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  1. der Anfang, ¨-e (n.)
    beginning, start

    Der Kurs ist am Anfang sehr leicht. — The course is very easy at the start.

    Note: With months there is no article: Anfang Mai = at the beginning of May.
    Time & weather
  2. bald (adv.)
    soon

    Der Bus kommt bald. — The bus is coming soon.

    Note: Bis bald! = See you soon!
    Time & weather
  3. dauern (v.)
    to last, to take (time) (Perfekt: hat gedauert)

    Wie lange dauert dein Deutschkurs? — How long does your German course last?

    Watch out: For the time a person needs, use brauchen: Ich brauche zwei Stunden = It takes me two hours.
    Time & weather
  4. das Ende, -n (n.)
    end

    Unsere Wohnung ist am Ende der Straße. — Our flat is at the end of the street.

    Watch out: Neuter: das Ende, am Ende; with months there is no article: Ende Juni.
    Time & weather
  5. früher (adv.)
    earlier; in the past, formerly

    Unser Kurs endet heute zwanzig Minuten früher. — Our class finishes twenty minutes earlier today.

    Note: It also means in the past: Früher war in unserer Straße ein Kino = Our street used to have a cinema.
    Time & weather
  6. an|klicken (v.)
    to click (on) (Perfekt: hat angeklickt)

    Klick bitte unten rechts das kleine Symbol an. — Please click the little icon at the bottom right.

    Note: Without an you say auf something klicken: auf den Link klicken.
    Work & study
  7. an|kreuzen (v.)
    to tick, to check (a box) (Perfekt: hat angekreuzt)

    Kreuzen Sie an, welche Sprachen Sie sprechen. — Tick the languages you speak.

    Note: In Germany you usually mark a box with a cross (das Kreuz) rather than a tick.
    Work & study
  8. (sich) an|melden (v.)
    to register, to sign up; to enrol (someone) (Perfekt: hat angemeldet)

    Ich melde mich für den Deutschkurs an. — I'm signing up for the German course.

    Watch out: Reflexive for yourself (sich für etwas anmelden), not for someone else: Ich melde meinen Sohn an.
    Work & study
  9. die Anmeldung, -en (n.)
    registration; reception (desk)

    Die Anmeldung ist bis Freitag möglich. — Registration is possible until Friday.

    Note: At a doctor's or a school, die Anmeldung is also the front desk where you check in.
    Work & study
  10. arbeitslos (adj.)
    unemployed, out of work

    Mein Nachbar ist leider arbeitslos. — Unfortunately my neighbour is unemployed.

    Note: seit + present: Er ist seit Mai arbeitslos = He has been unemployed since May.
    Work & study

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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, conjugation, Perfekt auxiliary and regional marks checked against the Duden online dictionary (duden.de) and DWDS (dwds.de), regional usage also against the Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache; English glosses checked against the PONS and Langenscheidt German–English dictionaries; usage notes checked against DWDS corpus frequencies and the Google Books Ngram Viewer (German corpus), and notes on holidays, shop hours, kindergarten and ballots against the law texts on gesetze-im-internet.de and gesetze-bayern.de. All example sentences are original.

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