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German
/ˈdʒɜːmən/

German

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈdʒɝmən/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈdʒɜːmən/
🇷🇺 Russian
[nʲɪˈmʲet͡skʲɪj]
Meaning of German

relating to Germany

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Pronunciation/ˈdʒɜːmən/
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German language

немецкий язык

German culture

немецкая культура

German history

немецкая история

German people

немцы

German market

немецкий рынок

German usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она изучает немецкий в школе.

She is studying German at school.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы познакомились с немецкой семьёй в отпуске.

We met a German family on holiday.

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choppedрубленый
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rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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German translation: немецкий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce German

/ˈdʒɜːmən/

German translation

немецкий

German examples

She is studying German at school.

German transcription

/ˈdʒɜːmən/, /ˈdʒɝmən/

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German meaning: what does it mean?

relating to Germany

German pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

German is pronounced as /ˈdʒɜːmən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

German definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She is studying German at school. Translation: Она изучает немецкий в школе.

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