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German A2 — Elementary Vocabulary

65 A2 words in “Everyday Actions”.

65 A2 words in “Everyday Actions”

German wordEnglish meaning
abschließento lock
an seinbe on / be off
ändernto change
ansehento look at
aufhörento stop
aufmachento open
aufpassento pay attention
ausgehento go out
auspackento unpack
ausruhenrest
austauschenexchange
beeilenhurry
beendenfinish, end
buntcolorful
dabeiin doing it
direktdirect, directly
einpackenpack up
erinnertremembers
erreichento reach, achieve
erreichtreaches, achieves
fehlenbe missing
fertig seinbe finished
findenfind
die Fundsachenlost and found
hat eingepackthas packed up
hat erinnerthas remembered
hat erreichthas reached
hat geduschthas showered
herausout, outwards
hinthere, towards
ist dabeiis in process
ist dabei gewesenhas been in process
ist gefallenhas fallen
klappenwork out, succeed
lassenlet/allow
merkennotice/remember
packento pack
packt einpacks up
passento fit, suit
passierento happen, occur
probierento try, taste
putzento clean
ratento guess, advise
sammelncollect, gather
schenkengive (as gift)
schneidencut
setzensit, place
stattfindentake place
störendisturb
das Stückpiece
teilenshare
tragencarry/wear
träumendream
unternehmenundertake, do
vergessenforget
verlierenlose
verpassenmiss
versuchentry, attempt
vorbereitenprepare
war dabeiwas in process
waschenwash oneself
wechselnchange, exchange
weckenwake up
der Zettelnote/slip
zumachento close

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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
and they grew it inside this machine
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machine · in context
noun
machine · engine · device
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