10.2 Der Alltag: Anna Müller- Glossary

aussehen (sep.) to look (like) 

typisch typisch

das Badezimmer (-) bathroom 

duschen to shower

danach afterwards

ganz schön wach This means "really quite awake". When "ganz schön" precedes an adjective it has an emphatic sense.

die Küche (-n) kitchen

zum Frühstück for breakfast

essen This means "to eat". It is an irregular verb.

die Grapefruit (-s) grapefruit

der Früchtetee (-s) fruit tea 

die Diät (-en) diet

eine Diät machen to go on a diet

abnehmen (sep.) This means "to lose weight". To gain weight is "zunehmen". Both verbs are separable.

wie lange...? how long...?

seit fünf Wochen Although seit literally means "since", this translates as "for five weeks".

sich bemühen to make an effort

viel Gemüse a lot of vegetables 

das Obst fruit

wenig Fleisch "Not much meat". Note that neither "viel" nor "wenig" have endings when used this way.

die Kalorie (-n) calorie

der Alkohol alcohol

alle zusammen all together

gesund healthy

wir essen gesund we eat healthily

bestehen aus (+ Dat.) This means "to consist of". The verb "bestehen" is inseparable.

die Suppe (-n) soup

die Lieblingssuppe (-n) This means "favourite soup". You can add "Lieblings-" to the front of any noun to create this effect.

die Gulaschsuppe (-n) goulash soup 

der Quark soft curd cheese

räumen to clear

abwaschen to do the washing up. As "waschen" is an irregular verb, so too is "abwaschen".

die Freizeit free time; spare time

nichts Besonderes nothing much; nothing in particular

faulenzen to laze about

ein paar a few

die Fernsehsendung (-en) TV programme 

sich etwas ansehen This means "to watch something". The programme that is being watched is in the accusative case whilst the reflexive pronoun referring back to the person doing the action is in the dative case. The verb "ansehen" is both separable and reflexive.

das Fernsehen This means "television" as in "the medium of television", as opposed to a "TV set", which is translated by "der Fernseher".

die Seifenoper (-n) soap opera

die Talkshow (-s) talk show

die Quizsendung (-en) quiz programme

die Nachrichten (plural) This means "the news". The singular of this noun - die Nachricht (-en) - means "a piece of news".

das Hobby (-s) hobby

sich interessieren für (+ Acc.) This reflexive verb means "to be interested in". The reflexive pronoun referring back to the person doing the action is in the accusative case.

reisen to travel

ich interessiere mich für Reisen "I'm interested in travelling". If the thing in which you are interested is a verb, you use the infinitive form of the verb starting with a capital letter.

der Sommer summer

im Sommer in summer

sich langweilen to be bored

ich langweile mich zu Tode I'm bored to death

der Winter winter

im Winter in winter

der Berg (-e) mountains

der Schnee snow

Ski laufen to ski

der Frühling spring

im Frühling in spring

der Herbst autumn

im Herbst in autumn

herrlich wonderful

segeln to sail

spazieren gehen to go for a walk

wandern to ramble; to hike

der Wald (pl. - Wälder) wood, forest

fotografieren to take photos

ich ... leidenschaftlich gern "I'm mad about..." The word "leidenschaftlich" on its own means "passionately".

der Fotoapparat (-e) camera

dabei with me/you etc.