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1. Useful words
und und
but aber
very sehr
or oder
here hier
also auch
both beide
some etwas
only nur
again wieder
hopefully hoffentlich
between zwischen
therefore deshalb
really wirklich
together zusammen
all alle
now jetzt
so also
already schon
gladly gern
immediately sofort
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sure(ly) sicher(lich)
finally schließlich
right! stimmt
anyway überhaupt
enough genug
exact(ly) genau
sometimes manchmal
always immer
never nie
often oft
of course klar
perhaps vielleicht
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100 (ein)hundert
1,000 (ein)tausend
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Monday Montag
Tuesday Dienstag
Wednesday Mittwoch
Thursday Donnerstag
Friday Freitag
Saturday Samstag
(N & E Germany) Sonnabend
Sunday Sonntag
today heute
tomorrow morgen
yesterday gestern
daily täglich
weekly wöchentlich
To say on a certain day or the weekend, use am. Add an -s to the day to express "on Mondays, Tuesdays,
etc." All days, months and seasons are masculine so they all use the same form of these words: jeden -
every, nächsten - next, letzten - last (as in the last of a series), vorigen - previous. In der Woche is the
expression for "during the week" in Northern and Eastern Germany, while unter der Woche is used in
Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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February Februar
March März
April April
May Mai
June Juni
July Juli
August August
September September
October Oktober
November November
December Dezember
monthly monatlich
yearly jährlich
To say in a certain month, use im. All Months names are der- M
All days, months and seasons are masculine.
Wann hast du Geburtstag? When is your birthday?
Mein Geburtstag ist im Mai. My birthday is in May.
6. German Seasons / Die Jahreszeiten - All days, months and seasons are
masculine. To say in the + a season, use im.
winter der Winter
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right rechts
left links
straight geradeaus
8. German Colors & Shapes / Die Farben & Die Formen (Colors are adjectives)
green grün
turquoise türkis
beige beige
silver silber
gold gold
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At 8. Um 8 Uhr.
early(ier) früh(er)
late(r) spät(er)
Official time, such as for bus and train schedules, always uses the 24 hour clock.
Notice that halb + number means half to, not half past, so you have to use the hour
that comes next.
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Son der Sohn (ö, -e) Woman / Ma'am / die Frau (-en)
Mrs. / Ms.
Cousin (m) der Vetter (-n) Partner / Significant die Partnerin (-nen)
Other (f)
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masculine feminine
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College / University die Hochschule (n) High School die Oberschule (n)
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Friend (m) der Freund (e) Friend (f) die Freundin (nen)
Pupil/Student (m) der Schüler (-) Pupil/Student (f) die Schülerin (nen)
Student (m) der Student (en) Student (f) die Studentin (nen)
Teacher (m) der Lehrer (-) Teacher (f) die Lehrerin (nen)
In Germany, students must pass das Abitur in order to graduate from high school. In
Austria, this final exam is called die Matura. Notice that there are two words for
student: Schüler is used for students in primary and secondary schools,
while Student is only used for university students.
The verb studieren is used for university study or to state your major. The
verb lernen should be used for studying in general, and especially for learning a
language.
Er studiert in Freiburg. He studies (goes to university) in Freiburg.
Ich studiere Französisch. I study French (in college). / French is my major.
Ich lerne Spanisch und Italienisch. I'm studying/learning Spanish and Italian.
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monument das Denkmal (ä, er) castle das Schloss (ö, er)
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on foot zu Fuss
Die U-Bahn is short for die Untergrundbahn and der Obus is short for der
Oberleitungsbus.
To say by bus, train, etc., use mit dem + the noun for masculine and neuter nouns;
and mit der + the noun for feminine nouns
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Remember that in Europe, buildings always start with the ground floor, and then the
next floor up is the first floor. Many Americans would refer to these floors as the first
floor and second floor, respectively, and not even use ground floor.
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Location: the prepositions in, an, auf and bei (followed by the dative case) are used with fixed
locations, while aus and von (also followed by the dative case) are used to signify origin.
in enclosed spaces Ich bin in der Kirche. I'm at church.
Wir sind in der Schule. We are at school.
auf on surfaces, or at public buildings Es ist auf dem Tisch. It's on the table.
Sie sind auf der Bank. They are at the bank.
bei before name of place or business Ich arbeite bei I work at McDonald's.
where someone lives or works McDonald's. I live at my Aunt's (house).
Ich wohne bei meiner
Tante.
aus comes from enclosed or defined Sie kommt aus dem She comes from the
space, Zimmer. bedroom.
such as country, town or building Ich komme aus den USA. I come from the USA.
von comes from open space, Das Auto kommt von The car comes from the
particular direction or person rechts. right.
Ich weiß es von ihm. I know it from him.
Direction: the prepositions in and auf (followed by the accusative case) or zu and nach (followed
by the dative case) are used.
in building or enclosed space; Ich gehe in die Kirche. I'm going to church.
countries Ich fliege in die USA. I'm flying to the USA.
and cities that have definite
articles*
auf open spaces or public buildings Er geht auf den Markt. He's going to the market.
zu specifically named buildings or Sie geht zum Strand. She's going to the beach.
places, Sie gehen zu They're going to
and people McDonald's. McDonald's
Ich gehe zur Bank. I'm going to the bank.
nach countries and cities that have no Ich fliege nach I'm flying to Austria.
articles Österreich. I'm flying to Paris.
Ich fliege nach Paris.
Only a few countries include the articles, such as der Iran (m.), die Niederlande (pl.), die
Schweiz (f.), die Türkei (f.), and die USA (pl.), because they are not neuter.
Remember the two idioms with Haus: zu Hause is a location and means at home, while nach
Hause is a direction and means (to) home.
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sea die See / das Meer (e) valley das Tal (ä, er)
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The separable verb wehtun is used to say that something hurts. Remember when the noun is plural, the verb
needs to be plural as well and that parts of the body do not use possessive articles.
Die Füße tun ihm weh. His feet hurt. (The feet are hurting to him.)
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Use the words gern, nicht gern, lieber, and am liebsten after a verb to express
preferences.
Ich spiele gern Fussball. I like to play soccer.
Or just use haben with any of the four phrases for general likes/dislikes.
Ich habe Fussball gern. I like soccer.
Ich habe das Restaurant nicht gern. I don't like the restaurant.
Gefallen is another verb used for expressing likes. It literally means to please. To use
it correctly, you must switch the object in English with the subject in German. Das
Zimmer is the object in English, but it becomes the subject in German. And the object
in German (mir) would become the subject in English (I). It is always in the dative
case in German.
German sentence Literally Translated
Das Zimmer gefällt mir. The room pleases me. I like the room.
You could always just use the verb mögen to express likes and dislikes, but another
common way of saying that you like (doing) something is macht spaß.
Was macht dir spaß? What do you like (to do)?
Fußball macht mir spaß. I like soccer.
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