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Random German Vocabulary (97)

die Abwärtsspirale -- downward spiral der Docht (pl. die Dochte) -- wick die Nebelschwaden (pl.) -- wisps of fog der Zauberlehrling -- sorcerer's apprentice

besänftigen -- to soothe; to calm knarzen -- to creak (jemanden) schmähen -- to malign (someone) verunglücken -- to have an accident

absolviert -- successfully completed evolutionär -- evolutionary frappierend -- striking; remarkable gerechtfertigt -- justified

mit knapper Not -- narrowly; barely zwischen Tür und Angel -- in passing (das) ehrenamtliches Engagement -- volunteer work hoher Besuch -- distinguished guest

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Marian ✊

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Ich wünschte ich könnte unsere Zeit noch ein letztes Mal erleben, dein Ich liebe dich noch ein Mal hören und es mit dir noch ein letztes Mal genießen.

@xinaxh

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hey, if you ever wanted to learn russian, here is a online textbook called Между Нами and here is the pdf download link to the classroom activities workbook and the homework workbook. it has audio so you can listen and read and one of the first exercises in the homework book is teaching you how to write in russian cursive. it is for complete beginners and in my opinion is a way better (and ad-free) way of learning russian compared to the many language learning apps out there.

#russian #Russian #learn russian #russian learning

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German dass-Sentences

dass, when spelled with two s is not an article but starting a subordinate sentence, like a "that" might:

Ich weiß, dass ich klug bin.

I know that I am smart.

Unlike in English, you have to separate the subordinateclause with a comma!

Like in English, you can pull the relative clause in front of the main sentence. You'll then have to reverse the word order though! (verb to the end)

Ich weiß, dass ich klug bin. -> Dass ich klug bin, weiß ich.

I know that I am smart -> That I am smart, I know.

Here's a bunch of starters:

Ich weiß, dass... (I know that...)

Ich glaube, dass... (I believe that..)

Ich denke, dass ... (I think that...)

Er sagt, dass... (He says that...)

Es ist wichtig, dass man/du/wir... (It's important that one/you/we ...)

Sie behaupten, dass... (They claim that...)

Wir hoffen, dass... (We hope that...)

Sie sagt, (dass) sie hofft, dass du bald wieder gesund wirst.

(She says (that) she hopes that you'll be well soon.)

Ich denke, dass das keine gute Idee ist.

(I think that that is not a good idea.)

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ohne Punkt und Komma reden

literally: to talk without periods and commas

to talk continuously, to not let the other person have their say

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Doch - one of the best German words

"Ich habe deine Mutter nicht getötet" - Doch!

"Ich habe nicht gelogen" - Doch!

"Du wolltest doch nicht mitkommen" - Doch!

Doch has many meanings, among the best is used above. Duden calls this usage:

"als gegensätzliche Antwort auf eine negativ formulierte Aussage oder Frage in Konkurrenz zu „ja“ bei einer positiv formulierten Frage und in Opposition zu „nein“"

(as contrary answer to a negative statement or question..."

So what does "Doch" mean here?

You say doch when someone makes a negated claim (I didn't kill your mother; i didn't lie; you didn't want to come with) and you want to say that in fact they DID/you DID

-> it's negating a negated statement/question

Doch can also be used in different ways (though not as fun):

"Es wird doch nichts passiert sein?" -> strengthens the question, similar to "surely...?"

"Das ist doch nur dumm!" -> fortifies unhappiness or frustration in a Statement/question, similar to "straight up, simply..."

"Ihr kommt doch heute Abend?" -> fortifies hope in a statement/question, like "you ARE coming, RIGHT?"

(you tell the two apart by overall mood of the person speaking)

"Wie ging der Text doch gleich?" -> implies the person knows the thing they ask about but can't recall at the moment

"Sie kommt doch nicht mit" -> confirms something that had been a theory up until then, similar to "after all"

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German Vocabulary: Painting

die Acrylfarbe – acrylic paint die Aquarellfarbe – watercolour paint das Aquarellpapier – watercolour paper das Bindemittel – binder; binding agent die Borsten (pl.) – bristles der Fächerpinsel – fan brush die Farbe – colour; paint der Firnis (pl. die Firnisse) – varnish die Gouache – gouache die Grundierung – primer das Harz (pl. die Harze) – resin das Leinöl – linseed oil die Leinwand (pl. die Leinwände) – canvas der Malgrund (pl. die Malgründe) – [painting] surface der Malkasten – paintbox das Malmittel – medium der Napf (pl. die Näpfe) – pan [of watercolour] die Ölfarbe – oil paint das Ölmalpapier – oil painting paper die Palette – palette das Palettenmesser – palette knife das Pigment (pl. die Pigmente) – pigment der Pinsel (pl. die Pinsel) – brush der Schwamm – sponge der Spachtel – painting knife die Staffelei – easel die Tafel – panel das Terpentinöl – turpentine die Tube – tube das Verdünnungsmittel – thinner das Wassergefäß – water container

die Acrylmalerei – acrylic painting das Aquarell – watercolour der Effekt (pl. die Effekte) – effect der Entwurf – sketch, outline die Komposition – composition die Lasur – glaze die Lavierung – wash die Malerei – painting die Ölmalerei – oil painting die Skizze – sketch der Pinselstrich (pl. die Pinselstriche) – brushstroke die Technik – technique die Textur – texture der Ton (pl. die Töne) – shade; tone

aquarellieren – to paint in watercolours aufspannen – to stretch lasieren – to glaze malen – to paint maskieren – to mask mischen – to mix; to blend reinigen – to clean trocknen – to dry tupfen – to dab tüpfeln – to dot überziehen – to coat verdünnen – to thin; to dilute

blass – pale dunkel – dark durchsichtig – transparent; clear flüssig – liquid glatt – smooth gleichmäßig – even; consistent lichtdurchlässig – translucent marmoriert – marbled monochrom – monochrome nass – wet rissig – cracked transparent – transparent trocken – dry überlappend – overlapping wasserlöslich – water soluble

fett auf mager – fat over lean hell-zu-dunkel – light to dark nass-in-nass – wet-on-wet nass-auf-trocken – wet on dry

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A little German text style guide

Here are some rules about how to use quotation marks, dates, times, numbers, and addresses in German texts:

Quotation marks:

Quotation marks in German texts usually look like this:

„Hallo, ich heiße Espen.“

„Ich glaube nicht“, sagte er, „aber ich bin mir nicht sicher.“

Er sagte: „Ich habe einen Apfel gegessen.“

Date:

The date is written in the form day/month/year, usually like this:

am 3. August 2023 (read: "am dritten August 2023")

am 03.08.2023 (read: "am dritten August 2023")

Time:

The time is usually stated in a 24 hour format (otherwise you add 'in the morning' or 'in the evening' to clarify):

Es ist 18:40 Uhr. (read: "Es ist 18 Uhr 40")

Es ist 4 Uhr nachmittags.

Numbers:

The points and commas in numbers look like this:

eleven thousand = 11.000 (e.g. 11.000 Maschinen)

eleven point three = 11,3 (e.g. 11,3% Umsatz)

Address:

Addresses on letters are usually written like this:

Max Mustermann (first & last name)

Musterstraße 11 (street name & house number)

12345 Musterstadt (postcode & city)

Germany (country)

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Learn Swedish, Lesson 3: Summer and Outside

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For German Learners 🇩🇪: German Fairy Tale Films

The German TV channel ARD is filming loads of German fairy tales and uploading them for free on their website!

Most of them are just 60 minutes long.

The films are in German with German subtitles and they even offer some versions with audio description and German Sign Language (DGS)!

Here’s a list with links to the films:

“Schneewittchen” (Snow White): film, audio version

“Aschenputtel” (Cinderella): film, DGS version

“Rotkäppchen” (Red Riding Hood): film

“Der Geist im Glas” (The Spirit in the Bottle): DGS version

“Das Märchen von den 12 Monaten” (The Fairytale of the 12 Months): film

“Die drei Königskinder” (The Three Children of the King): film

“Die Sterntaler” (The Star Money): film

“Hänsel und Gretel”: film

“Nussknacker und Mausekönig” (The Nut Cracker and the Mouse King): film, audio version, DGS version

“Der starke Hans” (Strong Hans): film, DGS version

“Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern” (The Little Match Girl): film, audio version, DGS version

“Vom Fischer und seiner Frau” (The Fisherman and His Wife): film

“Das singende, klingende Bäumchen” (The Singing Ringing Tree): film

“Der Meisterdieb” (Masterthief): film

“Das tapfere Schneiderlein” (The Valiant Little Tailor): film, DGS version

“Das blaue Licht” (The Blue Light): film

“Die drei Federn” (The Three Feathers): film, audio version

“König Drosselbart” (King Thrushbeard): film

“Das Wasser des Lebens” (The Water of Life): film, audio version

“Allerleirauh” (All-Kinds-Of-Fur): film, DGS version

“Das Märchen vom goldenen Taler” (The Story of the Golden Thaler): film, DGS version

“Der Froschkönig” (The Frog Prince): film, audio version, DGS version

“Des Kaisers neue Kleider” (The Emperor’s New Clothes): film, audio version, DGS version

“Der Prinz im Bärenfell” (The Prince in the Bearskin): film

“Die kleine Meerjungfrau” (The Little Mermaid): film, audio version, DGS version

“Rumpelstilzchen”: film, audio version

“Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (The Town Musicians of Bremen): film, DGS version

“Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren” (The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs): film, audio version

“Die zertanzten Schuhe” (The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes): film, audio version, DGS version

“Die Galoschen des Glücks” (The Galoshes of Fortune): film, DGS version

“Der gestiefelte Kater” (Puss in Boots): film, DGS version

“Brüderchen und Schwesterchen” (Little Brother and Little Sister): film, audio version, DGS version

“Die Salzprinzessin” (The Salt Princess): film, audio version, DGS version

“Dornröschen” (The Sleeping Beauty): film, audio version, DGS version

“Das Märchen von der Regentrude” (The Rainmaiden): film, audio version, DGS version

“Helene die wahre Braut” (The True Bride): film, audio version, DGS version

“Hans im Glück” (Hans in Luck): film, audio version

“Der Schweinehirt” (The Swineherd): film, audio version, DGS version

“Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen” (A Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear): film, audio version, DGS version

“Die kluge Bauerntochter” (The Peasant’s Wise Daughter): film, audio version, DGS version

“Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot” (Snow-White and Rose-Red): film, audio version, DGS version

“Die Gänsemagd” (The Goose Girl): film

“Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse” (The Princess and the Pea): film

“Prinzessin Maleen” (Princess Maleen): film, audio version

“Siebenschön” (Pretty-as-seven): film

“Tischlein deck dich” (The Wishing-Table): film, audio version, DGS version

“Das Märchen vom Schlaraffenland” (The Story of the Land of Plenty): film

“Jorinde und Joringel”: film, audio version

“Prinz Himmelblau und Fee Lupine” (Prince Sky-Blue and Lupine the Fairy): film, audio version, DGS version

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Do you have any tips on how to improve your writing in your target language ? I've been learning English for four years and I still write like a five year old

Here's some ideas:

If you struggle with forming sentences, you could start by simply copying texts in your target language, e.g. news articles, quotes, lyrics, and so on. That way you'll get used to the rhythm of the language and how the sentence structure looks

If you don't know what to write about, maybe you could write daily diary entries. Or short summaries of your favourite books or films. Or you could make a special tumblr blog dedicated to posts about something you're passionate about, e.g. describing comic books, writing fan fics in your target language, translating memes into your target language, etc.

Maybe you can try the app Slowly. It's an app where you can find penpals around the world who speak your target language or are also learning that language. Find someone, send them a nice letter, and then you can practice together

The most important thing is that you practice regularly, so finding nice people to talk to or finding a topic you're passionate about and love writing about would probably be the best tips i have

I hope this helps a bit!

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20 German culture things

✨ Maggi ✨ no idea what it actually is, but we put it on everything (or at least my dad does lol)

many of us eat bread for breakfast AND dinner and only eat warm food for lunch

chimney sweeps, they come whenever they want, climb on your roof without having to ask and leave again, only leaving behind a bill

if you want to drive on the Autobahn and don't want to go 200 km/h, you'll have to stay in the right lane or hurry up, we don't like people slowing us down

we have strong opinions about the different German dialects and (at least here in NRW) we're worried for any German learners going to Bavaria or other regions with similarly strong dialects

German dialects can be differentiated by how you say the word "right?", there's: gell? wa? ne? woll? and many many more

there are several Great German Debates. example: 1. what's the gender of Nutella? (it's clearly "das"), 2. what do you call our jam-filled donuts? Berliner? Krapfen? Pfannkuchen?

every German dialect has their own words for different stuff, e.g. the name for bread ends, the name for buns, the name for buttered bread (sandwich), etc

if you're on time, you're late. be there 5 minutes early and you're good

everyone is punctual. always. except the Deutsche Bahn

you can't make any noise on sundays! you can't mow your lawn, you can't throw away glass!

most doctors and pharmacies are closed on wednesday afternoons. no idea why

Döner. we love döner and you'll find kebab shops everywhere

no German flags anywhere, except when it's football world championship or european championship

you pay for still water at restaurants & to pee at motorway restaurants

if the traffic light is red, we don't cross the road. even if there's no cars for miles. you do not. cross. the road. when it's red

yes, many Germans can speak English fairly well, as long as you don't ask us to pronounce "th"

there's "cold" rent and then there's "warm" rent

everything in our cinemas and on TV is dubbed, only rarely will a movie be shown in original tone, that's for "special" occasions

our prime time for when to watch the best stuff on TV is 8:15pm