(with sub) Learn German with a VLOG! EP. 1 / Daily life, going to Hamburg, European Championship ⚽️

Welcome back to our channel. I'm Laura, German native speaker and German teacher. Let's expand your vocabulary in this video. It's about things we do at home. So, for example, turning, drilling, stitching or something like that. I have selected 23 verbs with activities for you and for each verb you get many, many examples so that you can discover the meaning yourself and above all, you can easily remember it. Are you ready? Then let's get started. Let's go! vacuuming In the living room, there are hairs of my dog everywhere. I have to vacuum urgently. Oh no, I dropped the bag of flour. Now I have to vacuum the whole kitchen. So vacuuming means that you remove dirt or dust with a vacuum cleaner. That's what the device is called. By the way, the verb to vacuum is inseparable. We say he vacuumed, he vacuumed and he vacuumed. So here too. After the party, Anton vacuumed the apartment thoroughly. wiping When baking, not only did I drop the flour, but also the milk. Now I don't just have to vacuum, but also wipe the floor. There is dirt from the wet shoes on the stairs. I have to wipe the stairs. If you wipe something, you clean it with a damp cloth. Or maybe you have a device for it, the floor wiper or mop. The forms are he wiped, he wiped and he wiped. When was the last time you wiped the floor? wiping Often you also hear the verb abwischen. I wipe the table after eating. Anna wipes the window pane with a damp cloth. The difference to wiping is usually that with abwischen a smaller, more specific area is designated. So the table or the window pane. Wiping is used for the large-scale cleaning of an area. So, for example, the kitchen, the floor or the whole apartment. I wipe the apartment, but I wipe the table. The verb is, as I said, separable. So he wipes, he wiped and he wiped. scrubbing The floor in the bathroom is so dirty that I have to scrub it thoroughly. Why is my oven so dirty? You should scrub it properly so that it gets clean again. Schrubben means that you clean something very vigorously with a brush or a rough sponge to remove stubborn dirt. So if the dirt, for example, has been there for a long time and is only difficult to remove or if something has dried up, such as in the oven. He scrubbed, he scrubbed and he scrubbed. For example, the floor was so dirty that Markus scrubbed it for almost an hour. turning There are small stones in the hallway from the last walk. I have to turn the floor. There are a lot of leaves in front of the front door. We should definitely turn there. So turning is also a way to get rid of dirt. You use a brush or a turning brush for this. And depending on where you are in Germany, you often hear sweeping. Have you swept the kitchen today? or turned So he turns, he turns, he turns. Or he sweeps, he sweeps, he sweeps. drilling Tim wants to hang up a picture and drills a hole in the wall for it. I still have to drill holes in the kitchen for the new shelves. drilling means making a hole in a hard surface, for example in the wall or in wood, mostly with a drilling machine, also called a drill. And the forms are he drills, he drilled, he drilled. For the new shelf, Paul drilled four holes in the wall. By the way, we also use drilling with the dentist. If you have a hole in your tooth, for example, it may be that the dentist has to drill to fix your tooth again. glue In our classroom, posters with the most important grammar rules on the wall are glued. I stick a stamp on the letter before I bring it to the post office. So gluing means that two things can be combined with a sticky substance, i.e. with glue, a glue pen or a tape. The forms are he glues, he glued, he glued. You can say, the plaster on my finger sticks very well. Or on the table top, jam sticks. The table is sticky. water Anna waters her flowers every morning so that they don't dry out. I pour the hot tea into the jug. Pouring means pouring liquid somewhere, i.e. into a glass or a container or supplying the plants with water. The forms are he pours, but he pours and he pours. In summer I have to water my tomatoes every day. Peter poured the coffee into the cup. sorting out Once a year I sort out my wardrobe and give away things I don't need anymore. Before moving, I sorted out my books and donated them to the library. Sorting out means throwing away things that you don't want to keep anymore because you don't use them anymore or because they are broken or because they don't fit anymore. The forms are he sorts out, he sorts out and he has sorted out. After a year, we finally have to sort out the baby stuff from our son. In the supermarket, the employees have sorted out broken goods. refilling Tom refilled the coffee machine because there was no more water in it. Please refill the salt. The dispenser is empty. Refilling means refilling something that has become empty. The forms are he refills, he refilled and he refilled. I refilled the water tank today because it was almost empty. And with that we are at sorting out or sorting out. Marie sorts out the paper basket because it is full. Can you please sort out the mailbox? I think an important letter has arrived. To empty means to free something of its content so that it becomes empty. Simply put, to empty something. To fill in the opposite of our previous verb. The forms are he empties, he empties and he emptied. I emptied the bottle because the water was bad. To paint Peter paints the wall in the kitchen white. I painted the old wooden bench green. To paint means to apply paint on a surface, for example on a wall or a piece of furniture. And the forms are he paints, he paints, he painted. Last week we painted the whole living room and now it looks much more modern. By the way, you also spread butter or jam on the bread. I spread butter on the bread. To put together or to fold Lena puts her laundry together after it is dry. I folded the sheet of paper to make a letter envelope out of it. To put together or to fold means to shape something so that it becomes smaller or looks organized. He puts together, he put together and he put together. And he folds, he folds, he folded. Yesterday I put all the towels together and put them in the closet. You can also fold napkins. By the way, we usually use fold for paper and not put together. To move We have to move the closet because it is in the way. I think the chest of drawers doesn't look good there anymore. We should move it. So you can not only move an appointment to a later time, but also move furniture. That means you move it to another place. The forms are he moves, he moves, he moved. This morning I moved the table to create more space. To rearrange Paul rearranged the furniture in the living room to make it look more comfortable. Do you think we should rearrange the bed? I think it looks much nicer on this wall. When you rearrange something, then you put it in a different place. The difference to the last verb to move is that you rearrange something to change it permanently. Let's compare again. I move the closet so I can vacuum behind it. But I rearrange the living room because I don't like it anymore. You only move the closet for a short time because you want to create space. But when you rearrange something, you change the position in the long term. For example to change the look or the design of a room. The forms are he moves, he moves, he moved. I want to move the table in the dining room to create more light. to dust off Mia dusts off the shelves because they are very dirty. You should dust off your desk at least once a month. When you dust off something, you free it from dust. So you remove dust or dirt. Often you do this with a vacuum cleaner. And the forms are he dusts off, he dusts off, he dusts off. Yesterday I dusted off the picture frames on the wall. to patch up The tire on the bike is broken. I have to patch it up. I don't want to buy a new pair of jeans again. That's why I patched up the old one with a piece of fabric. To patch up means to repair something broken. Especially rubber or fabric. You can patch up a tire or patch up clothes. And you say he patches up, he patches up, he patches up. Yesterday Paul patched up the broken air mattress so we can use it again. to light up Lisa lights the candles on the table. I lit the fire with a lighter. To light up means to set something on fire. So you want to make something burn. He lights up, he lit up and he lit up. This morning I lit the fire in the fireplace because it was so cold. By the way, you can also light up cigarette sticks or cigarettes. Do you have a lighter? Peter wants to light up his cigarette. Now we come to the opposite of lighting up. to blow out Max blows out the birthday candles on the cake. I blew out the candle before I went to bed. To blow out means to stop a fire. You do this with the power of your lungs. And of course that doesn't work for a campfire or a fireplace. But you can blow out a candle or a flame. And the forms are he blows out, he blew out and he blew out. The child has to blow out the candles on the cake and wish for something. to heat up Let's stay with fire. Tom heats up the fireplace so that it gets warm in the house. I heated up the oven to bake bread. To heat up means to light up an oven or a fireplace to generate heat. And the forms are he heats up, he heats up, he heats up. Last night we heated up the old wood stove because it was very cold. By the way, you can also use einheizen when you switch on a heater. Can you please heat up? It's so cold in the bedroom. Here you don't necessarily mean a wood stove, but a normal heater. to seal The installer seals the window so that no water gets in. The tap has been dripping all the time. That's why I sealed it with a new rubber ring. To seal means to close something so that no air or liquid gets through. He seals up, he sealed up and he sealed up. Last year we sealed the roof so that it doesn't rain in anymore. to charge Anna charges her cell phone because the battery is empty. I charged the battery of my e-bike. To charge means to put energy into a battery. He charges up, he charges up, he charged up. This morning I charged my laptop before I went to work. Maybe you also know the verb to charge when you have a prepaid card for your cell phone. Then you can say, I have to charge the credit card for my cell phone. And last but not least we come to to tidy up. Max tidies up his books in the new shelf. I tidied up the dishes in the closet. To tidy up means to arrange something in a closet or a shelf. He tidies up, he tidies up and he tidied up. We often use this verb when, for example, a closet or a shelf is completely empty. For example, because it's new. And then we put things in there for the first time. I finally tidied up the shelves in my new office. So these were our 23 household verbs. I would now like to know which verbs were new for you. Write us a comment with your own example. And if you want to learn more everyday German, then you should take a look at this video here. Teresa explains five expressions that we native speakers use every day in everyday life. See you there. Take care.