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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Mailbox”, which translates to “voicemail / mailbox”. A mailbox perched on a cloud, with tiny envelopes growing wings and flying out like birds to deliver messages across the horizon.
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dieMailbox, -en

voicemail / mailbox

/ˈmɛɪ̯lˌbɔks/

Examples — Mailbox in a sentence

Sie haben eine Nachricht auf Ihrer Mailbox.

You have a message on your voicemail.

Ich konnte ihn nicht erreichen, er war auf der Mailbox.

I couldn't reach him, he was on voicemail.

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'MY-l-box' is exactly 'mailbox'. It's a direct loanword from English!

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Illustration of the A2 German word “manchmal”, which translates to “sometimes”. Close-up of the moon peeking out from behind a curtain of shimmering aurora, half its face hidden, the playful moon filling the frame.
manchmal

/ˈmançmaːl/

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sometimes

Examples

Manchmal regnet es im Sommer viel.

Sometimes it rains a lot in summer.

Sie fährt manchmal mit dem Bus zur Arbeit.

She sometimes takes the bus to work.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “mitbringen”, which translates to “to bring along”. A cheerful otter waddles through the door balancing a huge wrapped present it brought along, beaming and offering it forward with both paws.
mitbringen

/ˈmɪtˌbʁɪŋən/

to bring along

Principal parts

mitbringen, brachte mit, hat mitgebracht

ich bringe mit
du bringst mit
er/sie/es bringt mit
wir bringen mit
ihr bringt mit
sie/Sie bringen mit

Examples

Soll ich etwas zum Essen mitbringen?

Should I bring something to eat?

Er hat Blumen für seine Mutter mitgebracht.

He brought flowers for his mother.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “mitteilen”, which translates to “to inform, communicate”. A puffed-up parrot perches on a post and squawks out big news, beak wide open, golden sound-bursts radiating as it loudly informs the whole town.
mitteilen

/ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən/

to inform, communicate

Principal parts

mitteilen, teilte mit, hat mitgeteilt

ich teile mit
du teilst mit
er/sie/es teilt mit
wir teilen mit
ihr teilt mit
sie/Sie teilen mit

Examples

Bitte teilen Sie mir das Datum mit.

Please inform me of the date.

Sie hat ihre Entscheidung allen mitgeteilt.

She communicated her decision to everyone.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Nachricht”, which translates to “message”. A paper airplane made of stardust gliding through a night sky, carrying a glowing letter that unfurls into a landscape of light.
die Nachricht

/ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt/

message

Examples

Ich habe eine wichtige Nachricht für dich.

I have an important message for you.

Hast du meine Nachricht gestern bekommen?

Did you get my message yesterday?

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Nebensatz”, which translates to “subordinate clause”. A giant sentence written in the sky where one part is anchored to a cloud, while the other smaller part hangs by a golden ribbon below it.
der Nebensatz

/ˈneːbn̩ˌzat͡s/

subordinate clause

Examples

Ein Nebensatz beginnt oft mit einer Konjunktion.

A subordinate clause often begins with a conjunction.

Der Lehrer erklärte uns den Nebensatz.

The teacher explained the subordinate clause to us.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “nie”, which translates to “never”. A stubborn donkey plants all four hooves and turns its head sharply away with a defiant huff, flatly refusing to budge even one single inch.
nie

/niː/

never

Examples

Er hat das noch nie gemacht.

He has never done that before.

Ich werde das nie vergessen.

I will never forget that.

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