🇩🇪 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?

🇩🇪 Useful phrases for everyday communication!

ℹ️ Read, remember, practice in speech!

Ich habe kein(en) Bock darauf! = I don't want that! / No mood for this!

Das ist echt Spitze! = This is super!

Gott sei Dank! = Thank God!

Es ist mir Wurst / egal. = I don't care.

Wann treffen wir uns? = When will we meet?

Was sagen Sie dazu? = What do you say to that?

Das macht aber nichts! = But it's okay!

Es tut mir Leid. = I'm sorry.

Wie schade! = What a pity!

Leider nicht. = Sorry, no.

Alles Gute! = Good luck!

Schämen Sie sich! = Be ashamed!

Was ist los? = What happened?

Lassen Sie mich in Ruhe. = Leave me alone.

Kennen wir uns nicht? = Looks like we know each other?

Einen Augenblick bitte. = Wait a second, please.

Meine besten Glückwünsche. = Please accept my best wishes.

Fahren Sie so schnell Sie können. = Come as soon as possible.

Kein Problem. = No problem.

Was du nicht sagst! = What are you!

Das ist ja eine Überraschung! = What a surprise!

Kommt nicht in Frage! = This is out of the question!

Hast du etwas dagegen? = Do you have anything against?

Ich habe nichts dagegen. = I have nothing against it.

Ich drück dir die Daumen! = I hold my fists for you!

Viel Spaß! = Have a good time! / Good luck!

Gute Reise! = Bon voyage!

Gute Besserung! = Get well soon!

Lass dir schmecken! = Help yourself!

Gut geschlafen? = How did you sleep?

Mach's gut! = Good luck!

Alles Gute! = Good luck!

Gleichfalls! = Mutually! / And the same to you (to you)!

All these phrases are simple and easy to remember, try to use some of them more often in your speech, and you will quickly reach the level of confident spoken German 💪

🇩🇪🤔 17 ways to express your feelings about something ⤵️

❓Wie findest du...? - How do you like ...?

❗️Ich finde es... - I find it ...

... interessant - interesting

... leicht - easy

... einfach - simple

... fantastisch - fantastic

... wunderbar - great

... klasse - cool

... super - super

... sehr gut - very good

... toll - great

... nützlich - useful

... langweilig - boring

... schlecht - bad

... furchtbar - frightening, horrible

... schwer - heavy

... dumm / doof / blöd - stupid

... nutzlos - useless

... kompliziert - complicated

🍪 Bakery in German

das Gebäck - baked goods
backen - to bake
der Herd - stove
der Backofen (der Ofen, die Backröhre) - oven
das Kuchenblech - baking sheet

die Backform - baking dish
der Pinsel - brush (for oiling)
dаs Backpapier - parchment paper
der Kuchen - pie (Pl. die Kuchen)
die Pastete - pate (Pl. die Pasteten)

das Brot - bread (Pl. die Brote)
die Pizza - pizza (Pl. die Pizzas)
der Muffin - muffin (Pl. die Muffins)
der Keks - biscuits (Pl. die Kekse)
die Torte - cakes (Pl. die Torten)

der Teig - dough
den Teig einrühren - stir the dough
den Teig kneten - knead the dough
den Teig gehen lassen - leave the dough to fit
den Teig ausrollen - roll out the dough

der Hefeteig - yeast dough
der Rührteig - a dough based on a large number of eggs and also baking powder (Batter)
der Blätterteig - puff pastry
der Pizzateig - pizza dough

die Hefe - yeast
frische Hefe - fresh yeast
die Trockenbackhefe or simply
die Trockenhefe - dry yeast
der Backpulver - baking powder, baking powder
das Mehl - flour

der Kuchenboden - ready-made base (biscuit) for the cake
die Backmischung - ready-made dry mix for baking (bread, etc.)
der Zuckerguss - frosting
die Backform einfetten - lubricate (with fat, oil)
in den Ofen stellen - put in the oven

den Ofen vorheizen - preheat the oven
abkühlen lassen - leave to cool
der Mürbeteig - shortcrust pastry;
Plätzchen - round flat biscuits
Plätzchen ausstechen - cut cookies into shape

❓ What are your favorite pastries? Comment!🍰🥧

🤪 My dialogue:
also - so
na denn - so well
quasi - as if
nun ja - however yes
das heißt - that is
und zwar - and yet
sozusagen - so to speak
🤏🏻 das, was ich sagen wollte - what I wanted to say

Sorry about the parasitic words, but they can be useful too, especially when you need to buy some time😅

❓ Do you have a lot of words like that in your German speech? 🤔

📖🇩🇪 How to learn new words in German?

How to learn words correctly and most importantly: which words you need to learn first. What is the first hundred, one thousand you need to know in order to speak and understand the interlocutor?

Everything is very simple. Here is a rough study sequence:
× Learn to read.
× Learn basic grammar
× Translate
× Listen
× Talk

In order for words to be well remembered, you must be able to read them!

When you read a word, you kind of write it in your head, sometimes you say it out loud too. Have you noticed that very often a word appears in front of your eyes, you see it pop up in a written form and is it enough to just to pronounce it?

If you have just started building vocabulary, then start reading texts where there is simple and easy grammar, without difficult tenses and any prepositions and their mergers with articles. (Just like my Short German Stories)

When you read, you must clearly understand why the sentence is constructed this way, you must be able to identify grammatical structures. Otherwise, your entire reading will be reduced to the constant decoding.

Read what interests you personally.

In this case, it will be completely your field of interest and reading will be enjoyable, and the foreign language itself will not be "excruciatingly painful".

All words must be from your field. These are the words that you use every day in your language (even explicit ones). The problem, however, is that it is difficult for an ordinary person to stop the endless stream of thoughts in his head and understand what words it consists of.

To simplify this task, do not be lazy and after reading this post, write a short story in your mother tongue about how you get to work or what do you do in your free time!

Firstly, you will stop thinking in all directions at once and you will be able to somehow collect all your thoughts in one place.

Secondly, you will see what phrases and words you use in your mother tongue.

Practice writing your thoughts for at least a couple of days and you will immediately notice which words you use the most. Many words in your text will be repeated and they should be learned and used in a conversation in the first place. This means that you need to start with them.

It is very useful to watch TV series in German, preferably with subtitles. When you listen and read, you have 2 channels of perception. You saw a new word - do not be lazy, look at its meaning in the dictionary and then the meaning of the whole phrase will become clear. It's even better if you create your own sentence with the new word.

The flashcard word study method is more suitable for those who need to take an exam and master the correct words for the exam. For level A1 - create your own vocabulary list. The problem is that these words are not always made for you, so it is difficult to remember, and often not used.

And in order not to grind your teeth on foreign language study, you must clearly understand for what purpose you need it.

The goal of learning any foreign language is to speak it.

And if you are still learning words but don’t speak, then you are using an ineffective method. The language must be spoken, not silent. And believe me, 2-3 thousand words are enough for normal communication. The rest will grow in the process of communicating with foreigners.

🌺 Mother's Day in Germany

🗓 The second Sunday in May is approaching, which means that the most touching holiday, Mother's Day, is just around the corner. On this day it is celebrated in most European countries, the USA, Canada, Brazil, Japan and China.

⛪️ This holiday has its origin in the distant past. It is known that there was a similar holiday in Great Britain from the 17th to the 19th century - on the second Sunday of Lent they celebrated the so-called "Mother's Sunday".

🏵 In 1907 in the United States, American Anne Jarvis took the initiative to honor mothers.

🚩 But in Germany, Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1923, it was organized by florists who wanted to honor the heroic deeds of mothers in World War I. In the times of the Third Reich, since 1933, this holiday was declared a national one.

At the moment, Mother's Day is not an official state holiday in Germany.

👉 Read about the traditions associated with this day in Germany in our article!

🇩🇪🤯 One German word with more than one meaning

✅ The most important of these words:

die Bank - 1. bench, 2. bank

die Mutter - 1. mother, 2. nut

das Gericht - 1. dish, 2. court

die Scheibe - 1. glass (window), 2. piece / slice 3. disk

die Schiene - 1. rail, 2. tire

der Wurf - 1. throw, 2. offspring

die Tafel - 1. board, 2. bar (chocolate)

der Stock - 1. stick, 2. floor

der Nagel - 1. hobnail🔨, 2. nail💅

die Schale - 1. bowl, 2. shell / peel

der Schalter - 1. switch, 2. window (in the bank, at the station)

der Absatz - 1. paragraph, 2. sales, 3. heel

der Ball - 1. ball(football ball⚽️), 2. ball(where people dance💃🕺)

die Decke - 1. blanket / bedspread, 2. ceiling

die Blume - 1. flower, 2. foam (beer)

✅ Some words have different meanings, but there is something in common between them. For example:

das Glas - 1. glass, 2. glass(like a glass cup)

die Birne - 1. pear, 2. light bulb

das Eis - 1. ice, 2. ice cream

das Schloss - 1. castle (palace), 2. lock (at the door)

das Tor - 1. gateway⛩, 2. goal

das Rad - 1. wheel, 2. bike

der Löffel - 1. spoon, 2. hare / rabbit ear

der Ring - 1. ring💍, 2. boxing ring🤼

das Becken - 1. sink, 2. pelvis (anatomy), 3. cymbals (musical instrument)

das Blatt - 1. sheet (botany), 1. sheet of paper

die Geschichte - 1. history, 2. story

✅ Names and classes of people who have other meanings:

der Hamburger - 1. Hamburger (a person who lives in Hamburg, Germany), 2. Hamburger

der Läufer - 1. runner, 2. elephant (chess), 3. midfielder (in football)

die Dame - 1. queen, 2. drafts 3. queen (in chess)

✅ Animals with a second value:

die Fliege - 1. fly, 2. bow tie (tie)

der Strauß - 1. ostrich, 2. bouquet

der Hahn - 1. cock, 2. water tap

der Kater - 1. cat, 2. hangover

die Schlange - 1. snake, 2. waiting line

✅ Body parts of animals with other meanings:

der Löwenzahn - 1. lion tooth, 2. dandelion

das Katzenauge - 1. cat's eye, 2. reflective light (that thing that glows when light hits)

der Fuchsschwanz - 1. fox tail, 2. hand saw

die Feder - 1. feather, 2. spring

📌P.S. I specifically did not include words in this collection that change their meaning depending on the article, for example: die Kiefer - pine, der Kiefer - jaw. This is a completely different story.

🎨 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.

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 - orange
rosa - rose
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.

Bonus: Top 3 idioms with colors!

1️⃣ Er ist Blau.
Meaning: he is drunk.
Literal translation: he is blue 🥴

2️⃣ Da kannst du warten bist du schwarz wirst.
Meaning: you can wait till the cows come home
Literal translation: Don't wait, or you'll turn black 🤷🏻

3️⃣ Durch die rosa Brille schauen
Meaning: looking through rose-colored glasses.
Literal translation: Look through rose-colored glasses 😎

​​🇩🇪🎤 Do you have a hobby? Let's try to talk about it in German!

✅ So, what kind of phrases do we need?

1. I have a hobby - Ich habe ein Hobby

2. I'm into music - Ich interessiere mich für Musik

3. My hobby is sport - Sport ist mein Hobby

4. I like to play tennis - Ich spiele Tennis gern

5. On Wednesdays and Fridays I play table tennis - Mittwochs und freitags spiele ich Tischtennis

6. I like knitting - Ich stricke gern

7. In our family we all like to travel - In unserer Familie reisen alle gern

8. We spend our free time on the sports field - Wir verbringen unsere Freizeit auf dem Sportplatz

10. He is into fishing - Das Angeln ist sein Hobby

11. Sein neuester Sport ist Briefmarkensammeln - His latest hobby is stamp collecting

12. Er betreibt das Briefmarkensammeln als Sport - He's into philately

13. I collect stamps - Ich sammle Briefmarken

14. I read with pleasure - Ich lese gern

15. I am a craftsman - Ich mache Handarbeiten

16. I fish - Ich angle gern

17. In summer I swim eagerly - Im Sommer gehe ich gern Schwimmen.

18. I enjoy playing football - Fussballspielen macht Spass.

19. One of my hobbies is writing letters to my friends - Eines meiner Hobbies ist Briefeschreiben an meine Freunde.

20. Sometimes I read so much that I forget my homework - Manchmal lese ich so viel, dass ich die Hausarbeit vergesse.

21. If the weather is bad, I read books or watch TV - Wenn das Wetter schlecht ist, lese ich Bücher oder sehe fern.

22. Once a week I go to handball training - Einmal in der Woche gehe ich zum Handballtraining.

23. My hobby has actually become my profession - Mein Hobby ist eigentlich mein Beruf geworden.

24. My hobby is cooking - Mein Hobby ist Kochen.

25. My big hobby is basically everything that is related to gardening, floristry and decoration - Mein großes Hobby ist im Prinzip alles, was mit Garten, Floristik und Dekoration zu tun hat.

26. But my biggest hobby is painting - Aber mein größtes Hobby ist das Malen.

27. My favourite hobby is trying recipes from all over the world - Mein liebstes Hobby ist Rezepte aus der ganzen Welt auszuprobieren.

28. Currently, my biggest hobby is salsa - Mein größtes Hobby ist zur Zeit Salsa.

29. Cinema is my hobby - Kino ist mein Hobby

😉 Do you have a hobby?

😳🤨 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!

🔹🔺🔸 Der, die, das: How do you determine the gender of a noun?

📌 The gender of nouns can be determined:

=> by the meaning of the word,
=> by the method of word formation (by the form of the word, that is, by the way German noun endings are assigned to the gender).

🤵♂ The masculine gender includes:

🔹 male persons - der Mann (man), der Junge (boy)
🔹 male animals - der Bär (bear)
🔹 sides of the world - der Norden (north)
🔹 seasons - der Sommer (summer), der Winter (winter)
🔹 month names - der Januar (January), der Mai (May), der September (September)
🔹 days of the week - der Montag (Monday), der Mittwoch (Wednesday), der Sonntag (Sunday)
🔹 times of day - der Morgen (morning), but die Nacht (night)
🔹 precipitation - der Regen (rain), der Schnee (snow)
🔹 minerals - der Granit (granite)
🔹 stones - der Rubin (ruby)
🔹 mountain names - der Harz (Harz)
🔹 lake names - der Baikal (Baikal)
🔹 spirits - der Wodka (vodka), der Sekt (sparkling wine), but das Bier (beer)
🔹 currency units - der Euro (euro), but die Kopeke (penny), die Krone (krone), die Mark (mark)
🔹 celestial bodies - der Mond (Moon), but die Venus (Venus), die Sonne (Sun)
🔹 names of car brands - der Opel, der BMW

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✅15 tips on how to new learn words effectively!

1. Underline and highlight words

2. Learn the words for 30 minutes at a time, with a 10-minute break.

3. The brighter, more unusual or vulgar the word you memorize, the better.

4. Create sentences from the words

5. Words with pictures are better to remember

6. Imagine the word, say the word, picture the word

7. Sleep. Regular and healthy sleep is the main component of the learning process

8. Repeat:

first time in a few minutes;
second time - after 1 hour;
the third time - after sleeping;
fourth time - after 1 month.

9. Memorize no more than 7 new words at a time

10. Make chains of words. Example: table-chair-girl.

11. Mental attitude: imagine yourself successful, set yourself up for success.

12. Human possibilities are limitless with regular rest and a sense of security;
- to memorize information, imagine it;
- rest with music & a quiet sound of foreign words being pronounced;
- use of words in games, daily activities, etc.

13. Imagine the words you are hearing in music

14. The better the description of the word, the better🗿

15. 50-100 new words in 1 day - possible!

❓ Do you remember new vocabulary easily?

📌 HOW DO YOU DEFINE AN ADJECTIVE?
Let's remember the basic endings:

🔻- lich:
freundlich - friendly
sportlich - sporty
glücklich - happy

🔻- isch:
fantastisch - fantastic
exotisch - exotic
optimistisch - optimistic

🔻- sch:
falsch - wrong, mistaken
hübsch - beautiful, pretty, nice

🔻- ig:
richtig - right
dreckig - dirty
lustig - funny, amusing

🔻- lig:
billig - cheap, inexpensive, primitive
langweilig - boring
heilig - holy

🔻- bar:
wunderbar - wonderful
furchtbar - horrible
genießbar - edible

🔻- los:
sinnlos - meaningless
bewusstlos - unconscious
arbeitslos - unemployed

🔻- haft:
ekelhaft - nasty, disgusting
zauberhaft - charming
dauerhaft - durable, solid

🔻- sam:
langsam - slow
seltsam - strange
sparsam - economical, thrifty

🔻- voll:
wertvoll - precious
sinnvoll - expedient, sensible
qualvoll - painful

🔻- reich:
hilfreich - useful
zahlreich - numerous
kalorienreich - calorific

🔻- ant:
interessant - interesting
elegant - elegant
riskant - risky

🔻- al:
fatal - fatal
total - total

🔻- ell:
offiziell - official
originell - original
visuell - visual

🔻- iv:
aggressiv - aggressive
intensiv - intense
kreativ - creative

🔻- ös:
seriös - serious
nervös - nervous
religiös - religious

🔻- ern:
modern - modern
nüchtern - sober

🔻- end:
spannend - exciting, intense
passend - fit
fließend - fluent, flowing

🇩🇪 Useful phrases for every day

Annahmen ausdrücken (to express an assumption):

Ich vermute, dass. - I assume that ...

Ich nehme an, dass. - I assume that ...

Ich schätze, dass... - I estimate that ...

Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass... - I could imagine that ...

Ich kann mir nicht/kaum vorstellen, dass. - I can't imagine that ...

Einwände vorbringen (raise objections):

Gut, aber. - Good, but ...

Na schön, aber... - Fine, but ...

Das kann sein, aber. - That may be, but ...

Da mögen Sie Recht haben, aber... - You may be right, but...

Das stimmt zwar, aber... - That's right, but...

O.K., aber... - OK, but...

Mag wohl sein, aber... - Maybe, but...

Einverstanden, aber... - Agreed, aber...

Sicher, aber denken Sie doch mal daran, dass... - Definitely, but think again about ...

Ihr Argument ist nicht falsch, aber... - Your argument is correct, but ...

Das kommt darauf an, ob../ Das hängt davon ab, ob... - It depends on what ...

Je nachdem, ob... - according to ...,.

Ich frage mich nur, wie... - I only ask myself, how (in what way) ...

Widersprechen (contradict)

Da bin ich mir nicht so sicher - I am not sure about this.

Da muss ich Ihnen widersprechen - I have to disagree with you

Das finde ich gar nicht - I see it very differently

Da habe ich meine Zweifel - Here I have doubts

Im Gegenteil! - On the contrary!

Das hat gar/überhaupt nichts mit dem Thema zu tun! / Das gehört doch nicht
zum Thema! - This is irrelevant to the topic! / This has nothing to do with the topic!

Das Problem liegt ganz woanders! - The problem lies elsewhere!

Ich glaube, das ist ein Missverständnis - I think this is a misunderstanding (mistake).

🇩🇪 Paired conjunctions in German

✔ Nicht... sondern...

Im Frühjahr fahren unsere Kinder nicht aufs Land, sondern in eine Jugendherberge. - In spring, our children will not go to the countryside, but to a camping site (contra).

Diesen Text hat er nicht gelernt, sondern nur vorgelesen. - He did not learn this text, he only read it out loud (contra).

✔ Nicht nur... sondern auch...

Diesen Text hat er nicht nur vorgelesen, sondern auch gelernt. - He not only read the text aloud, but also learnt it (association).

Im Frühjahr fahren unsere Kinder nicht nur aufs Land, sondern auch in eine Jugendherberge. - In spring, our children will not only go to the countryside, but also to a camping site (association).

✔ Weder... noch...

Im Frühjahr fahren unsere Kinder weder aufs Land noch in eine Jugendherberge. - In spring, our children will not go either to the countryside or to a camping site (association).

✔ Entweder ... oder...

Im Frühjahr fahren unsere Kinder entweder aufs Land oder in eine Jugendherberge. - In spring our children will either go to the countryside or to a camping site (contra).

Diesen Text muss er entweder gut vorlesen oder lernen. - He must either read this text out loud or learn it (contra).

✔ Zwar ... aber ...

Unsere Kinder fahren zwar im Frühjahr nicht aufs Land, aber sie fahren in eine Jugendherberge. - It is true that our children will not go to the countryside in spring, but they will go to a camping site (contra).

Diesen Text hat er zwar nicht gelernt, aber er hat ihn gut vorgelesen. - He did not really learn this text, but he read it out loud well (contrast).

✔ Je... desto ...

The first part of this double conjunction ("je") introduces the adjective sentence, while the second ("desto") introduces the main sentence. In the main sentence, there is an inversion (first the predicate and then the subject), e.g:

Je mehr Peter erzählt, desto weniger verstehen wir. - The more Peter tells, the less we understand.

Je mehr große Aufträge unsere Firma bekommt, desto schneller wächst unser Gewinn. - The more large orders our company receives, the faster our profits grow.

💥 ​​How to determine the gender of a German noun?

✔️ DAS:
1. –chen > Mädchen, Kätzchen > Plural –
2. –lein > Büchlein, Knäblein > Plural –
3. –ment > Dokument, Parlament, Element > Plural -e
4. –nis > Zeugnis, Verhältnis > Plural -nisse; ca. 98% der Nomen
5. –um > Museum, Zentrum, Datum > Plural -en
6. –tum > Eigentum, Bürgertum > Plural -er
7. Nominalisierung (Infinitiv) Lesen, Schreiben > kein Plural

✔️ DIE:
1. Weibliche Personen, Tiere und Berufe
2. –e > Klasse, Libe >-Plural -n; ca. (98% der Nomen)
3. –ei > Putzerei, Konditorei > Plural -en
4. –heit > Freiheit, Krankheit > Plural -en
5. –keit > Möglichkeit, Eitelkeit > Plural -en
6. –schaft > Freundschaft, Wissenschaft > Plural -en
7. –ung > Zeitung, Meinung, Wohnung > Plural -en
8. –tät > Universität, Realität > Plural -en
9. –ik > Musik, Republik > Plural -en
10. –ur > Kultur, Zensur > Plural -en
11. –ion > Religion, Aktion, Station > Plural -en

✔️ DER:
1. Männliche Personen, Tiere, Berufe
2. Tage und Monate Montag, Juli
3. Jahreszeiten und Himmelsrichtungen Herbst, Norden
4. Alkohol (außer: das Bier) Sekt, Schnaps
5. -ling > Lehrling, Schmetterling >Plural (-e)
6. –or > Motor, Reaktor >Plural -en
7. –us > Optimismus, Rhythmus > Plural -en; meist kein Plural
8. –er > Stecker, Kugelschreiber, Lehrer > Plural -er; ca. 70% der Nomen
9. -ich >Teppich > Plural -e

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🤯 A collection of misconceptions, or typical mistakes that many German language learners make.

👉🏻1. Different exits - der Ausgang oder der Ausweg

Remember that the word der Ausgang is used in the sense of 'exit' (from the room), while the word der Ausweg is used in the sense of 'exit' (from the situation).

☝🏻2. groß oder hoch

Remember that the adjectives 'groß' or 'klein' must be used when describing people's height.
The adjective hoch, on the other hand, is used for inanimate objects: mountains, houses, trees etc.

❗️3. schaffen (u, a) oder schaffen (te, t)

Remember that in German the verb schaffen-schuf-geschaffen (create) and the verb schaffen-schaffte-geschafft (cope, be able) are homonyms, so pay attention!

📞4. Remember that the verbs "rufen" and "anrufen" have slightly different meanings

The verb anrufen means 'to call someone on the phone', whereas the verb rufen means 'to call, to summon'. There are, of course, cases where it also means "to call", e.g,

die Polizei, den Arzt rufen,

However, this connotation of its meaning is secondary, it is primarily meant "(to) call".

😍5. The German verbs fühlen ('to feel') and füllen ('to fill') are related in the same way as the English verbs to feel and to fill (with the same meanings respectively)