#540 B1 German Podcast: Love, Longing & Fixed Prepositions ❤️
Welcome to Episode 54 of our B1 German series! Today, Anna and Lukas are talking about love... and grammar. Specifically
📝 Transcript
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Welcome back to our analysis today. Nice to have you back with us. Make yourself really comfortable.
Well, hello from me too. We have a lot planned for today. Exactly. Today, we have a document in front of us that, at first glance, looks like a classic and perhaps somewhat feared textbook chapter.
Mhm. A real grammar monster. Exactly. But on closer inspection, the whole thing turns out to be a totally fascinating insight into human psychology.
Absolutely, this is much more than just rote memorization of vocabulary. Let's take a closer look at it right away. Today, we're deciphering one of the trickiest topics there is when learning the German language. A topic that has really given many a language student...
...sleepless nights. Oh yes. Verbs with fixed prepositions, designed for the intermediate level, i.e., B1. One immediately notices this special didactic approach.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bequem | Adjektiv | comfortable | Mach es dir bequem! |
| die Beziehung | Nomen (f.) | relationship | Sie haben eine gute Beziehung. |
| sich verlieben | Verb (reflexiv) | to fall in love | Er hat sich in sie verliebt. |
| küssen | Verb | to kiss | Sie küssen sich oft. |
| schluss machen | Verb (trennbar) | to break up | Er will mit ihr Schluss machen. |
| die Hoffnung | Nomen (f.) | hope | Ich habe Hoffnung, dass es klappt. |
| das Gefühl | Nomen (n.) | feeling | Ich habe ein gutes Gefühl. |
| die Sprache | Nomen (f.) | language | Deutsch ist eine schöne Sprache. |
| der Anfang | Nomen (m.) | beginning | Aller Anfang ist schwer. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Mach es dir am besten richtig ___.
Wir haben heute einiges ___.
Er hat ___ in sie verliebt.
Sie wollen mit ihm ___ ___.
Ich habe ein gutes ___ bei dieser Sache.
What does "die Beziehung" mean?
What is the German word for "to kiss"?
Which phrase means "to have butterflies in one's stomach"?
If you "sich verlieben", what happens?
What is "der Anfang"?
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