German tragen: wear, carry and bear responsibility
Tragen describes wearing clothing or carrying a load, and also appears in abstract combinations such as Verantwortung tragen.
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German treffen: meet someone or meet each other
Treffen can take a direct accusative person; sich treffen describes people meeting, often with a time and place.
Read and practiseGerman denken and glauben: thoughts, beliefs and trust
Denken describes thinking, while glauben can express an assumption, a belief or trust in someone's statement.
Read and practiseGerman bekommen means receive, not become
Bekommen usually means receiving or getting something; it does not express becoming a different person or state.
Read and practiseGerman suchen or finden: searching, finding and judging
Suchen describes looking for something, whereas finden can describe successful discovery or express an opinion.
Read and practiseVersuchen vs. probieren: German meanings and examples
Choose versuchen, probieren or ausprobieren for attempts, tasting and testing. See where meanings overlap, with translated examples and five exercises.
Read and practiseGerman brauchen: needs and not having to
Brauchen normally takes an accusative thing that is needed; with negation and zu plus infinitive, it can mean not having to.
Read and practiseGerman warten auf: wait for someone or something
Warten combines with auf and an accusative complement when you name what you are waiting for.
Read and practiseGerman sich freuen: choosing auf or über
look forward to a plan or feel pleased about something. Compare both patterns and practise their prepositions and reflexive forms.
Read and practiseGerman sich interessieren für: interests and sentence roles
Use sich interessieren für to describe a person's interest, or let the interesting thing become the subject of interessieren.
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German dates and months
Learn all 12 German months with English meanings, read numeric dates and practise im März, am dritten Mai and ordinal endings.
Read and practiseDays of the week in German
Learn Monday to Sunday in German with English meanings. Compare am Montag, montags and nächsten Montag, then practise a weekly schedule.
Read and practiseGerman family vocabulary
Describe family relationships while keeping each noun's article and plural together.
Read and practiseGerman clothes and colors
Describe clothes by color, then turn a simple description into a phrase before a noun.
Read and practiseGerman body parts
Learn nouns with articles and plurals, label a drawing and practise describing the position of a hand, foot or arm.
Read and practiseFeelings and emotions in German
Describe a feeling and connect it to a specific situation with the appropriate expression.
Read and practiseGerman weather and seasons
Learn spring, summer, autumn and winter in German, plus translated weather phrases. Practise im Frühling, Es regnet and Mir ist kalt.
Read and practiseGerman rooms and furniture
Describe where furniture stands and distinguish its location from moving it somewhere.
Read and practisePlaces in a German town
Find common town places by their purpose and build simple descriptions of a route.
Read and practiseGerman transport vocabulary
Explain a journey using a vehicle, a stop, a platform and an interchange.
Read and practiseEveryday German at work
Describe a task, ask about a deadline and identify everyday objects used at work.
Read and practiseGerman school and university words
Talk about a course, its assignments and examinations with suitable study vocabulary.
Read and practiseGerman hobbies and sports
Introduce leisure activities and say when, how often and with whom you do them.
Read and practiseNature and animals in German
Describe an outdoor scene using places, animals and their most useful plural forms.
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