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Illustration of the A1 German word “schreiben”, which translates to “to write”. A tiny mouse rides a giant fountain pen like a pogo stick, bouncing across a blank scroll and leaving a trail of looping glowing swirls.

schreiben is part of German verbs A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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schreiben

to write

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

schreiben, schrieb, hat geschrieben

ich schreibe
du schreibst
er/sie/es schreibt
wir schreiben
ihr schreibt
sie/Sie schreiben

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Examples — schreiben in a sentence

Ich schreibe einen Brief.

I write a letter.

Wir schreiben die Hausaufgaben.

We write the homework.

How to remember it

"Schreiben" — scribe and write.

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der Sonntag

/ˈzɔnˌtaːk/

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Sunday

Examples

Am Sonntag schlafe ich lange.

On Sunday, I sleep long.

Der Sonntag ist mein Lieblingstag.

Sunday is my favorite day.

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sprechen

/ˈʃpʁɛçn̩/

to speak

Principal parts

sprechen, sprach, hat gesprochen

ich spreche
du sprichst
er/sie/es spricht
wir sprechen
ihr sprecht
sie/Sie sprechen

Examples

Ich spreche Deutsch.

I speak German.

Sprechen Sie Englisch?

Do you speak English?

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der Stift

/ʃtɪft/

pen, pencil

Examples

Hast du einen Stift für mich?

Do you have a pen for me?

Ich brauche einen roten Stift.

I need a red pen.

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super

/ˈzuːpɐ/

super, great

Examples

Dein neues Hemd sieht super aus!

Your new shirt looks super!

Ich finde die Idee wirklich super.

I find the idea really great.

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die Tafel

/ˈtaːfl̩/

blackboard

Examples

Der Lehrer schreibt an die Tafel.

The teacher writes on the blackboard.

Die Tafel ist sehr groß.

The blackboard is very big.

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die Tasche

/ˈtaʃə/

bag

Examples

Meine Tasche ist sehr schwer.

My bag is very heavy.

Wo ist deine blaue Tasche?

Where is your blue bag?

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