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Time & Frequency: German words for beginners
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Words in the “Time & Frequency” set
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kürzlich
[ˈkʏrtslɪç]
recently
adverb
Kalender
[kaˈlɛndɐ]
calendar
noun
Mitte
[ˈmɪtə]
middle
noun
Anfang
[ˈan.faŋ]
beginning
noun
für immer
[fyːɐ̯ ˈɪmɐ]
forever
adverb
sofort
[zoˈfoʁt]
immediately
adverb
derzeit
[ˈdɛrˌtsaɪ̯t]
currently
adverb
unablässig
[ʊnˈaːblɛsɪç]
constantly
adverb
gelegentlich
[gəˈleːgɛntlɪç]
occasionally
adverb
jährlich
[ˈjɛːʁlɪç]
yearly
adjective
wöchentlich
[ˈvœ̯xəntlɪç]
weekly
adjective
täglich
[ˈtɛːklɪç]
daily
adjective
Gegenwart
[ˈgeːgn̩ˌvaʁt]
present
noun
Nie
[niː]
never
adverb
erneut
[ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯t]
again
adverb
vorübergehend
[foːɐ̯ˈyːbɐgeːənt]
temporarily
adverb
bevor
[bəˈfoːɐ̯]
before
conjunction
dann
[dan]
then
adverb
Jahrzehnte
decades
noun
plötzlich
[ˈplœt͡s.lɪç]
suddenly
adverb
Bald
[balt]
soon
adverb
Heute Abend
[ˈhɔʏtə ˈaːbənt]
tonight
phrase
regelmäßig
[ˈʁeːgl̩ˌmɛːɪ̯ɪç]
regularly
adverb
zweimal
[ˈtsvaɪˌmaːl]
twice
adverb
zuletzt
[tsuˈlɛtst]
last
adverb
Zukunft
[ˈtsuːkʊnft]
future
noun
Zeitraum
[ˈtsaɪtˌʁaʊm]
period
noun
Zeitplan
[ˈtsaɪtˌplaːn]
schedule
noun
Zeit
[tsaɪt]
time
noun
Woche
[ˈvɔxə]
week
noun
Winter
[ˈvɪntɐ]
winter
noun
während
[ˈvɛːʁənt]
while
conjunction
vor
[foːɐ]
before
preposition
Vergangenheit
[fɛɐˈgaŋənhaɪt]
past
noun
Termin
[tɛʁˈmiːn]
appointment
noun
Tag
[taːk]
day
noun
Stunde
[ˈʃtʊndə]
hour
noun
Start
[ʃtaʁt]
start
noun
später
[ˈʃpɛːtɐ]
later
adverb
Spät
[ʃpɛːt]
late
adjective
Sommer
[ˈzɔmɐ]
summer
noun
selten
[ˈzɛltən]
rarely
adverb
Sekunde
[zeˈkʊndə]
second
noun
oft
[ɔft]
often
adverb
Noch
[nɔx]
yet
adverb
Nacht
[naxt]
night
noun
nächste
[ˈnɛːçstə]
next
adjective
Nachmittag
[ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk]
afternoon
noun
nach
[naːx]
after
preposition
Morgen
[ˈmɔʁgən]
tomorrow
adverb
monatlich
[ˈmoːnatlɪç]
monthly
adjective
Monat
[ˈmoːnat]
month
noun
Moment
[moˈmɛnt]
moment
noun
Mitternacht
[ˈmɪtɐˌnaxt]
midnight
noun
Mittag
[ˈmɪtaːk]
noon
noun
Minute
[miˈnuːtə]
minute
noun
manchmal
[ˈmançmaːl]
sometimes
adverb
Jetzt
[jɛtst]
now
adverb
Jahrzehnt
[jaːʁˈtseːnt]
decade
noun
Jahreszeit
[ˈjaːʁəsˌtsaɪt]
season
noun
Jahr
[jaːʁ]
year
noun
indem
[ɪnˈdeːm]
by
conjunction
immer
[ˈɪmɐ]
always
adverb
heute
[ˈhɔʏtə]
today
adverb
Herbst
[hɛʁpst]
autumn
noun
häufig
[ˈhɔʏfɪç]
frequently
adverb
Gestern
[ˈgɛstɐn]
yesterday
adverb
Frühling
[ˈfʁyːlɪŋ]
spring
noun
Früh
[fʁyː]
early
adverb
Frist
[fʁɪst]
deadline
noun
Feiertag
[ˈfaɪɐˌtaːk]
holiday
noun
endlich
[ˈɛntlɪç]
finally
adverb
Ende
[ˈɛndə]
end
noun
einmal
[ˈaɪnmaːl]
once
adverb
Datum
[ˈdaːtʊm]
date
noun
bis
[bɪs]
until
preposition
bereits
[bəˈʁaɪts]
already
adverb
Bei
[baɪ]
at
preposition
beginnen
[bəˈgɪnən]
start
verb
Abend
[ˈaːbənt]
evening
noun
noch
yet
adverb
normalerweise
usually
adverb
morgen
Tomorrow
adverb
plötzlich
Suddenly
adverb
anfangen
started
verb
regelmäßig
regularly
adverb
Stunden
hours
noun
häufig
frequently
adverb
schließlich
eventually
adverb
vergangene Epoche
bygone era
phrase
zurzeit
At present
phrase
sofort
At once
phrase
endlich
At last
phrase
in der Regel
As a rule
phrase
ernennen
appoint
verb
nach einer Weile
After A while
phrase
abrupt
Abruptly
adverb
eine Weile
A while
phrase
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