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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Tag”, which translates to “day”. A sun with a price tag attached, marking each day
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derTag, -e

day

/taːk/

Examples — Tag in a sentence

Guten Tag! Wie geht es Ihnen?

Good day! How are you?

Heute ist ein schöner Tag.

Today is a beautiful day.

How to remember it

"Tag" like a price tag — each day has its price tag of time.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Tanz”, which translates to “dance”. Oma Trude, a tiny round old woman with a silver bun, round glasses and a lilac cardigan, twirls mid-dance with her floral skirt flaring wide, arms lifted joyfully, ribbons and sparkles swirling around her.
der Tanz

/tant͡s/

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dance

Examples

Wir lieben den Tanz sehr.

We love the dance very much.

Der Tanz ist wirklich schön.

The dance is really beautiful.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “tanzen”, which translates to “to dance”. A mop in a polka-dot skirt spins on one bristle-toe across a moonlit kitchen floor, soap bubbles orbiting it like ballroom lights.
tanzen

/ˈtant͡sn̩/

to dance

Principal parts

tanzen, tanzte, hat getanzt

ich tanze
du tanzt
er/sie/es tanzt
wir tanzen
ihr tanzt
sie/Sie tanzen

Examples

Wir tanzen gerne am Wochenende.

We like to dance on the weekend.

Kannst du Samba tanzen?

Can you dance Samba?

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Tennis (spielen)”, which translates to “to play tennis”. Two players on a court suspended among the stars, hitting a glowing, comet-like tennis ball back and forth across a net made of moonbeams.
Tennis (spielen)

/ˈtɛnɪs (ˈʃpiːlən)/

to play tennis

Examples

Ich spiele gern Tennis am Samstag.

I like to play tennis on Saturday.

Spielst du oft Tennis im Sommer?

Do you often play tennis in summer?

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Thema”, which translates to “topic, subject”. A moose and a duck sit nose-to-beak at a café, so absorbed in their topic that steam from their cups spells out a giant question mark.
das Thema

/ˈteːma/

topic, subject

Examples

Das ist ein sehr interessantes Thema.

That is a very interesting topic.

Wir sprechen über das Thema Familie.

We talk about the topic of family.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Tochter”, which translates to “daughter”. A little girl peers into a mirror and sees a grown woman reaching back through the glass to hand her a single glowing star.
die Tochter

/ˈtɔxtɐ/

daughter

Examples

Meine Tochter ist noch klein.

My daughter is still small.

Er hat eine kleine Tochter.

He has a small daughter.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “toll”, which translates to “great, awesome”. Friends laughing and high-fiving after hearing wonderful, exciting news.
toll

/tɔl/

great, awesome

Comparative Forms

Positive toll
Komparativ toller
Superlativ am tollsten

Examples

Das Konzert war gestern wirklich toll.

The concert yesterday was really great.

Du machst das wirklich sehr toll.

You are doing that really great.

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masculine Tanz — dance

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