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Vokabeln 2-3
das Delikatessengeschäft Deli, Delicatessen (
das Geschäft
= 
business)
der Hartkäse hard cheese
das Lebensmittel, die Lebensmittel food, foods
der Schmelzkäse soft cheese
die Schweinswurst pork sausage
der Schweizerkäse Emmenthaler cheese, Swiss cheese
das Stück piece
der Verkäufer sales clerk
das Würstchen small sausage
die Wurstsorten types of sausage
Bitte If you please
Nürnberger Schweinswürste a type of small, pork sausage (pl.)
finden find

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heißen call, name
schmecken taste
suchen seek, look for
verkaufen sell (compare with 
einkaufen
& 
der Verkäufer
)
ähnlich similar
ein a, an, any, one
lecker tasty, delicious
nicht not
stückweise piecemeal, by the piece (compare with 
das 
Stück
)
Pronunciation Guide
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Grammatik 2-5 ~ Word Formation
As in any language, many words in German are constructed from other smaller words that provide 
similar meaning, although the connections can sometimes be obscured by the passage of time. 
Construction of new words from word combinations is especially prevalent with German nouns, and 
understanding word roots can therefore be helpful in learning new words. As an example, consider the 
phrase 
Auf Wiedersehen
— the standard translation into English being 'Good bye', although it means 
literally 'upon reunion' (in essence, "until we meet again"). The noun, 
das Wiedersehen
, consists of 
wieder
, 'once again' (or 're-' as a prefix), and 
sehen
or 'see'.
The noun 
die Geschäftsleute
provides a direct example of a compounded noun: the first part of each 
deriving from 
das Geschäft
('business') and the second part from 
die Leute
('people'). The gender of a 
compound noun follows the base or last noun.
There are other examples in the this lesson, but these may not be immediately obvious unless you 
already have a good command of German words. However, you should train yourself to view new 
words in terms of the meanings of their component parts. Consider all of the various words used in this 
lesson to describe types of cheeses: 
der Hartkäse
, 
der Schmelzkäse
, 
der Schweizerkäse
; or nouns and 
verbs related to buying and selling (
Kaufen und Verkaufen
).