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Illustration of the A1 German word “lesen”, which translates to “to read”. A child reading a magical book with images floating out
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lesen

to read

/ˈleːzn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

lesen, las, hat gelesen

ich lese
du liest
er/sie/es liest
wir lesen
ihr lest
sie/Sie lesen

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Examples — lesen in a sentence

Ich lese gern interessante Bücher.

I like to read interesting books.

Liest du heute die Zeitung?

Do you read the newspaper today?

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/meˈnyː/

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set menu / menu

Examples

Wir bestellen das Tagesmenü.

We order the daily set menu.

Wo ist das Menü, bitte?

Where is the menu, please?

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die Minute

/miˈnuːtə/

minute

Examples

Warte bitte eine Minute hier.

Please wait one minute here.

Er kommt in fünf Minuten an.

He arrives in five minutes.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Mittag”, which translates to “noon, midday”. A sun sitting perfectly at the highest point of the sky, casting a shadow that looks like a picnic table set for a feast.
der Mittag

/ˈmɪtaːk/

noon, midday

Examples

Wir essen zu Mittag.

We eat lunch.

Der Mittag ist um zwölf Uhr.

Noon is at twelve o'clock.

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mittags

/ˈmɪtaːks/

at midday, at lunchtime

Examples

Wir essen mittags immer zusammen in der Kantine.

We always eat together in the canteen at lunchtime.

Ich trinke mittags gern einen Kaffee mit Milch.

I like to drink coffee with milk at midday.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “mögen”, which translates to “to like (general preference)”. A person hugging a giant, fluffy heart-shaped cloud, while gentle, warm rays of golden light radiate from the embrace.
mögen

/ˈmøːɡn̩/

to like (general preference)

Principal parts

mögen, mochte, hat gemocht

ich mag
du magst
er/sie/es mag
wir mögen
ihr mögt
sie/Sie mögen

Examples

Ich mag Pizza mit viel Käse.

I like pizza with a lot of cheese.

Er mag keine großen Spinnen.

He does not like big spiders.

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der Morgen

/ˈmɔʁɡn̩/

morning

Examples

Ich stehe jeden Morgen früh auf.

I get up early every morning.

Guten Morgen, wie geht es Ihnen?

Good morning, how are you?

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