10. Modal Particles Flashcards

1
Q

That was quite a journey, wasn’t it?

A

Das war aber eine Reise!

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2
Q

The film WAS good

A

der Film war aber gut!

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3
Q

Oh! The coffee IS hot

A

Der Kaffee ist aber heiß!

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4
Q

That really was some journey!

A

Das war aber auch eine Reise!

  • aber auch = greater emphasis
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5
Q

The coffee is hot:

  • hotter than you had expected
  • you had expected cold coffee
A
  • Der Kaffee ist aber heiß!

- Der Kaffee ist ja heiß!

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6
Q

My friend didn’t come, though.

A

Mein Freund kam aber nicht.

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7
Q

But she must have seen us.

A

Sie muss uns aber gesehen haben.

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8
Q

You can go a bit quicker now… Look out at the lights, though!

A

Jetzt kannst du etwas schneller fahren… Pass aber bei den Ampeln auf!

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9
Q

His support might help the affair or on the other hand it might harm it.

A

Seine Befürwortung (approval) könnte der Sache helfen oder aber (auch) schaden

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10
Q

Have you any objection? - Of course not!

A

Hast du was dagegen? - Aber nein!

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11
Q

Now, now, children! What have you been doing?

A

Aber Kinder! Was habt ihr schon wieder angestellt?

  • anstellen = to be up to, to mischief
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12
Q

Oh now! What’s all the excitement about?

A

Aber, aber! Was soll diese Aufregung?

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13
Q

It’s a good book. Even so, I like his others rather better.

A

Es ist ein gutes Buch, allerdings gefallen mir seine anderen etwas besser.

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14
Q

The holiday was a good rest for us. All the same, the weather wasn’t very good.

A

Wir haben uns im Urlaub gut erholt, das Wetter war allerdings nicht sehr gut.

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15
Q

I want to come, of course I’ll have to tell Rita first.

A

Ich komme gern, allerdings muss ich zuerst der Rita Bescheid sagen.

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16
Q

Do you know Angelika? - Of course!

I know what she’s like, too!

A

Kennst du die Angelika? - Allerdings!

17
Q

Is Helmut here yet? - Oh, yes!

and you should see who he’s come with!

A

Ist der Helmut schon da? - Allerdings!

18
Q

You’re going to help me, then = Tu vas pouvoir m’aider alors

A

Du wirst mir also helfen können

19
Q

So, when are you coming precisely?

A

Wann kommst du also genau?

20
Q

So you think we’re going to have to make a decision today

A

Sie meinen also, dass wir uns heute entscheiden müssen

21
Q

Well then, now we’ve got to think about how we’re going to get there.

A

Also, jetzt müssen wir uns überlegen, wie wir dahinkommen

22
Q

So, are you going to come to see us tomorrow?

A

Also, besuchst du uns morgen?

23
Q

Well all right then!

A

Also, gut!

24
Q

Well I never! = ça par exemple!

A

Also, so was!

25
Q

Günther’s not looking well today.

- Well, he’s been ill for a long time

A

Günther sieht heute schlecht aus.

- Er ist (ja) auch lange krank gewesen

26
Q

I’d like to go to bed now.

- Well, after all, it is late

A

Jetzt möchte ich schlafen gehen.

- Es ist (ja) auch spät

27
Q

You ought not to have done that.

- But I didn’t do it, you know.

A

Das hättest du nicht tun sollen.

- Ich habe es (ja) auch nicht getan.