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Ease into a language with this beginner's practice video. Each video offers you with a simple list of words and sentences to help you practice the language.

Beginner: Focus on learning the vocabulary list, and try to pick up on the pronunciation by reciting the words after they're read out.

Intermediate: Try learning all of the sentences, reciting them back once they've been read, picking up on the grammar of each sentence.

Advanced: Simply listen to the video and look away from your screen to see how much you could understand.

Sweet Treats

German Beginner's Practice

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a group of chocolate and crackers

biscuit

Keks (m)

I enjoy dipping a biscuit in my tea every morning.

Ich tauche jeden Morgen gerne einen Keks in meinen Tee.

a chocolate cake with frosting and chocolate drizzle

cake

Kuchen (m)

We celebrated his birthday with a large chocolate cake.

Wir haben seinen Geburtstag mit einem großen Schokoladenkuchen gefeiert.

a shelf of candy in a store

chewing gum

Kaugummi (m)

The teacher doesn’t allow chewing gum in class.

Der Lehrer verbietet Kaugummi im Unterricht.

a chocolate bar and beans

chocolate

Schokolade (f)

Dark chocolate is my favourite treat.

Dunkle Schokolade ist mein Lieblingsgenuss.

a cookie with a bite taken out of it

cookie

Plätzchen (n)

I baked chocolate chip cookies for the bake sale.

Ich habe Schokoladenplätzchen für den Kuchenverkauf gebacken.

a group of donuts with chocolate frosting and sprinkles

doughnut

Doughnut (m)

She treats herself to a doughnut every Friday.

Jeden Freitag gönnt sie sich einen Doughnut.

a group of gingerbread cookies

gingerbread

Lebkuchen (m)

We made a gingerbread house during the holidays.

In den Ferien haben wir ein Lebkuchenhaus gebastelt.

a jar of honey with a metal wire lid

honey

Honig (m)

He spread honey on his toast at breakfast.

Beim Frühstück schmierte er sich Honig auf sein Toastbrot.

a bowl of ice cream with sprinkles

ice cream

Eiscreme (f)

They served vanilla ice cream with the apple pie.

Zum Apfelkuchen wurde Vanille-Eiscreme serviert.

a jar of jam and a piece of bread

jam

Marmelade (f)

She made homemade strawberry jam last summer.

Letzten Sommer hat sie selbstgemachte Erdbeermarmelade gemacht.

a close up of a candy

lollipop

Lutscher (m)

She gave each child a lollipop as a treat.

Sie gab jedem Kind einen Lutscher als Belohnung.

a flan on a plate

pudding

Pudding (m)

He made a pudding that was flavoured with vanilla.

Er machte einen Pudding, der mit Vanille aromatisiert war.

a salt being poured into a container

sugar

Zucker (m)

I try to avoid eating too much sugar.

Ich versuche, nicht zu viel Zucker zu essen.

a stack of waffles on a plate

toffee

Toffee (n)

The toffee was sticky and sweet.

Das Toffee war klebrig und süß.

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