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Week Fifteen

Fri., Dec. 1

• der Automat (wk. noun), -en = vending machine, automat
• der Geldautomat = ATM
• der Getränkeautomat = beverage vending machine
• der Blumenautomat = flower vending machine
• der Waschautomat = washing machine 

Thurs., Nov. 30

• das Gift, -e = poison
• der vergiftete Apfel = the poisoned apple
• das Schneewittchen = Snow White 

Tues., Nov. 28

• der Fluss, –̈e = river
• bitte = you're welcome, please, after you, don't mention it, here you go
• Entschuldigung = excuse me
• Das tut mir leid. = I'm sorry.
• leidtun is a separable prefix verb
• die Dame, -n = lady
• der Herr, -en (weak noun, but the accusative is Herrn) = gentleman
• Here is a list of some separable prefix verbs, more to get you used to them:
• mitkommen = to come along
• rüberkommen = to come over
• ankommen = to arrive
• wiederkommen = to come again
• zurückkommen = to come back
• zurückgehen = to go back
• mitgehen = to go along (to a place)
• mitspielen = to play along (to play also)
• wiederholen = to repeat 

Week Fourteen

Tues., Nov. 21

• All of these have occurred earlier:
• vor = before, till
• nach = after, past
• halb = half (but till the next hour!)
• Viertel = quarter 

Week Thirteen

Thurs., Nov. 16

• Ich muss draußen bleiben. = I have to stay outside.
• drinnen = inside
• weiß = white
• braun = braun
• grün = green
• das Glas, no plural as a substance = glass
• das Weißglas, Braunglas, Grünglas
• links stehen, rechts gehen = stand on the left, walk on the right
• Betreten des Grundstücks verboten = no trespassing
• der Monat, -e = month
• das Jahr, -e = year
• im Jahre 2023 = in the year 2023 (spelled "zweitausenddreiundzwanzig") 
• die Jahreszeit, -en = season
• das Frühjahr = spring 
• der Geburtstag, -e = birthday
• Wann hast du Geburtstag? = When is your birthday?
• Ich weiß, das Jacob vierzehn Jahre alt ist. = I know that Jacob is fourteen years old. 
• mitkommen (sep.) = to come along
• mitgehen (sep.) = to go along 

Tues., Nov. 14

• morgen = tomorrow (originally encountered on Aug. 25)
• heute = today
• gestern = yesterday
• übermorgen = the day after tomorrow
• vorgestern = the day before yesterday 

Week Twelve

Fri., Nov. 10

• Auf welche Schule geht er/sie? = To what school does s/he go? 

Thurs., Nov. 9

• nach = after
• vor = before
• (das) Viertel = quarter 

Week Eleven

Thurs., Nov. 2

• die Gesundheit = health
• (un)gesund = (un)healthy
• der Salat, -e = salad
• die Schokolade, -n = chocolate 
• Thanksgiving vocab 
• das Erntedankfest = Thanksgiving
• die Ernte = harvest
• die Freiheit der Religion, die Religionsfreiheit = freedom of religion 
• der Truthahn = turkey
• mit Füllung = with stuffing
• das Kartoffelpüree = mashed potatoes
• die Soße = gravy
• der Mais = corn
• der Maiskolben = corncob
• der Football = football 
• der Aufzug = parade
• der Besuch = company (visitors)
• die Familie = family
• der Pilger = pilgrim
• der Indianer = American Indian
• der Indier = Indian (person from India)
• lecker = delicious 

Tues., Oct. 31

• der Hund, -e = dog
• die Kirche, -n = church
• die Kirsche, -n = cherry
• Ich habe gewonnen. = I won. 

Week Ten

Fri., Oct. 27

• die Zugspitze = Zugspitze (Germany's highest mountain) 
• was für? = what kind of?

Thurs., Oct. 26

• abwesend = absent
• anwesend = present (physically at a place) 

Tues., Oct. 24

• schwanger = pregnant
• das Baby, -s = baby
• das Einzelkind, -er = only child
• im Ruhestand = retired
• also pensioniert
• verheiratet = married
• verlobt = engaged
• ledig = single
• mütterlicherseits = on the mother's side, maternal
• väterlicherseits = on the father's side, paternal
• heute über acht Tage = a week from today 

Week Nine

Fri., Oct. 20

Thurs., Oct. 19

• der Döner, – = doner kebab
• das Wappen, – = coat of arms
• die Waffe, -n = weapon
• das Kind, -er = child
• der Sohn, die Söhne = son
• die Tochter, die Töchter = daughter
• der Enkel, – (means plural identical in form to singular) = grandson
• die Enkelin, -nen = granddaughter
• die Geschwister (normally plural only) = siblings
• der Bruder, die Brüder = brother
• die Schwester, -n = sister
• die Verwandten (generally plural) = relatives
• der Cousin, -s = male cousin
• der Vetter, -n = male cousin
• die Cousine (Kusine), -n = female cousin
• der Onkel, -- = uncle
• die Tante, -n = aunt
• der Neffe, -n (weak noun) = nephew
• die Nichte, -n = niece
• Stief- = step (relative, not a stair)
• Halb- = half
• geschieden = divorced
• verstorben = deceased
• das Tier, -e = animal
• das Haustier, -e = pet
• der Lehrer, – = teacher (male)
• die Lehrerin, -nen = teacher (female) 

Tues., Oct. 17

• Halloween Vocab 
• der Kürbis = pumpkin
• die Kürbislaterne = jack o'lantern 
• das Spukhaus = haunted house
• die Fledermaus = bat
• der Cowboy = cowboy
• die Hexe = witch
• der Pirat = pirate
• der Vampir = vampire
• der Clown = clown
• das Gespenst = ghost
• die schwarze Katze = black cat
• die Eule = der Uhu = owl
• der Teufel = devil
• müde = tired
• Was ist los? = What's up?  What's wrong?  (in the book, but it's important)
• die Familie, -n = family
• die Eltern (plural only) = parents 
• der Vater, die Väter = father
• der Vati, -s = dad
• die Mutter, die Mütter = mother
• die Mutti, -s = mom
• die Großeltern (plural only) = grandparents
• der Großvater, die Großväter = grandfather
• der Opa, -s = grandpa
• also der Großvati, -s 
• die Großmutter, die Großmütter = grandmother
• die Oma, -s = grandma
• also die Großmutti, -s 

Week Eight

Fri., Oct. 13

• die Donau = the Danube river

Wed., Oct. 11

• der Rhein = the Rhine river
• gratulieren = to congratulate
• die Brille, -n = (a pair of eye)glasses
• der Film, -e = film, movie
• das Buch, –̈er = book
• interessant = interesting 

Week Seven

Fri., Oct. 6

• finden = to find, exactly as in English
• to locate someone or something
• to have an opinion about a topic 

Thurs., Oct. 5

• die Einheit, -en = unity; unit
• die Mauer, -n = wall
• die Berliner Mauer = the Berlin Wall
• spielen = to play 

Tues., Oct. 3

• die Luftbrücke = Berlin Airlift ("air bridge") 
• mit dem Auto = by car
• mit dem Bus = by bus
• mit dem Fahrrad = by bike
• zu Fuß = on foot
• Wie kommst du zur Schule? = How do you get to school? 

Week Six

Fri., Sept. 29

• weit, weiter, am weitesten = far, farther, farthest

Thurs., Sept. 28

• Westdeutschland = West Germany
• die Bundesrepublik Deutschland = Federal Republic of Germany
• sondern = but rather
• schon = already
• nur = only, just (originally appeared on Sept. 19)
• auch = also, too (originally appeared on Sept. 8)
• aber = but (contrastive, "however")
• das Handy, -s = cellphone
• genau = exact(ly)
• wo genau? = where exactly?
• Wo wohnst du? (addressed to a friend, young person) = Where do you live?
• Wo wohnen Sie? (addressed to an adult) = Where do you live? 
• Answers to „wo“.  Ich wohne ___.
• in Missouri = in Missouri
• in St. Louis = in St. Louis
•  in der Stadt = in the city, in town
• St. Louis ist eine Stadt in Missouri. = St. Louis is a city in Missouri.
• auf dem Lande = in the country
• nicht weit von hier = not far from here
• (gleich) um die Ecke = (right/just) around the corner
• neben dem Café = next to the cafe (coffee house)
• hinter dem Park = behind the park
• gegenüber (von) dem Kaufhaus = opposite/across from the department store
• da drüben = over there
•  zehn Minuten von hier = ten minutes from here

Tues., Sept. 26

• Kristallnacht = Crystal Night, a night of terror against Jewish people in German on Nov. 9, 1938
• sein/e = his
• ihr/e = her(s)
• Ihr/e = your (formal)
• zwo = two (to avoid confusion with "drei")
• Mathe = math 

Week Five

Thurs., Sept. 21

• die Republik, -en = republic
• schockiert = shocked
• schockierend = shocking
• das Gespräch, -e = conversation
• die Konversation, -en = conversation 

Tues., Sept. 19

• der Kanzler, – = chancellor
• der Präsident, -en = president
• nur = only, just
• die Gruppe, -n = group
• jung, jünger, am jüngsten = young, younger, youngest
• (genau)so alt wie = (just) as old as
• der Tag, plur.: die Tage = day, days 

Week Four

Fri., Sept. 15

• jünger = younger
• jünger als = younger than 

Thurs., Sept. 14

• Be sure to practice the pronunciation and spelling of the numbers 0-20.
• Wilhelm I (pronounced "Wilhelm der Erste") = Wilhelm the First
• der Kaiser, – = emperor
• das Reich, -e = empire, kingdom
• Wie alt bist du? (addressed to a friend, young person) = How old are you?
• Wie alt sind Sie? (addressed to an adult) = How old are you?
• ich bin ___ (Jahre alt). = I am ___ (years old).
• alt, älter, am ältesten = old, older, oldest
• älter als = older than
• die Mutter, –̈ = mother
• der Opa, -s = grandpa 

Tues., Sept. 12

• über = over, above
• Ruhe bitte = quiet, please
• schweigen = to be quiet
• Schweigt euch! = Be quiet!
• der Freund, -e = (male) friend, boyfriend
• Das stimmt (nicht). = That's (not) right/correct. 

Week Three

Fri., Sept. 8

• das Haus, –̈er = house, home
• das Dach, –̈er = roof
• obdachlos = homeless
• das Krümelmonster™ = Cookie Monster™
• (der) Grobi™ = Grover™
• auch = also, too
• umarmen = to hug
• lieben = to love
• die Bildungslücke, -n = gap in one's learning/education
• der Keks, -e = cookie 

Wed., Sept. 6

• Wie geht's? = How's it going? (a less formal question)
• Wie geht es Ihnen? = How is it going? (addressed to one or more adults)
• Es geht mir ___.  = It's going ___ for me. (a standard way to answer how you are doing)
• Mir geht's ___. = another way to answer the same thing
• when things are going great
• sehr gut = very well
• super = super
• prima = great
• toll = great
• ausgezeichnet = excellent(ly)
• when things are going well
• gut = well, good
• when things are just average
• soso = so-so
• so lala = so-so
• es geht = it's going (How's it going?  It's going.)
• ganz gut = rather well, fairly well
• when things are going poorly
• schlecht = bad(ly)
• nicht so gut = not so well
• when things are going horribly
• sehr schlecht = very badly
• miserabel = miserably 
• besser = better
• hoffentlich = hopefully
• Russland = Russia
• Indien = India
• er = he (but also it)
• sie = she (but also it)
• es = it (but rarely also he or she)
• Woher kommt er/sie? = Where does s/he come from?
• Er (Sie) kommt aus ___. = He (She) comes from ___. 
• Österreich = Austria
• die Schweiz = Switzerland 

Week Two

Fri., Sept. 1

• Wie geht es dir? = How is it going?  (addressed to a friend, relative, or child)

Thurs., Aug. 31

• das Mittelalter = the Middle Ages
• das Heilige Römische Reich Deutscher Nation = the Holy Roman Empire
• Donnerstag = Thursday (probably occurred here) 

Tues., Aug. 29

• Wie ist dein Name? = What is your name?  (addressed to a young person)
• Mein Name ist ___. = My name is ___.
• Wie heißen Sie? = What is your name?  (addressed to an adult)
• Wie ist Ihr Name? = What is your name?  (addressed to an adult)
• NOTE: Vocab from the book will generally NOT appear on this page. 

Week One

Fri., Aug. 25

• Guten Abend = Good evening
• Auf Wiederhören = a goodbye for the telephone
• Wiederhören = a casual goodbye on the phone
• Tschüs = an informal goodbye
• bis morgen = until tomorrow
• bis später = until later
• bis dann = until then
• bis bald = until soon
• Montag = until Monday
• Tschau = a goodbye from Italy now used everywhere
• Schreibt noch jemand? = Is anyone still writing?
• Tiger = tiger
• Bär = bear
• Wie heißt du? = What is your name?  (addressed to a young person)
• Ich heiße ___. = My name is ___. 
• Freitag = Friday (probably occurred here)

Wed., Aug. 23

• Mittwoch = Wednesday
• Ostdeutschland = East Germany
• Servus = a greeting/goodbye used in South Germany and Austria
• Grüezi = a Swiss German greeting
• Moin = a North German greeting used all day, although it means "morning."
• Hallo = a phone greeting, but also used elsewhere 
• Guten Morgen = Good morning
• Morgen = morning, a more casual form

Tues., Aug. 22

• Bundesländer = (federal) states
• Grüß Gott = standard Southern greeting
• Grüß dich = a more casual version of the South German greeting, hi
• Auf Wiederschauen = a standard goodbye in South German area
• Wiederschauen = a more casual version, bye
• sechzehn = sixteen
• Montag = Monday
• Dienstag = Tuesday
• August = August
• Danke = thanks, thank you
• Zuschauen = watching 

Mon., Aug. 21

• Haupstadt = capital city 
• Deutschland = Germany 
• Guten Tag = standard German greeting
• Tag = a more casual version, hi
• Auf Wiedersehen = standard German goodbye
• Wiedersehen = a more casual version, bye
• wiederholen = to repeat