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Vocabulary

  • Heute Morgen - This morning
  • Heute Vormittag - This forenoon I have no idea when I would ever say "forenoon". Perhaps this is for times like 11 AM?
  • Heute Nachmittag - This afternoon
  • Heute Abend - This evening/Tonight
  • Heute Nacht - Tonight
  • Morgen Abend - Tomorrow evening
  • Morgen Früh - Tomorrow morning
  • Gestern Morgen - Yesterday morning
  • Gestern Abend - Yesterday evening
  • Vorgestern - The day before yesterday
  • Ich wasche mich - I wash (myself)
  • Sie waschen sich - You wash (yourself)
  • Du waschst dich - You wash (yourself) This is the informal term.
  • Er wäscht sich - He washes (himself)
  • Sie wäscht sich - She washes (herself)
  • Es wäscht sich - It washes (itself)
  • Wir waschen uns - We wash (ourselves)
  • Sie waschen sich - They wash (themselves) If not at a beginning of a sentence, "sie" will be lower case here. This separates it from the formal you, "Sie".
  • Waschen Sie sich! - Wash yourself!
  • Ich kleide mich an - I dress (myself)


Grammar Notes

In German, "halb fünf" means halfway to 5 o'clock, not half past. This is also true for quarter and three quarters.

If Der morgen is spelled with a capital M, it's "the morning"; if morgen is spelled with a small M, it's "tomorrow".

For some verbs, adding "myself" is necessary to the sentence. For instance, saying what is technically "I wash myself" is necessary, as it separates it from other forms of washing (such as laundry).



Questions

I'm not sure if "früh" should be capitlized or not, 'cause I don't know what that word technically means yet. I think it's probably a noun, since it has to deal with the next morning, but I'll look it up proper when I have the time.



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