You know exactly what you want to say in German… and then
suddenly ONE important word disappears.
Do you stop talking? Switch to English? Or just say: „Ähm… egal“?
In this A2–B1 German podcast episode, Emil and Sophia show you a
much better strategy: keep speaking — even when the exact
German word is missing.
You’ll learn how to stay calm, explain what you mean with simple
German, ask for the missing word naturally, and most importantly:
finish your original message instead of giving up
halfway.
In this episode, you’ll practice how to:
• gain time when a word disappears
• describe an object when you don’t know its name
• explain an action when the verb is missing
• describe a quality with a simple example
• ask naturally: „Wie heißt das noch mal auf Deutsch?“
• react when someone suggests the wrong word
• return to your original sentence and keep the conversation
going
You’ll hear realistic examples with words such as
Ladegerät, ausleihen,
hilfsbereit, Flaschenöffner,
verschieben and more.
Useful German phrases:
• Einen Moment, mir fällt das Wort gerade nicht
ein.
One moment, I can’t think of the word right now.
• Ich suche gerade das richtige Wort.
I’m looking for the right word right now.
• Ich meine dieses Ding, mit dem man …
I mean this thing that you use to …
• Man benutzt es, um …
You use it to …
• Anders gesagt …
In other words …
• Wie heißt das noch mal auf Deutsch?
What is that called again in German?
• Wie nennt man das auf Deutsch?
What do you call that in German?
• Genau, das Wort habe ich gesucht.
Exactly, that’s the word I was looking for.
• Fast, aber ich meine etwas anderes.
Almost, but I mean something else.
• Also, ich wollte sagen, dass …
So, what I wanted to say was …
️ Speaking practice
This episode is not only for listening.
You’ll get several moments to speak aloud and practice describing
words you cannot remember.
Your final challenge:
Choose an object near you.
Don’t say its name.
Describe it in German:
What does it look like?
What do you use it for?
Where do you normally find it?
Start with:
„Ich meine dieses Ding, mit dem man …“
The goal is not to know every German word.
The goal is to keep communicating even when one word is
missing.
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