| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why | warum |
| what | was |
| where | wo |
| when | wann |
| I eat | ich esse |
| you eat | du ißt Remember: ss in 1 syllable = ß >ißt ss in 2 syllables = ss > es-se |
| the hunger | der Hunger |
| I am hungry. | Ich habe Hunger. |
| because, since | weil |
| because I am hungry | weil ich Hunger habe Pay attention to how the word order changes.
Ich habe Hunger. |
| I eat, because I am hungry. | Ich esse, weil ich Hunger habe. |
| to make; to do | machen Like English we have two similar verbs: to do (tun) and to make (machen). However in English it is more common to do things. To make is mainly used in the context of producing something. (cake, homework, chairs...) In German it is the opposite. We prefer machen for both meanings, and use tun only in certain expressions. |
| today | heute |
| What are you doing? | Was machst du? |
| What are you doing today? | Was machst du heute? |
| nothing | nichts |
| special | besonders Er ist besonders. - He is special. Er ist besonders unglücklich. - He is especially unhappy. Er ist heute besonders gut gelaunt. - He is in a particularly good mood today. Der Kaffee ist heute besonders stark. - The coffee is particularly strong today. as an adjective it declines. Let's for now remember the nom sg form besondere der besondere Mann - the special man die besondere Frau - the special woman das besondere Kind - the special child |
| nothing special | nichts Besonderes Here Besonderes is a nominalized adjective In other words, it's the adjective besondere turned into a noun |
| I am not doing anything special. | Ich mache nichts Besonderes. |
| I am doing the same as always. | Ich mache dasselbe wie immer. |
