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Ninety more Goethe A2 words, part 2, all nouns: health, clothes and the home, food and shopping, town and travel, nature and countries, school subjects and work, culture and free time, feelings and messages, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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  1. die Mama, -s (n.)
    mum, mom

    Meine Mama hat mich gestern Abend angerufen. — My mum called me yesterday evening.

    Note: A family word, like der Papa; elsewhere say meine Mutter.
    People & family
  2. die Apotheke, -n (n.)
    pharmacy, chemist's

    Ich habe die Tabletten in der Apotheke geholt. — I got the tablets at the pharmacy.

    Watch out: Soap and shampoo are sold in die Drogerie; most medicines only in die Apotheke.
    Body & health
  3. die Bluse, -n (n.)
    blouse

    Sie hat zur Hochzeit eine blaue Bluse getragen. — For the wedding she wore a blue blouse.

    Note: A man's shirt is das Hemd.
    Home & daily life
  4. die Baustelle, -n (n.)
    building site; roadworks

    Neben der Schule gibt es seit Mai eine große Baustelle. — There has been a big building site next to the school since May.

    Note: From bauen (to build) and die Stelle (place).
    Town & travel
  5. die Mitternacht (n., sg.)
    midnight

    Die Party hat erst nach Mitternacht aufgehört. — The party didn't stop until after midnight.

    Note: Usually no article: um Mitternacht = at midnight.
    Time & weather
  6. die Hauptstadt, ¨-e (n.)
    capital (city)

    Viele junge Leute ziehen zum Studieren in die Hauptstadt. — Many young people move to the capital for their studies.

    Note: Plural die Hauptstädte. Capital in the sense of money is das Kapital.
    Nature & the world
  7. die Ausbildung, -en (n.)
    (vocational) training; education

    Nach der Schule hat sie eine Ausbildung als Köchin gemacht. — After school she trained as a cook.

    Note: eine Ausbildung machen = to train for a job, often as an apprentice.
    Work & study
  8. die Angst, ¨-e (n.)
    fear

    Nach dem Unfall hatte Mia lange Angst vor dem Autofahren. — After the accident Mia was afraid of driving for a long time.

    Watch out: Angst haben vor + Dat. = to be afraid of; plural die Ängste.
    Feelings & character
  9. die Datei, -en (n.)
    (computer) file

    Lea speichert die Datei, bevor sie den Laptop zuklappt. — Lea saves the file before she closes her laptop.

    Note: A paper file is die Akte; a ring binder is der Ordner.
    Talking & thinking
  10. die Menge, -n (n.)
    amount, quantity; crowd

    Nach dem Umzug mussten wir eine Menge Kartons auspacken. — After the move we had to unpack a lot of boxes.

    Note: eine Menge + noun = a lot of; jede Menge = loads of.
    Small words & 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 and conjugation checked against the Duden online dictionary (duden.de) and the DWDS (dwds.de); English glosses checked against the PONS and Langenscheidt German–English dictionaries. All example sentences are original.

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