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Practise learning a range of vocabulary in a category of your choosing, from common words to more obscure ones. These videos also help you pick up on the pronunciation of the language.

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

Intermediate: Try expanding your vocabulary by learning some of the more obscure words in the vocabulary list, and try pronouncing them before they're read out.

Advanced: Aim to learn all the words in the vocabulary list, thinking of a sentence that includes some of the words.

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a grid with lines and angles on it

angle

Winkel (m)

a rocket launching in the sky

arc

Bogen (m)

a white wall with a archway

arch

Bogen (m)

a person standing on a basketball court

circle

Kreis (m)

an orange and white cone on a road

cone

Kegel (m)

a yellow cross on the ground

cross

Kreuz (n)

a white cube with a light shining on it

cube

Würfel (m)

a road with snow and trees

curve

Kurve (f)

a group of cylinder shaped objects

cylinder

Zylinder (m)

a circle in the sky

ellipse

Ellipse (f)

a globe with a map on it

hemisphere

Halbkugel (f)

a close up of a metal surface

hexagon

Hexagon (n)

a white and yellow line on a black surface

line

Linie (f)

a building with many windows

oblong

rechteckig

a glass ceiling with a circular design

octagon

Achteck (n)

a window with a palm tree in it

oval

Oval (n)

a black structure with a white sky

pentagon

Pentagon (n)

a colorful triangle pattern on a surface

polygon

Polygon (n)

a glass pyramid on a blue background

prism

Prisma (n)

a pyramid in the desert

pyramid

Pyramide (f)

a blue sky with a rectangular light

rectangle

Rechteck (n)

a bubble in the sky

round

rund

a blurry image of pink and white circles

semicircle

Halbkreis (m)

a group of white objects

shape

Form (f)

a white sphere in a corner

sphere

Kugel (f)

a colorful swirl of light

spiral

Spirale (f)

a yellow square in a corner

square

Quadrat (n)

white cubes stacked in a triangle shape

triangle

Dreieck (n)

a winding road with a car on it

zigzag

Zickzacklinie (f)

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