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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Berg”, which translates to “mountain”. A mountain wears a tiny woolen scarf and shoves its neighbor peak out of the way to be first in the photo.
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Berg is one of the A2 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.

derBerg, -e

mountain

/bɛʁk/

Examples — Berg in a sentence

Wir wanderten auf den Berg.

We hiked up the mountain.

Die Aussicht vom Berg war wunderschön.

The view from the mountain was beautiful.

How to remember it

BERG sounds like 'iceberg.' Imagine an *iceberg* that's actually a towering *mountain* peak.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “besichtigen”, which translates to “to visit, to sightsee”. A tiny tourist snail with a camera creeps up to a colossal castle, peering up in wide-eyed sightseeing awe.
besichtigen

/bəˈzɪçtɪɡn̩/

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to visit, to sightsee

Principal parts

besichtigen, besichtigte, hat besichtigt

ich besichtige
du besichtigst
er/sie/es besichtigt
wir besichtigen
ihr besichtigt
sie/Sie besichtigen

Examples

Wir wollen die Stadt besichtigen.

We want to visit the city.

Sie haben das alte Schloss besichtigt.

They visited the old castle.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “bewölkt”, which translates to “cloudy”. The sun wearing a cozy, fluffy wool sweater made of thick white clouds, playfully peeking out from the soft knit fabric.
bewölkt

/bəˈvœlkt/

cloudy

Comparative Forms

Positive bewölkt
Komparativ bewölkter
Superlativ am bewölktesten

Examples

Heute ist der Himmel bewölkt.

Today the sky is cloudy.

Gestern war es bewölkt, aber heute scheint die Sonne.

Yesterday it was cloudy, but today the sun is shining.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Flug”, which translates to “flight”. A person soaring through the clouds while wearing wings made of vibrant, floating origami birds that flap in rhythm.
der Flug

/fluːk/

flight

Examples

Unser Flug nach Berlin startet um acht Uhr.

Our flight to Berlin departs at eight o'clock.

Der Flug war lang, aber angenehm.

The flight was long but pleasant.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “fotografieren”, which translates to “to photograph”. A squirrel in a vest balances on a tiny stool, aiming a camera the size of a cannon at a very shy, blushing toad; a giant flash of light turns the toad a bright, comical shade of neon pink.
fotografieren

/fotoɡʁaˈfiːʁən/

to photograph

Principal parts

fotografieren, fotografierte, hat fotografiert

ich fotografiere
du fotografierst
er/sie/es fotografiert
wir fotografieren
ihr fotografiert
sie/Sie fotografieren

Examples

Ich habe gestern viele Fotos fotografiert.

I took many photos yesterday.

Darf man hier drinnen fotografieren?

Is one allowed to photograph in here?

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Illustration of the A2 German word “genießen”, which translates to “to enjoy”. A person sitting on a chair in the clouds, catching colorful starlight with a giant spoon and tasting it with pure delight.
genießen

/ɡəˈniːsn̩/

to enjoy

Principal parts

genießen, genoss, hat genossen

ich genieße
du genießt
er/sie/es genießt
wir genießen
ihr genießt
sie/Sie genießen

Examples

Ich genieße die Sonne sehr.

I enjoy the sun very much.

Wir haben den Abend sehr genossen.

We enjoyed the evening very much.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Gewitter”, which translates to “thunderstorm”. A grumpy giant made of storm clouds clashing two brass cymbals together, and instead of thunder the collision releases a shower of glowing blue lightning-butterflies drifting down over a valley
das Gewitter

/ɡəˈvɪtɐ/

thunderstorm

Examples

Letzte Nacht gab es ein starkes Gewitter.

Last night there was a strong thunderstorm.

Das Gewitter zog schnell über die Stadt hinweg.

The thunderstorm quickly passed over the city.

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besichtigen — to visit, to sightsee

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