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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Brot”, which translates to “bread”. A plump golden loaf of bread with a smiling crusty face and tiny arms hops out of a glowing stone oven, cheerfully tossing warm rolls to a circle of delighted field mice as fragrant steam curls through a cozy kitchen.
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bread

/bʁoːt/

Examples — Brot in a sentence

Ich esse gern Brot.

I like to eat bread.

Kaufen Sie bitte Brot.

Please buy bread.

How to remember it

"Brot" — brought fresh from the oven.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Butter”, which translates to “butter”. A golden, glowing stick of butter melting into a river of liquid sunlight that coats a piece of bread like a warm, delicious sunset.
die Butter

/ˈbʊtɐ/

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butter

Examples

Ich mag Butter auf dem Brot.

I like butter on the bread.

Die Butter ist immer frisch.

The butter is always fresh.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Durst”, which translates to “thirst”. A person holding a cup toward a literal waterfall pouring out of a fluffy, passing summer cloud.
der Durst

/dʊʁst/

thirst

Examples

Ich habe großen Durst.

I am very thirsty.

Hast du Durst? Hier ist Wasser.

Are you thirsty? Here is water.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Durst haben”, which translates to “to be thirsty”. A person in a desert holding a desert mirage like a real glass of water, with fish swimming happily inside the image.
Durst haben

/dʊʁst ˈhaːbn̩/

to be thirsty

Examples

Ich habe Durst.

I am thirsty.

Hast du Durst nach dem Sport?

Are you thirsty after sports?

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Ei”, which translates to “egg”. A giant speckled egg cracks open on a mossy hill and a tiny sunrise spills out, with baby birds surfing the streaming golden yolk-light.
das Ei

/aɪ̯/

egg

Examples

Ich esse ein Ei zum Frühstück.

I eat an egg for breakfast.

Die Hühner legen Eier.

The chickens lay eggs.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “essen”, which translates to “to eat”. A giant mouth eating a mountain of spaghetti
essen

/ˈɛsn̩/

to eat

Principal parts

essen, aß, hat gegessen

ich esse
du isst
er/sie/es isst
wir essen
ihr esst
sie/Sie essen

Examples

Ich esse einen Apfel.

I eat an apple.

Wir essen Pizza.

We eat pizza.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Fisch”, which translates to “fish”. A bespectacled fish with a bushy mustache sits at a tiny underwater desk, frantically trying to write a letter while bubbles of frustration blow out of its gills, its fins acting as clumsy, trembling hands.
der Fisch

/fɪʃ/

fish

Examples

Ich esse gerne Fisch zum Abendessen.

I like to eat fish for dinner.

Der Fisch schwimmt im Fluss.

The fish swims in the river.

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