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German Words to Learn--P & Q Flashcards

1
Q

P

A

“pay”

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2
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the painter

The painter painted the wall.
The painter exhibited his paintings in a gallery.

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der Maler
die Malerin

Die Malerin strich die Wand.
Der Maler stellte die Bilder in einer Galerie aus.

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the pacifist

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der Pazifist
die Pazifistin

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the page [of a book, etc.]

A

die Seite

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to paint, draw

I like to paint.

A

malen [usually means to paint a painting, but can also mean to draw]
ich male
du malst
er/sie/es & ihr malt
wir/sie malen

Ich male gern.

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the painting

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das Bild [means a picture: painting, photo, or drawing]
das Gemälde [a painting only]

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pair, couple, few

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das paar

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8
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the pajamas

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der Pyjama
der Schlafanzug

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9
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the pants pocket

A

die Hosentasche [or just die Taste]

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the parade

A

die Parade
or
der Zug [literally the train]

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to pardon, forgive, excuse

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Verzeihen
ich verzeihe
du verzeihst
er/sie/es & ihr verzeiht
wir/sie verzeihen
Verzeihen Sie die Frage, aber … [If you’ll forgive my asking, …]
Das werde ich ihm nie verzeihen. [I’ll never forgive him for that.]
or
Entschuldigung
Entschuldigung, ist dieser Platz noch frei? [Excuse me, is this seat free?]

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12
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the parakeet

A

der Sittich

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13
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the parking deck

A

das Parkdeck

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the parking garage

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das Parkhaus

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15
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partnership for life, used for a committed but unmarried couple, recognized and protected by law in Germany

A

die Lebenspartnerschaft

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16
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to pass through, run through, draw through
to go through with to the end

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durchziehen [inseperable]
ich durchziehe
du durchziehst
er/sie/es & ihr durchzieht
wir/sie durchziehen

As a noun, slang: der durchziehen means a drag of marijuana

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17
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the passenger car

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der PKW
“pay-kah-vay”
der Personenkraftwagen
“person motor vehicle”

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the pastor

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der Pfarrer
or
der Pastor

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“Peace, joy, pancake”=
Everything’s great!

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“Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen”

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to perform, recite, give a lecture

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vortragen
Ich trage … vor
du trägst…vor
er/sie/es trägt…vor
wir/sie tragen … vor
ihr tragt…vor

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permit, to be permitted to

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dürfen
ich darf
du darfst
er/sie/es darf
wir/sie dürfen
ihr dürft

Darf ich? May I?

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22
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the perpetrator

A

der Täter

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23
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personal

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personlich

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24
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the phrase

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der Satz (singular)
die Phrasen (plural)

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phosphorus
der Phosphor "fos-for"
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the planet
der Planet
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the play (theater)
das Theaterstück [literally Theater piece]
28
played [past tense]
spielten ich spielte du spieltest er/sie/es spielte wir/sie spielten ihr spieltet
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[have] played [perfect tense] and [had] played [past perfect tense]
haben + gespielt ich habe gespielt du hast gespielt etc. hatten + gespielt ich hatte gespielt du hattest gespielt es/er/sie hatte " ihr hattet "
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pleasant
angenehm
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pleased, satisfied
zufrieden
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Pleased to meet you! [less formal]
Freut mich!
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to please, make glad, delight
freuen ich freue mich du freust dich er/sie/es freut sich wir freuen uns ihr freut euch sie freuen sich
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pleasure, fun, delight, enjoyment
vergnügen
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plump, chubby
mollig
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the poem
das Gedicht
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the poison
das Gift
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the position
die Position
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possibly; possible; potential Can you possibly lend me money?
eventuell (adv) Kannst du mir eventuell Geld leihen?
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postal code
Postleitzahl (PLZ)
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postscript p.s.
die Nachschrift (NS)
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the practice (practice, not theory) customary practices
die Praxis
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the preference
die Vorliebe die Vorlieben (pl) or das Präferenz [die Vorlieben is the only plural, no different plural for das Präferenz]
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to prepare, set up, prearrange, groom oneself in preparation
vorbereiten ich bereite...vor du bereitest...vor er/sie/es & ihr bereitet...vor wir/sie bereiten...vor
45
pretty
hübsch schön
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pretty please
bitte schön or bitte sehr [People say "Bitte schön" when they hand you something, like we would say, "Here you go!"]
47
to print
drucken ich drucke du druckst er/sie/es & ihr druckt wir/sie drucken
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the procession, parade
die Prozession die Parade
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profitable
profitabel
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to promise
versprechen ich verspreche du versprichst er/sie/es verspricht wir/sie ihr versprecht
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the pronoun
das Pronomen die Pronomen
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the pronunciation [noun]
die Aussprache
53
the property
das Eigentum
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to protect, guard
beschützen ich beschütze du beschützt er/sie/es & ihr beschützt wir/sie
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the punishment
die Strafe
56
Q
"koo"
57
the quarantine
die Quarantine "kah-rahn-TEEN-ah"
58
the quarters, accomodations
das Quartier "kvah-TEER"

German Words to Learn (19 decks)

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