| Glossary |
| ach, Entschuldigung |
Oh, excuse me! |
| das Studentenwerk (-e) |
student administration |
| gleich |
just |
| um die Ecke |
(a)round the corner |
| das Hauptgebäude (-) |
main building |
| hat ... geöffnet |
This means "is open" and is an alternative to "ist offen". The word "geöffnet" is the past participle of "öffnen", the verb meaning "to open". |
| das Pech |
bad luck |
| Pech gehabt! |
you're unlucky there! |
| die Sprechzeit (-en) |
consulting time |
| während |
This preposition means "during" and takes the genitive case. |
| das Semester (-) |
semester; term |
| die Semesterferien (pl.) |
university vacation |
| montags |
on Mondays |
| mittwochs |
on Wednesdays |
| dienstags |
on Tuesdays |
| donnerstags |
on Thursdays |
| freitags |
on Fridays |
| geschlossen |
This means "closed" and is the past participle of "schließen", the verb meaning "to close". |
| so ein Pech! |
that's just my luck! |
| jetzt |
now |
| kannst du... |
Marko uses the "du" form as he is speaking to a fellow student. |
| beantworten |
This means "to answer". The thing that you are answering (here "die Frage") is in the accusative case. The person whose question etc. you are answering (here: "mir") is in the dative case. |
| ab (+ Dat.) |
from... onwards |
| kommend |
coming; forthcoming |
| die Universität (-en) |
university |
| an der Universität |
at university |
| Jura |
This means "law" when you are referring to it as a university subject |
| studieren |
to study |
| ich werde studieren |
This means "I will study" and is the future tense of the verb. |
| bekommen (insep.) |
to get; to receive |
| der Platz (pl. - Plätze) |
This means "a place" in this context. |
| das Studentenwohnheim (-e) |
(student) halls of residence |
| die Situation (-en) |
situation |
| die Wohnungssituation |
accommodation situation |
| schwierig |
difficult |
| besonders |
particularly |
| der/die Studierende |
This is an adjectival noun and is another word for "a student". Thus a male student would be "der Studierende" and a female student would be "die Studierende". For the endings on adjectival nouns, see the previous chapter. |
| wegen |
This is another preposition that takes the genitive case. It means "because of". |
| die Wartezeit (-en) |
wait; waiting period |
| der Studienanfänger (-) |
first year student; fresher |
| in der Regel |
usually; as a rule |
| das Wohnheim (-e) |
halls of residence |
| zumindest |
at least |
| das Wintersemester (-) |
winter term |
| die Unterkunft (pl. -künfte) |
place to stay |
| privat |
private |
| der Wohnungsmarkt (pl. -märkte) |
housing market |
| bei (+ Dat.) |
In this context, "bei" means lodging "with" someone when they are the owners of the accommodation (such as your parents). If you are sharing accommodation with someone as equal partners, you should use "mit". |
| das schwarze Brett (-er) |
This means "notice board" and despite the literal translation, most of them aren't black! |
| in der Nähe (+ Gen.) |
This means "near" and is another phrase that takes the genitive case. |
| ganz in der Nähe |
very near |
| die Mensa (pl. - Mensen) |
refectory; canteen |
| du wirst finden |
you will find |
| riesig |
This means "huge" or "massive" ans is used more in conversational German than written German. |
| die Tafel (-n) |
This means "board" in this context. As we have seen, it can also mean a "bar" of chocolate! |
| bunt |
colourful |
| die Anzeige (-n) |
advertisement |
| über und über |
completely |
| das Mietangebot (-e) |
accommodation offer |
| das Mietgesuch (-e) |
request for accommodation |
| beklebt |
This means "covered over" and comes from the verb "bekleben" meaning "to stick something on something". |
| der Tipp (-s) |
tip |
| sich auskennen |
This is a separable and reflexive verb meaning "to know one's way around". |
| das Fach (pl. - Fächer) |
subject |
| die Uni (-s) |
This is the shortened form of the German word for "university" and is used mainly in spoken German. |
| an der Uni |
at the university |
| die Germanistik |
This means "German" as a university subject. In schools and colleges, the subject is called "Deutsch". |
| übrigens |
moreover |
| der Kurs (-e) |
course |
| der Sommerkurs (-e) |
summer course |
| danach |
afterwards |
| möbliert |
furnished |
| die Wohnung (-en) |
flat; apartment |
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Conversation 1: Am Studentenwerk
