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German Vocabulary
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Schlangen SHLANG-en
lines / queues
noun Feuerwerksverkäufen FOY-er-verks-fer-KOY-fen
fireworks sales
noun Mindestlohn min-dest-lohn
minimum wage
noun Euro oy-ro
Euro
noun Brückentag brue-ken-tahg (ü like 'oo' in 'moon' but with lips rounded as if saying 'ee', 'g' as in 'go')
bridge day
noun Smartphone smart-fone
smartphone
noun Kamera kah-meh-rah
camera
noun Winterschlussverkauf vin-ter-shluss-fair-kauf
winter clearance sale
noun Einkauf yn-kauf
purchase, shopping
noun Freundin FROYND-in
friend (female)
noun Dreikönigstag dry-ker-nishs-tahg
Three Kings Day, Epiphany
noun Elektroauto eh-LEK-troh-ow-toh
electric car
noun Messe MESS-uh
trade fair, exhibition
noun Züge tsoo-geh
trains
noun Straßenkarneval SHTRAH-sen-kar-neh-val
street carnival
noun Stromkosten shtrohm-kos-ten
electricity fees/costs
noun bisschen bis-shen
bit/little
noun Handballspiel HANT-bal-shpeel
handball match
noun Kostüme kos-TOOM-uh
costumes
noun Karneval KAR-neh-vahl
Carnival
noun Ruhpolding ROO-pohl-ding
Ruhpolding
noun Scheiß shice
shit / crap
noun Langeweile LANG-uh-vye-luh
boredom
noun Split shplit
split
noun Strecke shtrek-uh
route
noun Bürgergeld boor-ger-gelt
basic income support
noun Bundestag boon-dess-tahk
Bundestag (German parliament)
noun Outdoor-Typ out-door-teep
outdoorsy type
noun der Briefkasten breef-kas-ten
the mailbox
noun Wachsein vach-zyne
being awake
noun Autofahren outo-far-en
driving
noun Arbeitssachen Ar-bytes-zah-ken
work stuff
noun Erhöhung er-HOO-ung
increase, raise
noun Arbeitnehmer AR-bait-nay-mer
employee(s)
noun Student shtoo-DENT
student (male)
noun Einschreiben EYN-shry-ben
certified letter / registered mail
noun Ausdruck OWS-drook
expression
noun Toilettenpause toy-LEHT-en-pow-zeh
bathroom break
noun Ausstellung ows-shtel-loong
exhibition
noun Lkw ELL-kay-vay
truck
noun Schichtteilung SHIKHT-ty-lung
split (shift division)
noun Ausliefern OWS-lee-furn
delivering
noun Postamt post-ahmt
post office
noun Postkorb post-korb
mail tray, mail basket
noun Arbeitstag ARE-bites-tahk
work day
noun Linseneintopf lin-zen-ain-topf
lentil stew
noun Route ROO-tuh
route
noun Platz plahts
seat / place / space
noun Reihe RY-uh
row / order
noun Regierung reh-GEER-oong
government
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