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Ninety more Goethe A2 words, part 6: everyday and talking verbs, health, home, food and travel, work and free time, times of day and how often, feelings, describing words and small words, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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  1. verbieten (v.)
    to forbid, to ban (Perfekt: hat verboten)

    Meine Eltern haben mir früher Süßigkeiten vor dem Essen verboten. — My parents used to forbid me sweets before meals.

    Note: The person takes the dative: jemandem etwas verbieten. On signs, Rauchen verboten = no smoking.
    Everyday verbs
  2. sterben (v., du stirbst, er stirbt)
    to die (Perfekt: ist gestorben)

    Unser Kater Moritz ist im Frühling mit achtzehn Jahren gestorben. — Our tomcat Moritz died in the spring, aged eighteen.

    Watch out: Dying of an illness is an + Dat.: an einer Krankheit sterben. Dead (adj.) is tot.
    People & family
  3. wecken (v.)
    to wake (someone) up (Perfekt: hat geweckt)

    Der Paketbote hat mich heute früh mit seinem Klingeln geweckt. — The delivery man woke me early this morning by ringing the bell.

    Watch out: Waking up yourself is auf|wachen: Ich bin früh aufgewacht. der Wecker = alarm clock.
    Home & daily life
  4. süß (adj.)
    sweet; cute

    Im Sommer verkauft der Bauer an der Straße süße Kirschen. — In summer the farmer sells sweet cherries by the road.

    Note: About babies and animals it means cute: Was für ein süßer Hund!
    Food & shopping
  5. buchen (v.)
    to book (Perfekt: hat gebucht)

    Wir haben schon im Januar ein Hotel am Meer gebucht. — We booked a hotel by the sea back in January.

    Note: A table in a restaurant is usually reservieren: einen Tisch reservieren.
    Town & travel
  6. üben (v.)
    to practise (Perfekt: hat geübt)

    Für den Test üben wir die neuen Wörter zusammen. — We're practising the new words together for the test.

    Note: die Übung = exercise; Übung macht den Meister = practice makes perfect.
    Work & study
  7. sammeln (v.)
    to collect; to gather (Perfekt: hat gesammelt)

    Mein Onkel sammelt alte Postkarten von Berlin. — My uncle collects old postcards of Berlin.

    Note: ich sammle drops an e (Duden also gives ich sammele): Ich sammle alte Münzen.
    Free time & culture
  8. träumen (v.)
    to dream (Perfekt: hat geträumt)

    Mein kleiner Bruder träumt oft von Monstern unter dem Bett. — My little brother often dreams about monsters under the bed.

    Watch out: Dreaming about takes von + Dat.: von dir träumen.
    Feelings & character
  9. schwach (adj.)
    weak (schwächer, am schwächsten)

    Seit dem Unfall ist mein linkes Bein etwas schwach. — Since the accident my left leg has been a bit weak.

    Note: The opposite is stark (strong); schwach in Mathe = bad at maths.
    Describing words
  10. drinnen (adv.)
    inside, indoors

    Bei dem Regen spielen die Kinder heute drinnen. — The children are playing indoors today because of the rain.

    Note: The opposite is draußen (outside).
    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, word class and conjugation checked against the Duden online dictionary (duden.de) and the DWDS (dwds.de); English glosses against the PONS and Langenscheidt German–English dictionaries. All example sentences are original.

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