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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Farbe”, which translates to “colour / paint”. A clumsy octopus wearing a beret juggles ten overflowing buckets of paint, accidentally splashing a vibrant, dripping rainbow across his own face and the entire forest while looking on in giddy, wide-eyed surprise.
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dieFarbe, -n

colour / paint

/ˈfaʁbə/

Examples — Farbe in a sentence

Welche Farbe hat dein neues Auto?

What colour is your new car?

Wir brauchen noch mehr grüne Farbe.

We still need more green paint.

How to remember it

FARBE sounds like 'FAR BAY'. Imagine a painter applying COLOUR/PAINT to a canvas showing a FAR, colourful BAY.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “fertig”, which translates to “finished / ready”. A painter putting down a brush, and the canvas instantly detaches from the frame to become a real window looking into a sunny paradise.
fertig

/ˈfɛʁtɪç/

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finished / ready

Examples

Bist du schon mit der Arbeit fertig?

Are you already finished with work?

Das Essen ist bald fertig, wir können essen.

The food is almost ready, we can eat.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Flur”, which translates to “hallway”. A long, infinite hallway where every door opens into a different season, with falling snow, autumn leaves, and spring flowers.
der Flur

/fluːɐ̯/

hallway

Examples

Hängen Sie Ihren Mantel im Flur auf.

Hang your coat in the hallway.

Der Flur ist ziemlich dunkel.

The hallway is quite dark.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Gericht”, which translates to “dish / meal”. A tiny, chef-hatted hedgehog stands on tiptoes, eyes wide with pride, balancing a mountain-high pile of spaghetti that towers into the clouds, with meatballs rolling off like boulders toward his comic dismay.
das Gericht

/ɡəˈʁɪçt/

dish / meal

Examples

Dieses Gericht schmeckt sehr gut, was ist das?

This dish tastes very good, what is it?

Ich habe ein neues vegetarisches Gericht probiert.

I tried a new vegetarian dish.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “günstig”, which translates to “cheap / good value”. A tiny wooden shop stall where a single copper coin buys a majestic, life-sized crown made of sparkling morning dew.
günstig

/ˈɡʏnstɪç/

cheap / good value

Comparative Forms

Positive günstig
Komparativ günstiger
Superlativ am günstigsten

Examples

Das neue Auto war sehr günstig.

The new car was very cheap.

Wir haben ein günstiges Angebot gefunden.

We found a good value offer.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “hängen”, which translates to “to hang”. An umbrella hooked onto a passing crescent moon, swaying gently in the starry breeze like a laundry item on a cosmic clothesline.
hängen

/ˈhɛŋən/

to hang

Principal parts

hängen, hing, hat gehangen

ich hänge
du hängst
er/sie/es hängt
wir hängen
ihr hängt
sie/Sie hängen

Examples

Die Jacke hängt im Schrank.

The jacket hangs in the closet.

Er hat die Bilder an die Wand gehängt.

He hung the pictures on the wall.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Handwerker”, which translates to “craftsman / tradesman”. A bushy-mustachioed badger in an oversized tool belt stands on a ladder, frantically hammering a star-shaped nail into a cloud while a bolt of lightning comically curls around his goggles in surprise.
der Handwerker

/ˈhantˌvɛʁkɐ/

craftsman / tradesman

Examples

Der Handwerker hat unsere Küche repariert.

The tradesman repaired our kitchen.

Wir brauchen einen guten Handwerker für das Bad.

We need a good craftsman for the bathroom.

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fertig — finished / ready

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