💥 25 useful phrases and phrases with the word "das Glück" – happiness
 
To unwind this day, I suggest you learn some useful expressions with the well-known (often even with those who don’t learn German 😅) German word - Glück!

📌 Let's go:
Glück auf den Weg! - Bon Voyage!

▫️Glück ab! - have a good flight!

▫️Glück auf! - I wish you good luck!

▫️Glück zu! - I wish you good luck! (reassurance)

▫️das Glück im Winkel - happiness is in the corner
 
▫️ein Schoßkind ein Kind des Glücks sein - to be a minion of fate

▫️das Glück ist ihm hold gnädig, gewogen, ihm lacht das Glück - happiness is smiling on him

▫️das Glück hat ihn verlassen im Stich gelassen, das Glück hat ihm den Rücken gekehrt - happiness left him, happiness turned away from him

▫️er hat Glück - he is lucky

▫️er hat kein Glück, er hat weder Glück noch Stern - he is unlucky
 
▫️damit hast du bei mir kein Glück - you won’t get anything from me

▫️sein Glück machen - to make a fortune

▫️sein Glück versäumen - miss your happiness; miss a happy chance

▫️sein Glück verscherzen - (frivolously) miss your happiness

▫️j-m Glück wünschen - wish smb. happiness; congratulate smb.
 
▫️j-s Glück im Wege stehen - interfere with smb. happiness

▫️etwas auf gut Glück versuchen - try something on the edge of luck

▫️in Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten - to share joy and sorrow

▫️du kannst von Glück sagen - you're lucky; you got off easy

▫️vom Glück begünstigt sein - be the darling of fate
 
▫️zum Glück - fortunately

▫️er hat mehr Glück als Verstand, dumm hat's meiste Glück - talk fools are lucky

▫️Glück im Unglück haben - to get out of trouble successfully (cf. there would be no happiness, but misfortune would help)

▫️Glück und Unglück wandern auf einem Steig - Happiness and unhappiness walk on a same path


▫️Glück und Unglück sind zwei Nachbarn, Glück und Unglück wohnen unter einem Dach - Happiness and unhappiness are two neighbors, happiness and unhappiness live under one roof

📌20 very important expressions with KEIN

🔥KEIN is one of the most important and frequently used German words. We will get acquainted with important expressions with this word.

kein wunder - no wonder

auf keinen Fall - by no means

keine Zeit - no time

keine Ahnung haben - have no idea

keine Arbeit haben - being unemployed

keinen sinn haben - don't make sense

keinen Anschluss bekommen - don't get through

auf keine weise - no way

auf ihn kein Verlass - you can't rely on him

du bist kein Kind mehr - you're not a child anymore

ich habe kein Auge geschlossen - I did not sleep a wink/I've watched steadily

ich habe kein Geld - I have no money

er ist kein schlechter Mensch - he is a good person

keine angst! - Do not be afraid!

keine Ursache - nothing

mach keine witze! - don't talk nonsense!

ohne Fleiß kein Preis - you can’t easily catch a fish from a pond

keinen fitz wert sein - cost nothing

ich bekomme keine Luft - i'm stuffy

machen Sie sich keine Mühe! - do not worry!

❓Are you using these expressions in everyday communication?

💥GEBEN and it's prefixes

📌 You know that the verb geben means "to give" and many other things. But what if you add prefixes to this verb? That's exactly what we're going to talk about today.

🔺angeben - to indicate, to name, to inform.
It can refer to an address or a place (time) of a meeting:
Geben Sie bitte Ihre Adresse an - Give me your address, please

🔺aufgeben - to hand over (luggage), to give.
This verb can also be used in the sense of "submit", e.g:
Ich möchte eine Anzeige in der Zeitung aufgeben - I want to submit an ad to a newspaper.

🔺ausgeben - to give out, release, issue (order)
In addition, this verb can also mean "to spend (money)" and "to treat":
Da muss ich dir ein Bier ausgeben. - I'm the one who should treat you to a beer.

🔺(sich) begeben - to go somewhere.
Schließlich, hatte er sich in die nahe gelegene Stadt begeben. - Finally, he went to the nearest town.

🔺ergeben - to reveal, to show, to give
This verb is used to show the results of some action, for example:
Vor kurzem hat eine Umfrage ergeben... - A recent survey showed...

🔺(sich) ergeben - to turn out, to give up
Sonst hätte ich mich Ihnen kaum ergeben. - Otherwise I wouldn't have surrendered to you.

🔺nachgeben - to add, to surrender, to yield
Er gibt nie nach - He never gives up.

🔺vorgeben - to pretend, to falsely assert
Ich werde einfach vorgeben, dass mir jemand geschrieben hat. - I simply pretend that someone wrote to me.

🔺vergeben - to forgive, to provide (for example, a report)
Zunächst einmal musst du mir vergeben. - To begin with, you must forgive me.

🔺zugeben - to give in addition, to add to, to admit (guilt)
Ich muss zugeben, ich bin ein wenig eifersüchtig. - I have to admit that I am a little jealous.

🚁 Transport in German

❄️ Today we have gathered for you a small but useful selection of words for the main types of transport in German.

📍Transport can be land (Landtransport / Bodentransport / Landverkehr), air (Luftverkehrstransport) and water (Wassertransport)

🔺Landtransport
die Straßenbahn, -en - streetcar
das Auto, -s - car
der Lkw (🗣elkave) =Lastkraftwagen - truck
der Bus, -se -bus
der Zug, -(e)s, a train
das Fahrrad, -"(e)s - bicycle

🔺Luftverkehrstransport
der Hubschrauber, -s - helicopter
das Flugzeug, -e - airplane
der Heißluftballon, - s - a balloon

🔺Wassertransport
der Wasserbus, -se - water bus
das Motorboot, -s - motorboat
die Jacht, -en - boat
das Segelboot, -e, a sailboat
das Motorschiff, -e - motorboat

❤️ Synonyms to schön
 
✨ schön - beautiful

👦 About people:

attraktiv - attractive

bezaubernd - bewitching, charming

gut aussehend - good looking

hübsch- cute, pretty
 
📚 About literature:

ästhetisch - aesthetic

stillvoll - stylish

geschmackvoll - tastefully
 
🌴 About the landscape:

idyllisch - idyllic

malerisch - picturesque

pittoresk - picturesque
 
✨ gut - good

👦 About people:

edel - noble

gutherzig - kind

gütig - amiable
 
🥨About food:

frisch - fresh

lecker - delicious

schmackhaft - delicious
 
📺About news:

erfreulich - joyful

positiv - positive
 
🎬 About books / movies:

bewegend - exciting

fesselnd - fascinating

spannungsvoll - exciting

​​🌞🌻 “How I Spent My Summer” in German

In order to write an essay about your summer vacation or just talk about it, you need to know some basic German vocabulary. Learn the most common German words and phrases related to summer, vacations, and travel.

🏓 The most basic:
der Sommer – summer
die Sommerferien (Pl.) – summer holidays
der Urlaub – holiday
die Reise – trip
im Sommer – summer

🌊 When can I go on vacation / holiday:
im Sommer / Herbst / Winter / Frühling – summer, autumn, winter, spring
in den Ferien – holidays
am Wochenende – weekends
letzten Sommer / Monat – last summer / last month
letzte Woche – last week

letztes Jahr – last year
im letzten Urlaub – last vacation
in den letzten Ferien – last vacation
vor einem Monat – a month ago
vor einer Woche – a week ago

⌛ How long can you be on vacation / on a trip / on a holiday:
einen Tag – one day
drei Tage – three days
einen Monat – one month
zwei Monate – two months
eine Woche – a week
drei Wochen – within three weeks

🏆 There is much more to this topic! Access the full article by clicking here or the button below!

☝️ USEFUL PHRASES FOR COMMUNICATION

📌 Starting a sentence
Ich denke... - I think...
Ich glaube... - I assume...
Ich meine... - I think ...
Ich vermute... - I assume...
Ich bezweifle... - I doubt...
Ich weiß... - I know...
Ich verstehe... - I understand...
Ich schließe aus... - I exclude...
Ich verspreche... - I promise...
Ich gebe zu... - I admit ...
Ich behaupte... - I claim...
Ich stimme zu... - I agree...

📌 Developing the thought
Gut, aber... - Good, but...
Na schön, aber... - Fine, but...
Das kann sein, aber... - Maybe, but...
Das stimmt zwar, aber... - That's right, but...
Einverstanden, aber... - Agreed, but...
Man muss betonen, dass... - It must be stressed that...
Zu guter Letzt... - On top of that...
Mit einem Wort... - In a word...
Ich überlege mir... - I consider...
Eine wichtige Rolle spielt hier... - An important role is played here..

🤯 A collection of misconceptions, or typical mistakes that many German language learners make.

👉🏻1. Different exits - der Ausgang oder der Ausweg

Remember that the word der Ausgang is used in the sense of 'exit' (from the room), while the word der Ausweg is used in the sense of 'exit' (from the situation).

☝🏻2. groß oder hoch

Remember that the adjectives 'groß' or 'klein' must be used when describing people's height.
The adjective hoch, on the other hand, is used for inanimate objects: mountains, houses, trees etc.

❗️3. schaffen (u, a) oder schaffen (te, t)

Remember that in German the verb schaffen-schuf-geschaffen (create) and the verb schaffen-schaffte-geschafft (cope, be able) are homonyms, so pay attention!

📞4. Remember that the verbs "rufen" and "anrufen" have slightly different meanings

The verb anrufen means 'to call someone on the phone', whereas the verb rufen means 'to call, to summon'. There are, of course, cases where it also means "to call", e.g,

die Polizei, den Arzt rufen,

However, this connotation of its meaning is secondary, it is primarily meant "(to) call".

😍5. The German verbs fühlen ('to feel') and füllen ('to fill') are related in the same way as the English verbs to feel and to fill (with the same meanings respectively)

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☝️ USEFUL PHRASES FOR COMMUNICATION

📌 Starting a sentence
Ich denke... - I think...
Ich glaube... - I assume...
Ich meine... - I think ...
Ich vermute... - I assume...
Ich bezweifle... - I doubt...
Ich weiß... - I know...
Ich verstehe... - I understand...
Ich schließe aus... - I exclude...
Ich verspreche... - I promise...
Ich gebe zu... - I admit ...
Ich behaupte... - I claim...
Ich stimme zu... - I agree...

📌 Developing the thought
Gut, aber... - Good, but...
Na schön, aber... - Fine, but...
Das kann sein, aber... - Maybe, but...
Das stimmt zwar, aber... - That's right, but...
Einverstanden, aber... - Agreed, but...
Man muss betonen, dass... - It must be stressed that...
Zu guter Letzt... - On top of that...
Mit einem Wort... - In a word...
Ich überlege mir... - I consider...
Eine wichtige Rolle spielt hier... - An important role is played here..

​​☠️😭 Germans notice mistakes in my speech and constantly correct them and this makes it uncomfortable to speak. I feel like a fool at such moments. What to do?
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1️⃣ Set a goal for yourself.
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Until you have a clear intention to speak German correctly, the situation will not change.
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You will continue to make mistakes and feel like you know who...
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2️⃣ Carefully work out the grammar.
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It is grammatical errors that cut the ear in the first place.
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Take topics that are used on a daily basis:
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- articles and endings,
- prepositions of place and time
- word order in simple and complex sentences,
- negation: nicht, kein, nichts, etc.
- Perfect, Passive, Konjunktiv II
- Mussen & Sollen
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As you work through these topics, you will immediately see a clear "Before" and "After".
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3️⃣ Expand your vocabulary.
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Grammar is the base. With its help, we link words together into adequate sentences.
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If you own the base, all you have to do is expand your vocabulary. And that's it.
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You do not have to speak in memorized patterns (as at the initial level), and you can make a competent sentence from any unfamiliar words.
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❌ At the same time, gaps in grammar can greatly negate a wide vocabulary.
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- you are at the intermediate level,
- and you have grammar problems,
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Check out the All-in-One pack – a perfect solution, containing everything you need to master the language. From grammar to slang, this bundle has it all. Plus, with three courses included, you'll have plenty of opportunity to practice speaking and hearing German.
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☝️ USEFUL PHRASES FOR COMMUNICATION

📌 Starting a sentence
Ich denke... - I think...
Ich glaube... - I assume...
Ich meine... - I think ...
Ich vermute... - I assume...
Ich bezweifle... - I doubt...
Ich weiß... - I know...
Ich verstehe... - I understand...
Ich schließe aus... - I exclude...
Ich verspreche... - I promise...
Ich gebe zu... - I admit ...
Ich behaupte... - I claim...
Ich stimme zu... - I agree...

📌 Developing the thought
Gut, aber... - Good, but...
Na schön, aber... - Fine, but...
Das kann sein, aber... - Maybe, but...
Das stimmt zwar, aber... - That's right, but...
Einverstanden, aber... - Agreed, but...
Man muss betonen, dass... - It must be stressed that...
Zu guter Letzt... - On top of that...
Mit einem Wort... - In a word...
Ich überlege mir... - I consider...
Eine wichtige Rolle spielt hier... - An important role is played here..

🙄 Apologies in German

😬 It is very important to be able to correctly and politely apologize in any language, including German.

❗️ Yes, today we are talking about that. You need to learn the apologies at the very, very beginning, because they will certainly be needed in life, at least in order to be polite.

🔥 The most common, generally accepted, and neutral are apologies with the verb (sich) entschuldigen and the noun die Entschuldigung. They are used without restrictions and in any situations, however, as mentioned above, speaking Ich entschuldige mich is not entirely correct (although German speakers often say that).

😳 The fact is that (sich) entschuldigen is a reflexive verb, which means that we return the action to ourselves. Literally it turns out, I apologize to MYSELF - this is incorrect, the interlocutor should excuse you, therefore we give the correct apologies:

Ich möchte mich bei Ihnen entschuldigen - I have to apologize to you (the most polite option)

Entschuldigen Sie mich bitte! - I'm sorry/Forgive me please

Ich bitte um Entschuldigung! - pardon me/I beg for your forgiveness

Entschuldigung! - Excuse me!

Ich möchte um Entschuldigung bitten! - I apologize to you

😥 A deeper apology for significant actions or deeds is customary to express with the verb verzeihen and the noun die Verzeihung:

Verzeihung! - Excuse me!

Verzeihen Sie mir bitte! - Excuse me, please!

Ich möchte um Verzeihung bitten! - I must apologize!

Ich bitte um Verzeihung! - I apologize!

Verzeihen Sie meinen Fehler! - Forgive my mistake!

😉When something minor happened, as they say, in passing, it is customary to apologize with the word Pardon! (To blame)
Such an apology does not oblige anyone to anything and is accepted only through informal communication.

🤓How else can you make amends? There are also “advanced” non-standard expressions, for example:

Was habe ich da angerichtet / gemacht / getan! - What have I done!

Wie kann ich das wieder gutmachen? - How can I make amends?

Seien Sie mir nicht böse! - Do not be angry at me!
Es tut mir leid! - I'm sorry!

😉 Finally, a case has occurred, an apology has been accepted, which can be heard in response:

Das macht nichts - nothing

Das war doch nicht so schlimm - It's okay/That's not bad at all

Kein Problem! Keine Frage! Kein Thema! - Not a problem

😎Now you are fully equipped. And if even a nuisance does happen, you can beautifully apologize. Then your opponent will have nothing to say except “macht nichts”.

🇩🇪 Important phrases to express your opinion

In conversation we often have to express our thoughts, for which we use special constructions like "I think...", "I believe...". Let's look at them in German:

🔸 Ich denke... - I think...

🔸 Ich nehme an... - I suppose...

🔸 Ich vermute... - I suppose...

🔸 Ich behaupte... - I assert...

🔸 Meiner Meinung nach... - In my opinion...

🔸 Meiner Ansicht nach... - In my opinion/view...

🔸 Ich bin überzeugt... - I am convinced...

🔸 Ich bin (mir) sicher... - I am convinced ...

🔸 Persönlich glaube ich... - Personally I think...

🔸 Viele Menschen glauben ... - Many people think ...

🔸 Soweit ich mich erinnere... - As far as I remember...

🔸 Aus meiner Sicht... - From my point of view...

🔸 Zugegebenermaßen... - As recognized...

⚡️ THE VERB WERDEN AND ITS MEANINGS

Werden is one of the most important verbs in German. It is an auxiliary verb (just like the verbs "haben" and "sein"). Werden is used when forming the future tense and when forming the passive voice.

📌 Conjugate:
ich werde
du wirst
er, sie, es wird.
wir werden
ihr werdet
sie, Sie werden

werden - to become / to get

📍 And a few expressions with this verb:
anders werden - to change
erwachsen werden - to grow up
ohnmächtig werden - to faint
teuer werden - to become expensive
alt werden - grow old
Arzt werden - to become a doctor
besser werden - get better
betrunken werden - get drunk
dunkel werden - get darker
kindisch werden - to become childlike
berühmt werden - to become famous
böse werden - get angry

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​​💥 Let's work on the pronunciation? Tongue twisters-language breakers:

1. Blase blubbernd in Seifenbruhe — bilde bunte Seifenblasen!

2. Brauchbare Bierbrauerburschen brauen brausendes Braunbier.

3. Wenn der Benz bremst, brennt das Benz-Bremmslicht.

4. Plättbrett bleibt Plättbrett.

5. Die Bürsten mit schwarzen Borsten bürsten besser, als die Bürsten mit schwarzen Borsten.

6. Bürsten mit harten Borsten bürsten besonders sauber.

7. Weiße Borsten bürsten besser als schwarze Borsten bursten.

8. Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid. Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid und Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut.

9. Wenn der Benz bremst, brennt das Benz-Bremmslicht.

10. Auch freche Fechter fechten mitternachts nicht.

11. Peter pappt das Pappplakat, das Pappplakat pappt Peter.

12. Wachs wächst nicht auf Wachsbäumen.

13. Kasperle kaspert kindisch in kleinen Kastenkapseln.

14. Warmes Wasser wäscht wollende Wäsche wachs weiß, wenn wachsende Wärme Wasser waschwarm werden lässt.

15. Kleine Kinder können keine Kirschkerne knacken.

16. Zwischen zwei Zwetschgenbäumen zwitschern zwei Schwalben.

17. Brautkleid, bleibt Brautkleid. Blaukohl, bleibt Blaukohl.

18. Esel fressen Nesseln nicht- Nesseln fressen Esel nicht.

19. Frau von Hagen, darf ich’s wagen Sie zu fragen, wieviel Kragen Sie getragen, als sie lagen krank am Magen, im Spital zu Kopenhagen?

20. Was Esel gern afu Wege legen, fegen Kehrer weg mit Besen. Feger kehren weg mit Besen, was Esel gern auf Wege legen.

😉Well, how did it go?

​​🍷 German wines: what the Germans drink

🍻 Germany is famous all over the world for its foamy golden drink, but not for them alone! German wines are gaining more and more popularity in the world, and this is well deserved.

🍇 Today there are even tourist trips that include visits to the main Rhine vineyards and lots of tastings. This route is called the German Wine Route.

👇 In our article about German wines, we tell you which ones are worth trying on occasion 😉

​​❤️ Using the verbs gefallen, mögen and lieben

✏️ In the first part of the article, we talked about the expression "like" in relation to activities and food. But we can also like objects and people.

⚡️ This is where one of the most versatile and convenient verbs with the meaning "to like" comes into play - gefallen.

1⃣ Firstly, gefallen is used for almost everything (except actions): "I like this book", "I like this city", "I like you" and even "I like this soup".

2⃣ Secondly, it is a strong verb with an inflected root vowel and is in the same group as the verb fallen. In practice, we need only three of its forms:

du - gefällst | er, sie, es - gefällt | sie-gefallen

3⃣ We can use the verb gefallen if we like someone:

• Du gefällst mir. - I like you.
• Er gefällt ihr. - She likes him.

✏️ At the same time, it does not carry any secret meaning in himself and demonstrates just a personal disposition.

👉 Read about the verbs mögen and lieben in our today's article!

​​🤔 How to start learning German?

📌 If you set out to learn German, then you will definitely have a question about how to learn it better: in a group, individually with a teacher or on your own.

✏ If you chose the third option, we want to help you design your classes to be as effective as possible.

👇 Look for tips for beginners and useful links in our article!

​​🧠Gehirn

📍Today we will try to improve your listening skills. Watch the passage below and answer what Homer is trying to find in his head 😉

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