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This is the glossary of all vocabulary used in this online German course. Plurals are indicated in brackets, as is additional information about the lexical items such as whether a verb is separable (sep.) or inseparable (insep.). The cases taken by prepositions and verbs are also indicated in brackets - accusative (Acc.), dative (Dat.) or genitive (Gen.). Please use the navigation panels in the left-hand column of this glossary to move forwards and backwards through the alphabet.

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Learn this German word   die Lage (-n)     location; situation
  - in ruhiger Lage     - in a quiet location
  - Lage egal     - location irrelevant
Learn this German word   die Lampe (-n)     lamp
  - die Stehlampe (-n)     - standard lamp
Learn this German word   das Lampenstudio (-s)     lighting store
Learn this German word   das Land (pl. - Länder)     country
Learn this German word   die Landstraße (-n)     country road
Learn this German word   der Landwirt (-e)     farmer (male)
Learn this German word   die Landwirtin (-innen)     farmer (female)
Learn this German word   lang     long
Learn this German word   lange     for a long time
  - wie lange?     - how long?
Learn this German word   langsam     slow; slowly
Learn this German word   längstens     at the most
Learn this German word   sich langweilen (insep.)     to be bored
  - sich zu Tode langweilen     - to be bored to death
Learn this German word   langweilig     bored
Learn this German word   der Lastwagen (-)     lorry
  - mit dem Lastwagen fahren     - to travel by lorry
Learn this German word   die Latzhose (-n)     dungarees
Learn this German word   laufen     to run
  - was läuft im Kino?     - what's on at the cinema?
Learn this German word   die Laune (-n)     mood
Learn this German word   lauten     to be (phone number etc.)
Learn this German word   das Leben (-)     life
  - das WG-Leben     - life in a shared flat
Learn this German word   die Lebensmittel (plural)     groceries; food
Learn this German word   das Lebensmittelgeschäft (-e)     food store
Learn this German word   lecker     delicious
Learn this German word   das Leder     leather
  - die Lederhose (-n)     - leather trousers
  - die Lederwaren (plural)     - leather goods
Learn this German word   ledig     single; not married
Learn this German word   der Lehrer (-)     teacher (male)
Learn this German word   die Lehrerin (-innen)     teacher (female)
Learn this German word   leicht     easy; light
Learn this German word   das tut mir Leid     I'm sorry
Learn this German word   leidenschaftlich     passionate
  - ich tanze leidenschaftlich gern     - I really enjoy dancing
Learn this German word   leider     unfortunately
Learn this German word   der Leinenzwang     requirement to keep dogs on a leash
Learn this German word   leise     quite
Learn this German word   die Leitung (-en)     telephone line
Learn this German word   lernen     to learn; to study
Learn this German word   lesen     to read
Learn this German word   der Lette (-n)     Latvian (male)
Learn this German word   die Lettin (-innen)     Latvian (female)
Learn this German word   lettisch     Latvian (adj.)
Learn this German word   Lettland     Latvia
Learn this German word   der/die letzte     the last
  - die vorletzte     - the last but one
Learn this German word   die Leute (plural)     people
Learn this German word   die Liebe     love
Learn this German word   lieben     to love
Learn this German word   lieber     preferably
  - ich gehe lieber     - I prefer to go
  - ich gehe am liebsten     - most of all I like to go
  - ich gehe am allerliebsten     - more than anything else I like to go
Learn this German word   die Liebesgeschichte (-n)     love story
Learn this German word   Lieblings-     favourite
  - meine Lieblingsmannschaft     - my favourite team
  - meine Lieblingssuppe     - my favourite team
Learn this German word   Liechtenstein     Liechtenstein
Learn this German word   der Liechtensteiner (-)     Liechtensteiner (male)
Learn this German word   die Liechtensteinerin (-innen)     Liechtensteiner (female)
Learn this German word   liechtensteinisch     Liechtenstein (adj.)
Learn this German word   liegen     to lie; to be situated
  - wo liegt die Wohnung?     - where is the flat?
  - wie liegt die Wohnung?     - how is the flat situated?
Learn this German word   der Liegestuhl (pl. -stühle)     deckchair
Learn this German word   der Lift (-e or -s)     lift, elevator
Learn this German word   lila     purple
Learn this German word   die Limonade     lemonade
Learn this German word   die Linie (-n)     line
Learn this German word   links     left
  - auf der linken Seite     - on the left-hand side
  - die nächste Straße links     - the next street on the left
Learn this German word   Lissabon     Lisbon
Learn this German word   Litauen     Lithuania
Learn this German word   der Litauer (-)     Lithuanian (male)
Learn this German word   die Litauerin (-innen)     Lithuanian (female)
Learn this German word   litauisch     Lithuanian (adj.)
Learn this German word   der Liter (-)     litre
Learn this German word   die Literatur (-en)     literature



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