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102 words/phrases to learn
sehr gut
very good; very well
gut; besser; am besten
good; better; best
befriedigend
satisfactory
ausreichend
sufficiently
mangelhaft
inadequate
ungenügend
insufficient
das Abschlusszeugnis
the diploma
der Anspitzer
the pencil sharpener
die Antwort
the answer; the response
antworten
to answer; to respond
sich anziehen
to get dressed
der Anzug
the suit
aufpassen
to pay attention; to take care; to watch out
aufstehen
to get up; to stand up
aufwachen
to wake up
die Aula
the assembly hall
der Austausch
the exchange
die Auswahl
the selection
sich ausziehen
to strip off
bestehen
to pass (a test); to consist of
blau machen
to take an unofficial day
die Bluse
the blouse
dauern
to last; to take (time)
der Erfolg
the success
erfolgreich
successful
erklären
to explain; to state
erzählen
to tell
faul
lazy
fehlen
to lack; to miss
die Ferien
the holiday
fleißig
hard-working
die Frage
the question
fragen
to ask
die Ganztagsschule
the full-time school
die Gesamtschule
the comprehensive school
gründen
to found; to establish
die Grundschule
primary school
das Gymnasium
high school; grammar school
die Halle
the hall
die Hauptschule
lower secondary school
der Hausmeister; die Hausmeisterin
the caretaker
das Hemd
the shirt
die Hose
the trousers (a pair)
das Internat
the boarding school
die Klassenarbeit
the test
die Klassenfahrt
the school trip
das Kleid
the dress
korrigieren
to correct
die Krawatte
the tie
die Kreide
the chalk
das Labor
the laboratory
das Lehrerzimmer
the staffroom
das Lineal
the ruler
malen
to paint (art)
die Mittagspause
the lunch break
mündlich
oral
nachsitzen
to have a detention
die Note
the grade; the note
der Notendruck
the pressure to achieve good grades
die Pause
the break
plaudern
to chat
die Prüfung
the exam
rasieren
to shave
der Raum
the room; the area
die Realschule
middle school
sich rechnen
to be profitable
die Regel
the rule
der Rock
the skirt
schaffen
to accomplish; to create
der Schal
the scarf
schminken
to put make-up on
schriftlich
in written form
der Schüler
the schoolboy; the pupil (masc.)
der Schulhof
the playground
schwatzen
to chatter
die Seite
the side; the page
das Sekretariat
the school office
sich setzen
to sit (oneself) down
sitzen bleiben
to stay seated
das Sprachlabor
the language lab
Stundenplan
timetable; schedule
die Tafel
the board
die Turnhalle
the gymnasium
üben
to practise
die Übung
the practice; the exercise
die Umkleidekabine
the changing room
sich umziehen
to change (clothes)
der Unterricht
the lesson
unterrichten
to teach
verlassen
leaving
die Versammlung
the meeting
sich verstehen
to get along
versuchen
to try
wählen
to choose; to vote
waschen
to wash
wiederholen
to repeat
wissen
to know
das Wörterbuch
the dictionary
die Zahnbürste
the toothbrush
zeichnen
to draw; to sign
das Zeugnis
the certificate; the testimony
zuhören
to listen (to a person)
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