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110 A1 small words: prepositions with their case, pronouns and determiners with their forms, conjunctions, numbers, ordinals, units and abbreviations, and expressions such as an sein and zu sein, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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  1. an sein (expr.)
    to be on (a light, a device)

    Warum ist das Licht im Bad noch an? — Why is the light in the bathroom still on?

    Note: To switch on is anmachen, to switch off ausmachen.
    Everyday verbs
  2. auf sein (expr.)
    to be open; to be up (out of bed)

    Ist die Apotheke am Samstag auf? — Is the pharmacy open on Saturday?

    Note: Of a person it means up: Ich bin schon um sechs auf = I'm already up at six.
    Everyday verbs
  3. aus sein (expr.)
    to be off (a light, a device); to be over

    Das Fußballspiel ist gleich aus, dann essen wir. — The football match will be over in a moment, then we'll eat.

    Watch out: Of a person it means gone out (for the evening): Gestern Abend war ich mit Freunden aus.
    Everyday verbs
  4. weg sein (expr.)
    to be gone, to be away

    Mama hat zwölf Brezeln gekauft, und jetzt sind alle weg. — Mum bought twelve pretzels, and now they're all gone.

    Note: weg also joins verbs of moving: weggehen, wegfahren = to leave.
    Everyday verbs
  5. zu sein (expr.)
    to be closed, to be shut

    Im August ist unser Lieblingsrestaurant drei Wochen zu. — In August our favourite restaurant is closed for three weeks.

    Note: Everyday speech; signs say geschlossen. The opposite is auf sein or offen sein.
    Everyday verbs
  6. die Mitte, -n (n.)
    middle, centre; (with a month) the middle of

    Mitte August sind viele Familien am Meer. — In mid-August lots of families are at the seaside.

    Note: in der Mitte = in the middle; a town centre is usually die Innenstadt or das Zentrum.
    Small words & numbers
  7. der Schluss, ¨-e (n.)
    end; conclusion

    Zum Schluss sagt der Lehrer: „Bis morgen!“ — At the end the teacher says, "See you tomorrow!"

    Note: Schluss machen = to stop for the day, or to break up; the plural is die Schlüsse.
    Small words & numbers
  8. z. B. (abbr.)
    e.g., for example (short for zum Beispiel)

    Ich mag Obst, z. B. Äpfel und Bananen. — I like fruit, e.g. apples and bananas.

    Note: Written with a space after the first dot, and read aloud as zum Beispiel.
    Small words & numbers
  9. zum Beispiel (expr.)
    for example

    Im Sommer kann man hier viel machen, zum Beispiel schwimmen. — In summer you can do a lot here, for example swim.

    Note: Written z. B.; das Beispiel, -e = example.
    Small words & numbers
  10. acht (num.)
    eight

    Lukas ist acht und spielt gern Fußball. — Lukas is eight and likes playing football.

    Note: The ordinal keeps one t: der achte (eighth), not achtte.
    Small words & numbers › Numbers

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  • Word selection follows the Goethe-Institut word lists for the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 (Start Deutsch 1, Wortliste 2012) and A2 (Wortliste 2016), alphabetical lists and word groups, reference only (apart from a few set phrases and short everyday sentences, their example sentences are not used); gender, plural, case government and forms checked against the Duden online dictionary (duden.de) and DWDS (dwds.de), number spelling against the Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung's Amtliches Regelwerk (2024); English glosses checked against the PONS and Langenscheidt German–English dictionaries. All example sentences are original.

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