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This is the glossary of all vocabulary used in this online German course. Plurals are indicated in brackets, as is additional information about the lexical items such as whether a verb is separable (sep.) or inseparable (insep.). The cases taken by prepositions and verbs are also indicated in brackets - accusative (Acc.), dative (Dat.) or genitive (Gen.). Please use the navigation panels in the left-hand column of this glossary to move forwards and backwards through the alphabet.

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Learn this German word   ab (+ dative)     from
  - ab sieben Uhr     - from seven o'clock onwards
  - ab zwölf Jahren     - from the age of twelve upwards
Learn this German word   der Abend (-e)     evening
  - am Abend     - in the evening
  - heute Abend     - this evening
  - der Freitagabend (-e)     - Friday evening
Learn this German word   das Abendbrot (-e)     supper; tea
Learn this German word   das Abendessen (-)     evening meal
Learn this German word   abends     in the evenings
Learn this German word   der Abenteuerfilm (-)     adventure film
Learn this German word   aber     but
Learn this German word   abfahren (sep.)     to depart
Learn this German word   die Abfahrtstafel (-n)     departure board
Learn this German word   abholen (sep.)     to fetch
Learn this German word   ablegen (sep.)     to take off clothing
Learn this German word   abmachen (sep.)     to agree; to arrange
  - abgemacht!     - agreed
Learn this German word   abnehmen (sep.)     to take off; to lose weight
Learn this German word   der Abstellraum (pl. -räume)     storeroom
Learn this German word   die Abteilung (-en)     department
  - die Marketing-Abteilung     - marketing department
  - die Spielwarenabteilung     - toy department
Learn this German word   abwaschen (sep.)     to wash up
Learn this German word   ach!     oh!
  - ach ja!     - oh yes!
  - ach nein!     - oh no!; really?
  - ach so!     - oh, I see!
Learn this German word   acht     eight
  - der/die achte     - the eighth
Learn this German word   achtunzwanzig     twenty-eight
Learn this German word   achtzehn     eighteen
Learn this German word   achtzig     eighty
Learn this German word   die Adresse (-n)     address
Learn this German word   Aerobic machen     to do aerobics
  - die Aerobicstunde     - the aerobic class
Learn this German word   der Affe (-n)     ape; monkey
Learn this German word   die AG (= Aktiengesellschaft)     public limited company
Learn this German word   ägyptisch     Egyptian
Learn this German word   äh...     erm...
Learn this German word   ähnlich     similar
  - etwas Ähnliches     - something similar
Learn this German word   akzeptieren     to accept
Learn this German word   der Alkohol     alcohol
Learn this German word   alle     everyone
  - alle zusammen     - all together
Learn this German word   die Allee (-n)     avenue
Learn this German word   allein(e)     alone
Learn this German word   der/die allerliebste     most favourite
  - am allerliebsten     - most of all
Learn this German word   alles     everything
  - alles klar     - alright, OK
  - das wäre alles     - that would be all
  - wäre das alles?     - would that be all?
Learn this German word   der Alltag     everyday life
Learn this German word   allzu     too, all too
  - allzu schwierig     - all too difficult
Learn this German word   als     as
  - als Geschenk     - as a present
  - größer als     - bigger than
Learn this German word   also     so, therefore
Learn this German word   alt     old
  - ich bin 18 Jahre alt     - I'm 18 years old
  - wie alt bist du?     - how old are you?
Learn this German word   der Altbau (pl. -bauten)     old building
Learn this German word   die Altbauwohnung (-en)     flat in a old building
Learn this German word   altmodisch     old-fashioned
Learn this German word   die Altstadt (pl. -städte)     old (part of) town
Learn this German word   am (= an dem)     at the
Learn this German word   das Ambiente     atmosphere
Learn this German word   Amerika     America
Learn this German word   der Amerikaner (-)     American (male)
Learn this German word   die Amerikanerin (-innen)     American (female)
Learn this German word   amerikanisch     American (adj.)
Learn this German word   die Ampel (-n)     traffic light
  - an der Ampel     - at the traffic-lights



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