German Words to Review--I Flashcards
I
I’m sorry.
ich
Es tut mir leid OR JUST Tut mir leid. [Lit’y: “It does to me suffering”]
the ice cream
das Eis; die Eis. [more common]
das Eiscreme; die Eiscreme
the idea [in the sense of a guess or an inkling, not a notion or an original thought]
No idea!
die Ahnung
Keine Ahnung!
the idea [in the sense of an original thought or a notion about something, not a guess or a sense about something]
die Idee [EE-day]; die Ideen
if
wenn [most common]
OR ob. [Use ‘ob’ only if you could say ‘whether’ in English”. if/whether I am or not = ob ich bin oder nicht]
to ignore
Please don’t ignore me!
He ignored me.
ignorieren [hard “g”] (vb) du ignorierst
Bitte ignorierst mich nicht!
Er hat mich ignoriert.
important
wichtig
in [to indicate where something is located]
in
Ich wohne in Berlin.
When the word that follows is masc. or neuter, “in” usually changes to “im”:
Ich arbeite im Krankenhaus. [das Krankenhaus]
Ich bin im Taxi auf dem Weg zum Hotel.
When the word that follows is feminine, “in” changes the “die” to “der”:
Ich wohne in der Oranien Straße. [die Straße]
in front of
I am in front of the house.
vor
Ich bin vor das Haus.
India
Indien
inexpensive–two words:
1) means a good price plus good quality
2) means cheap, maybe not good quality, and can apply to a person {She wears cheap perfume.]
1) preiswert
2) billig
the insect/s
das Insekt
die Insekten
inside
drinnen
or
innerhalb
intelligent, smart, clever
klug
or
intelligent
interesting
interessant
