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German is full of onomatopoeia. Today, we'll learn the poetic German word for it and check out some common examples with audio :)
Vocab:
laut, der Laut, der Klang, die Malerei

Languages are full of onomatopoetical words for noises - hissing, humming, growling etc. Today, we'll look at the German ones and see if they "sound the part.
Vocab:
brummen, plätschern, knarren, rauschen, britzeln, quietschen, pfeifen

"klappen" is a really, really common word in colloquial German. And so is the noun "die Klappe". Today, we'll learn what they mean and how to use them.
Vocab:
klappen, die Klappe, zuklappen, aufklappen, Klappstuhl, klatschen
