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Illustration of the A2 German word “Bitte”, which translates to “please”. A tiny person holding a giant, golden question mark like a balloon, floating upward toward a friendly cloud offering a cup of tea.
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Bitte

please

/ˈbɪtə/

Examples — Bitte in a sentence

Kannst du mir bitte helfen?

Can you please help me?

Bitte geben Sie mir einen Stift.

Please give me a pen.

How to remember it

BITTE sounds like "BIT-TEH". A small "bit o' tea", PLEASE!

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Brust”, which translates to “chest, breast”. A barrel-chested bear puffs out its chest so far it sends three startled pigeons spiraling off a park bench.
die Brust

/bʁʊst/

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chest, breast

Examples

Er hatte leichte Schmerzen in der Brust.

He had slight pain in his chest.

Atme tief in die Brust ein und aus.

Breathe deeply in and out of your chest.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “dürfen”, which translates to “may, to be allowed to”. A child stands before a giant, ornate golden gate that is slowly opening, clouds parting to reveal a playground made of starlight.
dürfen

/ˈdʏʁfn̩/

may, to be allowed to

Principal parts

dürfen, durfte, hat gedurft

ich darf
du darfst
er/sie/es darf
wir dürfen
ihr dürft
sie/Sie dürfen

Examples

Dürfen wir hier parken?

Are we allowed to park here?

Ihr durftet gestern länger bleiben.

You were allowed to stay longer yesterday.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “Erhol dich!”, which translates to “Get well!”. A person resting in bed while tiny, glowing butterflies made of soft linen fabric land on them to gently mend their clothes.
Erhol dich!

/ɛɐ̯ˈhoːl dɪç/

Get well!

Examples

Du bist müde. Erhol dich gut!

You are tired. Get well soon!

Ich hoffe, du erholst dich bald!

I hope you get well soon!

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Fieber”, which translates to “fever”. A shivering polar bear wearing a massive woolly scarf sits in the snow, sweating so intensely that his thermometer has sprouted little legs and is sprinting away in terror as the bear’s head radiates visible shimmering h
das Fieber

/ˈfiːbɐ/

fever

Examples

Ich hatte gestern hohes Fieber.

I had a high fever yesterday.

Er muss zu Hause bleiben, weil er Fieber hat.

He has to stay at home because he has a fever.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Finger”, which translates to “finger”. A giant friendly index finger wearing a little explorer’s hat points the way down a winding forest path, and a line of tiny travelers happily follows wherever it leads.
der Finger

/ˈfɪŋɐ/

finger

Examples

Er zeigte mit dem Finger auf die Karte.

He pointed his finger at the map.

Ich habe mir den Finger verletzt.

I hurt my finger.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Fuß”, which translates to “foot”. A colossal bare foot plants itself in a meadow with a thump, and a wide-eyed hedgehog is launched cartwheeling into the air by the bounce, legs splayed in comic alarm.
der Fuß

/fuːs/

foot

Examples

Er spürte Schmerzen in seinem linken Fuß.

He felt pain in his left foot.

Sie hat sich den Fuß gebrochen.

She broke her foot.

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