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Eighty-nine more Goethe A2 words, part 7: everyday verbs, home, cooking and prices, travel, weather and weekdays, festivals, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg, hobbies, character and feelings, colours and small words like gegenüber, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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  1. wählen (v.)
    to choose; to vote (for), to elect; to dial (Perfekt: hat gewählt)

    Zum Hauptgericht können Sie zwischen Fisch und Fleisch wählen. — For the main course you can choose between fish and meat.

    Note: eine Nummer wählen = to dial a number; die Wahl = the choice; the election.
    Everyday verbs
  2. getrennt (adj.)
    separated; separate(ly)

    Lenas Eltern leben getrennt, aber Weihnachten feiern sie immer zusammen. — Lena's parents live apart, but they always celebrate Christmas together.

    Note: In a restaurant, Zusammen oder getrennt? asks whether you are paying together or separately.
    People & family
  3. probieren (v.)
    to try, to taste; to try out (Perfekt: hat probiert)

    Hast du den Käse aus der Schweiz schon probiert? — Have you tried the cheese from Switzerland yet?

    Note: Verbs in -ieren take no ge- in the Perfekt: probiert, not geprobiert.
    Food & shopping
  4. reservieren (v.)
    to reserve, to book (Perfekt: hat reserviert)

    Hast du schon Plätze im Zug nach Berlin reserviert? — Have you reserved seats on the train to Berlin yet?

    Note: Seats and tables are reserviert; a trip or a flight is more often gebucht.
    Town & travel
  5. kühl (adj.)
    cool, chilly

    Am Abend wird es kühl, nimm lieber eine Jacke mit. — It gets chilly in the evening, so you'd better take a jacket.

    Note: Food and drinks are kept kühl; der Kühlschrank = the fridge.
    Time & weather
  6. notieren (v.)
    to note down, to write down (Perfekt: hat notiert)

    Während des Telefonats habe ich mir die wichtigsten Termine notiert. — During the phone call I noted down the most important dates.

    Note: Often with a dative pronoun: sich etwas notieren = to make a note of something.
    Work & study
  7. fotografieren (v.)
    to photograph, to take photos (of) (Perfekt: hat fotografiert)

    Im Urlaub habe ich jeden Tag die Berge fotografiert. — On holiday I photographed the mountains every day.

    Watch out: der Fotograf is the photographer; the picture is das Foto, and ein Foto machen = to take a photo.
    Free time & culture
  8. furchtbar (adj.)
    terrible, awful; (adv.) terribly

    Der Lärm von der Baustelle war gestern furchtbar. — The noise from the building site was awful yesterday.

    Note: As an adverb it makes a word stronger: furchtbar müde = terribly tired.
    Feelings & character
  9. beliebt (adj.)
    popular; well-liked

    Der neue Spielplatz im Park ist bei Familien aus dem ganzen Viertel beliebt. — The new playground in the park is popular with families from the whole neighbourhood.

    Note: Popular with = beliebt bei + Dat.
    Describing words
  10. gegenüber (prep. + Dat.)
    opposite, across from

    Gegenüber dem Kino gibt es eine gute Pizzeria. — Opposite the cinema there's a good pizzeria.

    Note: After a pronoun it comes second: Sie saß mir gegenüber = She sat opposite me. Everyday speech also says gegenüber vom Park.
    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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