Daily wordsWörter vom 6. Sept. 2026
Prefixes that never take the stress
Your package was due Tuesday, it's Friday, and someone at the store's help line has finally picked up.
Zehn Wörter Englisch für jeden Tag: delay, explain, receive, request, exchange, suggest, occur, return, express, between. Jedes mit Aussprache und einem Satz zum Laut-Sagen.
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Die zehn Wörter10 Wörter, 10 Sätze
- 1delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounA stretch of time spent waiting for something to happen.
- 2explain/ɪkˈspleɪn/verbTo make something clear so another person understands it.
- 3receive/rəˈsiːv/Auch riːˈsiːv gesprochen.verbTo get something that is given or sent to you.The first syllable is a quick "ruh" with no weight on it; the stress lands on the second.
- 4request/rɪˈkwest/Auch riːˈkwest gesprochen.verbTo ask for something you want or need.
- 5exchange/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/verbTo swap something for another one of the same kind.Stress on the second syllable: iks-CHANGE.
- 6suggest/səˈdʒest/verbTo put an idea forward for other people to think about.Comes out as "suh-JEST"; the double g is the j sound in jest.
- 7occur/əˈkɜːr/verbTo happen or take place.The first syllable is just "uh", and the two c's make one k sound: uh-KUR.
- 8return/rɪˈtɜːrn/Auch riːˈtɜːrn gesprochen.verbTo give something back to the person or place it came from.
- 9express/ɪkˈspres/adjectiveFast, with few stops along the way or none at all.
- 10between/bɪˈtwiːn/Auch biːˈtwiːn gesprochen.adverbIn the space or the time that separates two things.
Die Sätze
- 1
Can you tell me why there's such a delay?
- 2
Could you explain what happened to my package please?
- 3
I should receive the package before the weekend.
- 4
I'd like to request a refund for this order.
- 5
Could I exchange the item when it finally arrives?
- 6
What do you suggest I do about this?
- 7
Does this kind of delay occur often?
- 8
I'd rather return it than wait any longer.
- 9
Could you send the next one by express delivery?
- 10
You shipped it last week, so what happened in between?