B1Spoken German · 16 cards
Modal Particles (Würzwörter)
Small unstressed flavor words (doch, mal, ja, eben, halt, schon, eigentlich, wohl) that turn textbook sentences into natural DACH conversation.
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GERMAN
doch (unstressed)
after all / you already know / why don’t you!
Card 1 of 16Shortcuts: Space = flip · 1–4 = rate · S = speak
All 16 Cards in This Deck
Tap speaker for de-DE audio| German | English | Box | Audio |
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doch (unstressed) Komm doch kurz rein! / Das weißt du doch! | after all / you already know / why don’t you! Come on in for a second! / You know that already! | New | |
mal (short for einmal) Schau mal her! Kannst du mir mal helfen? | just / quickly / once (takes pressure off requests) Take a quick look here! Could you give me a quick hand? | New | |
doch mal (combo!) Probier doch mal das Käsebrötchen! | just / why don’t you (extra friendly combo) Go ahead and try the cheese roll! | New | |
ja (unstressed inside sentence) Das ist ja toll! / Du bist ja schon da! | why, …! / as we all know Why, that is awesome! / Hey, you’re already here! | New | |
eben / halt Das dauert in der Behörde halt etwas länger. | just the way it is / simply (resignation) At the government office it simply takes a bit longer. | New | |
eigentlich Wie heißt du eigentlich? / Eigentlich wollte ich bleiben. | actually / by the way What’s your name, by the way? / Actually I wanted to stay. | New | |
schon (modal particle) Das wird schon klappen! / Das stimmt schon, aber... | admittedly / probably / don’t worry That will work out fine! / That’s true enough, but... | New | |
wohl (unstressed) Er hat den Zug wohl verpasst. | probably / I suppose / presumably He probably missed the train. | New | |
bloß / nur (wishes & warnings) Vergiss bloß deinen Pass nicht! / Wenn er bloß käme! | just / only / whatever you do Whatever you do, don’t forget your passport! / If only he would come! | New | |
ruhig (modal particle) Nehmen Sie sich ruhig noch ein Stück Kuchen! | feel free to / go right ahead Feel free to take another piece of cake! | New | |
überhaupt Hast du überhaupt Zeit dafür? / Überhaupt nicht! | at all / in general / even Do you even have time for that? / Not at all! | New | |
etwa (in yes/no questions) Hast du das etwa ganz allein gemacht? | surely not / really? (disbelief) Don’t tell me you did that all by yourself?! | New | |
denn (unstressed inside a question) Woher kommst du denn? | then / tell me (genuine interest) So where are you from, then? | New | |
einfach Frag doch einfach mal nach! | simply / just Just go ahead and ask! | New | |
halt eben (double South/AT emphasis) Im November ist es halt eben grau. | that’s just how it is In November it’s just gray, nothing to do about it. | New | |
sowieso Ich gehe nachher einkaufen, also bringe ich Milch sowieso mit. | anyway / regardless I am shopping later anyway, so I will bring milk regardless. | New |