Hello and welcome to another post! I wasn’t able to write a post a couple of weeks ago as my laptop was broken, which gave me the idea to write this post about technology. Here is a list of important vocabulary and useful sentences when speaking about technology.
Der Fernseher the TV
Das Handy the mobile phone
Das Telefon the phone
Der Laptop the laptop
Der Computer the computer
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Der Bildschirm the screen
Die Tastatur the keyboard
Die Maus the mouse
Der Ton the sound
Das Netz the network
Verbunden connected
Das WLAN the Wifi
Das Internet the internet
Kaputt broken
Defekt defect
Langsam slow
Reparieren to repair
Ausschalten to turn off
Anschalten to turn on
Der Bildschirm the screen
Die Tastatur the keyboard
Die Maus the mouse
Der Ton the sound
Helpful sentences:
Mein Laptop ist kaputt my laptop is broken
Der Bildschirm ist defekt the screen is defect
Die Tastatur reagiert langsam the keyboard reacts slowly
Mein Handy schaltet sich von alleine aus My mobile phone turns off by itself
Kann man es reparieren? Can one repair it?
Wie lange dauert es? How long will it take?
Wie viel kostet es? How much does it cost?
Meine Fernseher hat keinen Ton My TV has no sound
To end the post I’ll explain to you what’s wrong with my laptop, if you manage to translate it write it in the comments below!!
Wenn ich meinen Laptop anschalte bleibt er schwarz. Der verbindung zwischen Laptop und Bildschirm ist defekt aber wenn ich den Laptop mit dem Fernseher verbinde kann ich den Bildschirm auf den Fernseher sehen!
Thanks for reading,
Larissa
Comments:
Gerry:
Thanks for a very helpful article. I have a question though- I think I might have seen “einschalten” used more often than “anschalten”. Is there a reason to use one rather than the other?
Larissa:
@Gerry Hi Gerry,
Thanks for bringing up an interesting point! As far as I know they both mean the same thing and you can say both versions, perhaps some regions of Germany say one more than the other which is why you’ve seen “einschalten” more often?
I hope you enjoyed the post!
Larissa
Clint Swift:
Hi, Larissa. Good posts. Pls keep them coming. I’d like to double-check the gender of “Fernseher.” I would expect a noun made from a verb to be masculine. And the dictionary I use seems to regard “Fernseher” as masculine. But as a native speaker, you are equally authoritative. Please just verify that I should use Fernseher as feminine. Thanks.
Larissa:
@Clint Swift Hi Clint,
Thanks for the lovely comment, you’re completely right it is masculine so thank you for pointing out my typo! I’ve updated the post 🙂
Larissa
Nite:
Wenn ich meinen Laptop anschalte bleibt . . .
When I turn my laptop on it remains black. The connection between the laptop and the screen is defective, but when I connect my laptop to the TV I can see the computer screen on the TV.