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Vocabulary - Essentials 1-5 Flashcards

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1
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Hi

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Hallo.

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Hello / Good day.

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Guten Tag.

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Good morning.

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Guten Morgen.

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Good evening.

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Guten Abend.

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Welcome.

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Willkommen.

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How are you?

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Wie geht’s?

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Very well.

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Sehr gut.

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8
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Thank you.

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Danke.

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9
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Goodbye. (more formal)

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Auf Wiedersehen.

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10
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Bye.

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Tschüss.

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11
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See you soon.

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Bis bald.

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12
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Take care.

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Mach’s gut.

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13
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to kiss

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küssen

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14
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one

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eins

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15
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Do you speak German?

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Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

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16
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Yes

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Ja

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17
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No

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Nein

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18
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A little bit.

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Ein bisschen.

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19
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What’s your name?

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Wie heißen Sie?

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20
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My name is…

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Ich heiße…

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21
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Where are you from?

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Wo kommen Sie her?

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22
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It’s nice here.

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Es ist schön hier.

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23
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I

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ich

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24
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you (formal)

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Sie

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25
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and

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und

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26
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too, also, as well

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auch

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27
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I think so, too.

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Das finde ich auch.

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28
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I find

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Ich finde

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29
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I speak

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Ich spreche

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30
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And what’s your name?

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Und wie heißen Sie?

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31
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Where are you from? (fml)

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Wo kommen Sie her?

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32
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Hello! (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

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Grüß Gott! / Servus!

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33
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the family

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die Familie / Familien (pl)

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34
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the parents

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die Eltern

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35
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the mother

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die Mutter / Mütter (pl)

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the father

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der Vater / Väter (pl)

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37
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the child

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das Kind / Kinder

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38
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the son

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der Sohn / Söhne

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the daughter

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die Tochter / Töchter

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40
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the brother

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der Bruder / Brüder

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the sister

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die Schwester / Schwestern

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42
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the grandmother

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die Großmutter / Großmütter

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43
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the grandfather

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der Großvater / Großväter

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44
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This is…

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Das ist…

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45
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a woman

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eine Frau

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46
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This is a woman.

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Da ist eine Frau.

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47
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Who is that?

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Wer ist das?

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48
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a man

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ein Mann

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49
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a child

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ein Kind

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50
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boy

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der Junge / Jungen or Jungs

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51
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the girl

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das Mädchen / Mädchen (no change)

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52
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the uncle

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der Onkel / Onkel (no change)

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53
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the aunt

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die Tante /Tanten

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54
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look

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Guck mal!

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55
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Look, Paula!

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Guck mal, Paula!

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56
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female cousin

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eine Cousine

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57
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male cousin

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ein Cousin

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58
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the nephew / a nephew / nephews

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der Neffe / ein Neffe / Neffen

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niece

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die Nichte / Nichte

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60
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grandchild

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Enkelkind

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61
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grandson

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der Enkel

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62
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granddaughter

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die Enkelin

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63
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zero

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null

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64
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one

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eins

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65
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two

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zwei

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three

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drei

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four

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vier

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five

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fünf

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six

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sechs

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70
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seven

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sieben

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71
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eight

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acht

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72
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nine

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neun

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73
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ten

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zehn

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74
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girl / girls

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Mädchen / Mädchen

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75
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father / fathers

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Vater / Väter

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mother / mothers

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Mutter / Mütter

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daughter / daughters

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Tochter / Töchter

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78
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photo / photos

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Foto / Fotos

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79
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eleven

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elf

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80
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twelve

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zwölf

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81
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thirteen

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dreizehn

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82
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fourteen

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vierzehn

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83
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fifteen

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fünfzehn

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84
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sixteen

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sechzehn

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85
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seventeen

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siebzehn

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86
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eighteen

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achtzehn

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87
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nineteen

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neunzehn

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88
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twenty

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zwanzig

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89
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twenty-one

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einundzwanzig

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90
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thirty

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dreißig

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forty

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vierzig

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92
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fifty

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fünfzig

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93
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sixty

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sechzig

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seventy

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siebzig

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95
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eighty

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achtzig

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ninety

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neunzig

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97
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hundred

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hundert

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98
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to call (on the phone)

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anrufen or telefonieren

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99
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please

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bitte

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100
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you’re welcome

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bitte

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101
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man / men ; also, husband

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der Mann / Männer

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102
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woman / women

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Frau / Frauen

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103
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car / cars

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Auto / Autos

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104
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Until next time (ending phone call)

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Auf Wiederhören

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105
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child / children

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das Kind / Kinder

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106
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brother / brothers

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der Bruder / Brüder

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grandmother / grandmothers

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Großmutter / Großmütter

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108
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grandchildren (plural)

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Enkel

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109
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cousins (plural)

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Kusinen (male cousin is spelled w/ “C” : Cousin)

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Niece / Nieces

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die Nichte / Nichten

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111
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apartment

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die Wohnung

112
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living room

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das Wohnzimmer

113
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bedroom

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das Schlafzimmer

114
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office

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das Arbeitszimmer

115
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table

A

der Tisch

116
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on the table

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auf dem Tisch

117
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the bed

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das Bett

118
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on the bed

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auf dem Bett

119
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couch

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die Couch

120
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on the couch

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auf der Couch

121
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Nominative Masculine Singular: der
i.e. der Tisch
What is dative?

A

dem

i.e. auf dem Tisch

122
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Nominative feminine singular: die
i.e die Couch
What is the dative?

A

der

i.e. auf der Couch

123
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Nominative neuter singular: das
i.e. das Bett
What is the dative?

A

dem

i.e. auf dem Bett

124
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prepositon: under

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unter

125
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preposition: next to

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neben

126
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preposition: in front of

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vor

127
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preposition: behind

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hinter

128
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preposition: on / on top of

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auf

129
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you are (informal)

A

du bist

130
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you are (formal)

A

Sie sind

131
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we are

A

wir sind

132
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closet / closets

A

der Schrank / Schränke

133
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in the closet

A

im Schrank

134
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kitchen

A

die Küche

135
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in the kitchen

A

in der Küche

136
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bathroom

A

das Bad

137
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next to the bathroom

A

neben dem Bad

138
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door / doors

A

die Tür / Türen

139
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window / windows

A

das Fenster / Fenster (no change)

140
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in the bathroom

A

im Bad

141
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in my closet (masculine)

A

in meinem Schrank

142
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in my kitchen (feminine)

A

in meiner Küche

143
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in my livingroom (neuter)

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in meinem Wohnzimmer

144
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I have

A

ich habe

145
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You have

A

du hast

146
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classified ad

A

die Annonce

147
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roommate (m)/ roomate (f) /roommates

A

der Mitbewohner / die Mitbewohnerin / die Mitbewhoner (no word change)

148
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shared flat (an apartment with a roommate)

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die Wohngemeinschaft or “die WG”

149
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to reside

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wohnen

150
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Grammar: What is a cognate?

A

A cognate is a word that has the same meaning and approximately the same spelling in English & German.

i.e. Haus –> house
Garten –> garden
Student –> student

*per my German Grammar Book

151
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student (provide both m. and f.)

A

der Student / die Studentin

152
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man

A

der Mann / Männer

153
Q

map

A

die Karte

154
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I go

A

ich gehe

155
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you go (singular, informal)

A

du gehst

156
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you go (singular, formal)

A

Sie gehen

157
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he goes

A

er geht

158
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she goes

A

sie geht

159
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it goes

A

es geht

160
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we go

A

wir gehen

161
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you go (plural, informal)

A

ihr geht

162
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they go

A

sie gehen

163
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he

A

er

164
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she

A

sie

165
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it

A

es

166
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we

A

wir

167
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you (plural, informal)

A

ihr

168
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you (plural, formal)

A

Sie

169
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they

A

sie

170
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you have

A

du hast

171
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you all have (plural, informal)

A

ihr habt

172
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you have (formal)

A

Sie haben

173
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she has

A

sie hat

174
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he has

A

er hat

175
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they have

A

sie haben

176
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I see

A

ich sehe

177
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you see (informal)

A

du siehst (doo zeest)

178
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he/she/it sees

A

er/sie/es sieht (zeet)

179
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we see

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wir sehen

180
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you all (you, informal plural)

A

ihr seht (zayt)

181
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they see

A

sie sehen

182
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you (formal)

A

Sie sehen

183
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morning / tomorrow (same word)

A

der Morgen

184
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in the morning

A

am Morgen

185
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evening

A

der Abend

186
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in the evening

A

am Abend

187
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afternoon

A

der Nachmittag

188
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in the afternoon

A

am Nachmittag

189
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to read

A

lesen

190
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I read

A

ich lese

191
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you read (informal)

A

du liest (leest)

192
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he reads

A

er liest (leest) (same as du form)

193
Q

a new film

A

ein neuer Film

194
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the new film

A

der neue Film

195
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film (motion picture)

A

der Film / Filme

196
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native language

A

die Muttersprache

197
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library (two german words for this)

A

die Bibliothek or die Bücherei

198
Q

how to say ä

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“ay” or “eh” : like ay in say or e in set. ex: Väter “FAY-ter” vs Vater “FAH-ter”

199
Q

how to say ü

A

“ew” like a mixture of i in kiss and oo in food. ex: Mütter “MEW-ter” vs Mutter “MOO-ter”

200
Q

how to say ö

A

This has a long and short version.
1) “u(r)”like the ur in fur but short. ex: Töchter “TU(R)KH-ter”

2) “uh(r)” like the ur in fur but held longer ex: schön “shuh(r)n”

201
Q

there is / there are

A

es gibt

202
Q

preposition: in

A

means in. same as English. *This preposition merges with the masculine and neuter article in dative case.

example:
das Bad –> would be: in dem Bad..but because of merge is –> im Bad

der Schrank –> would be: in dem Schrank.. .but becaue of merge is –> im Schrank

die Küche –> in der Küche. The feminine dative article “der”does not merge with in.

203
Q

easy / simple

A

einfach

204
Q

horse

A

das Pferd / die Pferde

205
Q

now

A

jetzt

bis jetzt - until now / so far

206
Q

fireplace

A

der Kamin

207
Q

flower

A

die Blume / die Blumen

208
Q

female adult / male adult /adults

A

die Erwachsene / der Erwachsener / die Erwachsene

209
Q

vegetables

A

das Gemüse / die Gemüse

210
Q

garden

A

der Garten, die Gärten

211
Q

maybe

A

vielleicht

212
Q

bookshelf

A

das Bücherregal

213
Q

wall

A

die Wand / die Wände

214
Q

man

A

der Mann / Männer

215
Q

map

A

die Karte

216
Q

I go

A

ich gehe

217
Q

you go (singular, informal)

A

du gehst

218
Q

you go (singular, formal)

A

Sie gehen

219
Q

he goes

A

er geht

220
Q

she goes

A

sie geht

221
Q

it goes

A

es geht

222
Q

we go

A

wir gehen

223
Q

you go (plural, informal)

A

ihr geht

224
Q

they go

A

sie gehen

225
Q

he

A

er

226
Q

she

A

sie

227
Q

it

A

es

228
Q

we

A

wir

229
Q

you (plural, informal)

A

ihr

230
Q

you (plural, formal)

A

Sie

231
Q

they

A

sie

232
Q

you have

A

du hast

233
Q

you all have (plural, informal)

A

ihr habt

234
Q

you have (formal)

A

Sie haben

235
Q

she has

A

sie hat

236
Q

he has

A

er hat

237
Q

they have

A

sie haben

238
Q

I see

A

ich sehe

239
Q

you see (informal)

A

du siehst (doo zeest)

240
Q

he/she/it sees

A

er/sie/es sieht (zeet)

241
Q

we see

A

wir sehen

242
Q

you all (you, informal plural)

A

ihr seht (zayt)

243
Q

they see

A

sie sehen

244
Q

you (formal)

A

Sie sehen

245
Q

morning / tomorrow (same word)

A

der Morgen

246
Q

in the morning

A

am Morgen

247
Q

evening

A

der Abend

248
Q

in the evening

A

am Abend

249
Q

afternoon

A

der Nachmittag

250
Q

in the afternoon

A

am Nachmittag

251
Q

to read

A

lesen

252
Q

I read

A

ich lese

253
Q

you read (informal)

A

du liest (leest)

254
Q

he reads

A

er liest (leest) (same as du form)

255
Q

a new film

A

ein neuer Film

256
Q

the new film

A

der neue Film

257
Q

film (motion picture)

A

der Film / Filme

258
Q

native language

A

die Muttersprache

259
Q

library (two german words for this)

A

die Bibliothek or die Bücherei

260
Q

how to say ä

A

“ay” or “eh” : like ay in say or e in set. ex: Väter “FAY-ter” vs Vater “FAH-ter”

261
Q

how to say ü

A

“ew” like a mixture of i in kiss and oo in food. ex: Mütter “MEW-ter” vs Mutter “MOO-ter”

262
Q

how to say ö

A

This has a long and short version.
1) “u(r)”like the ur in fur but short. ex: Töchter “TU(R)KH-ter”

2) “uh(r)” like the ur in fur but held longer ex: schön “shuh(r)n”

263
Q

there is / there are

A

es gibt

264
Q

preposition: in

A

means in. same as English. *This preposition merges with the masculine and neuter article in dative case.

example:
das Bad –> would be: in dem Bad..but because of merge is –> im Bad

der Schrank –> would be: in dem Schrank.. .but becaue of merge is –> im Schrank

die Küche –> in der Küche. The feminine dative article “der”does not merge with in.

265
Q

easy / simple

A

einfach

266
Q

horse

A

das Pferd / die Pferde

267
Q

now

A

jetzt

bis jetzt - until now / so far

268
Q

fireplace

A

der Kamin

269
Q

flower

A

die Blume / die Blumen

270
Q

female adult / male adult /adults

A

die Erwachsene / der Erwachsener / die Erwachsene

271
Q

vegetables

A

das Gemüse / die Gemüse

272
Q

garden

A

der Garten, die Gärten

273
Q

maybe

A

vielleicht

274
Q

bookshelf

A

das Bücherregal

275
Q

wall

A

die Wand / die Wände

276
Q

again

A

wieder

German - LL (7 decks)

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