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Illustration of the A2 German word “beschreiben”, which translates to “to describe”. An artist painting a story in the air with a brush that leaves trails of golden, descriptive words that hang like colorful lanterns.
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beschreiben

to describe

/bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

beschreiben, beschrieb, hat beschrieben

ich beschreibe
du beschreibst
er/sie/es beschreibt
wir beschreiben
ihr beschreibt
sie/Sie beschreiben

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Examples — beschreiben in a sentence

Kannst du den Weg gut beschreiben?

Can you describe the way well?

Sie hat die Situation genau beschrieben.

She described the situation precisely.

How to remember it

BE-SCHREI-BEN sounds like 'BE SHRY-BEING' — DON'T BE SHY, BE-ING descriptive helps others understand.

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die Breite

/ˈbʁaɪ̯tə/

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width

Examples

Die Breite des Tisches beträgt 80 Zentimeter.

The width of the table is 80 centimeters.

Wir müssen die Breite des Raumes messen.

We need to measure the width of the room.

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buchen

/ˈbuːxn̩/

to book

Principal parts

buchen, buchte, hat gebucht

ich buche
du buchst
er/sie/es bucht
wir buchen
ihr bucht
sie/Sie buchen

Examples

Wir müssen das Hotel buchen.

We have to book the hotel.

Ich habe den Flug bereits gebucht.

I have already booked the flight.

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das Camping

/ˈkɛmpɪŋ/

camping

Examples

Letzten Sommer waren wir oft beim Camping.

Last summer we often went camping.

Magst du das Camping in den Bergen?

Do you like camping in the mountains?

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der Campingplatz

/ˈkɛmpɪŋˌplat͡s/

campsite

Examples

Wir haben einen schönen Platz auf dem Campingplatz gebucht.

We booked a nice spot on the campsite.

Der Campingplatz ist voll, es gibt keine freien Zelte.

The campsite is full, there are no free tents.

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das Doppelzimmer

/ˈdɔpl̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ/

double room

Examples

Wir möchten bitte ein Doppelzimmer für zwei Nächte.

We would like a double room for two nights, please.

Das Hotel hatte nur noch ein Doppelzimmer frei.

The hotel only had one double room left.

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das Einzelzimmer

/ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ/

single room

Examples

Ich habe ein Einzelzimmer im Hotel gebucht.

I booked a single room at the hotel.

Ein Einzelzimmer kostet hier 60 Euro pro Nacht.

A single room costs 60 Euros per night here.

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