🇩🇪 Let's learn colloquial expressions

💥 Expression of delight and joy:

Wie schon! - How beautiful!

Wie nett! - How cute!

Es ist ja toll! - It's great!

Das freut mich sehr! - This makes me very happy!

Fantastisch! - Awesome! Fabulous!

Grossartig! - Excellent!

Prima! - Great!

💥 Expression of negative emotions:

Unsinn! - Nonsense!

Quatsch! - Nonsense!

So ein Mist! - Such a crap!

Scheisse! - Shit!

Donnerwetter! - Damn it!

Was für ein Pech! - What bad luck!

Wie schrecklich! - What a horror!

Zum Teufel! - Damn it!

💥 Misunderstanding:

Ich verstehe nicht, was Sie meinen. - I don't understand what you mean.

Ich verstehe die Frage nicht. - I don't understand the question.

Ich habe Sie akustisch nicht verstanden. - I didn't hear you.

💥 Expression of interest:

Wie interessant! - How interesting!

Das interessiert mich sehr. - I'm very interested in this.

💥 Lack of Interest:

Das interessiert mich nicht. - This does not interest me.

Das geht mich nichts an. - This does not concern me.

💥 25 useful phrases and expressions with the word "das Glück" - happiness

To unwind this evening, I invite you to learn useful expressions with a well-known (often even for those who do not learn the language 😅) German word - Glück!

📌 Let's go:
Gluck auf den Weg! - Bon Voyage!

Gluck ab! - have a good flight! Happy landing! (for pilots)
Bon Voyage!

Gluck auf! — I wish you good luck! (greeting miners)

Gluck zu! — I wish you good luck! (reassurance)

das Glück im Winkel - modest happiness

ein Schoßkind ein Kind des Glücks sein - to be the darling of fate

das Glück ist ihm hold gnädig, gewogen, ihm lacht das Glück - happiness smiles at him

das Glück hat ihn verlassen im Stich gelassen, das Glück hat ihm den Rücken gekehrt - happiness left him, happiness turned away from him

er hat Glück - he is lucky

er hat kein Glück, er hat weder Glück noch Stern - he is unlucky

damit hast du bei mir kein Glück - this will not get you anything from me

sein Glück machen - to succeed in happiness

sein Glück versäumen - to miss your happiness; miss a lucky break

sein Glück verscherzen - (frivolously) miss your happiness

j-m Glück wünschen - wish someone happiness

j-s Glück im Wege stehen - interfere with smb. fortune

etw. auf gut Glück versuchen - try smth. at random

in Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten - to share joy and sorrow

du kannst von Glück sagen - you are lucky; you got off easy

vom Glück begünstigt sein - to be the darling of fate

zum Gluck - fortunately

er hat mehr Glück als Verstand, dumm hat's meiste Glück ≈ they say fools are lucky

Glück im Unglück haben - successfully get out of trouble

🏡 Modern Family

"Modern Family" is a sitcom about a large family that, despite their disagreements, always helps each other. Today we will watch an excerpt from the first episode of the first season.

🏡 Here are the subtitles for the Modern Family

(DE) Claire: Kinder! Phill, holst du sie bitte.
(EN): Children! Phil, bring them in, please.

(DE) Phill: Ja, Sekunde.
(EN): Yes, one second.

(DE) Claire: Kinder!
(EN): Children!

(DE) Phill: Kinder. Sofort hier runter!
(EN): Children. Come down now!

(DE) Hailey: Warum müsst du eigentlich immer brüllen, wenn wir oben sind? Schick mir einfach eine SMS.
(EN): Why do you always scream when we are upstairs? Just send me a text.

(DE) Claire: Darauf kannst du lange warten und wow, in dem Aufzug bist du nicht aus dem Haus.
(EN): You can wait a very long time for this. And, oh, you won't leave the house in this outfit.

(DE) Hailey: Wieso nicht?
(EN): Why is it not?

(DE) Claire: Schatz, hast du deine Tochter nichts zu sagen über ihren Rock?
(EN): Dear, do you have anything to say to your daughter about her skirt?

(DE) Phill: Entschuldigung. Oh ja, sieht es süß aus Spitzen.
(EN): Sorry. Oh yes, it looks very nice from above.

(DE) Hailey: Danke.
(EN): Thank you.

(DE) Claire: Nein, der ist viel zu kurz. Dass du ein Mädchen bist wissen alle, das brauchst du nicht extra zu beweisen.
(EN): No, it's very short. Everyone knows that you are a girl, you don’t have to prove it to anyone on purpose.

(DE) Alex: Luke steckt wieder mit dem Kopf um Treppengeländer fest.
(EN): Luke got his head stuck in the railing again.

(DE) Phill: Ich gehe schauen. Wo ist das Babyöl?
(EN): I'll go and have a look. Where is the baby oil?

(DE) Claire: In meiner Nachttisch... Ich weiß nicht, du musst suchen. Ah, komm schon!
(EN): In my nightstand. I don't know, you have to find. Ah, there you go!

(DE) Claire: Ich war außer Rand und Band in meiner Jügend so. Jetzt ist es raus. Ich will einfach nicht, dass meine Kinder dieselben blöden Fehler machen, die ich gemacht habe. Wenn Hailey nie halb nackt an einem Strand in Florida aufwacht, habe ich meine Pflicht getan.
(EN): I was so out of control in my youth. Now it's gone. I just don't want my kids to make the same stupid mistakes that I did. If Hayley never wakes up half-naked on a Florida beach, then I've done my duty.

(DE) Phill: Unsere Pflicht.
(EN): Our duty.

(DE) Claire: Habe ich unsere Pflicht getan.
(EN): I have done our duty

#film

📖🇩🇪 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.

☝️🇩🇪 Irregular verbs: remember these differences!

📍 Simple verb
legen | legte, gelegt | - put

📍 Irregular verb
liegen | lag, gelegen | - lie

📍 Simple verb
stellen | stellte, gestellt | - put

📍 Irregular verb
stehen | stand, gestanden | - to stand

📍 Simple verb
setzen | setzte, gesetzt | - to seat, to put

📍 Irregular verb
sitzen | saß, gesessen | - sit

☃️ The whole table of German verbs can be found by clicking the button below!

🗣️ Useful phrases for everyday communication!

📌 Read, memorize, practice in speech!

Ich habe kein(en) Bock darauf! - I don't feel like it! / I'm not in the mood for it!

Das ist echt Spitze! - That's super!

Gott sei Dank! - Thank God!

Es ist mir Wurst/egal. - It's all the same to me.

Wann treffen wir uns? - When are we meeting?

Was sagen Sie dazu? - What do you say?

Das macht aber nichts! - But it doesn't matter!

Es tut mir Leid. - I'm sorry.

Wie schade! - What a shame!

Leider nicht. - Unfortunately not.

Alles Gute! - All the best!

Schämen Sie sich! - Shame on you!

Was ist los? - What's going on?

Lassen Sie mich in Ruhe. - Leave me alone.

Kennen wir uns nicht? - Don't we know each other?

Einen Augenblick bitte. - One moment please.

Meine besten Glückwünsche. - My best wishes.

Fahren Sie so schnell Sie können. - Come as fast as you can.

Kein Problem. - No problem.

Was du nicht sagst! - You don't say!

Das ist ja eine Überraschung! - That's a surprise!

Kommt nicht in Frage! - Absolutely not!

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

Ich habe nichts dagegen. - I have nothing against.

Ich drück dir die Daumen! - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Viel Spaß! - Have fun!

🏡 Die Simpsons

🤔 Try to understand what it is about, and I will publish subtitles later

(DE) Marge: Wer kann denn das sein?
(EN) Who could it be?

(DE) Kinder: Hallo, Missis Bart, ist Ihr Pool schon fertig?
(EN) Hi Mrs Bart, is your pool ready yet?

(DE) Marge: Argh… Bart, sind denn all diese Kinder die Freunde von dir?
(EN) Grrr… Bart, are all these kids your friends?

(DE) Bart: Ja, Mam. Freunde und Schleimer.
(EN) Yes, Mom. Friends and suckers.

(DE) Die Kinder begrüßen ein fremdes Kind: Hey, Bart! Hallo, Bart, alter Freund. Hallo, Misses Cunningham!
(EN) Children greet an unfamiliar child: Hello, Bart! Hey Bart, old friend! Hi Mrs Cunningham!

(DE) Bart: Leute, jetzt ist die Zeit, wenn wir über die Sicherheitsbestimmungen im Pool sprechen.
(EN) Folks, it's time to talk about pool safety rules.

(DE) Kinder: Spring, Bart, spring! Spring, Bart, spring!
(EN) Jump, Bart, jump! Jump, Bart, jump!

(DE) Bart: Gebunden, mache ich!
(EN) Agreed, I'll do it!

(DE) Nelson: Hey, Bart, sieh mal! Dein Epidermis guckt raus!
(EN) Hey Bart, look, you can see the epidermis!

(DE) Bart: Tatschlich?
(EN) Really?

(DE) Nelson: Mit Epidermis meint man eigentlich die Haare! Also rein technisch gesehen stimmt das. Und das ist im Grunde der Witz daran. Entschuldige mich einen Moment! Ha-ha!
(EN) Epidermis means hair. So technically it's true. And that's the whole point. Wait a minute! Haha.

(DE) Milhouse: Hey, Nelson, er ist wirklich verletzt! Ich glaube, er hat sich das Bein gebrochen.
(EN) Hey Nelson, he's hurt a lot! I think he broke his leg.

(DE) Nelson: Ich habe doch gesagt: Ha-ha!
(EN) I said: Ha-ha!

👌 Useful phrases and expressions with the word "gut"

🔥Important: in German, the word “gut” can be either an adjective or an adverb.

eine gute Idee - a good idea

gute Arbeit - good job

ein guter Mensch - a good person

ein gutes Herz haben - to have a good heart

so gut wie nie - so good as never

also gut - well okay

mach’s gut - take care (do it good)

schon gut - ah, nothing much (it's good now)

möglichst gut - the best you can

er ist in seiner Art gut - he is good in his own way

gute Augen haben - to have good eyes

eine gute Angelegenheit - a good opportunity

das hört sich gut an - that sounds good

es trifft sich gut - it fits good

alles wird gut - everything will be fine

gut - besser - am besten - good - better - the best

gut eingerichtet - well-appointed

gut gemacht - well done

gut beraten - well advised

Ende gut, alles gut - all is well that ends well

​​💥 Let's work on pronunciation? German tongue twisters🤯

1. Blase blubbernd in Seifenbruhe — bilde bunte Seifenblasen!

2. Brauchbare Bierbrauerburschen brauen brausendes Braunbier.

3. Wenn der Benz bremst, brennt das Benz-Bremmslicht.

4. Plättbrett bleibt Plättbrett.

5. Die Bürsten mit schwarzen Borsten bürsten besser, als die Bürsten mit schwarzen Borsten.

6. Bürsten mit harten Borsten bürsten besonders sauber.

7. Weiße Borsten bürsten besser als schwarze Borsten bursten.

8. Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid. Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid und Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut.

9. Wenn der Benz bremst, brennt das Benz-Bremmslicht.

10. Auch freche Fechter fechten mitternachts nicht.

11. Peter pappt das Pappplakat, das Pappplakat pappt Peter.

12. Wachs wächst nicht auf Wachsbäumen.

13. Kasperle kaspert kindisch in kleinen Kastenkapseln.

14. Warmes Wasser wäscht wollende Wäsche wachs weiß, wenn wachsende Wärme Wasser waschwarm werden lässt.

15. Kleine Kinder können keine Kirschkerne knacken.

16. Zwischen zwei Zwetschgenbäumen zwitschern zwei Schwalben.

17. Brautkleid, bleibt Brautkleid. Blaukohl, bleibt Blaukohl.

18. Esel fressen Nesseln nicht- Nesseln fressen Esel nicht.

19. Frau von Hagen,
darf ich’s wagen Sie zu fragen,
wieviel Kragen Sie getragen,
als sie lagen krank am Magen,
im Spital zu Kopenhagen?

20. Was Esel gern afu Wege legen,
fegen Kehrer weg mit Besen.
Feger kehren weg mit Besen,
was Esel gern auf Wege legen.

😉 So how did it go?

​​🐸 Shrek

Today we will watch the cartoon "Shrek". Or rather, the very beginning, when no one knew how cheerful and kind our beloved hero Shrek would turn out to be! Don't know what to do on the weekend? – watch all parts of Shrek in German!😁

(DE) Mann 1: Der ist bestimmt da drin.
(EN) He must be in there.

(DE) Mann 2: Also los, holen wir den Oger.
(EN) Let's go then, let's take that ogre.

(DE) Mann 3: Warte noch! Weißt du was das Ungeheuer mit dir macht!
(EN) Wait! Do you know what this monster will do to you!

(DE) Mann 1: Ja, wird deine Knochen zermahlen für sein Brot.
(EN) Yes, he will grind your bones for his bread.

(DE) Shrek: Ihr sprecht wohl von einem Riesen, aber Oger! Die sind viel schrecklicher, die machen sich ein Anzug aus euer frisch abgezogen Haupt, sie raspeln eure Glieder, quatschen das Gelee aus euren Augen. Auf toast schmeckt das sehr sehr lecker!
(EN) You are probably talking about a giant, an ogre giant! They are much scarier
they make a costume for themselves out of your freshly removed head, they rub your limbs, squeeze the jelly out of your eyes. It's absolutely delicious on toast!

(DE) Mann 2: Zurück zurück, dummes Tier. Ich warne dich!
(EN) Back off, back off, stupid animal. I'm warning you now!

(Shrek löscht die Fackel)

(DE) Mann 2: Alles klar.
(EN) Everything is clear.

(Shrek schreit)

(DE) Shrek: Das ist der Moment, in dem ihr weg laufen müsst. Und haltet euch fern!
(EN) This was the moment where you have to run away. And stay away!

❓Have you watched Shrek?

🛍️ Kaufen, einkaufen and others

📌 Today we will look at some verbs with kaufen and see what is the difference between them.

📍 Most likely you know the meaning of the main verb - kaufen (to buy). The antonym of this verb is verkaufen (to sell).

📍The difference between the verbs kaufen and einkaufen is somewhat more difficult to explain. Both translate as "buy", but one thing to keep in mind is the verb einkaufen. It is used to refer to purchases in general. For example, if you want to say that you went shopping, it's better to do it like this:
Ich gehe einkaufen - I go shopping.
If you want to indicate what you bought, then use kaufen:
Ich habe das Buch gestern gekauft - I bought the book yesterday.

📍The verb kaufen has other analogues with prefixes, for example:
nachkaufen - to buy more
loskaufen - redeem (make a deposit)
zukaufen - to buy additionally

❓Did you know about these verbs?

🥲 Impersonal pronoun "es"

📍You must have come across the pronoun es in sentences like “es geht um…; es regnet” and others. When is it used?

🔺 When it comes to natural phenomena:
Es regnet draussen. - It is raining outside.

🔺 In impersonal constructions in which the character is not named or unknown:
Es klopft an der Tür. - There's a knock on the door.

🔺 In stable constructions es gibt (exists / is), es geht (it is about ..., it is said), es fehlt (not enough), etc.:
Es geht um Ökologie. - It's about the environment.

When it comes to physical sensations and mood:
Es ist mir übel. - I do not feel good.

🔺 With “event” verbs:
Es hat gut geklappt. - Everything went well.

👀Looking for the best ways to learn German?

Here are the top 5 tips from experienced German learners:

1️⃣ Watch German movies and TV shows without subtitles – it's a great way to practice listening and expand your vocab.

2️⃣ Practice with a native speaker – grab a friend or find an online language learning buddy.

3️⃣ Listen to German music – singing along will help you to memorize the words and phraseology.

4️⃣ Learn the most common words first – it's logically to learn the most popular German words first as it will help you build your base.

5️⃣ Test yourself with fun language exercises – use fun and interesting language learning activities such as video quizzes and interactive vocabulary games.

This is just the beginning – the sky's the limit when it comes to the creative ways you can use to learn German! 🤩 Give it a try and let me know how it goes! 💪

📌 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

🇩🇪 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.

​​​​🐺Witcher

The Witcher is not only a series of books about the adventures of a mysterious hero, but also a whole franchise - even the series was filmed with Henry Cavill in the title role.

(DE): Reichet Gold eurem Hexer, ihr gültigen Menschen (2x)
(EN): Toss a coin to your Witcher, you guilty people

(DE): Am Rande dieser Welt, bekämpfte er das Horn, es plagte und schlug euch und brachte nur Zorn
(EN): At the edge of this world, he fought with a horn, he harassed and beat you and brought only anger

(DE): Gegen jeden Elf kämpfte er einstan, weit fort in den Bergen, aus denen er kam.
Merzte aus die Pest, hört Ihr denn nicht zu?
(EN): In the past, he fought with every elf, far in the mountains, where he comes from. Cleared the plague, didn't you hear?

(DE): Er ist Freund aller Menschen, drum lasst ihn in Ruh
Das war meine Mär von diesem starken Mann, er bekämpfte das Böse, nun stoßt auf ihn an
(EN): He is a friend of all people, so leave him alone
This was my story about this strong man, he fought evil, so let's drink to him

(DE): Reichet Gold eurem Hexer, Ihr gültigen Menschen, ihr gültigen Menschen
(EN): Give gold to your witcher, good people

(DE): Reichet Gold eurem Hexer, ein Freund aller Menschen
(EN): Give gold to your witcher, friend of all people

(DE): Reichet Gold eurem Hexer, Ihr gültigen Menschen, ihr gültigen Menschen
(EN): Give gold to your witcher, good people

(DE): Reichet Gold eurem Hexer, ein Freund aller Menschen
(EN): Give gold to your witcher, friend of all people

(DE): Reichet Gold eurem Hexer, Ihr gültigen Menschen, ihr gültigen Menschen
(EN): Give gold to your witcher, good people

(DE): Reichet Gold eurem Hexer, ein Freund aller Menschen
(EN): Give gold to your witcher, friend of all people

👍🏻 Let's upgrade your speech!

💥 Here are 25 most important adverbs-amplifiers of the German language

überhaupt nicht - not at all

gar nicht - not at all

kaum - barely

nicht besonders - not particularly

halbwegs - to some extent

einigermaßen - more or less

etwas - a little

relative - relatively

vergleichsweise - comparatively

recht - truth

besonders - especially

ganz - absolutely

ziemlich - quite

völlig - completely

ungemein - extraordinary

unglaublich - unbelievable

sehr - very

außergewöhnlich - extraordinarily

außerordentlich - extraordinary

überaus - extremely

ausgesprochen - clearly

hochst - very

absolut - absolutely

total - completely

extreme - extremely

🇩🇪🤯 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.

📌Most Important German Verbs

💥 Yes, you must know these verbs, so don't postpone it until tomorrow!

1. The verbs HABEN (to have) and SEIN (to be)

"To have" and "to be" are the most important verbs of any language, as they convey two important meanings:

- I am, this is ... - existence
- I have, he has ... - belonging

Examples:
er hat viele Freunde - he has many friends
was wollen Sie haben? - what do you want?
er ist zu Hause - he is at home
es ist kalt - it's cold

2. The verbs MACHEN and TUN (to do)

The most important expressions:

was machst du? - what are you doing?
das macht nichts - is nothing, nothing at all (answer to "thank you")
einen Antrag machen - to propose (to marry)
es tut mir leid - I'm sorry
viel zu tun haben - to be very busy

3. Modal and related verbs

Modality is a complex category that expresses the desire to do something, the obligation, the permission. Here they are:

können - can (to have a physical ability)

dürfen - allowed to (to have permission, permission)

mögen (möchten) - to wish (to like)

wollen - to want (exactly and categorically)

sollen - should (mild, recommendation)

müssen– have to (order)

Modal verbs differ from ordinary verbs in all respects:
- by their non-standard temporary forms;
- those that are not used with zu (in infinitive constructions).

4. The verb of becoming WERDEN

It is necessary to know it without thinking twice, since it forms the future tense with the infinitive of any semantic verb.

Ich werde Deutsch lernen - I will learn German.

Future tense is very important, isn't it? In addition to the future, WERDEN shows the process of changing one to another, or rather becoming:

Es wird dunkel - It's getting dark
die Tage werden länger kürzer - days get longer and shorter
was will er werden? - what does he want to be?

And with the help of this verb, Passiv is formed:

das Haus wird gebaut - the house is under construction

5. The verb GEBEN (to give)

What is so special about it, you ask, because this is an ordinary semantic verb. Not really! In the meaning of GIVING, this is really just a useful semantic verb. But there is a peculiarity: GEBEN forms a special linguistic form Es gibt - exists / exist, which is why I isolated it.

🔥The Es gibt construction is extremely important! It is used in relation to everything that "is", that is, "exists":

Es gibt viel interessantes - there are many interesting things
Gut, dass es dich gibt - it's good that you are

🔥 IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER: Es gibt + Akkusativ - that is, the addition will always be in the accusative case, and in addition, it is important to understand that even if there are many objects, the form of the verb will still be gibt (since the subject is es anyway):

Es gibt einen Mann - There is one person
es gibt viel zu tun - a lot of work
was gibt es da zu lachen? - what's so funny?

📌 Learn these important verbs today!