
ansprechen is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
ansprechen
address / appeal to
/ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
ansprechen, sprach an, hat angesprochen
Practice "ansprechen"
Examples — ansprechen in a sentence
Er spricht sie auf Deutsch an.
He addresses her in German.
Das Thema hat mich sehr angesprochen.
The topic really appealed to me.
How to remember it
"an" (at) + sprechen → speak at/to: address someone; or appeal to.
Word family
sprechen family · 11 related words
- ansprechen address / appeal to Shifted meaning
- aussprechen pronounce / express Shifted meaning
- besprechen discuss Shifted meaning
- entsprechen correspond / meet Not predictable
- mitsprechen Coming soon to speak along; to have a say Shifted meaning
- versprechen to promise Not predictable
- vorsprechen Coming soon to audition; to call on someone Shifted meaning
- widersprechen Coming soon to contradict Shifted meaning