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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Bild”, which translates to “picture, image”. Seen from behind Yoko — sleek black bob with bangs, oversized cream sweater — painting a huge canvas portrait of Oliver — big ginger beard, striped apron, blue bandana — who sits on a stool beyond it, bored stiff. Yoko: fierce focus. Playful.

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

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German nouns A1–B1 — PDF

dasBild, -er

picture, image

/bɪlt/

Examples — Bild in a sentence

Das ist ein schönes Bild.

That is a beautiful picture.

Ich sehe ein Bild an der Wand.

I see a picture on the wall.

How to remember it

BILD sounds like "build". Imagine a magnificent "picture" being *built* out of LEGOs right before your eyes.

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