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Ninety more Goethe A2 words, part 4: clothes and the home, moving house, town and traffic, jobs and applications, sport and free time, feelings and reflexive verbs, and small words like dass and wenn, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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  1. auf|passen (v.)
    to pay attention, to watch out; to look after (auf + Akk.) (Perfekt: hat aufgepasst)

    Pass auf, die Treppe ist heute sehr glatt! — Watch out, the stairs are very slippery today!

    Watch out: Looking after someone takes auf + accusative: Kannst du heute Abend auf meinen kleinen Bruder aufpassen?
    Everyday verbs
  2. der Schmerz, -en (n.)
    pain, ache

    Seit gestern habe ich starke Schmerzen im Knie. — I've had severe pain in my knee since yesterday.

    Note: Often plural, and often in compounds: Kopfschmerzen (headache), Bauchschmerzen (stomach ache).
    Body & health
  3. der Service (n., sg.)
    service (in a shop, hotel or restaurant)

    Im Hotel am See ist der Service freundlich, aber das Frühstück ist teuer. — At the hotel by the lake the service is friendly, but breakfast is expensive.

    Watch out: Said the English way; das Service, said the French way, is a set of dishes. In Austria das Service is also used for the service.
    Food & shopping
  4. der Reifen, - (n.)
    tyre

    Ich hatte gestern einen platten Reifen am Fahrrad. — Yesterday a tyre on my bike went flat.

    Note: In autumn drivers in Germany put on winter tyres (Winterreifen).
    Town & travel
  5. der Werktag, -e (n.)
    working day, weekday

    Das Paket kommt in drei bis fünf Werktagen. — The parcel will arrive in three to five working days.

    Watch out: Officially Saturday is a Werktag too; only Sundays and public holidays are not.
    Time & weather
  6. der Rentner, - / die Rentnerin, -nen (n.)
    pensioner, retired person

    Mein Opa ist seit zwei Jahren Rentner. — My grandpa has been retired for two years.

    Note: The pension is die Rente; in Rente gehen = to retire.
    Work & study
  7. der Ski, -er / - (n.)
    ski

    Im Februar fahren wir eine Woche in Österreich Ski. — In February we're going skiing in Austria for a week.

    Note: Said like Schi, and Austria also spells it that way; to ski is Ski fahren.
    Free time & culture
  8. der Spaß (n., sg.)
    fun

    Das Tanzen auf dem Schulfest hat allen Kindern großen Spaß gemacht. — The dancing at the school fair was great fun for all the children.

    Watch out: Fun is often made: Tennis macht mir Spaß = I enjoy tennis; Spaß haben = to have fun. Viel Spaß! = Have fun!
    Feelings & character
  9. sicher (adj.)
    safe; sure, certain

    Bist du sicher, dass der Laden heute geöffnet hat? — Are you sure the shop is open today?

    Note: As an adverb it means certainly: Er kommt sicher später = He's sure to come later.
    Describing words
  10. der Rest, -e (n.)
    rest, remainder; leftovers (pl.)

    Den Rest vom Salat nehme ich morgen mit ins Büro. — I'm taking the rest of the salad to the office tomorrow.

    Watch out: Only what is left over; rest as in relaxing is die Ruhe or die Pause.
    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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