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Illustration of the A2 German word “selten”, which translates to “rarely”. A wide-eyed owl gasps in astonishment as a single shy, sparkling comet streaks past — a sight so rare it nearly topples backward off its branch.
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selten

rarely

/ˈzɛltn̩/

Examples — selten in a sentence

Sie geht selten ins Kino.

She rarely goes to the cinema.

Wir essen selten Fleisch zu Hause.

We rarely eat meat at home.

How to remember it

SELTEN sounds like "ZEL-ten". RARELY do I see a ZEL-da (like Zelda from the game) in a TENt.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Smartphone”, which translates to “smartphone”. A cheerful smartphone with big cartoon eyes leaps up excitedly, its screen beaming a huge grin, as colorful app-bubbles burst joyfully out of the top.
das Smartphone

/ˈsmaʁtfoːn/

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smartphone

Examples

Ich habe mein Smartphone verloren.

I lost my smartphone.

Kannst du dein Smartphone bitte ausschalten?

Can you please turn off your smartphone?

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Smiley”, which translates to “smiley, emoji”. A giant round golden smiley face the size of a sun beaming in the sky, with a tiny delighted rabbit riding on the tip of its enormous curved grin like a swing.
der Smiley

/ˈsmaɪ̯liː/

smiley, emoji

Examples

Er schickte mir einen lustigen Smiley.

He sent me a funny smiley.

Ein Smiley kann Gefühle ausdrücken.

A smiley can express feelings.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die SMS”, which translates to “text message”. Close-up of a glowing blue paper plane flying straight out of a phone screen toward a friend's ear, trailing sparkles, the little plane filling the frame.
die SMS

/ɛsʔɛmˈʔɛs/

text message

Examples

Ich habe dir eine SMS geschickt.

I sent you a text message.

Hast du meine SMS bekommen?

Did you get my text message?

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Technologie”, which translates to “technology”. A robot garden where copper trees sprout sparkling, floating circuit-board leaves that pulse with soft, rhythmic digital light.
die Technologie

/ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiː/

technology

Examples

Neue Technologie verändert unser Leben stark.

New technology changes our lives greatly.

Ich interessiere mich für moderne Technologie.

I am interested in modern technology.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Telefon”, which translates to “telephone”. Close-up of an enormous old-fashioned rotary telephone filling the frame, bright red with a round dial and a chunky handset, the bell mid-ring with little sound-lines shivering off it.
das Telefon

/ˈteːləfoːn/

telephone

Examples

Mein Telefon klingelt, aber ich habe keine Zeit.

My phone is ringing, but I don't have time.

Kannst du bitte das Telefon beantworten?

Can you please answer the telephone?

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Illustration of the A2 German word “trennbar”, which translates to “separable (prefix)”. Close-up of a single huge cartoon word-block filling the frame, cleanly split into a front chunk and a back chunk that pull apart with a bright spark leaping across the gap between them.
trennbar

/ˈtʁɛnbaːɐ̯/

separable (prefix)

Comparative Forms

Positive trennbar
Komparativ trennbarer
Superlativ am trennbarsten

Examples

Das Verb 'anrufen' ist trennbar.

The verb 'anrufen' (to call) is separable.

Sind alle Präfixverben trennbar?

Are all prefix verbs separable?

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