This category gathers lessons that are about the question how to translate an English word into German that does have more than one translation.
It’s very useful if you want to improve how authentic you sound and if you want to avoid the most common word choice mistakes.
Summary
In a dictionary, "enjoy" translates to "genießen". But that's not always the authentic sounding choice Today, we'll explore how to enjoy things in German.
Vocabulary
genießen, viel Spaß, Spaß machen, gut finden, gefallen
Summary
"I feel like" can express three different things - wanting, perceiving and thinking. And they each have their own translation in German.
Vocabulary
Lust haben auf, Bock haben auf, sich fühlen, das Gefühl haben, glauben, denken
Summary
"to try" has several translations in German - versuchen, probieren, ausprobieren and kosten. Today, we'll look at the differences and learn when to use which.
Vocabulary
versuchen, probieren, ausprobieren, anprobieren, kosten
Summary
"to mean" can translate to "meinen" and "bedeuten" and they're not the same. And "Meinung" and "Bedeutung" are even false friends. Today, we'll learn what's what.
Vocabulary
meinen, bedeuten, die Meinung, die Bedeutung
Summary
"to turn" has many translations in German - drehen, umdrehen, wenden, abbiegen and more. Today, we'll learn when to use which one and how to use them.
Vocabulary
drehen, umdrehen, rausdrehen, reindrehen, andrehen, aufdrehen, zudrehen, abbiegen, umkehren
Summary
The main translation of "to prefer" in German is "bevorzugen". But it's neither the only nor the most common choice. Today, we'll learn what Germans prefer.
Vocabulary
vorziehen, bevorzugen, lieber
Summary
There are five (main) ways of translating "anyway" in German. Today, we'll practice when to use which.
Summary
"fühlen" means "to feel". But there's also "sich fühlen" and "sich anfühlen" and all three have distinct meanings. Today, we'll learn how to use them properly.
Vocabulary
fühlen, sich fühlen, das Gefühl, spüren, sich anfühlen
Summary
Verschieden, anders and unterschiedlich all mean "different", but they're not exactly the same. Today, we'll learn what the differences are.
Vocabulary
verschieden, anders, unterschiedlich
Summary
'Only' has three translations in German - nur, erst and einzig-. Today, we'll explore what the differences are between them and see when to use which one.
Vocabulary
erst, nur, einzige, einzigste
Summary
The German word for "look" in the sense of appearance is "aussehen". Today, we'll learn how to use it and the different ways to say "look like" in German.
Vocabulary
aussehen, das Aussehen, aussehend
