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2022-04-16 10:21:04 About the weather

Today we will look at the most important phrases and words to help you describe the weather

Die Sonne - the sun
Es ist sonnig - sunny
Es ist warm/heiß - warm/hot
Die Sonne scheint - the sun is shining

Der Regen - rain
Es regnet - it's raining
Es regnet in Strömen - it pours like a bucket
Es ist nass und feucht - wet and damp
Es sieht nach Regen aus - it's going to rain

Der Wind
Es ist windig/windstill - windy/windless
Es weht ein starker Wind - blows a lot of wind
Es ist kühl - cool

Die Wolken - clouds
Es ist wolkig und düster - cloudy and gloomy
Es ist bewölkt/unbewölkt - cloudy/uncloudy

Die Kälte - cold
Es ist kalt - it's cold
Es scheint - it's snowing
Es ist frostig - frosty
Schnee glitzert in der Sönne - snow glistens in the sun Öffnen / Wie

2022-04-13 19:52:11 ​​ Opposites in German! Learn some German antonyms

fleißig (hard-working) - faul (lazy)

schnell (fast) - langsam (slow)

teuer (expensive) - billig (cheap)

hoch (high) - niedrig (low)

sauber (clean) - schmutzig (dirty)

geizig (greedy) - freigebig (generous)

klug (clever) - dumm (stupid)

lustig (happy) - traurig (sad, sad)

hungrig (hungry) - satt (full)

dick (fat) - dünn (thin)

laut (loud) - leise (quiet)

alt (old) - jung (young), neu (new)

voll (full) - leer (empty)

klein (small) - groß (large)

reich (rich) - arm (poor)

leicht (light) - schwer (heavy)

fett (fat) - mager (skinny)

hart (tough) - weich (soft)

lang (long) - kurz (short)

eng (narrow) - breit (wide)

stark (strong) - schwach (weak)

hell (light) - dunkel (dark)

trocken (dry) - nass (wet)

tief (deep) - flach (shallow)

gerade (straight) - krumm (crooked) Öffnen / Wie

2022-04-12 10:51:14 20 German phrases for all occasions

Und ob! - Still would!

Kein Wunder! - Not surprising!

Von mir aus! - I don’t mind!

Wie kommst du drauf? - How did it come to your mind?

Wie kommt denn das? - How is this possible?

Das fehlte gerade noch! - That was not enough yet!

Auch das noch! Here's another! - That was not enough yet!

Na und? - So what's next?

Macht nichts! - Nothing! No problem!

Was denn sonst? - How else?

Bei diesem Vorhaben bin ich mit von der Partie! - I would not mind taking part in this business!
Nein! Überhaupt nicht! - Nothing of the kind!

Nur über meine Leiche! - Only over my dead body!

Nur Mut! - Chin up!

Weiter so! Nicht nachlassen! - Keep it up!

Schwamm drüber! - Let's change!

Das schaffst du schon! - You will succeed!

Raus! - Go away!

Raus mit der Sprache! - Well, lay it out!

Da bist du an den Falschen geraten! - He attacked the wrong one! Öffnen / Wie

2022-04-09 14:00:43 Adverbs with control

What are they? In German, as you probably know, there are adverbs such as: gern (willingly), wenig (little) - and many, many more.

Just like verbs, some adverbs are used in combination with a certain preposition and with a certain control (case). You have probably seen the phrase "Ich bin stolz darauf..." (I am proud...). So the word stolz (proud, proud) is always used with the preposition auf and has the control in Akkusativ.

What adverbs with control should you know? We have collected some interesting examples for you:

ärgerlich über + Akk. - Angry about something.
Worüber bist du ärgerlich? - What are you angry about / What makes you angry?

bekannt mit / für / bei
Three prepositions at once - let's sort it out. The word bekannt itself means "known, known". So the meaning of the sentence you want to say depends on the preposition, too
Bekannt mit + Dat. - Familiar with someone:
Bist du mit Henry bekannt? - Do you know Henry?
Bekannt bei + Dat. - acquainted among
Er ist bei der Polizei bekannt. - He is known among the police (i.e., he is known as a criminal)
Bekannt für + Akk. - famous/known for some characteristics
das Hotel ist bekannt für seine gute Küche - The hotel is known for its good food.

And let's end our mini-set on a nice note:
zufrieden mit + Dat. - zufrieden something.
Er war sehr zufrieden mit seinem Leben. - He was very happy with his life Öffnen / Wie

2022-04-08 17:08:17 15 WAYS TO EXPRESS THANKS IN GERMAN

Danke sehr! - Thank you so much!

Danke schön! - Thank you so much!

Vielen Dank! - Many thanks!

Tausend Dank! - A thousand thanks!

Herzlichen Dank! - Thank you very much!

Danke! - Thanks!

Danke dir! - Thank you!

Danke euch! - Thank you!(pl.)

Danke Ihnen! - Thank you! (formal)

Danke vielmals! - Thank you many times!

Ich bin dir / Ihnen sehr dankbar! - I am very grateful to you!

Das ist nett von dir! - Very nice of you!

Danke, dass es dich gibt! - Thank you for being there!

Das ist sehr freundlich von Ihnen! - That's very friendly on your part!

Herzlichen Dank für deine / Ihre Hilfe! - Thank you very much for your help!

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2022-04-07 11:45:44 Vocabulary: at the movie theater.

Today we'll take a look at the vocabulary you might need when you go to the cinema!

ins Kino gehen - to go to the cinema
der Kinobesuch, -e - going to the cinema
In German there is a word for "movie theater" - "das Filmtheater," but you are more likely to hear the question "In welches Kino möchtest du/möchten Sie gehen?" (Which theater do you want to go to?)

der Film - film
den Film auswählen - to choose a film
der Thriller - thriller.
der Western - western
der Kriminalfilm - detective
das Drama - drama
der Abenteuerfilm - adventure film
der Actionfilm - action
der Horrorfilm - horror film
der Kriegsfilm - war film.
die Komödie - comedy
das Melodrama - melodrama

Kinokarte kaufen / Tickets kaufen - buy tickets
der Platz / der Sitzplatz - the place

Snacks and Getränke mitbringen / mitnehmen - to bring snacks and drinks
Süßigkeiten - sweets
Schokoladenriegel - candy bars
Chips - chips
Obst und Gemüse - fruits and vegetables
das Popcorn - popcorn Öffnen / Wie

2022-04-05 17:47:20 Phrases for expressing surprise or disbelief.

Another batch of useful expressions that are sure to come in handy in everyday life!

Let's start with the basic phrases:

Bist du sicher? - Are you sure?

Es ist merkwürdig! - This is weird!

Wirklich? - Is it? / Really?

Meinst du das im Ernst? - Are you saying that seriously?

Unglaublich! - Unbelievable!

Das kann nicht wahr sein! - This is impossible!

Ich traue meinen Augen nicht - I don't believe my eyes

Das überzeugt mich nicht! - This will not convince me!

Das ist gelogen! - That is a lie!

Express doubt:

Bist du sicher, dass du das schaffst? - Are you sure you can do it?

Glaubst du wirklich, dass das klappt? - Do you really believe it will work?

Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass wir das schaffen - I can't imagine that we can do it.

Ich kenne keinen, dem das gelungen ist - I don't know anyone who has succeeded.

Ich bezweifle, dass es eine Lösung gibt - I doubt that there is any solution.

Decision or indifference:

Es ist mir egal - I don't care.

Es betrifft mich nicht - It doesn't concern me

Vielleicht / Möglicherweise - Maybe

Wahrscheinlich - Probably

Wie du willst - As you wish

Ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll - I don't know what to do

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2022-04-04 15:56:00 The use of German prepositions in the question "Wann?" (When?).

The preposition um is used when you say the time:

Wann treffen wir uns? - Um 19 Uhr.
When do we meet? - At 7 p.m.

The preposition am (an+dem) is used when referring to the time of day, the days of the week, or the date:

Wann geht ihr ins Kino? - Am Nachmittag. / Am Freitag. / Am 4. (vierten) April.
When do you go to the cinema? - In the afternoon. / On Friday. / On April 4.

The preposition im (in+dem) means time of year, name of months, indication of the year.

Wann ist es passiert? - Im Herbst. / Im September. / Im Jahr(e) 2005.
When did it happen? - In autumn. / In September. / In 2005.

However! There are some exceptions:
in der Nacht (die Nacht)
in der Früh (die Früh)
in der Woche (die Woche)
am Wochenende (das Wochenende)

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2022-04-03 19:23:59 How to say "I like it" in German

There are of course many ways to say you like something, or just praise someone else's successful pie, but today we're going to break down three of them:

Verb + gern(e).

You can use the Verb + gern(e) construction to emphasize your predilection for action:

Ich schwimme gern. - I like to swim / I swim willingly .

Mögen.

If we talk about liking some food, most of the time the verb mögen is used:

Ich mag Pizza. - I like pizza

Schmecken.

If we want to express a liking for a certain food that we are eating right now, we use the verb schmecken:

Das schmeckt gut. - It's delicious.

Read more on the subject in our article. Öffnen / Wie

2022-04-02 19:33:55 Using German prepositions when asked "Wann?" (When?)

The preposition um is used when you say the time:

Wann treffen wir uns? - Um 19 Uhr.
When will we meet? - At 19 o'clock.

Preposition am (an + dem) - when it comes to time of day, days of the week and date:

Wann geht ihr ins Kino? - Am Nachmittag. / Am Freitag. / Am 8. (achten) März.
When do you go to the cinema? - After noon. / On Friday. / Eighth of March.

Preposition im (in + dem) - season, name of months, indication of the year.

Wann ist es passiert? - Im Herbst. / Im September. / Im Jahr (e) 2005.
When did it happen? - In the autumn. / In September. / In 2005.

NO! There are some exceptions:

in der Nacht (die Nacht)

in der Früh (die Früh)

in der Woche (die Woche)

am Wochenende (das Wochenende)

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