German Language Classes and Tutoring

for School, Business, Travel, and Fun

Fair Prices! Quality Teaching!

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

26. April 2026:
der Bildschirm, e --> the screen, monitor, display 
der (Regen)schirm, -e --> the umbrella, shield

25. April 2026:
zu stöhnen --> to moan 
zu seufzen --> to sigh

24. April 2026:
zu rahmen --> to frame (a picture)
der Rahmen, - --> the frame
der Bilderrahmen, - --> the picture frame 
der Rahm --> the cream (fatty part of the milk)

23. April 2026:
zu bringen --> to bring, fetch
abzubringen von --> to dissuade, allure sb. from
anzubringen --> to attach, affix
beizubringen --> to teach sb. sth. 
durchzubringen --> to make ends meet, pull (a patient) through
zu erbringen --> to render, perform, generate, bring forth
mitzubringen --> to bring along
zu überbringen --> to deliver (news, letter)
umzubringen --> to kill, finish off
unterzubringen --> to accommodate, place, take in, store away
zu verbringen --> to spend (time)
vorzubringen --> to put/bring forward; bring up (new ideas)
wegzubringen --> to bring/cart away, carry off 

22. April 2026:
zu können --> to can, be able to; also: to know (a language)  
Ich kann gut Englisch. --> I know (speak) English well. 
zu kennen --> to know (a person or a thing)
zu wissen --> to know (a fact)

21. April 2026:
zu klagen --> to complain, wail; also: to sue (at law) 
sich zu beklagen --> to complain, gripe, bewail (one's lot)

20. April 2026:
das Labor, -e/-s --> the lab(oratory) 


Eugens Sprichwort der Woche 

20. - 26. April 2026:
Wer nicht anfängt, wird nicht fertig.  

13. - 19. April 2026:
Wer mit jungen Pferden pflügt, der macht krumme Furchen.