanish or German, and are the foundation upon which this MichelThomas Method: Vocabulary Course series builds, phrase by phrase the Michel Thomas way.
You already know a lot more German than you think you do!The Michel Thomas Method is, above all, based on the commonality ofWestern languages. German shares many thousands of words with English,everyday words that you already know. This Michel Thomas Method:German Vocabulary Course provides dozens of tips to help you unlockwhat it is that you already know, to expand your German vocabularyexponentially with easy transformations that convert thousands of Englishwords into their German equivalents. You will also learn how to pronounceand spell these new words. As Michel Thomas told you, one can attainfunctional proficiency in most languages by mastering no more than500â1,500 words. A working knowledge of most languages â even yourown â does not require the use of every word in the dictionary. Literallyhundreds of additional words and expressions will be on the tip of yourtongue as you build your German vocabulary the Michel Thomas way.
How did we come to develop this Michel Thomas Method:Vocabulary Course series?With nearly 1 million copies of Michel Thomas language courses sold inthe UK alone, and with thousands of enthusiasts who never thought theycould ever learn another language wanting âmore Michelâ, we at HodderArnold are particularly pleased to offer this new course series that preservesand extends the language teaching legacy of âThe Language Masterâ, MichelThomas. Working with us right up to the moment of his death aged 90,Michel Thomas was in the process of creating a series of vocabulary courses
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building on his very successful language courses. Reflecting his prior input,this series is the product of a new team of authors and presenters who haveeither taught for Michel Thomas, or have utilized his methodology in theirown classrooms and professional courses.
With this, our first post-Michel Thomas series, we hope to provide whatMichel Thomas and his ever-expanding number of âstudentsâ would expect ofus, both as educational publishers and professionals who love languages,teaching them and learning them. We dedicate this series and others that wewill be developing for schools, businesses and individuals from all walks oflife to our much-esteemed and beloved âLanguage Masterâ, Michel Thomas.
Who is this Michel Thomas Method: German Vocabulary Course for?
People who have already learned German with Michel Thomas This Michel Thomas Method: German Vocabulary Course does justwhat its name suggests: builds on the content Michel Thomas presented inthe Michel Thomas Foundation Course: German, Michel ThomasAdvanced Course: German, and Michel Thomas German LanguageBuilder. This course covers over 1,000 words and everyday phrases withinthe context of essential building blocks already presented by MichelThomas, and includes dozens of useful tools for converting English wordsinto their German equivalents. You can both reinforce what you havealready learned from your Michel Thomas Foundation courses andsubstantially increase your German vocabulary the Michel Thomas way.
People who have learned German using other methodsYou may have learned German before and want to brush up on it for aholiday or business trip. Perhaps you are looking for a new approach to helpyou with revision or to re-motivate you to dust off your German and improveyour proficiency. Either way, the Michel Thomas Method: GermanVocabulary Course will introduce you to a unique way of acquiringlanguage proficiency that will provide dozens of helpful ways to unlock whatit is you already know. Focusing on similarities between English and German,you will be able to increase your vocabulary exponentially, will learn or
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review over 1,000 words and everyday expressions, and will significantlyboost your confidence in your ability to speak, listen to, read and understand German.
You may find that it takes a while to get used to the Michel Thomas way ofteaching. It is innovative and quite unlike any other method you will havecome across. But once you have experienced the excitement of painlesslearning the Michel Thomas way, you will be hooked!
What does this pack contain?The pack comprises over six hours of recorded material on CD, plus thisUser Guide that contains all the concepts, words and phrases presented inthe course. In these recordings, a narrator experienced in teaching theMichel Thomas way will introduce concepts that you will be learning, one byone, and will present helpful hints and handy tools that you can then use tocreate your own phrases and increase your German proficiency.
The narrator will guide you through three distinct course segments: 1) Cognates â vocabulary building using similarities between English andGerman; 2) Verbs ; and 3) Everyday expressions â to top off your newvocabulary and help you avoid making common mistakes in German. Twonative speakers, one female, one male, will repeat all words and phrasesafter a pause designed to allow you to come up with your own responsebased on prompts from the narrator. The correct response will then berepeated by the narrator to help set it in your mind.
This User Guide contains a detailed listing of all the content on the CDs,track by track, to help you locate and review what it is you wish to reinforce.It also features a detailed EnglishâGerman glossary listing the 1,000 wordscovered in this course, words that were carefully chosen to increase yourcommunication skills in German, as well as to improve your ability to listenand read for gist.
How are the recordings best used? âą Relax! Make yourself comfortable before playing the recordings and try
to let go of the tensions and anxieties traditionally associated withlanguage learning.
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âą Do not write or take any notes. Remove notebooks, pens,dictionaries and anything else associated with traditional, school-basedlanguage learning.
âą Do not try to remember. While participating in the recording andafterwards, it is important that you do not try to memorize specific wordsor expressions. It is a basic principle of the Michel Thomas Method thatthe responsibility for the studentâs learning lies with the teacher. Yourlearning is based on understanding, and what you understand you donâtforget.
âą Interact fully with the recordings. Use the pause button andrespond out loud (or in a whisper, or in your head if you are in a publicplace) before hearing the correct response. This is essential. You do notlearn by repetition but by thinking out the answers to each question; it isby your own thought process that you truly learn and retain structureand vocabulary.
âą Give yourself time to think. You have all the time you need to thinkthrough your response. Your pause button is the key to your learning! Besure to use it. We have inserted standard-length pauses for yourresponses. When you use the recordings for the first time, these pausesmay not be long enough for you to work out your responses. But ratherthan waste valuable recording time with long silences, we suggest youuse the pause button when you listen to the course for the first time, in aplace and at a time when it is convenient and safe for you to do so. Onsubsequent hearings you will need less time to work out your response,and the pauses we have left should be long enough.
âą Start at the beginning of the course. Whatever your existingknowledge of German, it is important that you follow the way the MichelThomas Method builds up your knowledge of the language. Themethodology is cumulative and recursive so you must not rush aheadbefore you feel comfortable that you have mastered a concept, phrase orword. This vocabulary course also encourages you to take additional time tocreate similar examples of your own to reinforce what is being presented.
âą Do not get annoyed with yourself if you make a mistake.Mistakes are part of the learning process; as long as you understand whyyou made the mistake and you have the âahaâ reaction â âYes, of course,
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I understand nowâ â you are doing just fine. If you made a mistake andyou do not understand why, you may have been daydreaming for a fewseconds. As noted, the course is structured so that you cannot go onunless you fully understand everything. So just go back a little and pickup where you left off.
âą Stop the recording whenever it suits you. Breaks in the CDrecordings reflect the numbering and content listings in this User Guide.This will help you locate items you wish to review and will enable you tolocate where you left off and where you wish to begin once again.
What can I expect to achieve?The Michel Thomas German courses provided you with a practical andfunctional use of the spoken language. Using the Michel Thomas Method,this German Vocabulary Course introduces everyday conversationallanguage that will improve your communication skills in a wide variety ofsituations, empowered by the ability to create your own sentences and usethe language naturally. With this additional practice and review, plus over1,000 words covered and the tools to create hundreds more, yourproficiency in German will be reinforced and strengthened as will your self-confidence and desire to use your newly acquired German.
How can I go on to improve further?Obviously, nothing compares with first-hand contact with native Germanspeakers. And while you may not think that this is possible for you, thinkagain. There are most likely many German speakers, German languageclubs and associations in your local area. You need not go to Berlin or toMunich to find them. A simple advert in the local newspaper or on arelevant website offering to exchange English for German instruction maylocate someone you will enjoy knowing and practising with â but do thinkabout your own safety before giving away any personal details. As MichelThomas noted, we learn a lot more about our own language when welearn another.
Michel Thomas also recommended a little daily practice â ten minutes atleast â and knew that this was worth more than several hours of cramming
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after a period of time has gone by. He encouraged you to start reading,especially newspaper and magazine interviews that reflect German as it isactually being spoken rather than textbook versions of the language. Youcan also keep up and extend your language by reading items in subjectareas of personal interest to you, or you can buy a German translation ofyour favourite mystery writer. Michel Thomas knew and told you that themore you read, the more things will fall into place. And as he warned, fightthat temptation to use your dictionary first and think last. You will be gladyou did.
One last suggestion here. For really authentic practice, try to listen toGerman radio and television programmes that you may be able to receive ifyou live in a city or have satellite TV options. Relax and listen for gist, notword by word. You can do it! And bit by bit, StĂŒck fĂŒr StĂŒck, you willunderstand what is being said. As Michel Thomas told you upon thecompletion of his German courses, you have all the tools you need toexpress yourself and have acquired many more having completed thiscourse. We know that you will find it both rewarding and exciting to practiseyour ever-improving German!
What do Michel Thomasâ students have to say?Academy award winning director and actress, Emma Thompson (asquoted in The Guardian):
âThe excitement of learning something new was overwhelming. Michelnot only taught me Spanish, he opened my eyes to the possibilities of acompletely different kind of learning. Michel takes the burden off thestudent and upon himself ⊠Learning Spanish with Michel was themost extraordinary learning experience of my life â it was unforgettable.â
Irish dance and music sensation, Michael Flatley (as quoted in TheLinguist):
âHe [Michel Thomas] was a genius ⊠a born teacher and thinker.â
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Customer feedback on the Michel Thomas Method
âI am writing to congratulate you on the highly original and successfullanguage courses by Michel Thomas; I am currently working onGerman and French, while my daughter, at my suggestion, hasbought the Italian course.â
R. Harris
âI have now finished the eight cassette Italian course and would like tosay how pleased I am with it. I am a scientist, with all my neurons inthe side of my brain that deals with understanding, and next to noneon the side that deals with memory. This has meant my ability toretain vocabulary and learn a language has been about as bad as itcomes. Against all odds, the Michel Thomas course has left me with areal sense of achievement, and a tremendous basis for furtherprogress in learning Italian.â
T. A. Whittingham
âHe doesnât put words in your mouth, he makes you work out thewords to say yourself.â
Angie Harper
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Course contents^ indicates separable verb. Example: an^fangen
Course segment 1: Cognates1 (CD 1, track 1)
âą Introduction(CD 1, track 2)
âą Anglo-Saxon influence t > d, t > th âą Cognate examples: Bett-Brot-Butter-tanzen-Durst-danken;
animals; hundred thousand; parts of the body
2 (CD 1, track 3)âą -ieren verbs: reservieren; servieren etc. âą Neuter words: das the â ein aâą Word order: möchte sends the full verb to the end of the sentenceâą Hotel vocabulary: drinnen inside; drauĂen outside;
FrĂŒhstĂŒck breakfast; Mittagessen lunch; Abendessen dinner
3 (CD 1, track 4)âą Kaffee und Kuchen tea-timeâą vorbei^kommen to come by
4 (CD 1, track 4)âą More -ieren verbs: transportieren; reduzieren etc.âą Adjectives â standing alone: ausgezeichnet excellent; dunkel dark;
hell lightâą Agreement of adjectives: -es for neuter singular: ausgezeichnetes
Bier; -e for plural: gute Autosâą Vocabulary: Produkte, Waren
5 (CD1, track 5)âą Winter/summer sports vocabulary: trainierenâą Word order: promoting an item to the head of the sentence for
emphasisâą Es macht SpaĂ! Itâs fun!
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6 (CD 1, track 5)âą Kinds of sport: Sportartenâą Masculine and feminine endings for professions: Sportler,
Sportlerin
7 (CD 1, track 6)âą More -ieren verbs: respektieren respect; sich konzentrieren
concentrateâą Word-joining: Sprachregeln language rulesâą Polite Sie command form: Respektieren Sie!âą um ⊠zu (+ infinitive) in order to âŠâą Possessive adjectival agreement: meine (fem.) â meine Reiseâą Past Tense of -ieren verbs: -iert ending: organisiertâą Contractions: daran-damitâdarauf: reagieren darauf react to itâą dass that triggers a âweil situationâ
8 (CD 1, track 7)⹠Nouns made from verbs: das Leben life; das Essen eating/food⹠Whilst ⊠-ing: Beim Studieren whilst studying⹠Zum Geburtstag gratulieren wishing someone happy birthday⹠Ihnen (polite to you) and dir (informal to you)
9 (CD 1, track 8)âą Irregular non-cognate -ieren verbs: verlieren lose; spazieren
gehen go for a walk; passieren happen ⹠Wie schrecklich! How terrible! Wie Àrgerlich! How annoying!
Wie dumm! How stupid!
10 (CD 1, track 9)⹠Nouns with -tÀt endings (pl. -tÀten) correspond to -ity:
ElektrizitĂ€t electricityâą im in the = masculine/neuter for âstatic situationâ: im Zimmerâą General house vocabularyâą unternehmen to undertakeâą Was fĂŒr? What sort of?
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11 (CD 1, track 10)âą Time-Manner-Place rule (TEMP) Wann? When; Wie? How?; Wo?;
Where?; Wohin? Where to? âą Was gibtâs zu tun hier? What is there to do here?
12 (CD 1, track 11)âą Ich schlage vor, dass ⊠I suggest that ⊠⹠lieber rather, preferablyâą ins into the â movement into a place: ins Theater
13 (CD 1, track 12)âą More -tĂ€t words: UniversitĂ€t; SpezialitĂ€t; etc.âą Pronouncing z and st soundsâą es gibt + zu + verb (probieren) there is/there are ⊠to tryâą Word order: Inversion after dort: Dort gibt es âŠâą einmalig unique; ein Mal one timeâą Mensch/Menschen man/humanity; Leute peopleâą besitzen to own/possess
14 (CD 1, track 13)âą âBelonging situationâ: die (singular and plural) changes to der of theâą The common -artig ending meaning like: groĂartig superb
15 (CD 1, track 13)⹠More -tÀt words and adjectives within those words: kreativ; aktiv;
etc.
(CD 2, track 1)âą erfolgreich successful; heutzutage nowadays âą Word order: denn for/because does not affect word order
16 (CD 2, track 2)⹠-keit/-heit words correspond to -ity/-ness/-hood: Möglichkeit
possibility; Gelegenheit opportunity âą SehenswĂŒrdigkeiten sights (sights worth seeing): Brandenburger
Tor/Berliner Mauer
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(CD 2, track 3)âą -keit words based on adjectives: heiter > Heiterkeit etc. âą -fĂ€hig = -able. -bar ending = -ful: dankbar > gratefulâą Words based on drĂŒcken: (sich) aus^drĂŒcken express (oneself);
der Ausdruck expression; der Eindruck impression;beeindrucken impress
âą More -keit words formed from adjectives: Kleinigkeit a littlesomething etc.
17 (CD 2, track 4)âą More -heit nouns: Gesundheit health; Krankheit illnessâą gegen against âą an^ziehen to put on and an^schnallen to strap inâą Forming opposites: glĂŒcklich/unglĂŒcklich happy/unhappyâą Wie die Zeit vergeht How time flies; die Vergangenheit the past
18 (CD 2, track 5)⹠Feminine die words: -ung; -tÀt; -heit; -keit⹠Forming nouns from verbs: melden announce > Meldung
announcement etc.âą um around; ĂŒber over; wegen due toâą dieses this: dieses Museumâą nach according to; Meiner Meinung nach in my opinionâą Selbst words: Selbstbedienung self-service etc.
19 (CD 2, track 6)âą Word-building using teil partâą Lebensmittel (the) means to liveâą reinigen to clean; verschmutzen pollute; Umweltverschmutzung
environmental pollution
20 (CD 2, track 7)âą Affinity between die words ending in -schaft and ship:
Freundschaft > friendship etc.âą Ihre (feminine ending) = (polite) your
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21 (CD 2, track 8)âą Endings: -voll -full; -los -less: liebevoll loving; humorlos without
humourâą wenn triggers a âweil situationâ
22 (CD 2, track 9)âą Ending -ell sometimes corresponds to -al: formell formalâą False friends: eventuell possibly; aktuell currentâą Ending isch > ish, ic, ical: kindisch childish; praktisch practical;
dynamisch dynamic
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Course segment 2: Verbs1 (CD 2, track 10)
âą Review of en and n verbs: schicken send; brauchen need; tun do;sein be
âą Handles: wollen want, sollen should, können can, mĂŒssen mustâą einkaufen gehen to go shoppingâą Link-word: da as/because
2 (CD 2, track 11)âą Regular âgood guysâ: Present Tense with schreiben an to write toâą Feminine e ending â plural en (e.g. die Rose) Exceptions: der
Junge boy, der KĂ€se cheese, der Name name, das Ende endâą schenken â stecken â brauchen â erscheinenâą Polite command form Sie: Stecken Sie âŠ! Put ⊠!âą nĂ€chstes next; letztes last; jedes every; dieses this; Wochenende
weekendâą Present Tense can indicate action in near future
3 (CD 3, track 1)⹠gerade in the process of ⊠⹠mein(e) my, sein(e) his, ihr(e) her, Ihr(e) your with examples
using auf^schreiben to write down, beschreiben to describe,lieben to love, tanzen to dance, ⊠hatâŠgebrochen ⊠hasbroken âŠ
âą Difference between kennen and wissen (to know)
4 (CD 3, track 2)âą du form in the Present Tense: Wann kommst du an?; Wie lange
bleibst du?; Bringst du mir etwas mit?
5 (CD 3, track 3)âą Irregular âbad guysâ: three groups (only irregular in du, er, sie, es
form)âą Group 1: Adding an i before the e: lesen, empfehlen, sehen,
aus^sehen, sich an^sehenâą hĂŒbscher als (prettier than)
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6 (CD 3, track 4)⹠Group 2: Adding an Umlaut a > À: fahren⹠mit dem Auto, Zug, Schiff, Bus, Flugzeug, Rad⹠Zeug, Flugzeug, Fahrzeug, Spielzeug, Werkzeug, Waschzeug⹠wie like⹠zur + feminine words, zum + masculine/neuter words⹠Separable verbs: ab^fahren, weg^fahren, los^fahren to drive
offâą fangen to catch; an^fangen to start and wenn if and wann? when?âą ein^schlafen fall asleep: Word order: Wenn das TheaterstĂŒck zu
lang ist, schlÀfst du ein
(CD 3, track 5)âą fallen fall; laufen run: Wenn du ⊠lĂ€ufst, fĂ€llst du hin.âą eine Rede halten give a speech; ein^laden invite: Wenn du âŠ
hÀltst, lÀdt er dich ein.⹠tragen wear and clothes
7 (CD 3, track 6)âą Group 3: e changes to i: helfen to helpâą Schmerzen pains: Kopf, RĂŒcken, Magen, Hals, Zahnschmerzen
and gegen againstâą Es tut mir weh! It hurts!âą Informal command: Hilf mir!âą los^werden to get rid ofâą zum Arzt, zum Zahnarzt, zur Apotheke
(CD 3, track 7)âą werden to become and professionsâą Letâs ⊠command form: Hoffen wir ⊠⹠Wo? Where?; Dort! There!; Wohin? Where to?; Dorthin! To there!
(CD 3, track 8)âą essen eat; fressen eat (for animals); vergessen forget: Vergiss
nicht! Donât forget!âą sprechen ĂŒber to talk aboutâą auf^ziehen to tease; treffen to meet; geben give: Gib mir!
Give me!
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⹠Wanting someone to do something: Ich will, dass du ⊠+ verb;Möchtest du, dass ich ⊠+ verb
âą aus (from) + countries but: aus der Schweiz; aus der TĂŒrkeiâą nehmen to take: unter-, ĂŒber-, heraus^, herein^, herauf^,
herunter^nehmen, ab^nehmen, zu^nehmen
8 (CD 3, track 9)âą Introduction to the Past Tense: Verbs diving with haben: gelebt,
gearbeitet, gegeben, gewuĂt, gedacht, gebracht
9 (CD 4, track 1)âą Verbs starting with be- in the Past (bezahlen, bestellen) have no ge-âą dĂŒrfen to be allowed toâą bezahlt, bestellt, beschlossen, besucht, besichtigt, begonnen,
besorgt, benutztâą Wer? Who?âą Speisekarte menu card; Vor- und Nachspeisen starters and
desserts; Hauptgerichte main coursesâą Verkehrsmittel: S-Bahn commuter-line; U-Bahn Underground;
StraĂenbahn tramâą Comparatives: gĂŒnstiger, billiger, noch billiger
10 (CD 4, track 2)âą ein^packen pack; aus^packen unpack; das GepĂ€ck luggageâą Accusative case: âvictim of the verbâ: der > den: Der GepĂ€cktrĂ€ger
trÀgt den Koffer
11 (CD 4, track 3)âą Examples: âvictim of the verbâ situation ein (masc.) > einen,
mein > meinen, kein > keinen etc.âą zuerst firstly; danach afterwards
12 (CD 4, track 4)âą eingepackt; ausgepackt: practice with the Accusative Caseâą Link-word: falls in caseâą Verb â comma â verb situation: Falls es regnet, habe ich einen
Regenschirm mitgebracht
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âą Clothes vocabulary: Regenmantel, Regenhut, Schal,Regenschirm, Pulli, Hosenanzug, Handschuhe, Hose, Bluse,Bikini, Badeanzug
13 (CD 4, track 5)âą Verbs diving with sein: Mostly -en for diving formâą ein^, aus^, um^steigen (gestiegen) to climb into, out of, change
(means of transport)⹠Könnten Sie mir bitte sagen ⊠? Could you please tell me ⊠?
14 (CD 4, track 6)âą More verbs using sein in the Past: fliegen fly; laufen runâą zu + die words: zur Bushaltestelleâą verpasst missed + Accusative Caseâą nach (to) + towns/countries. Exceptions: in die Schweiz; in die TĂŒrkei
15 (CD 4, track 7)âą sich duzen and sich siezen (being informal and formal)âą per du sein be on informal terms
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Course segment 3: Everyday expressions1 (CD 4, track 8)
âą Happy situation: sich freuen to be pleased; sich freuen ĂŒber to bepleased about; sich freuen auf to look forward to
âą hin und zurĂŒck there and backâą Sommer-, Oster-, Weihnachtsferien Summer, Easter, Christmas
holidaysâą Months of the year (complete listing in the glossary)
2 (CD 4, track 9)âą SpaĂ haben to have fun and SpaĂ machen to be funâą viel a lot of and wenig little: no agreement in the Singular. Viele
Leute many people. Exception: vielen Dank many thanksâą verbringen spend time and aus^geben spend money
3 (CD 4, track 10)âą Liking things: gern, gerne gladly: Ich diskutiere gern I like to
discussâą Preferring: lieber rather: Ich trinke lieber Tee I prefer drinking teaâą meinen to mean: meiner Meinung nach ⊠in my opinion âŠâą fern^sehen to watch TV; Sport treiben/machen to do sport;
ĂŒbernachten to stay overnight; buchen to book; vor^ziehen toprefer
4 (CD 4, track 11)âą Enjoyment: genieĂen to enjoyâą Geschmack taste; backen to bake; Kuchen cake; frischgebacken
freshly bakedâą Gestern habe ich den Geschmack von frischgebackenem Brot
in der BĂ€ckerei genossen Yesterday I enjoyed the taste of freshlybaked bread in the bakery
⹠Aroma aroma; frischgemahlen freshly ground⹠Hast du das Aroma von frischgemahlenem Kaffee im Café
genossen? Did you enjoy the aroma of freshly ground coffee in thecafé?
âą âmit, von, zu situationâ: von of/from triggers change in der/daswords to dem:
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von + dem = vomâą mit with and zu to trigger the same change in der/das words:
zu + dem = zumâą echt truly; spannend exciting; lustig funny; dumm/doof stupid;
schlecht bad
5 (CD 4, track 12)⹠Lust haben to fancy doing something: Ich hÀtte Lust zur
Kunstausstellung zu gehen I would fancy going to the art exhibition⹠hassen to hate: Moderne Kunst hasse ich! I hate modern art!⹠provozieren to provoke⹠um ⊠zu + whole verb in order to ⊠: um eine Reaktion/einen
Schock zu provozieren
6 (CD 4, track 13)âą Annoyance and weather: sich Ă€rgern ĂŒber to be annoyed aboutâą damit, davon, darin, darĂŒber with it, of it, in it, about itâą Es geht mir auf die Nerven! It gets on my nerves!âą irritieren to irritate; Papierkrieg battle with paperwork
7 (CD 5, track 1)âą Shock, disappointment, discouragementâą schockieren to shock; schockierend shockingâą enttĂ€uschen to disappoint; enttĂ€uschend disappointingâą Link word: dass that triggers the âweil situationââą ent- corresponds to dis: entdecken discoverâą Mut courage; mutig courageous; ermutigen encourage;
entmutigen discourage
8 (CD 5, track 2)âą Surprise: ĂŒberraschen to surprise; ĂŒberraschend surprisingâą sich beklagen to complain
9 (CD 5, track 2)âą Anger: böse sein to be angry/cross; wĂŒtend furiousâą mit mir, dir, ihm, ihr, uns, ihnen, Ihnen with me, you (informal),
him, her, us, them, you (formal)
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10 (CD 5, track 3)âą Embarrassment: peinlich embarrassing: Es war mir so
peinlich ⊠It was so embarrassing to me ⊠⹠Trinkgeld hinterlassen to leave a tipâą âĂbung macht den Meisterâ âPractice makes perfectââą fĂŒr triggers a change in der words only: der > denâą fĂŒr + das = fĂŒrs
11 (CD 5, track 4)âą Expressions based on habenâą keine Zeit haben to have no timeâą Ich habe keine Ahnung I havenât a clue
12 (CD 5, track 4)âą Ich habe Hunger/Durst; Ich bin hungrig/durstig
Iâm hungry/thirstyâą Ich habe einen BĂ€renhunger; Ich habe einen riesigen Durst
Iâm famished; Iâm enormously thirsty
13 (CD 5, track 4)âą ver- intensifies meaning: verhungern/verdursten to die of
hunger/thirst
14 (CD 5, track 5)âą GlĂŒck haben to be lucky; Pech haben to be unluckyâą Ausweispapiere ID papers; Studentenausweis student card;
Pass passport⹠lösen to solve
15 (CD 5, track 6)⹠sich Sorgen machen to worry; Sorgen haben to have worries⹠entweder ⊠oder either ⊠or⹠gute/schlechte Laune haben to be in a good/bad mood
16 (CD 5, track 6)âą Angst haben vor to be frightened ofâą Spinnen spiders; Schlangen snakes; Schlange stehen to queue
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17 (CD 5, track 7)⹠Recht haben to be right; Schuld haben an ⊠to be to blame;
die Gewohnheit haben to be accustomed to
18 (CD 5, track 7)⹠die Absicht haben to intend to⹠morgens/abends in the mornings/evenings; spÀt dran sein
to be late
19 (CD 5, track 8)âą Telling the time (numbers listed in the glossary)âą Wieviel Uhr ist es?; Wie spĂ€t ist es? Whatâs the time?âą Es ist drei Uhr Itâs 3 oâclock; Viertel nach/vor quarter past/toâą halb elf 10:30âą um at (+ time)
20 (CD 5, track 8)âą Meeting up: einen Termin aus^machen to fix a dateâą sich treffen to meet up: Um wieviel Uhr treffen wir uns? When
do we meet?/When are we meeting?
21 (CD 5, track 9)âą Es hat keinen Sinn ⊠Thereâs no point âŠâą âVictim of the verbâ personal pronouns: mich me; dich (informal)
you; ihn him; sie her/them; Sie (formal) youâą Stör mich nicht! Ich habe zu tun Donât disturb me! Iâm busyâą âPĂŒnktlichkeit ist Höflichkeitâ âPunctuality is politenessâ
22 (CD 5, track 10)âą Expressions based on sein: weatherâą Wind/windig wind/windy; Sonne/sonnig sun/sunny;
Sturm/stĂŒrmisch storm/stormyâą Es regnet itâs raining; es schneit itâs snowing; stark/leicht
bewölkt very/slightly cloudy⹠die Wettervorhersage weather forecast
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23 (CD 5, track 11)âą More expressions using seinâą Mir ist kalt, warm, heiĂ, kĂŒhl, schlecht, ĂŒbel I feel cold, warm,
hot, cool, unwell, sick
24 (CD 5, track 11)âą Es ist mir klar Itâs clear to me
25 (CD 5, track 12)âą Es ist/es sind there is/there are stating a general situationâą Es gibt there is/there are more specific + âvictim of the verbâ situationâą Es war/es waren there was/there were; es gab there was/there
wereâą niemand nobody
26 (CD 5, track 13)âą Was gibtâs? Whatâs new?âą Gibtâs etwas Neues bei dir? Is there anything new with you?âą Using etwas + adjective transformed into a noun: etwas Kleines
something smallâą nichts and wenig: nichts Interessantes nothing interestingâą dasselbe the same; etwas Anderes something different
27 (CD 5, track 14)âą Attitude words used to give emphasis: denn then: Was ist denn
los? Whatâs the matter then?âą Wieso denn? How so? Wieso denn nicht? Why not?âą halt simply/just: Er ist halt immer gestresst Heâs just always
stressed out
28 (CD 5, track 15)âą das erste Mal the first time; einmal onceâą Attitude word: mal just adds a touch of informality: Moment mal!
Just a moment!; Ich muss mal ĂŒberlegen! Just let me have athink!; Guck mal! Just look!; Schauen Sie mal! Now look!; Hör mal! Now listen!; Na, raten Sie mal! Well, just guess!
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29 (CD 5, track 16)âą Attitude word: doch! yes! after a negative statement: Du bist nicht
mĂŒde, oder? Youâre not tired, are you? â Doch! Yes, I am!âą oder? Isnât that so?; nicht wahr? Isnât that true?âą Kommen Sie doch! Do come!âą Sei! Be! (informal command); Seien Sie! Be! (formal command):
Sei doch nicht so dumm! Donât be so stupid!; Seien Sie so nettund sagen Sie mir ⊠Be so kind and tell me âŠ
âą ja really adds emphasis: Das war ja toll! That really was great!âą Es ist doch nun mal so! Thatâs just how it is!
30 (CD 5, track 17)âą Concluding remarks and suggestions for further practiceâą âI am a Berlinerâ â JFKâą âRonnie, you can now say you to me!â â Kohlâą bekommen to get; werden to becomeâą eventuell possibly; endlich eventually/in the end
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Consonant shiftsIn the tides of migration, conquest and settlement that swept across Europe in the centuries after the fall of the Roman empire, people fromareas where German is spoken today made their way to England. Theirlanguage â Anglo-Saxon â may be considered the âfatherâ of the languagewe speak today.
Old English also came under the influence of Latin, through words broughtover by church scholars and missionaries. French impacted on the languageafter the Norman invasion. Although the invention of printing started toconsolidate language in written text, both English and German continued tobe affected by consonant and vowel shifts and changes in pronunciationand spelling. Languages never stop evolving, so the differences betweenmodern German and modern English are now quite distinct.
However, you can still look for the echoes and resonances in the twolanguages and have fun spotting similarities that will surprise you. Here aresome examples â cover up the translations and use your now sharpenedinstincts to work out the meaning!
German âtâ sound softens > âdâunter underhart hardreiten to ridealt oldlaut loudtrĂ€umen to dream der Gott Goddas Vorwort foreword/preface die TĂŒr doordas Blut bloodder Tropfen dropder Tod (tot) death (dead)
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âdâ / âtâ sound > âthâder Vater fatherder Bruder brotherdie Mutter motherdas Wetter weatherdas Leder leatherdie Feder featherdenken to thinkNord Northbaden to bathedein thinedrei threedas Ding thing
âbâ sound > âfâ / âvâhaben to havesieben sevendas Kalb calfgeben to giveder Dieb thief
âchâ sound > âkâdas Buch bookdie Milch milkkochen to cookbrechen to breakmachen to makesuchen to seekdie Woche weekder Becher beaker
âgâ sound > âyâsagen to sayder Tag daygestern yesterday
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âchâ sound > silent âghâdas Licht lightdie Nacht nightdie Flucht flight/escapedachte (denken) thoughtbrachte (bringen) broughtdie Tochter daughterdurch through
âssâ sound > âtâdas Wasser waterbesser betterhassen hate
âzâ sound > âtâdie Zunge tonguezehn tenzĂ€hmen to tame
âpfâ sound > âpâder Apfel applepflĂŒcken to pluck/pickpflanzen to plantder Pfeffer pepperdie Pfeife pipedie Pfanne pander Pfad pathder Pfennig pennydas Kupfer copper
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Try your hand at these (answers below)1 stehlen > hat gestohlen; 2 (ver)binden; 3 verhindern; 4 der Stuhl; 5 jung; 6 dĂŒnn; 7 das Kinn; 8 die Kirche; 9 wĂŒnschen; 10 das Dutzend; 11 verloren; 12 die Erde
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Answers1 steal > has stolen; 2 to bind/connect; 3 to hinder/prevent; 4 stool/chair;5 young; 6 thin; 7 chin; 8 church; 9 to wish; 10 dozen; 11 forlorn/lost;12 earth
a ein (m)/eine (f)/ein (n)ability FĂ€higkeit, die (en)able fĂ€higabout (me) ĂŒber (mich)about it darĂŒberabroad Ausland, dasabsolute absolut/eaccept, to *akzeptieren ~akzeptiertacquaintance Bekannte, der/die (n)active aktivactivity AktivitĂ€t, die (en)adapt, to *adaptieren ~adaptiertaddress Adresse, die (n)adopt, to *adoptieren ~adoptiertadvantage Vorteil, der (e)afternoon teatime Teestunde, dieafterwards danach; nachher(yet) again (schon) wiederagainst gegenagony; suffering Pein, dieAh well! Na ja!air Luft, dieair pollution Luftverschmutzung, dieairplane/aeroplane Flugzeug,
das (e)alarm, to *alarmieren ~alarmiert
all alleAll the best! Alles Gute!allergy (against) Allergie (gegen),
die (n)a lot; much vielalready schonalso auchalways immeram (I) bin (ich)ambition Ambition, die (en)analyse, to *analysieren ~analysiertand undanimal Tier, das (e)announce, to melden ~gemeldetannouncement Meldung, die (en)announcer Ansager, der (-),
Ansagerin, die (nen)(How) annoying! (Wie) Àrgerlich!answer Antwort, die (en)appear, to erscheinen ~ist
erschienenapple cake Apfeltorte, die (n)(in) April (im) Aprilare sindargue, to argumentieren
~argumentiert
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~ist gefallen (needs sein)* bonus words further illustrate or fill in structural and word categoriesThe German letter Ă = eszet
aroma Aroma, das (pl. Aromen)arrive, to an^kommen
~ist angekommenart Kunst, dieart exhibition Kunstausstellung,
die (en)article Artikel, der (-)artist KĂŒnstler, der (-)/KĂŒnstlerin,
die (nen)as (linkword) daas (a cook) als (Koch)ask, to fragen ~gefragtaspirin Aspirin, das(Not) at all! ĂŒberhaupt (nicht)!at home zu Hauseat nine oâclock um neun UhrAt what time? um wieviel Uhr?at/by the (when ⊠ing) beim
(= bei dem)atrocity Grausamkeit, die (en)(in) August (im) Augustaunt *Tante, die (n)Austria Ăsterreich, das
back (back pain) RĂŒcken, der (-)(RĂŒckenschmerzen)
back (return) zurĂŒckbad schlechtbadminton Federball, derbag; handbag; pocket Tasche, die (n)bake, to backen ~gebackenballs BĂ€lle (pl.) (Ball, der)bank Bank, die (en)basketball Basketball, der(with) bath (mit) Bad, dasbathe, to baden ~gebadetbathing suit Badeanzug, der (âe)
bathroom Badezimmer, das (-)Be! Sei! (informal); Seien Sie!
(formal)be, to sein ~ist gewesenbe (switched) on, to an seinbe able to, to (was able to) können
(konnte)be allowed to, to (was allowed to)
dĂŒrfen (durfte)be annoyed about, to sich Ă€rgern
ĂŒber ~geĂ€rgertbe cross, to böse seinbe frightened of, to Angst haben vorbe fun, to (Itâs fun!) SpaĂ machen
(Es macht SpaĂ!)be hungry, to Hunger haben;
hungrig sein be in a good/bad mood, to
gute/schlechte Laune habenbe in the habit of, to (die)
Gewohnheit habenbe interested in, to *sich
interessieren fĂŒr ~interessiertbe late (for it), to spĂ€t (dran) seinbe lucky, to GlĂŒck habenbe occupied with, to sich
beschĂ€ftigen mit ~beschĂ€ftigtbe on informal âduâ terms, to sich
duzen ~geduzt; per du seinbe on formal âSieâ terms, to sich
siezen ~gesieztbe on it, to (Itâs your turn!) dran sein
(Sie sind dran!)be pleased (about), to sich freuen
(ĂŒber) ~gefreutbe ravenous, to einen BĂ€renhunger
haben
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be right, to (Thatâs right!) stimmen~gestimmt (Das stimmt!)
be right, to Recht habenbe to blame, to Schuld habenbe unlucky, to Pech habenbeautiful(ly) schön; wunderschönbeauty Schönheit, die (en)became wurde (werden)become, to werden ~ist gewordenbecomes wird (werden)bed Bett, das (en)bedroom Schlafzimmer, das (-)beef Rindfleisch, dasbeer Bier, das (e)begin, to beginnen ~begonnenBerliner Berliner/inbest bestebetter besserbetween zwischenbicycle Fahrrad, das (âer)(by) bike (mit dem) Rad, das (âer)bikini Bikini, der (s)bill Rechnung, die (en)black *schwarzblouse Bluse, die (en)blue *blaubook Buch, das (âer)book, to; reserve, to buchen
~gebuchtboss Chef, der (s)boy Junge, der (n)brand new brandneuBrandenburg Gate Brandenburger
Tor, dasbread Brot, das (e)break, to brechen ~gebrochenbreakfast FrĂŒhstĂŒck, das
bring, to bringen ~gebrachtbring along, to mit^bringen
~mitgebrachtBritish britischbroken kaputtbrother Bruder, der (â-)brown *braun(by) bus (mit dem) Bus, der (âsse)bus driver Busfahrer, der (-)bus stop Bushaltestelle, die (n)but aberbutter Butter, diebutton Knopf, der (âe)buy, to kaufen ~gekauftBye! (on phone) Auf Wiederhören!
cake Kuchen, der (-)calculate, to *kalkulieren ~kalkuliertcamera Fotoapparat, der (e);
Kamera, die (s)can kann (können)captivity Gefangenschaft, die(by) car (mit dem) Auto, das (s)car driver Autofahrer, der (-)card (ticket) Karte, die (n)
(Fahrkarte)carrier TrÀger, der (-)carry, to; wear, to tragen ~getragencat Katze, die (n)catch, to fangen ~gefangencathedral Dom, der (e)celebrities (the celebrities) Prominente
(pl. die Prominenten)central heating Zentralheizung, diechange (mode of transport), to
um^steigen ~ist umgestiegencharm Charme, der
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cheap; cheaper than billig; billiger alscheeky frechcheerful heitercheerfulness Heiterkeit, dieCheers! Prost!cheese KĂ€se, dercheese-board KĂ€seplatte, die (n)chemistâs Apotheke, die (n)child Kind, das (er)childhood Kindheit, diechildish kindischchildishly simple kinderleichtchildless kinderloschildrenâs department
Kinderabteilung, die (en)chocolate Schokolade, die (n)chocolate cake Schokoladenkuchen,
der (-)choose, to wÀhlen ~gewÀhltChristmas Weihnachten, dasChristmas holidays Weihnachtsferien,
die (pl.)cinema Kino, das (s)circus Zirkus, der (se)city Stadt, dieclassical klassischclean rein; sauberclear (Itâs clear to me.) klar (Es ist
mir klar.)climb, to steigen ~ist gestiegenclimb/get into, to ein^steigen in
~ist eingestiegenclimb/get out of, to aus^steigen aus
~ist ausgestiegencloakroom Garderobe, die (n)clock; watch Uhr, die (en)close, to schlieĂen ~geschlossen
clothes departmentKleidungsabteilung, die (en)
clothes Kleidung, diecloudy bewölktcoat Mantel, der (â-)coffee Kaffee, der (s)coffee house CafĂ©, das (s);
Kaffeehaus, das (âer)cold (flu) ErkĂ€ltung, die (en)cold kaltcolleague; fellow worker Mitarbeiter,
der (-)come along, to mit^kommen
~ist mitgekommencome by, to; drop in, to
vorbei^kommen ~ist vorbeigekommen
comedy Komödie, die (n)comfortable; cosy gemĂŒtlichcommunicate, to *kommunizieren
~kommuniziertcommunity Gemeinschaft, die (en)commuter line S-Bahn, diecompartment Abteil, das (e)complain, to sich beklagen ~beklagtcomputer Computer, der (-)concentrate, to (sich) konzentrieren
~konzentriertconcentration Konzentration, dieconcerning you (Anything new ⊠?)
bei dir (Gibtâs etwas Neues ⊠?)concert Konzert, das (e)congratulate, to gratulieren
~gratuliertconnection Anschluss, der ( âe)consume, to *konsumieren
~konsumiert
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continue, to weiter^machen~weitergemacht
convenient; opportune gelegencook Koch, der (âe)cook, to kochen ~gekochtcool kĂŒhlcoordinate, to *koordinieren
~koordiniertcorrect, to korrigieren ~korrigiertcosiness GemĂŒtlichkeit, diecost Kosten, die (pl.)country Land, das (âer)countryside Landschaft, die (en)courage Mut, dercourageous mutigcow Kuh, die (âe)crazy verrĂŒcktcreative kreativcreativity KreativitĂ€t, diecriticise, to kritisieren ~kritisiertcurrent aktuellcycle, to rad^fahren ~ist
radgefahren
dance teacher Tanzlehrer, der (-)/Tanzlehrerin, die (nen)
dance, to tanzen ~getanztdancer TĂ€nzer, der (-)/TĂ€nzerin, die
(nen)dark dunkeldark blue dunkelblaudarkness Dunkelheit, diedate/appointment (make a ⊠)
Termin (einen ⊠aus^machen),der (e)
daughter Tochter, die (â-)decide, to beschlieĂen ~beschlossen
delay VerspÀtung, die (en)delay, to verspÀten ~verspÀtetdemonstrate, to *demonstrieren
~demonstriertdentist Zahnarzt, der (âe)department Abteilung, die (en)department stores KaufhĂ€user, die
(pl.) (Kaufhaus, das)describe, to beschreiben
~beschriebendessert, sweet Nachspeise, die (n)detour Umleitung, die (en)(in) December (im) Dezemberdictionary Wörterbuch, das (âer)die of thirst, to verdursten
~verdurstetdifficulty Schwierigkeit, die (en)dining room Esszimmer, das (-)dirt Schmutz, derdirty schmutzigdisadvantage Nachteil, der (e)disappoint, to enttÀuschen
~enttÀuschtdisappointing enttÀuschenddiscourage, to entmutigen
~entmutigtdiscover, to entdecken ~entdecktdiscriminate, to diskriminieren
~diskriminiertdiscuss, to diskutieren ~diskutiertdisturb, to stören ~gestörtdivision Teilung, die (en)DIY worker Heimwerker, der (-)do sport, to Sport machen
~gemacht; Sport treiben~getrieben
do, to tun ~getan
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doctor Arzt, der (âe)dog Hund, der (e)dominate, to dominieren
~dominiertDonât forget! Vergiss nicht!
(informal); Vergessen Sie nicht!(formal)
door TĂŒr, die (en)double room Doppelzimmer, das (-)doughnut Berliner, der (-)Dr. Herr Doktordream Traum, der (âe)dream, to trĂ€umen ~getrĂ€umtdress Kleid, das (er)drive away, to weg^fahren
~ist weggefahrendrive off, to ab^fahren
~ist abgefahrendue to wegenDutch; (Dutch (language))
hollÀndisch; (HollÀndisch, das)DVD player DVD-Spieler, der (-)dynamic dynamisch
early frĂŒhearn, to; deserve, to verdienen
~verdienteast OstEaster Ostern, dasEaster holidays Osterferien, die (pl.)easy (easier) leicht(er)eat, to essen ~gegesseneat/guzzle (of animal), to fressen
~gefressenefficient effizienteight achteighteen *achtzehn
either ⊠or ⊠entweder ⊠oder âŠ
elbow Ellbogen, der (-)electrical products Elektroprodukte
(pl.) (Produkt, das)electricity ElektrizitÀt, dieelegant eleganteleven elfemail E-mail, die (s)embarrassing (It embarrasses me.)
peinlich (Es ist mir ⊠)emigrate, to *emigrieren
~ist emigriertencourage, to ermutigen ~ermutigtencouraging ermutigendend Ende, das (n)English (English (language)) englisch
(Englisch, das)enjoy, to genieĂen ~genossenenjoy oneself, to sich amĂŒsieren
~amĂŒsiertEnjoy your meal! Guten Appetit!enormous enormentrance Einfahrt, die (en)environment Umwelt, die (en)environmental pollution
Umweltverschmutzung, dieescalate, to *eskalieren ~ist eskaliertespecially besondersestablish, to *etablieren ~etablierteven sogarevening dress Abendkleid, das (er)evening Abend, der (e)every jeder (m)/jede (f)/jedes (n)everything allesEverything is okay! Alles ist in
Ordnung!
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everywhere ĂŒberallexactly genau(for) example (zum) Beispiel,
das (e)excellent ausgezeichnetexciting spannendexhibition Ausstellung, die (en)exist, to bestehen ~bestandenexit Ausfahrt, die (en)export, to exportieren ~exportiertexpress (oneself), to (sich)
aus^drĂŒcken ~ausgedrĂŒcktexpression Ausdruck, der (âe)
fall asleep, to ein^schlafen ~ist eingeschlafen
fall over, to hin^fallen ~isthingefallen
fall, to fallen ~ist gefallenfalse friends falsche Freunde, die
(pl.)family Familie, die (n)famous berĂŒhmtfancy (doing something), to Lust
habenfantastic fantastischfashion Mode, die (n)fashion department Modeabteilung,
die (en)father Vater, der (â-)favourable gĂŒnstigfeasibility Machbarkeit, diefeasible; do-able machbar(in) February *(im) Februarfeel, to sich fĂŒhlen ~gefĂŒhltfetch, to ab^holen ~abgeholtfifteen *fĂŒnfzehn
film Film, der (e)finally endlichfinance, to finanzieren ~finanziertfinancial finanziellfind, to finden ~gefundenfirm, business Firma, die (en)first erster (m)/erste (f)/erstes (n)(at) first zuerstfive fĂŒnfflat Wohnung, die (en)flea market Flohmarkt, der (âe)flight Flug, der (âe)flirt, to flirten ~geflirtetflood Ăberschwemmung, die (en)flood, to ĂŒberschwemmen
~ĂŒberschwemmtfly, to fliegen ~ist geflogenfood; groceries Lebensmittel (m. pl.)football FuĂball, der (âe)for fĂŒrfor the fĂŒrs (fĂŒr das)forget, to vergessen ~vergessenformal formellfour *vierfourteen *vierzehnfourth vierter, viertefox Fuchs, der (âe)free freifree; gratis kostenlosfree time Freizeit, diefreedom Freiheit, diefreshly baked frischgebackenfreshly ground frischgemahlen(on) Friday *(am) Freitagfriend Freund, der (e)/Freundin, die
(nen)friendship Freundschaft, die (en)
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from; of vonfrom it davonfrom the vom (von dem)fruitcake Obsttorte, die (n)full vollfunction/work, to funktionieren
~funktioniertfunny lustigfurious wĂŒtend
garment KleidungsstĂŒck, das (e)gate; gateway Tor, das (e)gateau Torte, die (n)gentlemen Herren, die (pl.) (Herr, der)gentlemenâs department
Herrenabteilung, die (en)German, (German (language))
deutsch, (Deutsch, das)Germans (the Germans) Deutsche
(pl.) (die Deutschen)Germany Deutschland, dasget a shock, to (einen) Schreck
bekommenget cleaned, to reinigen lassen
~reinigen lassenget onto âduâ terms, to BrĂŒderschaft
trinken ~getrunkenget rid of, to los^werden
~ist losgewordenget to know, to kennen^lernen
~kennengelerntget, to; acquire, to; buy, to (sich)
besorgen ~besorgtget, to; receive, to bekommen
~bekommengiant Riese, der (n)girl MĂ€dchen, das (-)
give a speech, to (eine) Rede halten~gehalten
give, to geben ~gegebengives gibt (geben)gladly (like to âŠ) gern/eglass Glas, das (âer)gloves Handschuhe, die (pl.)
(Handschuh, der)(You) glutton! (du) Nimmersatt!go, to gehen ~ist gegangengo, to; drive, to; travel, to fahren
~ist gefahrengo for a walk, to spazieren gehen
~ist spazieren gegangengo out, to aus^gehen ~ist
ausgegangengo out together, to zusammen
aus^gehen ~sind âŠausgegangen
go shopping, to einkaufen gehen~ist einkaufen gegangen
go skiing, to skifahren gehen ~ist skifahren gegangen
golf Golf, dasgood gutGood-bye! Auf Wiedersehen!government Regierung, die (en)grandparents GroĂeltern, die (pl.)grateful dankbargratitude Dankbarkeit, dieGreat! Prima!; toll!Greece Griechenland, dasgreen grĂŒngrey grauground pollution
Bodenverschmutzung, dieground Boden, der
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gruesome grausamguarantee, to garantieren
~garantiertguard/conductor Schaffner, der (-)guess, to raten ~geratenguesthouse Pension, die (en)gymnastics Gymnastik, die
hair Haare, die (pl.) (Haar, das)half (towards next hour) halb (+
time)ham salad Schinkensalat, der (e)happen, to passieren ~ist passierthappy glĂŒcklichhard harthard (difficult) schwierigharmless *harmloshas, had hat, hattehat Hut, der (âe)hate, to hassen ~gehassthave, to haben ~gehabthave a think, to ĂŒberlegen ~ĂŒberlegthave fun, to SpaĂ habenhave the intention, to Absicht,
die ⊠habenhave worries, to Sorgen habenhe erheadache Kopfschmerzen (pl.)headline Schlagzeile, die (n)health Gesundheit, diehealthy gesundhear hören ~gehörtheavy schwerHello! Hallo!Help! Hilfe!help, to helfen ~geholfenhere hier
him ihn (victim of verb)his sein (m)/seine (f)/sein (n)historical historisch(on) holiday (im) Urlaub, der (e)holidays Ferien, die (pl.)homeward journey RĂŒckreise, die (n)hope Hoffnung, die (en)hope, to hoffen ~gehoffthopeful hoffnungsvollhopefully hoffentlichhopeless hoffnungsloshorror film Horrorfilm, der (e)hospitality Gastfreundschaft, diehot heiĂhotel Hotel, das (s)hour; lesson Stunde, die (n)house Haus, das (âer)How? Wie?How awful! Wie schrecklich!How come (then)? Wieso (denn)?How long? Wie lange?How many? Wieviel?huge riesighumour Humor, derhundred Hundert (e)hurt, to (It hurts me!) weh^tun (Es
tut mir weh!)
I ichIâm busy. Ich habe zu tun.Iâm cold. Mir ist kalt.Iâve got it! Ich habâs!ice-skating Eislaufen, dasidea (I have no ⊠!) Ahnung, die
(Ich habe keine ⊠!)idea Idee, die (n)identity card Ausweis, der (e)
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identity papers Ausweispapiere, die (pl.)
idiot Idiot, der (en)if wennill krankillness Krankheit, die (en)import, to importieren ~importiertimportant wichtigimpress, to beeindrucken
~beeindrucktimpression Eindruck, der (âe)in inin case (link word) fallsin front of vorin it darinin my opinion meiner Meinung nachin order to ⊠um ⊠zu (+ whole
verb)in the im (in dem)in the evenings abendsin the mornings morgensincrease, to; put on weight, to
zu^nehmen ~zugenommeninform, to informieren
~informiertinformation Information, die (en)inside drinneninspire, to inspirieren ~inspiriertinstall, to *installieren ~installiertintegrate, to integrieren ~integriertinteresting interessantinterview Interview, das (s)into the ins (in das)invite, to ein^laden ~eingeladenIreland Irland, dasirritate, to irritieren ~irritiertis ist
Isnât it? nicht?Isnât that so? oder?Isnât that true? nicht wahr?it es
(in) January (im) Januarjournalists Journalisten, die (pl.)
(Journalist, der/ Journalistin, die)(nen)
journey Reise, die (n)judo Judo, das(in) July (im) Juli(in) June (im) Junijust; now (emphatic) malJust a moment! Moment mal!Just have a look! Guck mal!just; in the process of gerade
kinds of sport Sportarten, die (pl.)(Sportart, die)
kitchen KĂŒche, die (n)knee Knie, dasknow, to (people; places) kennen
~gekanntknow, to (facts) wissen ~gewusst
lack of punctuality UnpĂŒnktlichkeit, dieladies Damen, die (pl.) (Dame, die)ladiesâ department Damenabteilung,
die (en)(a) lager (ein) Helleslamp Lampe, die (n)language Sprache, die (n)language course Sprachkurs, der (e)laptop Laptop, der (s)last letzter (m), letzte (f),
letztes (n)
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last, to dauern ~gedauertlate spÀtlead, to; be in charge, to leiten
~geleitetlearn, to lernen ~gelerntleather Leder, dasleather wares Lederwaren, die (pl.)leave (the house), to verlassen
~verlassenleave behind, to hinterlassen
~hinterlassenLetâs have a look! Lass mal gucken!letter Brief , der (e)life-story Lebensgeschichte, die (n)lift Lift, der (e or s)light helllight (electric) Licht, das (er)light bulb; pear Birne, die (n)light green hellgrĂŒnlike (such as ⊠) wielike, to gern habenlips Lippen, die (pl.) (Lippe, die)listen, to zu^hören ~zugehörtlittle something Kleinigkeit, die (en)little; not a lot of weniglive, to leben ~gelebtliving-room Wohnzimmer, das (-)long langloo Klo, das (s)look at, to (sich) an^sehen
~angesehen; an^schauen~angeschaut
look forward to, to sich freuen auf~gefreut
look like, to aus^sehen~ausgesehen
lose, to verlieren ~verloren
love, to lieben ~geliebtloving liebevollluggage GepÀck, daslunch Mittagessen, das (-)
main course Hauptgericht, das (e)main thing Hauptsache, die (n)majority MajoritÀt, die;
Mehrheit, diemake a date, to einen Termin
aus^machen ~ausgemachtmake a detour, to um^leiten
~umgeleitetmake sense, to Sinn habenmanufactured goods Fertigwaren, die
(pl.)many vielemap Landkarte, die (n)(in) March *(im) MĂ€rzmaster Meister, der (-)matching passendmay (to be allowed to) darf (dĂŒrfen)(in) May (im) Maime michmean, to meinen ~gemeintmeaningful sinnvollmeans; way Mittel, der (-)means of transport Verkehrsmittel,
die (pl.)medication Medikamente, die (pl.)meet, to treffen ~getroffenmeet one another, to sich treffen
~getroffenmentality MentalitÀt, die (en)menu Speisekarte, die (n)message Nachricht, die (en)million Million, die (en)
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minority MinoritÀt, die (en);Minderheit, die (en)
minute Minute, die (n)miss (bus, train etc.), to verpassen
~verpasstmistake Fehler, der (-)mobile phone Handy, das (s)mobile phone number
Handynummer, die (n)modern modern(on) Monday *(am) Montagmoney Geld, das (er)more mehrmore and more immer mehrmother Mutter, die (â-)mother-, father-, parents-in-law
*Schwiegermutter, die -vater, der,-eltern, die
motivate, to motivieren ~motiviertmotivating motivierendmotorbikes MotorrÀder, die (pl.)
(Motorrad, das)motorway Autobahn, die (en)mouse Maus, die (âe)mouth Mund, der (âer)Munich MĂŒnchenmusic Musik, diemust, have to, to (had to) mĂŒssen
(musste)my mein (m), meine (f), mein (n)myself selber
name Name, der (n)navigate, to *navigieren ~navigiertnecessary nötignecessity Notwendigkeit, die (en)neck Hals, der (âe)
need, to brauchen ~gebrauchtnerves (It gets on my nerves!)
Nerven, die (Es geht mir auf die ⊠)
never nie; niemals(in the) news (in den) Nachrichten
(pl.) (Nachricht, die)newspaper Zeitung, die (en)next nÀchster (m)/nÀchste
(f)/nÀchstes (n)nice; kind nettnight club Nachtklub, der (s);
Nachtlokal, dasnine *neunnineteen *neunzehnno neinno; not any kein (m)/keine (f)/
kein (n)no one niemandnormal normalnormality NormalitÀt (die)normally normalerweisenorth Nordnothing nichtsnothing interesting nichts
Interessantes(in) November *(im) Novembernow jetztnowadays heutzutagenumber Nummer, die (n)
(in) October *(im) Oktoberof course natĂŒrlichoffice BĂŒro, das (s)official offiziellOh! Ach!old alt
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on aufon it daraufonce einmalone *einsone (can) man (kann)one day eines Tagesonly nuropen, to öffnen ~geöffnetopening Ăffnung, die (en)opening times Ăffnungszeiten,
die (pl.)operate, to *operieren ~operiertopinion Meinung, die (en)opportunity Gelegenheit, die (en)opposite Gegenteil, das (e)optimistic optimistischor oderorder, to bestellen ~bestelltorganise, to *organisieren
~organisiertoriginal originelloriginality OriginalitĂ€t, dieOuch! Aua!outside drauĂenoutward journey Hinreise, die (n)over there dort drĂŒbenovertake, to ĂŒberholen ~ĂŒberholtown, to; possess, to besitzen
~besessen
pack, to ein^packen ~eingepacktpains Schmerzen, die (pl.) (Schmerz,
der)papers Papiere, die (pl.) (Papier,
das)parents Eltern, die (pl.)part; share Teil, der (e)
partial success Teilerfolg, der (e)participant Teilnehmer, der (-)/
Teilnehmerin, die (nen)partly teils; teilweisepart-time job Teilzeitjob, der (s)party Party, die (s)pass (of time), to vergehen
~ist vergangenpassenger Passagier, der (e)passport Pass, der (âe)past Vergangenheit, die (en)past (minutes past) nachpatient geduldigpay, to bezahlen ~bezahlt; zahlen
~gezahltpeek at, to gucken ~gegucktpeople Leute, die (pl.); Volk, das (âer)perfect perfektperhaps vielleichtperson; human Mensch, der (en)pessimistic pessimistischphotocopy, to *fotokopieren
~fotokopiertphotograph, to *fotografieren
~fotografiertpianist Pianist, der (en)piano (piano-playing) Klavier, das
(e) (Klavierspielen, das)piece StĂŒck, das (e)pig Schwein, das (e)Pity! Schade!plan Plan, der (âe)play TheaterstĂŒck, das (e)play, to spielen ~gespieltPlease! Bitte!please, to (I like it!) gefallen
~gefallen (Es gefÀllt mir!)
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pocket money Taschengeld, daspolice Polizei, die (collective
singular)politeness Höflichkeit, diepolitical politischpollute, to verschmutzen
~verschmutztpollution Verschmutzung, diepoor (You poor thing!) arm (Du
armer Mensch!)populate, to bevölkern ~bevölkertpopulation Bevölkerung, die (en)pork Schweinefleisch, dasporter GepÀcktrÀger, der (-)possibility Möglichkeit, die (en)possible möglichpossibly eventuellpostcard Postkarte, die (n)postman BrieftrÀger, der (-)potatoes Kartoffeln, die (pl.)
(Kartoffel, die)pound Pfund, das (e)practical praktischpractice Ăbung, die (en)prefer, to vor^ziehen ~vorgezogenpress, to drĂŒcken ~gedrĂŒcktpretty hĂŒbschproblem Problem, das (e)produce, to produzieren ~produziertproduct Produkt, das (e)product; article; merchandise Ware,
die (n)profession Beruf, der (e)profit, to profitieren ~profitiertprogramme, to *programmieren
~programmiertprogress Fortschritt, der (e)
protest, to protestieren ~protestiertprovoke, to provozieren ~provoziertpull, to ziehen ~gezogenpullover Pulli, der (s)punctual pĂŒnktlichpunctuality PĂŒnktlichkeit, dieput into, to stecken ~gestecktput on (clothes), to sich an^ziehen
~angezogen
quality QualitĂ€t, diequantity QuantitĂ€t, die (en)quarter (past, to) Viertel (nach, vor)questionable fragwĂŒrdigqueue, to Schlange stehen
~gestandenquick(er) schnell(er)quickly geschwind; rasch; schnellquite; completely ganz
railway station Bahnhof, der (âe)rain, to regnen ~geregnetrain (raincoat, hat, umbrella) Regen,
der (Regenmantel, -hut, -schirm)rain very hard, to (in) Strömen
regnen (es regnet ⊠)rather; preferably lieberreact to, to reagieren auf ~reagiertreaction Reaktion, die (en)read, to lesen ~gelesenready fertigreal realrealise, to realisieren ~realisiertreality RealitÀt, die (en)really wirklichrecommend, to empfehlen
~empfohlen
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red rotreduce, to reduzieren ~reduziertremains Rest, der (e)renovate, to *renovieren ~renoviertrepair *reparieren ~repariertreserve, to reservieren ~reserviertrespect respektieren ~respektiertrestaurant Restaurant, das (s)restaurant; inn Gasthaus, das (âer)restore, to *restaurieren ~restauriertresult, to *resultieren ~resultiertrich reichride, to reiten ~ist gerittenright richtigrisk, to *riskieren ~riskiertromantic romantischRome Romroom Zimmer, das (-)rose Rose, die (n)ruin, to *ruinieren ~ruiniertrule (language rules) Regel, die (n)
(Sprachregeln, die)rule, to; govern, to regieren
~regiertrun, to laufen ~ist gelaufen; rennen
~ist geranntRussia Russland, das
safety belt Sicherheitsgurt, der (e)(on) Saturday *(am) Samstag; (am)
Sonnabendsay, to sagen ~gesagtscarf Schal, der (e)school Schule, die (n)science Wissenschaft, die (en)Scotland Schottland, dassecond zweite
secretary SekretÀr, der (e)/SekretÀrin, die (nen)
security; certainty Sicherheit, diesee, to sehen ~gesehenself-confidence Selbstvertrauen, dasself-discipline Selbstdisziplin, dieself-service Selbstbedienung, diesell, to verkaufen ~verkauftsend, to schicken ~geschicktsenseless; pointless sinnlossentence Satz, der (âe)sentimental sentimentalsentimentality SentimentalitĂ€t, dieseparate, to; share, to teilen ~geteilt(in) September *(im) Septemberserious ernstserve, to servieren ~serviertserve (oneself), to sich bedienen
~bedientservice Bedienung, die (en)set off, to; drive off, to los^fahren
~ist losgefahrenseven *siebenseventeen *siebzehnshabby schÀbigsharp scharfshe; her sie; sie (victim of verb)(by) ship (mit dem) Schiff, das (e)shock Schock, der (s)shock, to schockieren ~schockiertshocking schockierendshoes Schuhe, die (pl.) (Schuh, der)shop; business GeschÀft, das (e)shopping purchases EinkÀufe, die
(pl.)should, ought to (was supposed to)
sollen; sollte
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shoulder Schulter, die (n)(with) shower (mit) Dusche, die (n)sick ĂŒbelsight SehenswĂŒrdigkeit, die (en)signature Unterschrift, die (en)similar Ă€hnlichsimilarity Ăhnlichkeit, die (en)simply (emphatic) haltsince (for a long time) seit (langem)singer SĂ€nger, der (-)/die SĂ€ngerin
(nen)single room Einzelzimmer, das (-)sister Schwester, die (n)situation Situation, die (en)six sechssixteen *sechzehnski, to ski^fahren ~ist skigefahrensleep schlafen ~geschlafenslightly (cloudy) leicht (bewölkt)slowly langsamsmall kleinsmart; chic schicksnake Schlange, die (n)snow, to schneien ~geschneitsnowboarding Snowboarden, dassociety Gesellschaft, die (en)solidarity SolidaritĂ€t, diesolve, to lösen ~gelöstsomething (et)wassomething better etwas Besseressomething different etwas Anderessometimes manchmalson *Sohn, der (âe)soon baldsore throat Halsschmerzen (pl.)Sorry!; Excuse me! Entschuldigung!sound, to klingen ~geklungen
south SĂŒdSouthern Germany SĂŒddeutschland,
dasSpanish, (Spanish (language))
spanisch, (Spanisch, das)speak, to sprechen ~gesprochenspecial speziellspecialise, to *spezialisieren
~spezialisiertspeciality SpezialitÀt, die (en)speed Geschwindigkeit, die (en)spend (money), to aus^geben
~ausgegebenspontaneity SpontaneitÀt, diespontaneously spontansport (winter sport, summer sport)
Sport, der (Wintersport,Sommersport)
sportsman, -woman Sportler, der (-),Sportlerin, die (nen)
sporty sportlichstart, to an^fangen ~angefangenstarter Vorspeise, die (n)starve to death, to verhungern
~verhungertstationery shop
SchreibwarengeschĂ€ft, das (e)stationery Schreibwaren, die (pl.)stay, to bleiben ~ist gebliebenstay overnight, to ĂŒbernachten
~ĂŒbernachtetstewardess Stewardess, die (en)stick Stock, der (âe)still noch; immer nochstipulate, to *stipulieren ~stipuliertstomach Magen, derstomachache Magenschmerzen (pl.)
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Stop! Halt!storm Sturm, der (âe)stormy stĂŒrmischstory; history Geschichte, die (n)straightaway sofortstrange; funny komischstrap (oneself) in, to (sich)
an^schnallen ~angeschnalltstrategy Strategie, die (n)stream; current Strom, der (âe)stressed gestresststudent Student, der (en)/Studentin,
die (nen)student ID Studentenausweis,
der (e)study, to studieren ~studiertstuff Zeug, dasstupid doof; dumm(How) stupid! (Wie) dumm!success Erfolg, der (e)successful erfolgreichsuggest, to vor^schlagen
~vorgeschlagensuggestion Vorschlag, der (âe)suit Anzug, der (âe)suitcase Koffer, der (-)summer holidays Sommerferien, die
(pl.)sun Sonne, die(on) Sunday *(am) Sonntagsunny sonnigSuper! Super!superb groĂartig(in the) supermarket (im)
Supermarkt, der (âe)supper Abendessen, dassure; certain sicher
surprise, to ĂŒberraschen ~ĂŒberraschtsurprising ĂŒberraschendsuspect, to; have a hunch, to ahnen
~geahntsweet sĂŒĂsweet (treat) SĂŒĂigkeit, die (en)sweet(s) Bonbons, die (pl.)
(Bonbon, der/das)swim, to schwimmen
~ist geschwommenSwitzerland Schweiz, die
table tennis Tischtennis, dastable Tisch, der (e)tablets Tabletten, die (pl.) (Tablette,
die)tact Takt, dertactful taktvolltake, to nehmen ~genommentake (the opportunity), to
wahr^nehmen (dieGelegenheit) ~wahrgenommen
take along, to mit^nehmen~mitgenommen
Take care! Vorsicht!take off, to; lose weight, to
ab^nehmen ~abgenommentake out, in, up, down, to heraus^,
herein^, herauf^,herunter^nehmen
take over, to ĂŒbernehmen~ĂŒbernommen
take part in, to teil^nehmen an~teilgenommen
tankard; beer-mug Krug, der (âe)taste Geschmack, dertaste, to schmecken ~geschmeckt
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taxi Taxi, das (s)tea Tee, der (s)teacher Lehrer, der (-)/Lehrerin, die
(nen)team Mannschaft, die (en)tease, to auf^ziehen ~aufgezogentelephone, to telefonieren
~telefoniertten *zehntennis balls TennisbÀlle, die (pl.)
(Tennisball, der)tennis world champion
Tennisweltmeister, der (-)/Tennisweltmeisterin, die (nen)
tennis Tennis, dasterminal station Endstation, die (en)terrace Terrasse, die (n)terrible furchtbar; schrecklichterrorise, to; bully, to *terrorisieren
~terrorisiertthank, to danken ~gedanktThank goodness! Gott sei Dank!Thank you! Danke!that; that is das; das istthat (link word) dassThatâs it! Das wĂ€râs!Thatâs just how it is! Es ist doch nun
mal so!the die (f), der (m), das (n)the same dasselbethe warmest am wÀrmstentheatre Theater, das (-)then dannthen (emphatic) denn (Was ist denn
los?)there dort; dathere (link word) da
there and back hin und zurĂŒckthere is; there are es gibt; es ist/es
sindthere was; there were es gab; es
war/es warenThereâs a snag! Die Sache hat einen
Haken!Thereâs no point ⊠Es hat keinen
Sinn âŠthey; them sie; sie (victim of verb)thing Sache, die (n)think, to denken ~gedachtthird drittethirst Durst, derthirsty durstigthirteen *dreizehnthirty dreiĂigthis morning, afternoon, evening
heute morgen/frĂŒh, nachmittag,abend
this dieser (m)/diese (f)/*dieses (n)thousand Tausend, (e)three dreithriller Krimi, der (s)(on) Thursday *(am) Donnerstagticket Fahrkarte, die (n)tie Krawatte, die (n)time Zeit, die (en)time; occasion Mal, das (e)timetable Fahrplan, der (âe)tip Trinkgeld, dastired mĂŒdeto nach (+ city/country); zu
(+ professions/buildings)to me mirto the zum (zu + dem); zur (zu +
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to them ihnento you (formal) Ihnento you (informal) dirto, towards there dorthintoilet Toilette, die (n)tolerate, to *tolerieren ~tolerierttomato salad Tomatensalat, der (e)tomorrow morgentoo little zu wenigtoo much zu vieltool Werkzeug, das (e)tooth Zahn, der (âe)toothache Zahnschmerzen (pl.)tourist Tourist, der (en)/Touristin, die
(nen)tourist information office
TouristeninformationsbĂŒro, das (s)town Stadt, die (âe)toy Spielzeug, das (e)toy shop SpielwarengeschĂ€ft,
das (e)track and field athletics Leichtathletik,
dietraditional traditionelltraffic Verkehr, der(by) train (mit dem) Zug, der (âe)train, to trainieren ~trainierttram StraĂenbahn, die (en)transfer, to *tranferieren ~transferierttransform, to transformieren
~transformierttransport, to transportieren
~transportierttrouser suit Hosenanzug, der (âe)trousers Hose, die (n)trout Forelle, die (n)truly echt
trust, to vertrauen ~vertrauttry, to versuchen ~versuchttry (taste), to probieren ~probiert(on) Tuesday *(am) DienstagTurkey TĂŒrkei, dieTurkish, (Turkish (language)) tĂŒrkisch,
(TĂŒrkisch, das)twelve zwölftwenty *zwanzigtwenty-one *einundzwanzigtwin bedroom Zweibettzimmer,
das (-)two *zweitypical typisch
uncle Onkel, der (-)under unterUnderground U-Bahn (Untergrund),
dieunderstand, to verstehen
~verstandenundertake, to unternehmen
~unternommenunemployed arbeitslosunfortunately leiderunhappy unglĂŒcklichunique einmaligunity Einheit, dieuniversity UniversitĂ€t, die (en)university town UniversitĂ€tsstadt,
die (âe)unpack, to aus^packen
~ausgepacktuntil bisuntil now bisher(with) us (mit) unsuse, to benutzen ~benutzt
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value, to schÀtzen ~geschÀtztvase Vase, die (n)vehicle Fahrzeug, das (e)very sehrvery (cloudy) stark (bewölkt)Vienna WienViennese Wienervisit, to besuchen ~besuchtvisit sights, to besichtigen ~besichtigtVW car Volkswagen, der (-)
wait for, to warten auf ~gewartetWaiter! Herr Ober!waiter, waitress Kellner, der (-),
Kellnerin, die (nen)walk, to spazieren ~ist spaziertwall Mauer, die (n)want, to (wanted) wollen (wollte)want(s) will (wollen)war on paperwork Papierkrieg,
der (e)warm warmwarn, to warnen ~gewarntwarning Warnung, die (en)was warwas (were) able to konnte (n)wash oneself, to sich waschen
~gewaschenwash things Waschzeug, daswash up ab^waschen
~abgewaschenWatch out! Achtung!watch TV, to fern^sehen
~ferngesehenwater pollution
Wasserverschmutzung, dieWC WC, das
we wirweather forecast Wettervorhersage,
die (n)weather Wetter, das(on) Wednesday (am) Mittwochweekend Wochenende, das (n)Well done! Bravo!well known bekanntWell then! Na!west WestWhat can one do here? Was gibtâs zu
tun hier?What sort of? Was fĂŒr?What? Was?Whatâs new with you? Gibt es etwas
Neues bei dir?Whatâs new? Was gibtâs?Whatâs the matter? Was ist los?Whatâs the matter then? Was ist denn
los?Whatâs the time? Wie spĂ€t ist es?;
Wieviel Uhr ist es?when cooking beim Kochenwhen playing beim Spielenwhen playing cards beim
Kartenspielenwhen reading beim Lesenwhen skiing beim Skifahrenwhen studying beim Studierenwhen washing up beim AbwaschenWhen? Wann?Where? Wo?Where to? Wohin?Which? welcher (m)/ welche (f)/
welches (n)?whilst listening beim Zuhörenwhite *weiĂ
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Who? Wer?Why not? Warum nicht?Why? Warum?win, to gewinnen ~gewonnenwind Wind, derwind surfing Windsurfen, daswindow Fenster, das (-)windy windigwine Wein, der (e)wish someone happy birthday, to
(zum) Geburtstag gratulieren~gratuliert
with mitwith you (informal), him, her, me,
them, you (formal) mit dir, ihm,ihr, mir, ihnen, Ihnen
with it damitwithout a sense of humour humorloswithout ohnewolf Wolf, der (âe)wonderful herrlich; wunderbarword Wort, das (âer)work Arbeit, diework, to arbeiten ~gearbeitetwork of art Kunstwerk, das (e)world Welt, die (en)world championship
Weltmeisterschaft, die (en)
world famous weltberĂŒhmtworldwide weltweitworry, to sich Sorgen machenworthy wĂŒrdigwould *wĂŒrde (n)would be able to; could könnte (n)would like möchte (n)write, to schreiben ~geschriebenwrite down, to auf^schreiben
~aufgeschrieben
year Jahr, das (e)yellow *gelbYes! (after neg) doch!yes; really (emphatic word) jayesterday gesternyou (formal) Sie; Sie (victim of verb)you (informal) du; dich (victim of
verb)young lady, Miss, waitress FrÀulein,
dasyour (formal) Ihr (m)/Ihre (f)/
Ihr (n)your (informal) dein (m)/
deine (f)/dein (n)
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2-hour Introductory Course (CD) ÂŁ14.99*French ISBN: 978 0 340 78064 0German ISBN: 978 0 340 78066 4Spanish ISBN: 978 0 340 78068 8Italian ISBN: 978 0 340 78070 1
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8-hour Foundation Course â 2nd edition (CD) ÂŁ70French ISBN: 978 0 340 93891 1German ISBN: 978 0 340 93892 8Spanish ISBN: 978 0 340 93893 5Italian ISBN: 978 0 340 93894 2
5-hour Advanced Course â 2nd edition (CD) ÂŁ50French ISBN: 978 0 340 93898 0German ISBN: 978 0 340 93913 0Spanish ISBN: 978 0 340 93899 7Italian ISBN: 978 0 340 93900 0The Review courses have been devised to allow the student at home tocheck on their learning to find areas causing difficulty and revisit therelevant teaching point in the main Foundation (8-hour) or AdvancedCourse, or to review the course quickly if returning to it after some time.Foundation Review Course (2 CDs) ÂŁ20French ISBN: 978 0 340 92937 7German ISBN: 978 0 340 93895 9Italian ISBN: 978 0 340 93897 3Spanish ISBN: 978 0 340 93896 6Advanced Review Course (1 CD) ÂŁ10French ISBN: 978 0 340 93901 7German ISBN: 978 0 340 93902 4Italian ISBN: 978 0 340 93904 8Spanish ISBN: 978 0 340 93903 1
What other courses are available with Michel Thomas?The Language Builders take the form of a âone-to-oneâ lecture with MichelThomas, building on the words and phrases in his Foundation (8-hour) and Advanced courses. The courses provide confidence in pronunciation,increase your word-power and consolidate your knowledge in just two hours. Language Builders (2 CDs) ÂŁ20French ISBN: 978 0 340 78969 8German ISBN: 978 0 340 78973 5Italian ISBN: 978 0 340 78975 9Spanish ISBN: 978 0 340 78971 1The much-anticipated Vocabulary courses carry forward the MichelThomas teaching tradition and faithfully follow his unique approach toforeign language learning. The courses remain faithful to the method MichelThomas uses in his earlier courses, with the all-audio and âbuilding-blockâapproach. Vocabulary courses (6 hours) ÂŁ30French ISBN: 978 0 340 93982 6German ISBN: 978 0 340 93984 0Italian ISBN: 978 0 340 93983 3Spanish ISBN: 978 0 340 93973 4
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