Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=oftmāls= ~[-ls, NOT -lz] =~ oft ~often(times), frequently, repeatedly~
=oh= ~_see_~ o
=ohne= ~[_acc._] without;~ er ritt fort, ohne mich zu bezahlen ~(_or_~
ohne daß er mich bezahlte~) he rode away without paying me; _but_ ONLY~
=er= ritt fort, ohne daß =ich= ihn bezahlte ~he rode away without my
paying him~
die =Ohnmacht=, -en ~faint(ing fit), swoon~
das =Ohr=, -(e)s, -en ~ear~
das =Ȫl=, -e ~oil~
das =Ȫlfläschchen= ~little oil flask~
die =Ȫllampe=, -n ~oil lamp~
der =Onkel= ~uncle~
das =Opfer= ~sacrifice~
der =Opfertōd=, des -(e)s ~sacrificial death~
=ordentlich= ~decent, respectable, proper, good; regular, real;
[_adv._] actually, positively, with a vengeance~
der =Orgelmann=, ⸗männer ~organ grinder, hand-organ man~
der =Ort=, -e ~[_occasionally_~ ̈–er~] place, spot~
die =Ortschaft=, -en ~(inhabited) place, village, township~
der =Ŏsten=, des -s ~east [_Cf._~ Norden~.]~
=ȫsterreichisch= ~Austrian~
=Ŏst´fries´land= ~[-sl-, NOT -zl-] East Friesland, a district on the
North Sea at the extreme northwestern corner of Germany; 1810-1815
under French rule~
P.
ein =paar= ~[_neither_~ ein ~_nor_~ paar ~_is infl. in this phrase_] =~
einige ~a few, “a couple of”~
das =Paar=, -e ~pair [_Cf._~ Sack~.]~
=packen= ~pack, load, hoist;;~ sich packen ~pack off;;~ packt euch! ~be
off! clear out!~
=Palmberger= ~[_pronounce the_~ l~ !] Palmberger [_a surname_]~
das =Păpier´= ~[_two syllables_],~ -e ~(piece of) paper; [_pl._]
papers, documents, passport~
der =Păpier´schirm= ~[_three syllables_],~ -e ~paper (lamp)shade~
=Parīs´= ~[-rēs] Paris~
der =Park=, -e ~park~
=passen= ~suit, fit, apply (to~ auf ~+ _acc._) [_intr._], be suitable
(convenient);~ das paßt ~that’s just the thing; _see also_~ aufpassen
=passie´ren= ~[~ist passiert´~] happen, occur, take place; befall (one
_dat._)~
=passiert´= ~_see_~ passieren
=păßt(e)= ~_see_~ passen
der =Pastŏr=, -s, Pastō´ren ~pastor, minister; vicar~
der =Pate=, -n ~godfather; godson~
das =Pa′tengeschenk´=, -e ~(godparent’s) christening gift~
=Paul= ~[_rhymes with_ owl] Paul~
das =Pech=, des Pech(e)s ~pitch~
die =Pensĭōn´=, -en ~[~e ~_as in French_ en,~ s~ _like English_ z (_or_
s)] pension; boarding house~
=Pēter= ~[_Avoid English pronunciation!_] Peter~
das =Pētrō´lēum=, des -s ~[_Rosegger says that at first the word was
accented on the third syllable_] petroleum; kerosene~
die =Pētrō´lēumlampe=, -n ~oil (kerosene) lamp~
=Pētrus= ~[_the apostle_] Peter~
der =Pfahl=, ̈–e ~stake, post, picket~
die =Pfanne=, -n ~pan~
der =Pfarrer= ~parson, minister, pastor~
die =Pfeife=, -n ~pipe~
das =Pfeifen=, des -s ~whistling~
der =Pfeifenkopf=, ⸗köpfe ~bowl (of a pipe)~
der =Pfeil=, -e ~arrow~
das =Pfērd=, -e ~horse~
der =Pfērdefūß=, ⸗füße ~horse’s foot (hoof)~
das =Pfingsten=, des -s ~(_also fem._) Whitsuntide, Pentecost~
die =Pfirsich=, -e ~_or_~
der =Pfirsich=, -e ~_or_~
die =Pfirsiche=, -n ~peach~
=pflanzen= ~plant~
das =Pflaster= ~pavement~
die =Pflaume=, -n ~plum, prune~
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