#48 Learn German with a Story: Die guten alten Zeiten (The Good Old Days) 📖
Welcome to Episode 48 of our B1 German series! Today, Anna and Lukas are feeling nostalgic and talking about their child
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Let's dive right into a topic today that, at first glance, might seem like a mere formality.
Mhm. But upon closer inspection, it has incredible psychological and emotional depth.
Absolutely. Yes, today we're doing a really deep analysis of the German language. More precisely, it's about how language shapes our perception of time and our memories. That's a very central point. Exactly. And the starting point for our journey today through
the sources is essentially a single everyday English word. The good old. Right. Um, anyone who speaks English knows that this word is an absolute all-rounder.
You use it constantly in almost every context. Yes, you just throw it out there. But as soon as you, our listener, try to translate this seemingly simple idea into German, a considerable linguistic labyrinth opens up, a huge labyrinth. And then
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
to remember something
Ich erinnere mich an meinen ersten Schultag.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| einsteigen | Verb | to get in, to start (a topic) | Lass uns heute in ein neues Thema einsteigen. |
| die Wahrnehmung | Nomen (f.) | perception | Unsere Wahrnehmung von Zeit ist sehr persönlich. |
| die Erinnerung | Nomen (f.) | memory | Ich habe viele schöne Erinnerungen an meine Kindheit. |
| auswendig lernen | Verb (trennbar) | to memorize by heart | Ich muss diese Regeln auswendig lernen. |
| die Realität | Nomen (f.) | reality | Manchmal ist die Realität kompliziert. |
| ausdrücken | Verb | to express | Wie kann ich meine Gefühle ausdrücken? |
| vermissen | Verb | to miss (a person, a thing, a time) | Ich vermisse meine Familie sehr. |
| aufwachsen | Verb (trennbar) | to grow up | Wo bist du aufgewachsen? |
| sich erinnern an (+ Akk.) | Verb (reflexiv) | to remember something | Ich erinnere mich an meinen ersten Schultag. |
| die Vergangenheit | Nomen (f.) | the past | Die Vergangenheit ist wichtig für die Zukunft. |
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Lass uns heute direkt in ein neues Thema ______.
Unsere ______ von Zeit ist sehr persönlich.
Ich muss viele Vokabeln ______ ______.
Wie kann man Gefühle gut ______?
Ich ______ meine Kindheit sehr.
Meine Oma ______ ______ noch gut an ihre Jugend.
Die ______ ist wichtig für unsere Geschichten.
Wähle das richtige Wort: ______ ich klein war, habe ich viel gespielt.
Welche Präposition passt? Ich erinnere mich ______ den Urlaub.
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