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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.
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Tennis (spielen)

to play tennis

/ˈtɛnɪs (ˈʃpiːlən)/

Examples — Tennis (spielen) in a sentence

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?

How to remember it

TENNIS is easy, it's just like English! SPIELEN (play) sounds like 'sh-peelin' a banana while you PLAY tennis.

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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/

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topic, subject

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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

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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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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Türkei”, which translates to “Turkey”. The map of Turkey floating in the sky as a land of flying carpets, with ancient minarets turning into tall, colorful flowers.
die Türkei

/tʏʁˈkaɪ̯/

Turkey

Examples

Wir fliegen in die Türkei.

We fly to Turkey.

Die Türkei ist ein schönes Land.

Turkey is a beautiful country.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Ukraine”, which translates to “Ukraine”. Fields of bright yellow sunflowers stretching to the horizon under a clear blue
die Ukraine

/ˌukʁaˈiːnə/

Ukraine

Examples

Die Ukraine ist ein Land in Osteuropa.

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

Er kommt aus der Ukraine.

He comes from Ukraine.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “unser”, which translates to “our”. Four raccoon siblings squeeze together under one enormous shared umbrella, all four paws gripping the same handle, grinning proudly out at the rain.
unser

/ˈʊnzɐ/

our

Examples

Das ist unser Haus hier.

That is our house here.

Wir besuchen oft unsere Familie.

We often visit our family.

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