B-Level

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ab, abwärts, bergab, abmessen, die Absicht, abstecken, ablaufen, abfahren, abfliegen,

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ab, bergab, abwärts, abmachen, abgehen, ablegen, abfangen, absagen, abwarten

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acht, achtzig, achtel, achten, beachten, beobachten, verachten, achtlos, Achtsamkeit

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In this post, we'll learn the different ways to translate "anyway" to German.

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trotzdem, jedenfalls, wie dem auch sei, wie auch immer, naja, sowieso, eh

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There are five (main) ways of translating "anyway" in German. Today, we'll practice when to use which.

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aus, raus, ausgehen, ausmachen, ausfallen, aussehen, ausziehen, ausstellen

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aus, ausmachen, ausgehen, ausfallen, raus, draußen, außen, außer, äußerlich, äußern, veräußern

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bekommen

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bieten, anbieten, das Angebot, der Bote, das Gebiet, verbieten, das Verbot

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dicht, die Dichte, verdichten, dick, die Dicke, dichten, der Dichter

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A fun look at the word der Druck and the difference between the verbs drucken and drücken. Featuring also: a big let down.

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der Druck, der Händedruck, der Luftdruck, der Blutdruck, drucken, der Drucker, die Druckerei, ausdrucken, bedrucken, der Abdruck

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In this episode, we'll go over the important prefix verbs of "drücken" and see a surprising parallel in English.

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drücken, ausdrücken, unterdrücken, beeindrucken, der Eindruck, der Ausdruck, bedrücken

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die Eifersucht, die Sucht, die Seuche, der Eifer, der Neid, neidisch

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A fun look at die Eile, how to say "hurry up" in German and the surprising origin of the words.

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die Eile, eilen, sich beeilen, eilig, voreilig

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entscheiden, antworten, entsprechen, entzünden, empfehlen, empfangen, empfinden, un-

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The prefix "er-" seems to be very confusing, but there's actually a common underlying theme. Today, we'll find out what that is and check out examples.

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der Urlaub, der Urknall, der Urmensch, erlauben, erfinden, erhalten...

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A fun look at the meaning of "erledigen", how to say "Never mind!" and what all that has to do with body parts, memberships and a certain Goethe.

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erledigen, das Glied, das Mitglied, gliedern, die Gliederung, ledig, lediglich

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A quick look at the meaning of "gelingen" and how it is different to "schaffen". Also, a really really weird ending.

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gelingen, gelungen, misslingen

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"gemein" means "mean" in the sense of "bad". But lots of words with "gemein" in them are about community. Today, we'll find out why.

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gemein, die Gemeinheit, gemeinsam, die Gemeinde, die Gemeinschaft, allgemein, im Allgemeinen

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A fun look at the German word "hin". We'll discover its core idea and how to use it and we'll learn about German's secret OCD.

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hindern, Hindernis, behindern, Behinderung, behindert, verhindern

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A fun look at the meaning "holen" and its many useful prefix versions and the secret connection between fetching, racing and shouting.

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holen, rausholen, ausholen, abholen, aufholen, überholen, sich erholen, runterholen

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die Leistung, leistungsfähig, leisten, die Leiste

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"leiten" means "to lead". But what's the difference to "führen"? And what does leading have to do with tap water? This and more is what we'll find out today.

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leiten, die Leitung, der Leiter, die Einleitung, umleiten, ableiten, begleiten,

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liefern, die Lieferung, erlösen, ausliefern, abliefern, überliefern, beliefern

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A quick, fun look at the meaning of "das Lob" and what it has to do with getting engaged and lobsters.

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das Lob, loben, verloben, der Verlobte, die Verlobung, das Gelöbnis, das Gelübde,erlauben

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lösen, die Lösung, auflösen, ablösen, verlieren,

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A fun look at the meaning of "melden" and why it is so common in colloquial daily life. Also: a long awaited foe appears.

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melden, die Meldung, anmelden, abmelden, Meldebescheinigung

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A quick look at the meaning of "rühren" and what stirring your coffee has to do with emotions.

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rühren, sich rühren, berühren, die Berührung

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scheitern, versagen, nicht schaffen, der Scheiterhaufen, der Scheit

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die Schicht, die Frühschicht, die Spätschicht, die Mittelschicht, die Staubschicht, schichten, beschichten, Geschichte

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der Schritt, der Fortschritt, schrittweise, der Rückschritt, schreiten, einschreiten, überschreiten, die Ausschreitung

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A quick look at the meaning of "sparen", what it has to do with German culture, and the various ways to translate "to spare".

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sparen, sich sparen, sparsam, ersparen, verschonen, übrig

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streben, anstreben, widerstreben, strebsam, der Streber

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strecken, die Strecke, ausstrecken, erstrecken, vorstrecken, vollstrecken, dehnen, die Dehnung

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streiten, der Streit, umstritten, unstrittig, abstreiten, bestreiten, der Mitstreiter, kämpfen

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tragen, vertragen, ertragen, der Betrag, der Vertrag, der Auftrag, beauftragen, der Antrag, übertragen, träge, eintragen,...

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trennen, die Trennung, trennbar, unzertrennlich, zerren, verzehr, Zorn

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üben, die Übung, einüben, ausüben, verüben, üblich, trainieren

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wahr, die Wahrheit, wahrscheinlich, unwahrscheinlich

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In this exercise, we'll puzzle together short German sentences into one long one. It's hard even for native speakers, but it's mad fun and you'll learn a LOT!

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