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Welcome back to our channel I'm Laura a native German speaker and German teacher Today in class we're going to expand your vocabulary once again Since you enjoyed our last video so much there's a follow-up today It's about things we do around the house such as sewing descaling something or airing out a room I've selected more than 20 verbs with activities for you and for each verb you'll get plenty of examples so that you can figure out the meaning yourself and most importantly remember it easily Also I've created a free PDF document for you In this PDF you'll find all the key sentences and vocabulary from this video You can download it right away—the link is below in the description Are you ready Then let's go Let's go Oh no the entire table is still full of dirty dishes Now I have to wash everything before we can eat I always wash the dirty dishes and clean up the kitchen after eating Rinsing means cleaning dishes pots or cutlery with water and soap The verb abwaschen is separable He washes off He washed off He has washed off Could you please wash the cutlery again It's still dirty Dry off I just finished washing the dishes and now I have to dry them After washing I take the towel and dry the dishes Drying off means using a towel or cloth to remove water from something And this verb is separable too So he dries off He dries off He has dried off We need to dry the glasses before putting them away Cleaning out the clutter I went through my closet and donated many old clothes It's time to clean out the garage—old boxes have been piling up there for months When we declutter we get rid of things we no longer need We remove them give them away and dispose of them It's also something that can be done He cleaned out He had cleaned out He has cleaned out Let's clean out the basement —it's such a mess Ventilate What's that smell I'll open the window and air out the apartment Even in winter you should ventilate at least once a day to keep the air fresh To ventilate means opening a window to let fresh air into a room The verb lüften is inseparable We say he ventilates he ventilated he has ventilated Please open the office windows before the guests arrive Hanging up I need to hang up the wet laundry or it'll just sit in the washing machine all day Could you please help me hang the picture in the living room Hanging means securing something to a hook or a rope For example laundry or pictures You can hang up a picture but you can also hang wet laundry on a clothes rack or a clothesline We say he hung up He hung up He disconnected I hung up the towels after washing them so they could dry quickly Ironing My shirts are completely wrinkled I absolutely have to iron them before putting them on I always iron the laundry so it looks smooth and neat Ironing means using an iron to remove wrinkles from clothing so it becomes smooth There it is—the iron and the ironing board The forms are: he irons he ironed he has ironed After ironing the shirt looked perfect again Sewing My blouse has a hole I really need to sew it up right away My grandmother used to sew clothes for us back then Sewing means joining or repairing fabrics or clothing using a needle and thread Also either by hand or with a sewing machine And thus are the forms: he sews he sewed he has sewn Did you sew the bag yourself It looks absolutely beautiful Discarding I threw away the old television because it was broken Could you please throw away these old newspapers We don't need them anymore Discarding means getting rid of something or throwing it in the trash because it's no longer needed or because it's broken The verb wegwerfen is also separable He throws away he threw away he has thrown away Why did you throw the letter away I wanted to read it again Store I keep my important documents in a folder You should store the cookies in a tin to keep them fresh Storing something means keeping it in a safe orderly place so it doesn't get lost or damaged And these are the forms: he preserved he had preserved he has preserved I've kept the old photos carefully stored to prevent damage Let's go into the kitchen now Sauté I fry the meat in the pan until it turns lightly brown What oil do you fry the vegetables in Braising means cooking something in hot fat or oil in a pan He fried he used to fry he has fried I seared the steak perfectly yesterday and it was wonderfully tender Sauté I sauté the vegetables in the pan until they soften For the soup I'll sauté the onions first before adding the broth To braise means to cook something in a covered container such as a pan with a lid using minimal fat or liquid We say he fumes he was fuming he has fumed I simmered the vegetables slowly to prevent them from losing too much moisture Peeling Before I eat the apple I have to peel it I've peeled the potatoes and now I can cook them Peeling means removing the outer skin or rind from something such as fruit or vegetables He peeled he had peeled he has peeled I peeled the carrots and then cut them into small pieces Dice I need to dice the onion before adding it to the pan For the curry I diced the vegetables finely Dicing means cutting something into small uniform pieces typically in the shape of a cube He rolled he had rolled he has rolled I diced the tomatoes and added them to the salad Kneading I knead the dough until it's smooth and free of lumps The dough for the cookies must be well kneaded Kneading means working something usually dough with your hands or a machine And the forms are he kneads he kneaded he has kneaded I kneaded the pizza dough for a long time until it reached the perfect consistency Taste test I've already cooked the soup but now I need to taste it and adjust the seasoning Before serving the stew I'll taste it one more time To adjust the flavor of a dish by adding seasonings or ingredients It tasted off it had tasted off and it has gone off I seasoned the dressing with salt and pepper Freezing I'm freezing the leftover lunch so I can eat it later The berries must be frozen quickly to preserve their freshness Freezing means storing something in an extremely cold state to extend its shelf life Also in a freezer or freezer cabinet It froze it had frozen it has frozen I froze the remaining bread Thawing I can't cook the meat until I've thawed it first I quickly thawed the pizza in the oven to eat it Thawing is in a way the opposite of our previous verb freeze What we mean is bringing something back from a frozen state So the verb to thaw out is also separable He thawed out he was thawing he had thawed I slowly thawed the frozen berries Soaking Before I cook the beans I need to soak them overnight I soaked the nuts in warm water to make them softer Soaking means placing something in a liquid such as water to make it softer He is soaking he was soaking and he has soaked I soaked the dried mushrooms to use them in the soup Exchange The batteries are dead I need to replace them quickly Can you help me replace the broken light bulb To exchange means to replace something with another object He exchanges he exchanged he has exchanged I replaced the filter in the coffee machine Descale I need to descale the coffee machine regularly to keep it working properly The kettle must be descaled regularly to remove limescale buildup Descaling therefore means removing limescale deposits—residues of calcium from appliances or surfaces Especially in household appliances such as coffee makers or kettles He decalcifies he decalcified he has decalcified I thoroughly descaled the showerhead because a significant amount of limescale had built up inside it Now let's move on to bleeding the system I'm bleeding air from the heating system so it can warm up properly again After the renovation we had to thoroughly ventilate the rooms Ventilating means removing air from a closed system such as a heating system or a room so it operates more efficiently or becomes more comfortable He vented he had vented he has vented I bled the radiator because it hadn’t been heating evenly before So those were our 21 household verbs I'm curious now which verbs were new to you Please leave us a comment with your own example If you missed our previous video on everyday verbs you should definitely take a quick look at it now See you there Take care