Describing People in German
Phrases that can make your description more interesting
ab und zu = now and then, occasionally
aber = but, however
absolut = absolutely
als = than... (Eg größer als... = bigger than..., kleiner als... = smaller than...)
auch = also, too
der/die/das ____ste... = the most...
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ein bisschen = a little, a bit
entweder ...oder = either ...or...
fast = almost
ganz und gar = completely
gar nicht / überhaupt nicht = not at all
genau = exactly
gewöhnlich = usually
im Gegenteil = on the contrary
immer = always
ja = truly, very
jetzt, nun = now
manchmal = sometimes
meiner Meinung nach = in my opinion
meistens = mostly, usually
natürlich = of course, naturally
nicht = not
nie = never
normalerweise = normally
nur = only, just
oder = or
oft = frequently, often
sehr = very
selten = seldom, rarely, infrequent
so = so, that, as
so...wie = as...as... (Eg so groß wie... = as big as...)
total = totally, completely
vielleicht = maybe, perhaps
vor allem = above all
wahrscheinlich = probably
weder...noch = neither...nor...
wirklich = really
ziemlich = fairly, rather
zu = too
zwar = indeed, truly