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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.
Words in the “Awkward Moments” set
45 · GermanThese German words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 45 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
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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