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Top 1000

986 wordsEnglish → Germansaved in flashcards

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also

[ˈalzo]

conjunctionA1

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because

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weil

[vaɪl]

conjunctionA1

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oder

[ˈoːdɐ]

conjunctionA1

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but

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aber

[ˈaːbɐ]

conjunctionA1

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and

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und

[ʊnt]

conjunctionA1

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how

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wie

[viː]

adverbA1

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why

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warum

[vaˈʁʊm]

adverbA1

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when

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wann

[van]

adverbA1

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where

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[voː]

adverbA1

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what

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was

[vas]

pronounA1

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who

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wer

[veːɐ̯]

pronounA1

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that

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jener

[ˈjeːnɐ]

determinerA1

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this

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dieser

[ˈdiːzɐ]

determinerA1

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they

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sie

[ziː]

pronounA1

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wir

[viːɐ̯]

pronounA1

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→

[ɛs]

pronounA1

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she

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sie

[ziː]

pronounA1

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[eːɐ̯]

pronounA1

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you

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[duː]

pronounA1

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ich

[ɪç]

pronounA1

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first

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erste

[ˈeːʁstə]

numeralA1

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one

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eins

[aɪns]

numeralA1

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to bring

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bringen

[ˈbʁɪŋən]

verbA1

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to take

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nehmen

[ˈneːmən]

verbA1

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