🚁 Transport in German

❄️ Today we have gathered for you a small but useful selection of words for the main types of transport in German.

📍Transport can be land (Landtransport / Bodentransport / Landverkehr), air (Luftverkehrstransport) and water (Wassertransport)

🔺Landtransport
die Straßenbahn, -en - streetcar
das Auto, -s - car
der Lkw (🗣elkave) =Lastkraftwagen - truck
der Bus, -se -bus
der Zug, -(e)s, a train
das Fahrrad, -"(e)s - bicycle

🔺Luftverkehrstransport
der Hubschrauber, -s - helicopter
das Flugzeug, -e - airplane
der Heißluftballon, - s - a balloon

🔺Wassertransport
der Wasserbus, -se - water bus
das Motorboot, -s - motorboat
die Jacht, -en - boat
das Segelboot, -e, a sailboat
das Motorschiff, -e - motorboat

🙌🏻 Top 10 adjective suffixes!

👉🏼 Let's look at the most used suffixes that serve to form adjectives in German:

✅ 1. -ig

die Sonne (sun) - sonnig (sunny)

die Macht (might) - mächtig (mighty)

die Freude (joy) - freudig (joyful)

die Geduld (patience) - geduldig (patient)

✅ 2. -lich

der Mensch (human) - menschlich (humane)

der Freund (friend) - freundlich (friendly)

✅ 3. -haft

die Dauer (duration) - dauerhaft durable (lasting)

der Sieg (victory) - sieghaft (victorious)

✅ 4. -e(r)

das Gold (gold) - golden (golden)

✅ 5. -isch

die Politik (politics) - politisch (political)

das Quadrat (square) - quadratisch (square)

✅ 6. -er

/ is used to form adjectives for city names /

Berlin (Berlin) - Berliner (citizen of Berlin)

Hamburg (Hamburg) - Hamburger ( hamburger citizen of Hamburg).

✅ 7. -bar

/ forms adjectives from bases of transitive verbs

danken (thank) - dankbar (thankful)

trinken (to drink) - trinkbar (drinkable)

✅ 8. -sam

/ forms adjectives from noun bases, adjectives, and verbs

lang (long) - langsam (slow)

bedeuten (mean) - bedeutsam (significant)

✅ 9. -voll, -reich

/ denote the fullness of quality /

die Bedeutung (meaning) - bedeutungsvoll (meaningful)

die Abwechslung (change) - abwechslungsreich (diverse)

✅ 10. -leer, -frei, -los, -arm

/ denote a lack of quality /

die Bedeutung (meaning) - bedeutungslos (insignificant)

der Geist (spirit, mind) - geistlos (talentless)

😀😡 Expressing emotions and feelings

✳️ Expression of delight and joy:

Wie schön! = How beautiful!
Wie nett! = How nice!
Es ist ja toll! = It's great!
Das freut mich sehr! = It makes me so happy!
Fantastisch! = Fantastic!
Großartig! = Wonderful!
Prima! = Perfect!

✳️ Negative emotion:

Unsinn! = Nonsense!
Quatsch! = Ridiculousness!
So ein Mist! = It's rubbish!
Scheiße! = Shit!
Donnerwetter! = Damn it!
Was für ein Pech! = What a misfortune!
Wie schrecklich! = What a horror!
Zum Teufel! = To hell with it!

😳🤨 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

🇩🇪🏆 And a tip: doubt less and learn more

💛🔵 Colors in German

📌 Without knowing colors it's hard to speak German: you can't tell what color the sky is, what your favorite color is or what colors you like in your clothes. So here's a little list of basic colors for you.

beige
blau - blue
braun - brown.
bunt - coloured.
dunkel - dark
farbig - coloured
flieder - lilac
gelb - yellow
golden - golden
grau - gray
grün - green
hell - light
hellblau - blue
lila - purple
orange
rosa
rot - red
schwarz - black
schwarz-weiß black and white
silbern - silver
türkis - turquoise
verschiedenfarbig - multicolored
violett - purple
weiß - white

📍 If you add the word "hell" (light) to the beginning, you get light colors. They are always spelled together, for example: hellblau - light blue

📍The same with "dunkel" (dark) at the beginning of the word, it turns into a dark color: dunkelblau (dark blue).

🔹 Der Himmel ist blau. Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist schwarz.
The sky is blue. My favorite color is black.

🔸 Expressing opinion

Ich denke (nicht), dass ... - I don't / think that ...

Ich finde (nicht), dass ... - I don't / think that….

Ich glaube, dass ... - I suppose that ...

Meiner Meinung nach ... - In my opinion (my opinion) / In my opinion / from my point of view ...

Ich bin mir (nicht) sicher,…. - I am not / sure that….

🔸 Expressing surprise

Na so was! - Well, you must! What are you doing! Well well!

Das kann doch nicht wahr sein! - It can not be true! / This cannot be!

Wirklich? - True? Is it real?

So eine Überraschung! - What a surprise!!

Was du nicht sagst! - What didn't you say!?!

Ist das möglich !! ?? - Is it possible ?? !!

🔸 Commenting on new information

Ich finde es (nicht) interessant, weil ... - I find the article (not) interesting because ...

Mich wundert, dass… / Mich überrascht, dass…. - I am amazed / amazed that ...

Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass ... - I would not have thought that ...

Es war klar, dass ... - it was clear / clear that ...

🔸 Commenting on the situation

Das ist aber peinlich / ärgerlich / unerfreulich! - It's still unpleasant / annoying / disappointing!

Dumm gelaufen! - Down the drain!
So ein Pech! - What a failure!

Diese Situation ist mir echt (can also be ziemlich / total) peinlich (or unangenehm). - This situation is really (quite, absolutely) unpleasant to me.

Das hätte mir auch passieren können! - It could happen to me too.

Ich finde es gar nicht peinlich, wenn ... - I think that it is not at all / not at all shameful if….

Das möchte ich nicht erleben! - I would not want to survive this!

Das wäre mir nicht passiert! - It would be better if this did not happen to me / happened!

Es ist lustig, dass ... - It's funny that ... / I am glad that ...

Ist es nicht lustig, dass ..? - Isn't it funny / happy that ...?

😍 I like... The use of "gern(e)", "mögen" and "schmecken"

🤔Today we will deal with the rules of use and the main meanings of these verbs, as well as learn useful info

🐧 We all love to do something!

In order to emphasize your passion for action, you must use the construction: verb + gern(e). In this case, the verb, of course, is conjugated, and gern(e) is placed at the end of the sentence. Gern(e) is translated into English as "gladly", "with pleasure".

× Ich schwimme gern - I like to swim / I swim with pleasure

× Er reist gerne - He likes to travel / He travels with pleasure

× Lesen Sie gerne? - Do you like to read / Do you read with pleasure?

🍔 We all like to eat something!

If we say that we love some kind of food, then in most cases the verb mögen is used. Actually, this is a modal verb and it has a lot of different meanings, but we need to remember: we use it with food and drink!

× Ich mag Pizza - I like pizza

× Magst du Kaffee? - Do you like coffee?

× Sie mögen diese Speise nicht. - They don't like this dish.

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👍 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.

🤔🙄 What you need to pass B1 and B2

1️⃣ Learn and know many words.

The assignments are specifically designed so that if you read the text generally and miss minor words, you will definitely get it wrong. Or by some miracle you'll guess the correct answers. But it's more likely to be the former.

For the Lesen part, of course, there are some tips, but mostly it lies on your strategy. But without a broad vocabulary it's all useless. The more words you know, the calmer and easier the Reading part goes.

Now for the strategy:

2️⃣ Have a clear strategy for solving the Lesen part.

The opposite principle also applies: if you have a broad vocabulary but no strategy, you can fail Lesen - trivially because you don't have enough time.

Strategy is a clear understanding of how to make the best use of the allocated timing. So that on the exam everything goes on automatic, and there won't be no fussy action. There is already stress, and any fuss can be very costly.

What you need to know for yourself:

- How do I do on part.
- How I'm solving them.
- What I pay attention to.
- How much time I can allocate for each of the parts.

And so on.

A ready-made strategy will save nerves and give you confidence in your abilities.

3️⃣ Have writing and speaking blanks.

You may be surprised, but Schreiben and Sprechen are the easiest parts. You can prepare for them at home, and the grades for them are often higher than for "Lesen" and "Hören".

You can use the so-called "skeletons" - universal blanks that you can learn by heart, and at the exam just to substitute them.

In my experience, speaking is a bit of theater. You need to PROMOTE to the examiners that you have the information required for B1/B2. Even if you never use it in your life, it doesn't matter. Unexpressed expertise = Disqualification.

So make sure you study the criteria so you know exactly what they want you to do. And show the examiners what they want to see/hear.

🔥 That's some advice. If you get any more ideas, I'll be sure to share them!

Schönen Tag noch! Have a nice day! 😊

😳🤨 Phrases to express surprise or disbelief.

A 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! - That's weird!

Wirklich? - Is it?

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! - This 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 you can do it?

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

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

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

😑I am indecisive or indifferent:

Es ist mir egal = I don't care

Es betrifft mich nicht = It doesn't concern me

Vielleicht / Möglicherweise = Maybe

Wahrscheinlich = Probably, probably

Wie du willst = As you wish

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

🇩🇪🏆 And a tip from Leo: Less hesitation and more learning!

😮 MIT preposition

The preposition mit often denotes means or manner. This preposition always requires the dative case.

🌟 Some expressions with mit:
mit Anlauf - with a rush
mit Ausdruck - with expression
mit Auszeichnung - with distinction
mit Freude - with joy
mit Mühe - with difficulty
mit Sachkenntnis - with knowledge
mit äußerster Strenge - with all possible care
mit allem Komfort - with all comfort
mit einem Absatz - with a red line.
mit jmds. Einwilligung - with one's consent

mit jmds. Erlaubnis - with one's permission
mit einem Schlag - at one stroke
mit einem Schwung - with a single swing
mit dem Verstand - with intelligence
mit einem Wort - in one word
mit der Zeit - with time
mit Vergnügen - with pleasure
mit Verspätung - with delay
mit Vorbehalt - with reservation
mit allen Mitteln - in all ways

​​🤓☝🏻 Useful words and expressions with the word: helfen - to help

es hilft nichts - nothing can help.

der Sache ist nicht mehr zu helfen - (this) case can no longer be helped.

ihm ist nicht mehr zu helfen - he can't be helped anymore

sich zu helfen wissen - be able to find a way out of a difficulty, be clever

ich weiß mir nicht zu raten noch zu helfen - I am completely helpless in this (case)

ich werde dir helfen! - I'll hell you

auf die Beine helfen - to help to get back on feet.

auf die Spur auf die Fährte helfen - help find the trail

aus der Verlegenheit helfen - to help get out of a tight spot

bei der Arbeit helfen - to help at work, to help with work

sich bei der Arbeit helfen lassen - to an to help at work

mit Geld helfen - to help with money.

damit ist mir nicht geholfen - it does not do me any good.

zu seinem Recht helfen - help to get one's right

👍 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.

📍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)

❓ Are you confused about this topic?

😳🤨 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

🇩🇪🏆 And a tip: doubt less and learn more

📚 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

⚡️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

🇩🇪 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!

​​🇩🇪 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)

☀️ 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

👩‍🍳🇩🇪 Cooking in German

brechen - to break

schlagen - to beat

einfetten - to lubricate

gießen - to pour

rühren - to move

kochen - to cook

zerschneiden - to cut

schälen - to peel

schneiden - to chop

zerkleinern - to stuff

kochen - to cook

hinzufügen - to add

köcheln - to boil

brutzeln - to fry

braten - to fry

grillen - to grill

pfannenrühren - to roast

hacken - to cut

dünsten - to steam

reiben - to grate

mischen - to mix

backen - to bake

🍝🎂 Do you like cooking?