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!
