Expressions Flashcards

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Useful expressions

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Nützliche Ausdrücke

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for example

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zum Beispiel

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In German

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auf Deutsch

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

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Grüß dich!

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a little; a little bit; a

little while

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ein bisschen

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I don’t want to.

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Ich habe keine Lust

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Man! Wow!

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Mensch!

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home (as destination)

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nach Hause

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I’m driving home.

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Ich fahre nach Hause.

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isn’t it? can’t you? doesn’t he? etc.

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nicht (wahr)?

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What’s the matter?

What’s going on?

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Was ist los?

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Let’s go to Austria

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Fahren wir nach Österreich

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Let’s play cards

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Spielen wir Karten

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Please visit me in May

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Bitte besuchen Sie mich im Mai

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How to give someone commands

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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.

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Go without me

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Geh ohne mich

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Don’t ask me

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Frag mich nicht

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Drive home quickly!

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Fahr schnell nach Hause!

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Don’t be so boring.

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Sei nicht so langweilig

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Don’t work so hard

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Arbeite nicht so viel

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Wait!

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Warte doch!

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Stop! Wait for me!

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Halt! Warte auf mich!

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Be honest!

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Sei doch ehrlich!

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Please be friendly, Mr. Kaiser.

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

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Let’s be friendly.
Seien wir freundlich [Wir form of imerative is irregular]
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Be friendly, children.
Seid freundlich, Kinder | Imperative
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Be friendly, Rolf.
Sei freundlich, Rolf | Imperative
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It is possible, that...
Es kann sein, dass
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How do you mean that?
Wie meinst du dass?
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To be jealous
Eifersüchtig sein
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To be true
Wahr sein
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You should take it easy
Sie sollten sich schonen
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Slang for money (€5, 10, 20, 50, 100)
``` €5: Fünfer €10: Zehner €20: Zwanni €50: Fuffi €100: Hunni ```
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The word “ganz”
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’.
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Compound word for the feel of joy at someone’s misfortune
Schadenfreude
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Word for involuntary, detailed imagination
Kopfkino Literally, head cinema
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Word for “eye feast”
Augenweide
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A wild idea that may or may not have been formed under the influence of alcohol
Schnapsidee (n.)
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To bite the bullet
In den sauren Apfel beißen Lit: to bite into the sour apple
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Could you please...
Könnten Sie bitte...
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Would you maybe...
Würden Sie vielleicht
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I would like to have...
Ich hätte gern...