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Die the (feminine) / plural
article Bibliothek library
noun (f.) : Hier here
adverb arbeitet works
verb Paul Paul (name)
noun (m.) . Er he
personal pronoun war was
verb drei three
numeral Tage days
noun (m.) krank sick; ill
adjective . Darum that's why; because of that
adverb muss must
verb er he
personal pronoun heute today; nowadays
adverb lange long (long version)
adverb arbeiten to work
verb . Er he
personal pronoun muss must
verb sehr very
adverb viele many
pronoun Bücher books
noun (n.) in in; into
preposition die the (feminine) / plural
article Regale racks; shelves (plural)
noun (n.) stellen to place upright; put
verb . Aber but, however
particle er he
personal pronoun hat has
verb auch also, too, as well
adverb viele many
pronoun E-Mails emails (loanword)
noun (f.) , Briefe letters (in your postbox)
noun (m.) und and
conjunction ein a / one
article / numeral paar pair; few; couple
pronoun Kunden customers; clients
noun (m.) am at the; on the (short for an dem)
presposition Telefon telephone
noun (n.) . Der the (masculine)
article Anrufbeantworter voicemail; answering machine
noun (m.) ist is
verb zum to the
preposition Glück luck; happiness (uncountable)
noun (n.) leer empty
adjective .
The library: This is where Paul works. He was ill for three days. That’s why he must work late today. (literally: he must “work long” today) He has to put a whole lot of books on the shelves. But he also has many emails, letters and a few clients on the phone. Luckily the answering machine is empty.
Chef:boss
noun (m.)
Herein in here; Come in!
adverb !
Boss: Come in!
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New words
anfangen
to start; to begin
ankommen
to arrive
anrufen
to call (phone)
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Personal pronouns: Sie, ich, er
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