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German Vocabulary
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sagen zah-guhn
to say
verb Uhr oor
o'clock/clock
noun Weihnachten VAI-nakh-ten
Christmas
noun herum heh-ROOM
around
adverb musste MOO-stuh
had to
verb anstehen AN-sh-teh-en
to wait in line / to queue
verb Konsole kon-ZOH-luh
console
noun Flug FLOOK
flight
noun vergehen fair-GAY-en
to pass (of time), to go by
verb würde veer-duh
would
verb irgendwann ihr-gund-vahn
sometime
adverb frei fry
free/off
adjective frühzeitig Froo-tseit-ich
ahead of time / early
adverb erledigen Air-lee-dig-en
to get done, to complete a task
verb stundenlang SHTOON-den-lahng
for hours / hours-long
adverb Entwicklung ent-vik-lung
advancement/development
noun halten hal-ten
to hold/keep
verb das Restaurant res-to-RONG
the restaurant
noun annehmen AN-neem-en
to accept
verb der Geldautomat GELT-ow-toh-maht
the ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
noun möchten moe-sh-teh
would like
verb lecker Leck-er
delicious/tasty
adjective Bargeld BAR-gelt
cash
noun vorher FOR-hehr
beforehand
adverb Rechnung Raysh-noong
bill, check, invoice
noun Namen nah-men
name
noun wollen 'vil-st'
to want
verb Reservierung reh-zehr-vee-rung
reservation
noun bestellen buh-shtel-uhn
to order
verb Speisekarte SHPY-zuh-KAR-tuh (like 'spice-uh-car-tuh')
menu
noun Zucker TSOO-ker
sugar
noun scharf sharf
spicy
adjective Reiseplan RY-zuh-plahn
itinerary / travel plan
noun straff shtrahf
tight / strict
adjective Zeitplan TSYTE-plahn
schedule / timetable
noun Burger boorg-uh
burger
noun Tisch tish (rhymes with dish)
table
noun zahlen Tsah-len
to pay
verb Mehr mair (rhymes with 'hair')
more
adverb Ist ist
is
verb Suppe ZOO-puh (Z like in zebra)
soup
noun Nachtisch NAKH-tish (NAKH as in 'Bach' and 'tish' as in 'fish')
dessert
noun Portion por-tsih-ohn
portion, serving
noun schmecken shmeck-en
to taste
verb toll toll
great
adjective heiß hys (i as in 'mine')
hot
adjective Gabel gah-bul
fork
noun geschmeckt ge-schmeckt
tasted
verb kein Kine (rhymes with 'mine')
no / not any / not a
article die Ruhe
quiet / rest
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