10.3 Der Alltag: Jens Hoffmann-Glossary

normal normal 

sich waschen This reflexive verb means "to have a wash". It is also an irregular verb.

sich rasieren to have a shave

das Wochenende (-n) weekend

am Wochenende at the weekend

immer always

nicht immer not always

sich anziehen This is a separable verb meaning "to get dressed".

lesen This is an irregular verb meaning "to read" 

Der Tagesspiegel This is a Berlin daily newspaper which literally translates as "Daily Mirror" but is actually a broadsheet. Click here to read the latest edition of the newspaper on the Internet!

die Zeitung (-en) newspaper

das Müesli muesli

am liebsten most

am allerliebsten most of all

das kommt darauf an that depends

zur Arbeit kommen to get to work

nur wenn only when 

es regnet it's raining

das Zimmer (-) room

die Dreizimmerwohnung (-en) three-room flat

das Stadtzentrum (pl. -zentren) city centre

entfernt distant

nicht weit ... entfernt "Not far away from". The thing from which you are not far away - here "the office" - is in the dative case and is preceded by "von" i.e. "nicht weit von meinem Büro entfernt".

ankommen This means "to arrive". Note that the place wher you are arriving is in the dative case even though motion is involved.

die Mittagspause (-n) lunch-hour; lunch-break

zu Mittag essen to have lunch

Spagetti (pl.) spaghetti 

ähnlich similar 

etwas Ähnliches something similar

auswärts essen to eat out

das Gericht (-e) dish; meal

verlassen This irregular verb means "to leave".

die Sonne (-n) sun

scheinen This means "to shine". In other contexts it can also mean "to appear".

der Park (-s) park

nach Hause gehen to go home

wieder again

das Abendessen (-) This is another word for "evening meal" or "tea".

oft often

wirklich really

müde tired

sich ausruhen This separable and reflexive verb means "to have a rest".

der Donnerstagabend (-e) Thursday evening

sich etwas ausleihen This means "to borrow or rent". The object that you are renting is in the accusative case. The reflexive pronoun referring back to the person doing in the borrowing is in the dative case.

das Video (-s) video

der Horrorfilm (-e) horror film

die Komödie (-n) comedy

tja well...

die Literatur literature

regelmäßig regularly

das Theater (-) theatre

ins Theater gehen to go to the theatre

der Roman (-e) novel

die Kurzgeschichte (-n) short story

der Sport sport

Sport treiben to do sport

der Fußball football

das Spiel (-e) game

das Fußballspiel (-e) football game

die Mannschaft (-en) team

die Fußballmannschaft (-en) football team

Hertha Berlin Currently the biggest football team in Berlin. Cynics would say that this has a lot to do with the favouritism of the Berlin media and local football associations. Click here to visit the club's homepage.

Bayern München This is the club that we call "Bayern Munich", the biggest team in German football. If you like them, click here. If you don't like them, click here.

weder ... noch neither ... nor

der Fan (-s) (football) fan

die Lieblingsmannschaft (-en) favourite team

Tennis Borussia Berlin Despite their name, Tennis Borussia Berlin - or TeBe - are a football club based in the Charlottenburg area of Berlin. Click here to visit their homepage. This is also the team supported by the author of this German course!