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German A2 — Core Vocabulary, Part 5 flashcards

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Ninety more Goethe A2 words, part 5: everyday verbs, connectors and small words, feelings and describing words, opinions, health, home and food, free time and Christmas, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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aus|gehen (v.)

to go out (in the evening); to run out; to go out (a light, a fire) (Perfekt: ist ausgegangen)

Im Urlaub in Lissabon sind wir jeden Abend ausgegangen. — On holiday in Lisbon we went out every evening.

Note: Of supplies it means to run out: Der Kaffee ist ausgegangen = We've run out of coffee.
Everyday verbs
erkältet sein (expr.)

to have a cold

Mein Mann ist erkältet und schnarcht deshalb noch lauter als sonst. — My husband has a cold, so he's snoring even louder than usual.

Note: To catch a cold = sich erkälten; the cold itself is die Erkältung, real flu die Grippe.
Body & health
aus|packen (v.)

to unpack; to unwrap (Perfekt: hat ausgepackt)

Nach der Reise habe ich sofort meinen Koffer ausgepackt. — After the trip I unpacked my suitcase straight away.

Note: The opposite is ein|packen (to pack; to wrap up a present).
Home & daily life
frisch (adj.)

fresh; cool (weather)

Die Kräuter für die Soße habe ich frisch vom Balkon geholt. — I picked the herbs for the sauce fresh from the balcony.

Note: Of weather it means cool (Heute ist es frisch); frisch gestrichen = wet paint.
Food & shopping
heiß (adj.)

hot

Im Sommer ist es in meinem Zimmer unter dem Dach oft sehr heiß. — In summer it's often very hot in my attic room.

Watch out: For your own body say Mir ist heiß = I'm hot; Ich bin heiß would mean sexy or eager.
Time & weather
verabredet sein (expr.)

to have arranged to meet (someone), to have a date

Am Samstag bin ich mit Jana zum Frühstück verabredet. — On Saturday I've arranged to meet Jana for breakfast.

Note: The person takes mit + Dat.; the verb is sich verabreden, the noun die Verabredung.
Free time & culture
toll (adj.)

great, brilliant, fantastic

Das Konzert am Samstag war toll, die Band hat drei Stunden gespielt. — The concert on Saturday was great; the band played for three hours.

Note: Very common in speech; Na toll! is often ironic: Great, just what I needed.
Feelings & character
dafür/dagegen sein (expr.)

to be for / against (something), to be in favour of / opposed to it

Die Kinder wollen einen Hund, aber unser Vermieter ist dagegen. — The children want a dog, but our landlord is against it.

Note: Name the thing with für or gegen + Akk.: Ich bin für einen Ausflug.
Talking & thinking
erlaubt sein (expr.)

to be allowed, to be permitted

Auf unserem Campingplatz sind Hunde erlaubt, aber nur an der Leine. — Dogs are allowed at our campsite, but only on a lead.

Note: The opposite is verboten sein; the verb erlauben takes the person in the dative: Das erlaube ich dir nicht.
Describing words
als (conj.)

than (after a comparative); as (in the role of); when (one event in the past)

Als ich klein war, wohnten wir in einem Dorf an der Nordsee. — When I was little, we lived in a village on the North Sea.

Watch out: For one event or period in the past use als; for repeated events and the present use wenn.
Small words & numbers

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