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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Automat”, which translates to “machine, vending machine”. An office worker kneels at a vending machine, his arm shoved up the flap towards a chocolate bar stuck on its coil, cheek pressed to the glass, teeth gritted in straining effort.

Automat is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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derAutomat, -en

machine, vending machine

/aʊ̯toˈmaːt/

Examples — Automat in a sentence

Der Automat nimmt keine Zehn-Euro-Scheine an.

The machine does not accept ten-euro notes.

Ich hole eine Cola aus dem Automat.

I'll get a cola from the vending machine.

How to remember it

AU-to-MAT: It's an 'AUTO-MATIC' machine (Automat) that delivers your favorite snack on a mat.

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