Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including education and work-related words
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in German. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Henrik. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core German Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in German. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
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| Überlegen |
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| "superior" |
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| Überlegen |
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| Überlegen |
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| "superior" |
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| Die Bayern zeigten ein klar überlegenes Spiel. |
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| "The Bavarian soccer team showed a clearly superior game." |
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| Die Bayern zeigten ein klar überlegenes Spiel. |
| 2. |
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| Firma |
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| "company" |
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| Firma |
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| Firma |
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| "company" |
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| Die Firma heißt Müller. |
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| "The company is called Müller." |
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| Die Firma heißt Müller. |
| 3. |
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| Gehalt |
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| "salary" |
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| Gehalt |
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| Gehalt |
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| "salary" |
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| Wie hoch ist Ihr Gehalt? |
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| "How high is your salary?" |
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| Wie hoch ist Ihr Gehalt? |
| 4. |
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| Radio |
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| "radio" |
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| Radio |
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| Radio |
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| "radio" |
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| Ich höre gern Radio, bevor ich schlafen gehe. |
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| "I like to listen to the radio before going to sleep." |
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| Ich höre gern Radio, bevor ich schlafen gehe. |
| 5. |
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| Fernsehen |
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| "television" |
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| Fernsehen |
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| Fernsehen |
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| "television" |
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| Die Familie schaut Fernsehen. |
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| "The family is watching television." |
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| Die Familie schaut Fernsehen. |
| 6. |
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| Internet |
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| "Internet" |
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| Internet |
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| Internet |
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| "Internet" |
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| Der Mann surfte am Computer im Internet. |
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| "The man surfed the Internet on the computer." |
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| Der Mann surfte am Computer im Internet. |
| 7. |
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| Zeitung |
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| "newspaper" |
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| Zeitung |
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| Zeitung |
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| "newspaper" |
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| Die Zeitung liegt auf dem Tisch. |
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| "The newspaper lies on the table." |
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| Die Zeitung liegt auf dem Tisch. |
| 8. |
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| Nachrichtensender |
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| "news channel" |
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| Nachrichtensender |
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| Nachrichtensender |
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| "news channel" |
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| Ich schalte Abends immer auf einen Nachrichtensender. |
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| "I turn on the news channel in the evening." |
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| Ich schalte Abends immer auf einen Nachrichtensender. |
| 9. |
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| Musikinstrument |
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| "musical instrument" |
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| Musikinstrument |
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| Musikinstrument |
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| "musical instrument" |
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| Als Kind habe ich verschiedene Musikinstrumente gespielt. Eins davon war das Klavier. |
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| "As a child I actually learned a few musical instruments, one was the piano." |
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| Als Kind habe ich verschiedene Musikinstrumente gespielt. Eins davon war das Klavier. |
| 10. |
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| Gemälde |
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| "painting" |
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| Gemälde |
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| Gemälde |
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| "painting" |
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| Die Landschaften in diesem Gemälde sind düster. |
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| "The landscapes in this painting are somber." |
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| Die Landschaften in diesem Gemälde sind düster. |
| 11. |
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| Theater |
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| "theater" |
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| Theater |
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| Theater |
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| "theater" |
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| Komm, wir müssen uns beeilen, das Theaterstück geht gleich los! |
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| "Come on, we have to hurry, the theater play is about to start!" |
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| Komm, wir müssen uns beeilen, das Theaterstück geht gleich los! |
| 12. |
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| Musical |
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| "musical" |
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| Musical |
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| Musical |
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| "musical" |
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| Ich habe Karten für ein Musical. |
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| "I got tickets for a musical." |
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| Ich habe Karten für ein Musical. |
| 13. |
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| Oper |
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| "opera" |
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| Oper |
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| Oper |
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| "opera" |
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| Hin und wieder gehen wir in die Oper, um einfach abzuschalten. |
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| "Every now and then, we go to an opera to relax." |
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| Hin und wieder gehen wir in die Oper, um einfach abzuschalten. |
| 14. |
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| (sich) entspannen |
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| "relax" |
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| (sich) entspannen |
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| (sich) entspannen |
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| "relax" |
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| Lass uns heute mal entspannen. |
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| "Let's relax today." |
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| Lass uns heute mal entspannen. |
| 15. |
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| Whiteboard |
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| "whiteboard" |
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| Whiteboard |
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| Whiteboard |
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| "whiteboard" |
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| Das Whiteboard ist ein unerlässlicher Teil meiner Präsentation. |
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| "The whiteboard is an essential part of my presentation." |
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| Das Whiteboard ist ein unerlässlicher Teil meiner Präsentation. |
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| Tafel |
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| "blackboard" |
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| Tafel |
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| Tafel |
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| "blackboard" |
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| Der Lehrer schreibt an die Tafel. |
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| "The teacher writes on the blackboard." |
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| Der Lehrer schreibt an die Tafel. |
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| Test |
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| "test" |
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| Test |
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| Test |
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| "test" |
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| Der Grundschüler hat den Test bestanden. |
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| "The elementary school student passed the test." |
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| Der Grundschüler hat den Test bestanden. |
| 18. |
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| Lehrbuch |
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| "textbook" |
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| Lehrbuch |
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| Lehrbuch |
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| "textbook" |
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| Der Lehrer hat etwas sehr interessantes aus dem Lehrbuch vorgelesen. |
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| "The teacher read something very interesting out of the textbook." |
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| Der Lehrer hat etwas sehr interessantes aus dem Lehrbuch vorgelesen. |
| 19. |
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| vorne |
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| "front" |
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| vorne |
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| vorne |
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| "front" |
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| Ich warte vor Ihrem Haus. |
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| "I'll wait in front of your house." |
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| Ich warte vor Ihrem Haus. |
| 20. |
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| Job |
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| "job" |
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| Job |
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| Job |
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| "job" |
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| Der Lebenslauf sollte immer dem Job angepasst werden, für den Sie sich bewerben. |
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| "The résumé should always be customized according to the job you apply for." |
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| Der Lebenslauf sollte immer dem Job angepasst werden, für den Sie sich bewerben. |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| Auf Wiedersehen. |
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