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Private and Group Lessons in High-German and Swiss-German

with Eugen Groff, 8041 Zürich

2004-2017 in Seattle/USA

Since 2017 back in Zürich

e-mail: germanwitheugen@gmail.com

Friday, March 7, 2014

German with Eugen

Eugens Vokabel zum Tag

14. Dezember 2025:
der Überfluss --> the abundance, affluence, excess (more than you need) 

13. Dezember 2025:
die Schicht, -en --> the layer, coating; also: (social) class, shift (work)

12. Dezember 2025:
zu schaufeln --> to shovel, scoop
die Schaufel, -n --> the shovel 

11. Dezember 2025:
die Windböe, -n --> the wind gust
der Windstoss, ¨-e --> gust/puff/blast of wind

10. Dezember 2025:
zu fordern --> to demand, claim, require, ask (vehemently)
anzufordern --> to request, solicit, order 
aufzufordern --> to summon, prompt, invite to do
herauszufordern --> to challenge, defy, provoke
nachzufordern --> to call/demand additionally 
zu überfordern --> to overexert, demand too much of sb. 
zu unterfordern --> to demand too little from sb. 
zurückzufordern --> to reclaim, claim back

9. Dezember 2025:
Wet Paint! --> Frisch gestrichen! (Noch) feuchte Farbe!
nass --> wet 
feucht --> humid

8. Dezember 2025:
der Schal, -e/-s --> the scarf
die Schale, -n --> the shell, bowl (Schüssel)
der Schall, -e --> the sound, clang, echo 
die Schallgeschwindigkeit --> the speed of sound, sonic speed


Eugens Sprichwort der Woche 

8. - 14. Dezember 2025:
Wer dem Pferd seinen Willen lässt, den wirft es aus dem Sattel. 

1. - 7. Dezember 2025:
Wer das Eine will, muss das Andere mögen. 

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