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German Course Glossary: Sn-Ss

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   so     so; well then
  - so etwas     - something like that
Learn this German word   sobald     as soon as
Learn this German word   die Socke (-n)     sock
Learn this German word   das Sofa (-s)     sofa
Learn this German word   sofort     immediately
Learn this German word   der Sohn (pl. - Söhne)     son
Learn this German word   die Solarenergie     solar energy
Learn this German word   das Solarium (pl. - Solarien)     solarium
Learn this German word   sollen     to be supposed to
Learn this German word   der Sommer     summer
  - im Sommer     - in summer
Learn this German word   der Sommerkurs (-e)     summer course
Learn this German word   der Sommermonat (-e)     summer month
Learn this German word   der Sommerschlussverkauf (SSV)     summer sale
Learn this German word   das Sonderangebot (-e)     special offer
Learn this German word   sondern     but
  - nicht... sondern...     - not... but...
Learn this German word   der Sonderpreis (-e)     special price
Learn this German word   (der) Sonnabend     Saturday (N. Germany)
  - am Sonnabend     - on Saturday
  - sonnabends     - on Saturdays
Learn this German word   die Sonne (-n)     sun
  - die Sonne scheint     - the sun is shining
Learn this German word   die Sonnenbrille (-n)     (pair of) sunglasses
Learn this German word   sonnig     sunny
Learn this German word   (der) Sonntag     Sunday
  - am Sonntag     - on Sunday
  - sonntags     - on Sundays
Learn this German word   sonst     otherwise
  - sonst noch etwas?     - anything else?
Learn this German word   die Sorte (-n)     sort; type
Learn this German word   das Souterrain (-s)     basement
Learn this German word   sowie     as well as
Learn this German word   der Soziologe (-n)     sociologist (male)
Learn this German word   der Soziologe (-n)     sociologist (male)
Learn this German word   die Soziologin (-innen)     sociologist (female)
Learn this German word   Spag(h)etti (pl.)     spaghetti
Learn this German word   Spanien     Spain
Learn this German word   der Spanier (-)     Spaniard (male)
Learn this German word   die Spanierin (-innen)     Spanierin (female)
Learn this German word   spanisch     Spanish (adj.)
Learn this German word   spannend     exciting
Learn this German word   die Sparkasse (-n)     savings bank
Learn this German word   der Spaß (pl. - Späße)     fun; joke
  - das macht Spaß     - it's fun
  - viel Spaß!     - enjoy yourself!
Learn this German word   spät     late
  - spät am Abend     - late in the evening
  - bis später!     - see you later!
  - wie spät ist es?     - what time is it?
Learn this German word   spätestens     at the latest
Learn this German word   die Spätvorstellung (-en)     late performance (of film)
Learn this German word   spazieren gehen     to go for a walk
Learn this German word   die Speisekarte (-n)     menu
Learn this German word   die Spezialität (-en)     specialty
Learn this German word   speziell     special
Learn this German word   der Spiegel (-)     mirror
Learn this German word   das Spiel (-e)     game
  - das Fußballspiel     - football game
Learn this German word   spielen     to play
Learn this German word   die Spielwaren (pl.)     toys
  - die Spielwarenbteilung (-en)     - toy department
Learn this German word   die Spirituosen (pl.)     spirits
Learn this German word   der Sport     sport
  - Sport treiben     - to do sport
Learn this German word   die Sportartikel (pl.)     sports goods
Learn this German word   das Sporthemd (-en)     sports shirt
Learn this German word   der Sportverein (-en)     sports club
Learn this German word   das Sportzentrum (pl. -zentren)     sports centre
Learn this German word   sprechen     to talk
Learn this German word   die Sprechstunde (-n);
die Sprechzeit (-en)
    consultation hours;
surgery hours



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