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Illustration of the A1 German word “woher”, which translates to “where from”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, scratches his head puzzled before a huge glowing map criss-crossed with question-mark trails, wondering where it all came from.

woher is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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woher

where from

/voˈheːɐ̯/

Examples — woher in a sentence

Woher kommen Sie?

Where do you come from?

Woher ist dieser Brief?

Where is this letter from?

How to remember it

VOH-hair. 'WHERE FROM did you get that VOH-hair wig?'

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Wortstellung”, which translates to “word order”. A child happily arranging magnetic words on a fridge, creating silly sentences.
die Wortstellung

/ˈvɔʁtˌʃtɛlʊŋ/

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word order

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Die deutsche Wortstellung ist manchmal schwierig.

German word order is sometimes difficult.

Wir lernen heute etwas über die Wortstellung.

Today we are learning something about word order.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “am”, which translates to “on (days/times)”. A golden sun clock floating in the sky; a clock hand rests precisely on a glowing, oversized Monday morning written in clouds.
am

/am/

on (days/times)

Examples

Wir treffen uns am Dienstag.

We meet on Tuesday.

Am Wochenende schlafe ich lange.

On the weekend, I sleep late.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Artikel”, which translates to “article”. A giant blank newspaper unfolding in a meadow, each empty page blooming into a field of wildflowers as a reader sits happily on the crease.
der Artikel

/ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩/

article

Examples

Ich lese einen interessanten Artikel online.

I am reading an interesting article online.

"Der" ist ein bestimmter Artikel auf Deutsch.

"Der" is a definite article in German.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Auf Wiedersehen!”, which translates to “Goodbye!”. Friends waving cheerfully at a train station platform, a train slowly departing.
Auf Wiedersehen!

/aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌzeːən/

Goodbye!

Examples

Auf Wiedersehen! Bis nächste Woche!

Goodbye! See you next week!

Auf Wiedersehen! Ich gehe jetzt.

Goodbye! I am leaving now.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “aus”, which translates to “from, out of”. A cheerful cat leaping out of a giant floating teapot into the open sky, trailing a ribbon of steam as it sails free into the clouds.
aus

/aʊ̯s/

from, out of

Examples

Ich komme aus der Schweiz.

I come from Switzerland.

Nimm das Buch bitte aus der Tasche.

Please take the book out of the bag.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Automat”, which translates to “machine, vending machine”. A bright red vending machine dispensing a cold drink on a sunny street corner.
der Automat

/aʊ̯toˈmaːt/

machine, vending machine

Examples

Der Automat nimmt keine Zehn-Euro-Scheine an.

The machine does not accept ten-euro notes.

Ich hole eine Cola aus dem Automat.

I'll get a cola from the vending machine.

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