Expressions

Question 1

Useful expressions

Answer 1

Nützliche Ausdrücke

Question 2

for example

Answer 2

zum Beispiel

Question 3

In German

Answer 3

auf Deutsch

Question 4

Hello! Hi! (to someone you address as du; mainly used in southern Germany)

Answer 4

Grüß dich!

Question 5

a little; a little bit; a

little while

Answer 5

ein bisschen

Question 6

I don’t want to.

Answer 6

Ich habe keine Lust

Question 7

Man! Wow!

Answer 7

Mensch!

Question 8

home (as destination)

Answer 8

nach Hause

Question 9

I’m driving home.

Answer 9

Ich fahre nach Hause.

Question 10

isn’t it? can’t you? doesn’t he? etc.

Answer 10

nicht (wahr)?

Question 11

What’s the matter?

What’s going on?

Answer 11

Was ist los?

Question 12

Let’s go to Austria

Answer 12

Fahren wir nach Österreich

Question 13

Let’s play cards

Answer 13

Spielen wir Karten

Question 14

Please visit me in May

Answer 14

Bitte besuchen Sie mich im Mai

Question 15

How to give someone commands

Answer 15

To give commands or make suggestions to someone you address with du, use the
du-imperative. The du-imperative for most verbs is simply the verb stem without an ending.
Sie- and wir-imperatives include the pronoun; ihr- and duimperatives do not.

Verb stems ending in -d or -t usually add an -e to the stem (e.g. Arbeitest - Arbeite)

The ihr-imperative is identical to the present-tense ihr-form but without the pronoun.

Question 16

Go without me

Answer 16

Geh ohne mich

Question 17

Don’t ask me

Answer 17

Frag mich nicht

Question 18

Drive home quickly!

Answer 18

Fahr schnell nach Hause!

Question 19

Don’t be so boring.

Answer 19

Sei nicht so langweilig

Question 20

Don’t work so hard

Answer 20

Arbeite nicht so viel

Question 21

Wait!

Answer 21

Warte doch!

Question 22

Stop! Wait for me!

Answer 22

Halt! Warte auf mich!

Question 23

Be honest!

Answer 23

Sei doch ehrlich!

Question 24

Please be friendly, Mr. Kaiser.

Answer 24

Seien Sie bitte freundlich, Herr Kaiser [Sie form of imerative is irregular]

Question 25

Let’s be friendly.

Answer 25

Seien wir freundlich [Wir form of imerative is irregular]

Question 26

Be friendly, children.

Answer 26

Seid freundlich, Kinder

Imperative

Question 27

Be friendly, Rolf.

Answer 27

Sei freundlich, Rolf

Imperative

Question 28

It is possible, that…

Answer 28

Es kann sein, dass

Question 29

How do you mean that?

Answer 29

Wie meinst du dass?

Question 30

To be jealous

Answer 30

Eifersüchtig sein

Question 31

To be true

Answer 31

Wahr sein

Question 32

You should take it easy

Answer 32

Sie sollten sich schonen

Question 33

Slang for money (€5, 10, 20, 50, 100)

Answer 33

€5: Fünfer
€10: Zehner
€20: Zwanni
€50: Fuffi
€100: Hunni

Question 34

The word “ganz”

Answer 34

Depending on intonation, the word ‘ganz’ can lessen the sense of the next word (e.g. ganz gut lessens the sense of gut) or it can mean ‘entirey’.

Question 35

Compound word for the feel of joy at someone’s misfortune

Answer 35

Schadenfreude

Question 36

Word for involuntary, detailed imagination

Answer 36

Kopfkino

Literally, head cinema

Question 37

Word for “eye feast”

Answer 37

Augenweide

Question 38

A wild idea that may or may not have been formed under the influence of alcohol

Answer 38

Schnapsidee (n.)

Question 39

To bite the bullet

Answer 39

In den sauren Apfel beißen

Lit: to bite into the sour apple

Question 40

Could you please…

Answer 40

Könnten Sie bitte…

Question 41

Would you maybe…

Answer 41

Würden Sie vielleicht

Question 42

I would like to have…

Answer 42

Ich hätte gern…