| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| will |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of wollen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of wollen | |
| wollen |
| 1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen | |
| 2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand | |
| Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something) | |
| Ich will gehen. - I want to go. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean | |
| Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you. | |
| Aber |
| 1. n. an objection, a but | |
| 2. conj. but; however; though | |
| Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
| 3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
| 4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
| Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought. | |
| Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child) | |
| 5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
| nicht |
| 1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
| Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
| Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
| 2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
| Klavier |
| 1. n. (music) piano | |
| Spielen |
| 1. n. gerund of spielen | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Spiel | |
| 3. v. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment) | |
| Die Kinder spielen draußen. - The children are playing outside. | |
| Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. - The cat is playing with a string. | |
| 4. v. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.) | |
| Karten spielen - to play cards | |
| 5. v. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie) | |
| 6. v. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.) | |
| 7. v. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument) | |
| 8. v. to act like, to behave like | |
| den Narren spielen - to play the fool | |
| 9. v. to take place , to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction) | |
| Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. - The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future. | |
