In deiner kleinen Welt – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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kennen /ˈkɛnən/ A1 |
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schreiben /ˈʃraɪbən/ A1 |
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lachen /ˈlaχən/ A1 |
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weinen /ˈvaɪnən/ A1 |
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Welt /vɛlt/ A1 |
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Farben /ˈfaʁbən/ A2 |
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trist /tʁɪst/ B1 |
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wunderschön /ˈvʊndɐˌʃøːn/ B2 |
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Hoffnung /ˈhɔfnʊŋ/ B2 |
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Idee /iˈdeː/ B1 |
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Besuch /bəˈzuːx/ B1 |
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Zeit /tsaɪt/ A1 |
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träumen /ˈtʁɔʏmən/ B1 |
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dreh'n /dʁeːn/ B2 |
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bleiben /ˈblaɪbən/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ich kenn' dich zur Hälfte
➔ Use of the verb 'kennen' in the present tense with a contracted form 'kenn''
➔ The contracted form 'kenn'' is used informally in German to mean 'kenne'.
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Und du drehst dich in deiner kleinen Welt
➔ Use of reflexive verb 'drehst dich' in the present tense
➔ The reflexive pronoun 'dich' indicates that the subject is performing the action on itself.
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Vielleicht hab' ich einmal Glück
➔ Use of 'Vielleicht' to express possibility and 'hab' (habe) in colloquial contraction
➔ 'Vielleicht' means 'perhaps' and introduces possibility, while 'hab'' is the colloquial contraction of 'habe'.
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Ich schau dir hinterher und ich schau dir wieder zu
➔ Use of 'schau' (sehen) in present tense with reflexive 'dir'
➔ The verb 'schau' comes from 'sehen' (to see) in the present tense, with 'dir' indicating the indirect object 'to you'.
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Ob trist, ob manchmal grau, ob blau und wunderschön
➔ Use of 'ob' as a subordinating conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'if'
➔ 'Ob' introduces indirect or reported questions or choices among options.
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In deiner kleinen Welt
➔ Use of possessive determiner 'deiner' and adjective 'kleinen' in dative case
➔ 'Deiner' is the possessive pronoun in the dative case, matching 'Welt', while 'kleinen' is the adjective describing 'Welt'.