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Awkward Moments: German words for real conversations

The “Awkward Moments” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Awkward Moments” set

45 · German

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wiedergutmachen [ˈviːdɐˌguːtˌmaːxən] make it right phrase das Thema wechseln [das 'teːma 'vɛksl̩n] change the subject phrase peinliches Schweigen [ˈpaɪ̯n.lɪ.xəs ˈʃvaɪ̯.gn̩] awkward silence phrase Vergiss, was ich gesagt habe [fɛrˈgɪs vas ɪç geˈzaːkt ˈhaːbə] forget I said that phrase Machen wir weiter [ˈmaχn veːɐ̯ ˈvaɪ̯tɐ] let's move on phrase können wir später reden [ˈkœnən veːɐ̯ ˈʃpɛːtɐ ˈʁeːdn̩] can we talk later phrase Ich brauche einen Moment [ɪç ˈbʀaʊ̯xə ˈaɪ̯nən moˈmɛnt] I need a moment phrase schwer zu erklären [ʃvɛʁ tsu ɛkˈlɛːʁən] hard to explain phrase es ist kompliziert [ɛs ɪst kɔmplɪˈtsɪʁt] it's complicated phrase nichts Persönliches [nɪçts pɛʁˈzüːnlɪçəs] nothing personal phrase nichts für ungut [nɪçts fyːr ʊngʊnt] no offense phrase tut mir leid deswegen [tuːt miːɐ̯ laɪ̯t dɛsˈveːgn̩] sorry about that phrase tut mir leid, dass ich zu spät bin [tuːt mɪʁ laɪ̯t das ɪχ tsuː ʃpɛːt bɪn] sorry I'm late phrase Entschuldigung, dass ich unterbreche [ɛntʃʊldɪgʊŋ das ɪç ʊntɐˈbʁɛçə] sorry for interrupting phrase Lass es mich anders sagen [las es mɪç ˈʔandɐs ˈzaːgn] let me rephrase phrase das kam falsch rüber [das kaːm falʃ ˈrʏbɐ] that came out wrong phrase Ich war verwirrt [ɪç vaːɐ̯ fɛʁˈvɪʁt] I was confused phrase Ich habe vergessen [ɪç ˈhaːbɛ fɛɐ̯ˈgɛsən] I forgot phrase Ich habe falsch verstanden [ɪç ˈhaːbɛ ˈfalʃ fɛɐ̯ˈʃtandən] I misunderstood phrase So war das nicht gemeint [zoː vaːʁ das nɪçt gəˈmaɪnt] I didn't mean it phrase da habe ich mich geirrt [da ˈhaːbə ɪç mɪç gəˈɪʁt] my mistake phrase Es tut mir leid [ɛs tuːt mɪʁ laɪ̯t] I'm sorry phrase leid [laɪ̯t] sorry adjective Ausrede [ˈaʊsʁeːdə] excuse noun persönliche Grenze [pɛʁˈzœn.lɪ.xə ˈgʁɛn.t͡sə] boundary noun persönlicher Freiraum [pɛʁˈzœn.lɪ.xɐ ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m] personal space phrase soziale Angst [zoˈt͡si̯aːlə aŋst] social anxiety phrase widersprüchliches Signal [ˈviːdɐʃpʁʏχlɪxəs zɪˈgnaːl] mixed signal noun schlechter Zeitpunkt [ʃlɛçtɐ ˈtsaɪ̯tˌpʊŋk] bad timing noun falsche Person [ˈfalʃə pɛʁˈzoːn] wrong person phrase falscher Name [ˈfalʃɐ ˈnaːmə] wrong name phrase falsches Wort [ˈfalʃəs ˈvɔʁt] wrong word phrase Pause [ˈpaʊ.zə] pause noun Sünde Sin noun Missverständnis [mɪs̬fɛɐ̯ʃtɛndnɪs] misunderstanding noun peinlicher Moment [ˈpaɪ̯n.lɪ.çɐ moˈmɛnt] awkward moment phrase Verwirrung [fɛɐˈvɪʁʊŋ] confusion noun Unfall [ˈʊnˌfal] accident noun Stille [ˈʃtɪlə] silence noun Entschuldigung [ɛntˈʃʊldɪgʊŋ] apology noun Der Fehler [deːɐ ˈfeːlɐ] mistake noun Missverständnis misunderstanding noun Grenzen boundaries noun gefesselt Bound verb peinlicher Moment awkward moment phrase

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