German Words to Learn--P & Q Flashcards

1
Q

P

A

“pay”

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2
Q

the painter

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

A

der Maler
die Malerin

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

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3
Q

the pacifist

A

der Pazifist
die Pazifistin

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4
Q

the page [of a book, etc.]

A

die Seite

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5
Q

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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6
Q

the painting

A

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

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7
Q

pair, couple, few

A

das paar

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8
Q

the pajamas

A

der Pyjama
der Schlafanzug

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9
Q

the pants pocket

A

die Hosentasche [or just die Taste]

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10
Q

the parade

A

die Parade
or
der Zug [literally the train]

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11
Q

to pardon, forgive, excuse

A

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
Q

the parakeet

A

der Sittich

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13
Q

the parking deck

A

das Parkdeck

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14
Q

the parking garage

A

das Parkhaus

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15
Q

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
Q

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

A

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
Q

the passenger car

A

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

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18
Q

the pastor

A

der Pfarrer
or
der Pastor

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19
Q

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

A

“Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen”

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20
Q

to perform, recite, give a lecture

A

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

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21
Q

permit, to be permitted to

A

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

Darf ich? May I?

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22
Q

the perpetrator

A

der Täter

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23
Q

personal

A

personlich

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24
Q

the phrase

A

der Satz (singular)
die Phrasen (plural)

25
Q

phosphorus

A

der Phosphor
“fos-for”

26
Q

the planet

A

der Planet

27
Q

the play (theater)

A

das Theaterstück [literally Theater piece]

28
Q

played [past tense]

A

spielten
ich spielte
du spieltest
er/sie/es spielte
wir/sie spielten
ihr spieltet

29
Q

[have] played [perfect tense]

and

[had] played [past perfect tense]

A

haben + gespielt
ich habe gespielt
du hast gespielt
etc.

hatten + gespielt
ich hatte gespielt
du hattest gespielt
es/er/sie hatte “
ihr hattet “

30
Q

pleasant

A

angenehm

31
Q

pleased, satisfied

A

zufrieden

32
Q

Pleased to meet you! [less formal]

A

Freut mich!

33
Q

to please, make glad, delight

A

freuen
ich freue mich
du freust dich
er/sie/es freut sich
wir freuen uns
ihr freut euch
sie freuen sich

34
Q

pleasure, fun, delight, enjoyment

A

vergnügen

35
Q

plump, chubby

A

mollig

36
Q

the poem

A

das Gedicht

37
Q

the poison

A

das Gift

38
Q

the position

A

die Position

39
Q

possibly; possible; potential
Can you possibly lend me money?

A

eventuell (adv)
Kannst du mir eventuell Geld leihen?

40
Q

postal code

A

Postleitzahl (PLZ)

41
Q

postscript p.s.

A

die Nachschrift (NS)

42
Q

the practice (practice, not theory)
customary practices

A

die Praxis

43
Q

the preference

A

die Vorliebe
die Vorlieben (pl)
or
das Präferenz
[die Vorlieben is the only plural, no different plural for das Präferenz]

44
Q

to prepare, set up, prearrange, groom oneself in preparation

A

vorbereiten
ich bereite…vor
du bereitest…vor
er/sie/es & ihr bereitet…vor
wir/sie bereiten…vor

45
Q

pretty

A

hübsch
schön

46
Q

pretty please

A

bitte schön
or bitte sehr
[People say “Bitte schön” when they hand you something, like we would say, “Here you go!”]

47
Q

to print

A

drucken
ich drucke
du druckst
er/sie/es & ihr druckt
wir/sie drucken

48
Q

the procession, parade

A

die Prozession
die Parade

49
Q

profitable

A

profitabel

50
Q

to promise

A

versprechen
ich verspreche
du versprichst
er/sie/es verspricht
wir/sie
ihr versprecht

51
Q

the pronoun

A

das Pronomen
die Pronomen

52
Q

the pronunciation [noun]

A

die Aussprache

53
Q

the property

A

das Eigentum

54
Q

to protect, guard

A

beschützen
ich beschütze
du beschützt
er/sie/es & ihr beschützt
wir/sie

55
Q

the punishment

A

die Strafe

56
Q

Q

A

“koo”

57
Q

the quarantine

A

die Quarantine “kah-rahn-TEEN-ah”

58
Q

the quarters, accomodations

A

das Quartier “kvah-TEER”