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Abholung ap-ho-loong
pickup / collection
noun Bordstein bort-shtine
curb / curbstone
noun beunruhigend be-OON-roo-hee-gent
unsettling / disturbing
adjective scrollen SKROL-en
to scroll
verb Weilchen VYLE-khen
a little while
noun Serie ZEH-ree-uh
series/show
noun Grünkohl GROON-kohl
kale
noun Würstchen VYRRST-shen
sausages
noun Viertel FEER-tel
neighborhood
noun mache MAH-khuh
do / make
verb Finale fee-NAH-luh
final
noun spannend SHPAN-nend
exciting
adjective Silber ZILL-ber
silver
noun trotzdem TROTZ-dem
still / nevertheless
adverb großer GROH-ser
great / big
adjective Erfolg air-FOLG
success
noun Pullover POO-lo-ver
sweater / pullover
noun Podcast POD-kahst
podcast
noun True Crime troo kraim
true crime
noun Meile MY-leh
mile
noun Dinner for One dinner for won
Dinner for One
noun Fernsehen fern-zay-en
television
noun Schlangen SHLANG-en
lines / queues
noun Feuerwerksverkäufen FOY-er-verks-fer-KOY-fen
fireworks sales
noun extrem ex-TREM
extremely
adverb Mindestlohn min-dest-lohn
minimum wage
noun 14 fyer-tseen
fourteen
adjective 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 grünen GROO-nen
green
adjective 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 futuristisch foo-too-RIS-tish
futuristic
adjective Züge tsoo-geh
trains
noun schon wieder shon VEE-der
again (already again, yet again)
adverb 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 bereiten BEH-rye-ten
prepare
verb Kostüme kos-TOOM-uh
costumes
noun Karneval KAR-neh-vahl
Carnival
noun Ruhpolding ROO-pohl-ding
Ruhpolding
noun sicher ZIKH-er
surely, certainly, safe
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