Illustration of the A1 German word “die Woche”, which translates to “week”. A ladder made of seven luminous clouds stretching toward the sun, each cloud labeled with a day of the week.
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dieWoche, -n

week

/ˈvɔxə/

Examples — Woche in a sentence

Ich arbeite fünf Tage pro Woche.

I work five days a week.

Nächste Woche fahre ich nach Berlin.

Next week I am going to Berlin.

How to remember it

VOH-khuh sounds like 'vocal' – you're very vocal about how long a week can sometimes feel!

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Zahl”, which translates to “number”. A gardener tending a patch of soil where glowing, 3D numbers sprout like iridescent tulips from the earth.
die Zahl

/t͡saːl/

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number

Examples

Welche Zahl ist deine Lieblingszahl?

Which number is your favorite number?

Ich schreibe die große Zahl an die Tafel.

I write the large number on the board.

Illustration of the A1 German word “zeichnen”, which translates to “to draw”. A octopus with eight pencils draws eight drawings simultaneously, tongue out in concentration.
zeichnen

/ˈt͡saɪ̯çnən/

to draw

Principal parts

zeichnen, zeichnete, hat gezeichnet

ich zeichne
du zeichnest
er/sie/es zeichnet
wir zeichnen
ihr zeichnet
sie/Sie zeichnen

Examples

Sie zeichnet sehr schöne Bilder.

She draws very beautiful pictures.

Ich zeichne gerne Tiere und Menschen.

I like to draw animals and people.

Illustration of the A1 German word “zwanzig”, which translates to “twenty”. A serene swan gracefully swimming on a pond, twenty small cygnets following in a
zwanzig

/ˈt͡svant͡sɪç/

twenty

Examples

Meine Schwester ist zwanzig Jahre alt.

My sister is twenty years old.

Wir brauchen zwanzig Tische für die Party.

We need twenty tables for the party.

Illustration of the A1 German word “allein”, which translates to “alone”. A solitary hiker standing on a mountain peak, looking out at the vast, peaceful
allein

/aˈlaɪ̯n/

alone

Examples

Sie ist heute allein.

She is alone today.

Ich mag es, allein zu sein.

I like to be alone.

Illustration of the A1 German word “die Antwort”, which translates to “answer”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, beams as a giant glowing speech bubble pops open above his head, a bright golden lightbulb shining inside it.
die Antwort

/ˈantvɔʁt/

answer

Examples

Ich warte auf deine Antwort.

I am waiting for your answer.

Die Antwort ist sehr wichtig.

The answer is very important.

Illustration of the A1 German word “arbeiten”, which translates to “to work”. Hands building something with tools
arbeiten

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩/

to work

Principal parts

arbeiten, arbeitete, hat gearbeitet

ich arbeite
du arbeitest
er/sie/es arbeitet
wir arbeiten
ihr arbeitet
sie/Sie arbeiten

Examples

Ich arbeite in einem Büro.

I work in an office.

Meine Eltern arbeiten sehr viel.

My parents work a lot.

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feminine Zahl — number

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