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I know German likes to take English words but when will yall realise shit like âgegoogeltâ and âgechilltâ sounds genuinely awful
Ich wurde outgecalled:(
Op wer hat dich gehurted?
o ja
Dieser Post hat mich geweinsteint.
Ich habe die Kalligrafie downgeloaded.
On behalf of the UK I apolgoise
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cat shaped kindergarten in germany
The tail on the back is a slide that leads from the [European first floor | American second floor] down to the yard.
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11.03.18 // I miss lettering. When I donât have enough time to be creative, lettering is a quick fix ^^
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Roaring 20s in German
die wilden Zwanziger / die Goldenen Zwanziger Jahre - Roaring 20s
die Unterhaltung - entertainment die FlĂŒsterkneipe - speakeasy die Prohibition - prohibition der Skandal - scandal der Spion - spy der Schmuggler, die Schmugglerin / der SchwarzhĂ€ndler, die SchwarzhĂ€ndlerin - bootlegger
die Mode - fashionÂ
die Flapper - Flappers der Bob-Schnitt - Bob cut die Abendhandschuhe - evening gloves das Stirnband - headband die Perlenkette - pear necklace die Zigarettenspitze /der Zigarettenhalter - cigarette holder die (Feder)boa - (feather)boa der Zylinderhut - top hat der Gehrock - frock coat
Kunst & Musik - Art & Music
der Jazz / die Jazz-Musik - Jazz das Radio - radio die Schallplatte - record der Plattenspieler - record player das Grammofon - gramophone / phonograph die Ăsthetik - aesthetic der Art Deco-Stil - Art Deco der Surrealismus - surrealism
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German expressions
1. (Go ahead) Do it: Trau dich 2. (I have) No idea: Keine Ahnung 3. A little: Ein bisschen 4. All in all: Alles in allem 5. All the best: Alles Gute 6. Alright: Na gut 7. An apple doesnât fall far from the tree: Ein Apfel fĂ€llt nicht weit vom Stamm 8. Be careful: Passen Sie (gut) auf 9. Be quiet: Sei still 10. Believe it or not: Sage und schreibe 11. By no means: Auf keinen Fall 12. Donât give it a thought: Machen Sie sich keine Gedanken 13. Everything under the sun: Gott und die Welt 14. For example: Zum Beispiel 15. For heavenâs sake: Um Himmels Willen 16. For the most part: Im GroĂen und Ganzen 17. Fun to be with: Lustig beisammen sein 18. Get well soon: Gute Besserung 19. God forbid: Gott behĂŒte 20. Good dog: Braver Hund 21. Good luck: Viel GlĂŒck 22. Have fun: Viel SpaĂ 23. Heartfelt good wishes: Herzlichen GlĂŒckwunsch 24. How about: Wie wĂ€râs mit 25. Hurry up: Beeil dich 26. I donât get it: Es will mir nicht in den Sinn 27. Iâll drink to that: Darauf trink ich 28. In the meantime: In der Zwischenzeit 29. It doesnât matter: Das macht nichts 30. Itâs about time: Es wird Zeit 31. Itâs me: Ich binâs 32. Last but not least: Zu guter Letzt 33. Make yourself at home: FĂŒhlen Sie sich wie zu Hause 34. Money isnât an issue: Geld spielt keine Rolle 35. Move it: Beweg dich 36. No pain, no gain: Ohne FleiĂ kein Preis 37. No problem: Kein Problem 38. No wonder: Kein Wunder 39. Not at all: Gar nicht 40. Of course: Na klar 41. Out of curiosity: Aus Neugierde 42. Quite close by: Ganz in der NĂ€he 43. See you later: Bis spĂ€ter 44. So far so good: So weit ganz gut 45. So to speak: Sozusagen 46. Take a look: Werfen Sie einen Blick 47. Thank God: Gott sei Dank 48. Thatâs a pity: So ein Pech 49. Thatâs fine with me: Das ist ganz in meinem Sinne 50. Thatâs life: So ist das Leben 51. Thatâs not my problem / business: Das ist nicht mein Bier 52. Thatâs the point: Da liegt der Hund begraben 53. Time will tell: Kommt Zeit kommt Rat 54. Until next time: Bis zum nĂ€chsten Mal 55. What a mess: So ein Mist 56. What a shame: (Wie) Schade 57. What are you waiting for?: Worauf wartest du? 58. What does it come to?: Was macht das? 59. What nonsense: Was fĂŒr ein Unsinn 60. What will that accomplish?: Was bringt das? 61. Whatâs for lunch?: Was gibt es zum Mittagessen? 62. Whatâs your point?: Worauf willst du hinaus? 63. Will that do / work?: Geht das? 64. Yet again: Schon wieder 65. You can say that again: Das kannst du laut sagen 66. You included: Sie mit eingerechnet 67. You shouldnât do that: Das sollst du nicht 68. Youâre kidding me: Du bindest mir einen BĂ€ren auf
Source and audio
http://quizlet.com/10790980/german-expressions-flash-cards/
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Hiâșïž I'm studying German and I've just finished my grammar book. The question is: what do I do now? I know I still have loads of things to learn (vocabulary mostly), but how can I do that? Any advice?
oh boy do i!!i was in the same boat about 2 years ago when i had covered all the content in teach yourself - german grammar you really need to know and although i felt i had a pretty good grasp of the basic grammar and could pronounce and spell words pretty accurately, i still struggled with comprehension, speaking and vocabulary :â(- i was very lucky to get a lot of secondhand textbooks and dictionaries for free from my school because the year i started learning german happened to be the same year that the german teacher retired so they had a bunch of materials they didnt need anymore and they were kind enough to let me have all of them. i used them to touch up on some of my shakier grammar points and read the comics and articles in them which was really helpful because they had little glossaries on each page with new vocab so i could see it used in context instead of just having to wrote memorise hundreds of words. while i did find the textbooks very valuable in my learning i dont think it would have been worth buying them brand new however if ure able to buy secondhand textbooks for a few dollars each or borrow them from a library to use i would definitely reccomend it. i had genau and ganz genau, feuerwerk 1, 2 and 3 and katzensprung 1 and 2 but as far as i know they are only available in australia and new zealand. there is also another german textbook series available in australia called deutsch down under however i have only had the opportunity to flip through it at abbeyâs a couple of times so im afraid i cant say whether its any good or not- i used mindsnacks to catch up on the really basic vocabulary that i still didnt know and revise what i already knew. i definitely think it was worth paying for the full version because the app is really beautifully designed and it really does feel just like a game because its designed for young children, the only criticism i would give is that it doesnt include the plural forms of nouns and the grammar it teachers isnt really very useful but overall i was very pleased with the couple of dollars i spent on it especially seeing as i hadnt had to spend much money on textbooks or dictionaries- as i have discussed before duolingo doesnt go into much detail on grammar or focus on pronunciation but one thing i find it to be really good for is filling in holes in vocabulary. the creators of duolingo have also recently released a new flashcards app called tinycards which i have tried and think is really excellent. its currently only available for ios but i expect that the team is in the process of developing an android version- i dont think bliu bliu is very well known in the language learning community?? back when it was in beta i used to use it a lot!! u have to pay to use it now since its come out of beta but apparently lingq supposedly has a similar free platform and lingua.ly is a free app for ios and google devices as well as being available as a chrome extension that performs basically the same task- please use linguee it will change ur life. its a dictionary website thats also available as a free app for both ios and android!! it shows noun genders, plural forms, multiple examples and excellent quality audio recordings for nearly every word, and u can even download the dictionary to use offline so u can still learn when u have no internet connection- around the beginning of last year i started watching german youtube regularly to further improve my pronunciation and listening skills and try to pick up on some more natural kind of colloquial language used by teenagers. i remember thinking everyone was speaking very very fast at first but after about 6 months i had grown accustomed to it and was able to understand enough to watch pretty much anything comfortably without worrying about the speed. ive explained the benefits of getting exposure to content even if u dont actually understand it in this post and discussed the pros and cons of subtitles in a bit more detail in this post.- while the grammar book did cover the majority of important basic grammar it definitely didnt teach me everything. a couple of the websites i used that had really helpful detailed higher level grammar explanations were the uni of michiganâs german portal and lingolia. sometimes its really hard to find some aspects of german gramamr explained in english so if ure having trouble with googling for a particular explanation try searching for it in german- other than that i get as much exposure to the language as possible. on an average day i would say i spend a minimum of 3 hours using german without even noticing it because of social media, reading books and listening to music - theres a of german artists i like in this post that i update regularly :â)
i also have a growing list of german resources including grammar explanations, printables, vocab lists and song translations that ive made so dont forget to check that out if u havent already uwuhappy learning!! x
ModalitÀtsverben/Semimodals
In this post weâre gonna look at verbs in German which arenât modal verbs, but do express âmodalityâ (e.g. permission, obligation). English has verbs like this too with a good example being âhad betterâ. âHad betterâ means âshould [or elseâŠ]â but it in itself is not a modal verb. If youâre still confused the examples below will help⊠hopefully. Once again this is something mainly B2+ learners should know. Enjoy!
First up, the two most prominent ones!
Haben + zu + Infinitive
Depending on context, haben + zu + infinitive either means the same as (nicht) mĂŒssen, nicht dĂŒrfen, or (nicht) können and translates into the ACTIVE voice.
Ex: Ich habe diesem Kommentar nichts hinzuzufĂŒgen. Aka: Ich kann diesem Kommentar nichts hinzufĂŒgen. Tr: I have nothing to add to this comment.
Ex: Du hast die GĂ€ste nicht in die KĂŒche hereinzulassen. Aka: Du darfst die GĂ€ste nicht in die KĂŒche hereinlassen. Tr: You may not let the guests into the kitchen.
Ex: Ich habe mich nicht zu verteidigen. Aka: Ich muss mich nicht verteidigen. Tr: I need not defend myself ('needâ is a semimodal in English).
Sein + zu + Infinitive
I actually wrote about this b4 in a previous post HERE, but Iâll explain in depth here. Depending on the context, sein + zu + infinitive either means the same as mĂŒssen, nicht dĂŒrfen, or (nicht) können and translates into the PASSIVE voice.
Ex: Diesem Kommentar ist nichts hinzuzufĂŒgen werden. Aka: Diesem Kommentar kann nicht hinzugefĂŒgt werden. Tr: No more can be added to this comment.
Ex: Die Gefahr ist nicht zu unterschÀtzen. Aka: Die Gefahr darf nicht unterschÀtzt werden. Tr: The danger must not be under-estimated.
Ex: Sexuelle Handlungen mit Kindern unter 14 Jahren sind in Deutschland als Missbrauch juristisch zu verfolgen. Aka: Sexuelle Handlungen mit Kindern unter 14 Jahren muss in Deutschland als Missbrauch juristisch verfolgt werden. Tr: Sexual acts with children under 14 years old must be pursued as abuse.
And now for the others:
Bekommen - to get, resembles können
Ex: Und wenn ich dich zu fassen bekommen⊠Tr: And when I get my hands on youâŠ
Belieben - to like, wish (archaic, only used ironically)
Ex: Sie belieben zu scherzen. Tr: You must be joking.
Bleiben - to remain, usually in a passive sense of mĂŒssen
Ex: Die Gesetzesvorlage bleibt noch zu diskutieren. Tr: The draft bill still remains to be discussed.
Brauchen (often without 'zuâ in colloquial speech) - to need, alternative to 'mĂŒssenâ and most frequently occurs with nicht
Ex: Du brauchst nicht mehr zu kommen. Tr: You need not come anymore.
Drohen (usually with an inanimate subject) - in Gefahr sein
Ex: Der Zug drohte zu entgleisen. Tr: The train was in danger of derailing.
Geben - 'giveâ in the sense of 'lead us toâ (mainly with denken, erkennen, verstehen)
Ex: âŠweil sie uns zu verstehen gab, dass sie bald kommen wĂŒrde Tr: âŠbecause she lead us to understand that she would come back soon.
Gedenken - 'wollenâ in the sense of 'propose/intendâ (formal, elevated)
Ex: Ich gedenke morgen abzureisen. Tr: I intend to leave tomorrow.
Gehen - as a semi-modal it means the same as passive 'könnenâ (colloquial)
Ex: Die Uhr geht zu reparieren. Tr: The clock can be repaired.
Kommen - expresses a (chance) result, like 'to end upâ
Ex: Wir arrangierten es so, dass ich neben ihr zu sitzen kam. Tr: We arranged it so that I came to sit by her.
Pflegen - to be accustomed to, to tend to; gewöhnlich (formal)
Ex: Sie pflegen freitags auswÀrts zu essen Tr: They tend to eat out on fridays.
Scheinen - to seem; anscheinend
Ex: Er scheint sie zu kennen. Tr: He seemed to know her.
Stehen - means the same as a können passive and primarily used with befĂŒrchten, erwarten, and hoffen
Ex: Es steht zu erwarten, dass er bald nachgibt. Tr: It can be expected that heâll soon give in.
Suchen - to seek, similar to wollen (formal)
Ex: eine Ordnung, die die selbstÀndige militÀrische BetÀtigung des Adels einzuschrÀnken suchte. Tr: a decree which sought to limit the independent military activities of the nobility.
Vermögen - in a position to be able to do something, like können (formal)
Ex: Kurt und Monika Joss vermögen sich darĂŒber kaum zu freuen, sie haben andere Sorgen. Tr: Kurt and Monika Joss can hardly be happy about this, they have other concerns.
Versprechen - akin to 'promises to beâ in English
Ex: Das Wetter verspricht schön zu werden. Tr: The weather promises to be nice.
Verstehen - to be able to/to know how, like können
Ex: Sie versteht sich zu benehmen. Tr: She knows how to behave.
Wissen - to know how to, like verstehen and können
Ex: Du wusstest dich zu beherrschen. Tr: You knew how to control yourself.
The preceeding list is based on that from Hammerâs German Grammar. There are more verbs out there which do apparently count as ModalitĂ€tsverben, but youâd get by fine just knowing their translation as that carries all the meaning (whereas, e.g. 'stehenâ needs an explanation into its modal use - können geXt werden).
Big thanks to canoo.net, deutschplus.net as well for some examples :-)
someone: excuse me i was wondering if you could tell me when the bus arrives
me, german: ??????
someone: oh, right, sorry! excuse me, i, was wondering, if, you could, tell me, when, the bus, arrives
