| Glossary of words | a |
| a, one | ein | Article | Indefinite | Common |
| a, one | eine | Article | Indefinite | Common |
| a, one | einem | Article | Indefinite,singular,Dative | Ex1 Seit einem Jahr. Since a year. |
| a, one | einen | Article | Indefinite,singular,Accusative | Common |
| about | etwa | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Etwa 300 bis 400 Quadratmeter. About three or four hundred square metres. |
| about it | davon | Abbreviation | Ex1 Komisch, daß du nichts davon gesagt hast. Funny, that you didn't say anything about it. | |
| about it | dran | Abbreviation | Ex1 Die ganze Woche denk' ich dran . I've been thinking about it all week. | |
| about which | worüber | Abbreviation | Ex1 Und worüber reden Sie dann so? What do you talk about then? | |
| above | oben | Adverb | Manner & degree | |
| acceptance, purchase, decrease, reduction, removal | Abnahme | Noun | Feminine | |
| account | Konto | Noun | Neuter | |
| accountant | Buchhalter | Noun | Masculine | Ex1 Frau Maier, das ist Herr Wagner, unser Buchhalter . Ms Maier, this is Mr Wagner, our accountant. |
| accounts | Buchhaltung | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 Hier wird die Buchhaltung erledigt? Is this where the bookkeeping is done? |
| actively | aktiv | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Die sind politisch sehr aktiv . They are politically very active. |
| address informally | duzen | Verb | Ex1 †brigens, wollen wir uns nicht duzen ? By the way, shan't we say 'du' to each other? | |
| advance payment discount | Vorauszahlungsrabatt | Noun | Neuter | Ex1 Geben Sie einen Vorauszahlungsrabatt ? Do you give an advance payment discount? |
| advertisement | Annonce | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 Während ich auf Sie gewartet habe, hab' ich eine Annonce gehört. While I was waiting for you I heard an announcement. |
| advertisement | Anzeige | Noun | Feminine | |
| advertising material | Werbematerial | Noun | Neuter | |
| affect | betreffen | Verb | Strong | |
| affects | betrifft | Verb | Strong | Ex1 Was die Gegenwart betrifft : As far as the present is concerned: |
| after | nachdem | Adverb | Time | |
| after that | danach | Abbreviation | Ex1 Danach gehen wir durch den Lagerraum. Afterwards we'll go through the warehouse. | |
| again | wieder | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Dürfen wir die Karte wieder haben? May we have the menu again, please? |
| against | gegen | Preposition | Accusative or Dative | |
| against it | dagegen | Abbreviation | Ex1 wenn Sie nichts dagegen haben. if you don't mind. | |
| agency | Agentur | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 Die Agentur berichtet übrigens sehr positiv über Sie. The agency reports very favourably about you, by the way. |
| agents | Agenten | Noun | Masculine,Plural | |
| agreed | vereinbart | Verb | Weak,Past Participle | |
| ahead | voraus | Adverb | Time | Ex1 Im voraus vielen Dank für Ihre Mühe. In advance thank you very much for your trouble. |
| airline | Fluggesellschaft | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 Zumindest sollten wir von der Fluggesellschaft eine Mahlzeit bekommen. At least we should get a meal from the airline. |
| airport | Flughafen | Noun | Masculine | Ex1 Wie kommen Sie zum Flughafen ? How are you getting to the airport? |
| alike, at once | gleich | Adverb | Time | Common |
| all | Alle | Pronoun | Indefinite | Ex1 Von hier werden auch alle Personalfragen geregelt. All the personnel matters are dealt with from here, too. |
| almost | fast | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Ich telephonierte fast den ganzen morgen. I was telephoning for almost all of the morning. |
| alone | alleine | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Leben Sie alleine ? Do you live alone? |
| already | bereits | Adverb | Time | |
| already | schon | Adverb | Time | Common |
| also, too | auch | Adverb | Manner & degree | Common |
| always | immer | Adverb | Time | Ex1 Wenn Sie dann immer noch Interesse haben, können wir uns über die Einzelheiten unterhalten. Then if you're still interested, we can discuss the details. |
| am | bin | Verb | Strong | Common |
| am glad/look forward | freue | Verb | Ex1 Ich freue mich auf Ihren Fax. I look forward to your fax. | |
| and | und | Conjunction | Coordinating | Common |
| and so on | undsoweiter | Adverb | Ex1 Da steht alles drin über Gehalt, Rentenversicherung, undsoweiter . Everything's in there about salary, pension and so on. | |
| and so on | usw | Abbreviation | Ex1 mit Schreibtisch, Schrank, Beleuchtung, usw . with a desk, cupboard, lighting, etc. | |
| annual report | Jahresbericht | Noun | Masculine | Ex1 Ich habe am Jahresbericht gearbeitet. I've been working on the annual report. |
| annual turnover | Jahresumsatz | Noun | Masculine | Ex1 Wir beschäftigen 18 Leute und unser Jahresumsatz ist um die zwanzig Millionen Mark. We employ 18 people and our annual turnover is around twenty million Marks. |
| answer | Antwort | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 Wenn Sie bald eine Antwort brauchen, komme ich morgen darauf zurück. If you need a quick answer, I'll get back to you tomorrow. |
| anticipated | vorgesehen | Verb | Past (with 'sein | Ex1 Die Restlieferung ist für den 1. Oktober vorgesehen . The remaining delivery is scheduled for the first of October. |
| anyhow | sowieso | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Neue Kunden müssen sowieso im voraus bezahlen. No. New customers have to pay in advance in any case. |
| apéritif | Apéritif | Noun | Neuter | Ex1 Nehmen Sie einen Apéritif ? Would you like an apéritif? |
| apparently | scheinbar | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Es nimmt scheinbar kein Ende! There's no end to it seemingly! |
| appetite | Appetit | Noun | Masculine | Ex1 Guten Appetit ! Good appetite! |
| appliances | Geräte | Noun | Neuter,Plural | Ex1 Dort werden die Geräte zusammengestellt. The equipment is assembled there. |
| appliances | Geräten | Noun | Neuter,Plural,Dative | Ex1 Zwei von den Geräten sind defekt. Two of the sets are defective. |
| appointment (for a meeting) | Gesprächstermin | Noun | Masculine,Singular,Nominative | |
| approved | genehmigt | Verb | Past Participle | Ex1 Baupläne werden am laufenden Band genehmigt . Building plans are approved all the time. |
| approximately | ungefähr | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 Ungefähr dreißig Kilometer von hier. About thirty kilometres from here. |
| are | bist | Verb | Strong | Ex1 Bist du sicher? Are you sure? |
| are | sind | Verb | Strong | Common |
| area | Gegend | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 In dieser Gegend gibt es viele Hallen. In this area there are lots of warehouses. |
| around | Um | Preposition | Accusative | Ex1 Wir beschäftigen 18 Leute und unser Jahresum satz ist um die zwanzig Millionen Mark. We employ 18 people and our annual turnover is around twenty million Marks. |
| arrival | Ankunft | Noun | Feminine, Nominative | |
| articles | Artikel | Noun | Masculine,Plural | Ex1 Stella hat sogar Artikel für die Presse geschrieben. Stella even wrote articles for the press. |
| as soon as | sobald | Adverb | Time | Ex1 Sobald die Ersatzgeräte fertig sind, sende ich unseren Spediteur gleich los. As soon as the parts are ready, I'll despatch our carrier. |
| as well as | sowie | Adverb | Manner & degree | Ex1 sowie alle üblichen Feiertage. as well as all the usual bank holidays. |
| ask | frag | Verb | Ex1 Frag lieber sie! Ask her instead! | |
| asked | gebeten | Verb | Past | Ex1 Herr Krüger hatte mich gebeten , Mr Krüger had asked me |
| asparagus soup | Spargelsuppe | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 Ich nehm' die Spargelsuppe . I'll have the asparagus soup. |
| assembled | zusammengestellt | Verb | Past (with 'sein | Ex1 Dort werden die Geräte zusammengestellt . The equipment is assembled there. |
| at any time | jederzeit | Adverb | Time | |
| at least | mindestens | Adverb | Ex1 Aber das kostet mindestens 70 Mark. But that will cost at least 70 Marks. | |
| at least | zumindest | Adverb | Time | Ex1 Zumindest sollten wir von der Fluggesellschaft eine Mahlzeit bekommen. At least we should get a meal from the airline. |
| at the | beim | Abbreviation | Ex1 Zur Zeit ist er beim Nachbarn. At the moment he's at a neighbour's. | |
| at the back | hinten | Adverb | Place | Ex1 Weiter hinten steht die Fabrikhalle. Further back is the factory shed. |
| at the latest | spätestens | Adverb | Time | |
| at the same time | zugleich | Adverb | Time | Ex1 Ja, die sind freundlich und praktisch zugleich . Yes, they're both friendly and practical at the same time. |
| at the time | derzeit | Adverb | Time | Ex1 Wir haben derzeit nur zehn auf Lager. We only have ten in stock at the moment. |
| at the, on the | am | Abbreviation | Ex1 mit der Sie am Telefon gesprochen haben. with whom you spoke on the telephone. | |
| at, by, with | bei | Preposition | Dative | Common |
| at, on, to | an | Preposition | Accusative or Dative | Common |
| attention | Achtung | Noun | Feminine | Ex1 Alle Achtung ! I'm impressed! |
| attractive | attraktiv | Adjective | Ex1 Die Stelle, die Sie anbieten, ist sehr attraktiv . The post you are offering is very attractive. | |
| audio | audio | Noun | Neuter | |
| August | August | Noun | Masculine | Ex1 Meine Firma braucht ab August eine neue Lagerhalle. My company needs a new warehouse from August onwards. |
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