Books & Words

Richter - officials who decide cases in a court of law

Aufzeichnungsbuch - a book in which records of events are kept

Schreiber - a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented

Erzählung - a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted

Liebe - an intense feeling of deep affection

Schreibwaren - writing and other office materials

Taschenbuch - another term for paperback

Schrift - handwriting as distinct from print; written characters

Druckerpresse - a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates

Reserve - a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required

Produktion - the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials

Zeitschrift - a magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals

Medien - the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet), regarded collectively

Websites - a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web

Wort - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing

Notizen - a brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory

online - controlled by or connected to a computer

Mora - a unit of syllable weight used in linguistics

Kochbücher - a book containing recipes and other information about the preparation and cooking of food

Video - the recording, reproducing, or broadcasting of moving visual images

beobachten - look at or observe attentively over a period of time

Kochbuch - a book containing recipes and instructions for cooking

Kontobuch - a record of financial transactions

Texte - written or printed words

Zeitung - a printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, articles, advertisements, and correspondence

Folio - an individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the recto or front side only, occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume

Musik - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion

Zeitschriften - newspapers or magazines that deal with a particular subject or professional activity

Audio - sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced

Führer - more than one guide (a person or thing that shows the way to others)

Schriften - the activity or skill of writing

Liebesromane - novels dealing with love in an idealized way

Klassen - groups of students who are taught together

Buchstaben, Briefe - characters that represent one or more of the sounds used in speech; written messages