Ü, which isn't a u in German
You come home from the market with full bags, put the vegetables in the fridge to keep cool, and tidy up in the kitchen.
The phrase
Kannst du bitte die Tür aufmachen, ich habe keine Hand frei?10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- Tür/tyːɐ̯/
doornoun
A solid panel that you open and close to get into a room.
- Küche/ˈkʏçə/
kitchennoun
The room where cooking is done.
- Tüte/ˈtyːtə/
bagnoun
A bag made of paper or plastic that you put shopping in.
- Gemüse/ɡəˈmyːzə/
vegetablesnoun
Plants like carrots, beans or lettuce that people eat.
- Spülmaschine/ˈʃpyːlmaʃiːnə/
dishwashernoun
An appliance that washes dirty dishes on its own.
- grün/ɡʁyːn/
greenadjective
The colour of grass and leaves.
- kühl/kyːl/
cooladjective
Slightly cold, but not really cold.
- müde/ˈmyːdə/
tiredadjective
Wanting to sleep or having no energy left.
- müssen/ˈmʏsən/
mustverb
To do something because it's necessary or because someone demands it.
- zurück/tsuˈʁʏk/
backadverb
Back to where someone or something came from.
The sentences
Kannst du bitte die Tür aufmachen, ich habe keine Hand frei?
Can you open the door for me, my hands are full?
Ich stelle die Einkäufe erst einmal in die Küche.
I'll put the shopping in the kitchen for now.
In dieser Tüte ist das Obst, in der anderen das Gemüse.
The fruit is in this bag, the vegetables in the other one.
Das frische Gemüse lege ich unten in den Kühlschrank.
I put the fresh vegetables at the bottom of the fridge.
Die schmutzigen Teller stelle ich gleich in die Spülmaschine.
I'll put the dirty plates in the dishwasher now.
Die Bohnen sind noch schön grün und ganz frisch.
The beans are still nice and green and really fresh.
Im Keller ist es kühl genug für die Getränke.
It's cool enough in the cellar for the drinks.
Nach dem Einkauf bin ich immer ziemlich müde.
I'm always pretty tired after shopping.
Wir müssen das Obst noch in die Küche bringen.
We still need to bring the fruit into the kitchen.
Die leeren Kisten bringe ich morgen zum Markt zurück.
I'll take the empty crates back to the market tomorrow.
Pronunciation
Tür/tyːɐ̯/
The ü is long, and the r at the end sounds almost like a short a.
Küche/ˈkʏçə/
The ü is short, not long like in Kühe.
Tüte/ˈtyːtə/
The ü is long.
Gemüse/ɡəˈmyːzə/
The stress is on the second syllable, the ü in it is long, and the s sounds soft like in Sonne.
Spülmaschine/ˈʃpyːlmaʃiːnə/
Sp at the start sounds like schp, the stress is on Spül-, and the ü is long.
grün/ɡʁyːn/
The ü is long.
müde/ˈmyːdə/
The ü is drawn out long.
müssen/ˈmʏsən/
The ü is short and the s is sharp.
zurück/tsuˈʁʏk/
The z sounds like ts, the stress is on the second syllable, and the ü there is short.
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- How do you say 'I'm tired' after shopping in German?
- You can say 'Nach dem Einkauf bin ich immer ziemlich müde,' meaning I'm always pretty tired after shopping.
- What does zurück mean here?
- Zurück means back, as in something returning to where it came from, like the empty crates going back to the market.
- Which word means dishwasher in German?
- Spülmaschine is the dishwasher, the appliance that washes dirty dishes by itself.