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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Frage”, which translates to “question”. A giant glowing question mark growing out of a flowerpot like a tree, its curling tip dotted with a bright golden light bulb.

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

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dieFrage, -n

question

/ˈfʁaːɡə/

Examples — Frage in a sentence

Ich habe eine Frage.

I have a question.

Die Lehrerin beantwortet die Frage.

The teacher answers the question.

How to remember it

FRAGE sounds like 'FROG-A'. Imagine a curious FROG-A asking you a big QUESTION.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “fragen”, which translates to “to ask”. A small mouse on tiptoe, one paw raised high and mouth open mid-question, leans eagerly up at a vast tortoise whose heavy eyelids droop with weary patience.
fragen

/ˈfʁaːɡn̩/

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to ask

Principal parts

fragen, fragte, hat gefragt

ich frage
du fragst
er/sie/es fragt
wir fragen
ihr fragt
sie/Sie fragen

Examples

Ich frage den Lehrer.

I ask the teacher.

Sie fragen nach dem Weg.

They ask for the way.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Freitag”, which translates to “Friday”. A joyful golden songbird bursts free from a hanging cage woven of grey weekday clouds and soars into a wide open sky shimmering with the promise of rest.
der Freitag

/ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtaːk/

Friday

Examples

Freitag ist der letzte Arbeitstag.

Friday is the last working day.

Am Freitag gehen wir ins Kino.

On Friday we go to the cinema.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “glauben”, which translates to “to believe”. A child floating with heart glowing with belief
glauben

/ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩/

to believe

Principal parts

glauben, glaubte, hat geglaubt

ich glaube
du glaubst
er/sie/es glaubt
wir glauben
ihr glaubt
sie/Sie glauben

Examples

Ich glaube, du schaffst das.

I believe you can do it.

Wir glauben, es ist wahr.

We believe it is true.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Guten Tag!”, which translates to “Good day!”. A dapper mole in a tiny tuxedo pops out of his dirt hole, tipping his top hat with a dazzling, wide-toothed grin as he bows deeply to a confused, sun-dappled daisy.
Guten Tag!

/ˌɡuːtn̩ ˈtaːk/

Good day!

Examples

Guten Tag! Wie geht es Ihnen?

Good day! How are you?

Der Mann sagt: Guten Tag!

The man says: Good day!

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Hallo!”, which translates to “Hello!”. A cheerful round hedgehog throws one paw up in a big friendly wave, beaming wide, little sparkle-lines of greeting radiating around its raised paw in warm welcoming light.
Hallo!

/ˈhalo/

Hello!

Examples

Hallo! Wie geht's dir?

Hello! How are you?

Hallo Anna, schön dich zu sehen!

Hello Anna, nice to see you!

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Heft”, which translates to “notebook, exercise book”. An open notebook floating in mid-air, tiny glowing inkdrops leaping from a nearby bottle and settling across its blank pages like soft blue fireflies.
das Heft

/hɛft/

notebook, exercise book

Examples

Schreibe es in dein Heft.

Write it in your notebook.

Ich brauche ein neues Heft.

I need a new notebook.

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