German teacher on iTalki. language enthousiast, Youtuber
28/11/2024
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sterben = to die
(ist) gestorben = (has) died
You have to use "sein" instead of "haben" because dying is a "change of state".
09/06/2024
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saufen = to guzzle (drink greedily, esp. alcohol)
versaufen = to drink away
bezahlen = to pay
"Drinking away 100€
Paying 50 cents for the toilet"
08/06/2024
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"You see a spider
panic
It's gone
calm
IT'S GONE"
die Spinne = the spider
Sie ist weg = it is gone ("Sie" instead of "es" because "die Spinne" is a feminine noun)
weg = gone
ruhig = calm(ly)
26/05/2024
Inviting guests over
Tidying up/cleaning up
Guests were there
Tidying up
der Gast = the guest
die Gäste = the guests
einladen = to invite
aufräumen = to clean up, to tidy up
(sie) waren = (they) were
Found on reddit (Ich_iel)
23/05/2024
"speed limit in other countries
speed limit in Germany"
Das Tempolimit = the speed limit
andere = other
Das Land = the country
in anderen Ländern = in other countries (dative plural)
Found on Ich_iel (Reddit)
04/05/2024
This song tells a weird story about sadness and meeting a naked cow - easy grammar and vocabulary (roughly A1-level).
https://youtu.be/FtSq-aKbMBw?si=WzYdpdo6OFL1YuZ-
Kuh-Blues (German Song - A1) A song for beginner German learners that I made with udio.com. A weird story about sadness and meeting a naked cow, easy grammar and vocabulary (roughly A1-l...
27/04/2024
22/04/2024
"No graffiti
Understood!"
das Graffiti
verstehen = to understand
verstanden = understood
21/04/2024
"Come under the blanket
I need to show you something"
die Decke, die Bettdecke = the blanket
was = etwas = something
zeigen = to show
19/04/2024
"Band: We're going on a world tour!"
die Band = the band
die Tour, die Tournee = the tour
die Welttournee = the world tour
18/04/2024
"Why do beekeepers have to fight amongst themselves?"
"Warum müssen Imker untereinander kämpfen?"
der Imker = the beekeeper
untereinander = amongst themselves
kämpfen = to fight, to battle
18/04/2024
"And that's why cats taller than 25 meters are not allowed on aircraft carriers anymore."
deshalb = that's why, for this reason
dürfen = to be allowed to
die Katze = the cat
größer = taller, larger
--In upper case/all caps, "ß" gets replaced with "SS"
der Meter = the meter
nicht mehr = not anymore
der Flugzeugträger = the aircraft carrier
mitfahren = to ride along (literally "with-drive")