Learning German, like any language, is mainly based on regular vocabulary replenishment. Knowledge of grammar is also important, but it is the rich vocabulary that is the basis of the language, allows you to accurately and beautifully express your thoughts.
To memorize words better and faster, it is recommended to use a system with cards that you can buy or cut out of paper yourself. On one side of the card is written a foreign word (for example, the name of the body part in German), and on the other - its translation. The cards need to be stacked in a foreign word to the top, and when repeated, sort them into two piles: those words whose translation has already been learned and those that need to be repeated. Using this system, you can memorize dozens of words per day.
One of the basic skills that you need to master is the ability to describe objects and people, even with standard simple phrases. This can be useful, for example, when traveling, when writing an essay and in normal communication with native speakers.
How to describe a person. Person, body parts in German with translation
The plan for describing a person consists of three points: face and physique, clothing and character.
To describe a person’s appearance (das Aussehen), you need to know the names of the primary colors (to describe hair, eyes and skin), such adjectives as “high-low”, “thin-full”, “long-short”, “big-small” ”And others, as well as body parts in German. In addition, you need to know the conjugations of the verbs haben and sein.
Er hat blaue / grün / braun Augen. He has blue / green / brown eyes.
Sie ist Brünette / Blondine. She is a brunette / blonde.
Er ist gross und schlank. He is tall and slim.
Clothes and accessories
It is better to start the description of the clothes (die Kleidung) worn by a person from above - from the headgear, and end with shoes. After that, you can describe accessories and other small details.
Just as in the first paragraph of the description, here you need to know the names of the colors and the wardrobe items themselves, as well as several verbs: tragen - to wear; an / ausziehen - put on / take off; sich umziehen - change clothes.
Sie tragt einen Rock. She is wearing a skirt.
Ich muss mich umziehen. I need to change clothes.
Character
Personality and character - the most important point in the description of a person. In order to compile a characteristic and list the main features, you need to know a lot of adjectives. If we are talking about a stranger, the description may contain such introductory constructions as “it seems to me that ...” - ich finde, dass ...; “I believe” - ich glaube; “He looks ...” - er sieht. Do not forget that in such expressions after the union (for example, dass) the word order in the subordinate part of the sentence most often changes.
lustig - cheerful;
klug - smart;
höflich - polite;
ehrlich - honest;
feige - cowardly;
traurig - sad;
egoistisch - selfish;
freundlich - affable;
gerecht - fair.