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die Apotheke
Medikamente ohne Rezept? 💊 — pharmacy German, Mexico vs. Germany.
die Weltmeisterschaft
Fußball-WM in Mexiko ⚽ — watch a match with me in slow, easy German.
verpassen
Fünf Stunden gewartet und fast den Flug verpasst ✈️😅 — to miss (a flight).
das Cockpit
Ich darf ins Cockpit ✈️ — a peek up front, in slow German.
das Handgepäck
Ich fliege nur mit Handgepäck 🧳 — check-in and security in slow German.
fliegen
Heute fliege ich! ✈️ — airport German for absolute beginners (A1).
an den Strand
Ich gehe an den Strand 🏖️ — slow, clear German at the beach.
wandern
Ich gehe wandern ⛰️ — hiking vocabulary in slow, clear German.
der Zug
Heute reise ich mit dem Zug 🚉 — beginner German on the rails.
Kummerspeck
“Grief bacon” — the weight you gain eating your feelings.
der Supermarkt
Ein Brot, zwei Eier und viel Obst 🍎 — comprehensible input at the shop.
die Schnapsidee
Flip-flops in the snow?! A silly idea that sounded better in the moment.
bar bezahlen
More than half of Germans still pay in cash. To pay cash.
schickimicki
Posh, fancy, a bit too much — is it a compliment? You decide.
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