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German Vocabulary
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Einstellung ine-shtell-ung
attitude, setting, adjustment
noun wesentlich vay-sent-lich
significantly, essential(ly)
adjective beitragen bye-trah-guhn
to contribute
verb Gesamtgeschwindigkeit guh-zahmt-guh-shvin-dich-kite
overall speed
noun anstatt an-shtat
rather than/instead of
preposition/conjunct abwarten up-vahr-ten
to wait it out/to wait
verb durchbrechen DOORKH-brekh-uhn
to break through/break
verb Kopfschmerzen KOPF-shmerts-en
headache / head pain
noun weh vey
sore / painful
adverb Fieber FEE-buh
fever
noun Medizin meh-dee-tsin
medicine
noun Bauch bow-kh (the 'ch' is a guttural sound, like clearing your throat)
stomach, belly
noun wehtun vay-toon
to hurt, to ache, to cause pain
verb ansteckend AN-shtek-ent
contagious
adjective das Virus das VEE-roos
the virus
noun Reduzierung reh-doo-TSEER-ung
reduction
noun vor for
before
preposition Schlafengehen SHLAH-fuhn-geh-uhn
going to sleep/bedtime
noun Muster MOO-stur
pattern
noun unruhig UN-roo-hikh
restless
adjective unterbrochen oon-tur-BROCH-uhn
interrupted
adjective Arzt artst
doctor (male)
noun Rücken REW-ken
back
noun schwindelig shvin-deh-lig
dizzy
adjective Hals hahls (rhymes with English 'pal' + 's')
throat
noun Krankenschwester Krahn-ken-shvester
nurse (female)
noun tut toot
does / is doing / hurts
verb Hör hoer
Stop
verb aufgehört owf-geh-hørt
stopped
verb bluten bloo-ten
bleed
verb erholen air-HOLE-en (stress on 'hole')
to recover, to relax
verb fühlen foo-len
to feel
verb Pille PIL-uh
pill
noun Husten Hoo-stn (The 'u' is a long 'oo' sound, like in 'flute')
cough
noun allergisch ah-LAIR-gish
allergic
adjective die Wunde dee VOON-duh
the wound
noun Pflaster pflah-stuh
bandage / plaster
noun Flüssigkeit FLEE-sihg-kite
fluid, liquid
noun ängstlich Engst-likh
anxious/fearful
adjective gebrochen guh-BROH-shun
broken
participle Rauchen ROW-khun
smoking
noun schrecklich SHRECK-lish
terrible
adjective schwach shvakh
weak
adjective Nachspeise NAHKH-shpye-zeh
dessert
noun bedeuten beh-DOY-ten
to mean, to signify
verb Arm arm
arm
noun Hast hahst
Have
verb Temperatur tem-peh-rah-TOOR
temperature
noun zurzeit tsoor-tsyt
currently / these days
adverb Kohlenhydrate koh-len-hee-dra-tuh
carbohydrates / carbs
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