I was studying a little German this morning, and kind of got into the word "gleich." I've known this word for a while, but frequently get confused by it. I like to listen to German talk-radio to learn new words, but because "gleich" has a one-to-many relationship with English words, sometimes it leaves me hanging. So I thought I'd share, because it's a super handy word!
gleich:
adj - equal
adj - (identisch) the same
adv - (sofort) equally
adv - (bald) immediately
gleich hinter dem Haus - just behind the house
gleich am Anfang - at the very beginning
es ist mir gleich - it's all the same to me
zu gleichen Teilen - in equal parts
das gleiche, aber nicht dasselbe Auto - a similar, but not the same car
ganz gleich wer/was - no matter who/what
2 mal 2 gleich 4 - 2 times 2 equals 4
bis gleich! - see you soon!
wie war doch Ihr Name? - What was your name again?
Es ist gleich drei Uhr. - It's almost 3 o'clock.
gleich gesinnt - like minded
gleich lautend - identical
sie sind gleich groß - they are the same size
gleich nach/an - right after/at
gleichaltrig - of the same age
gleichartig - similar
gleichbedeutend - synonymous (meaning the same)
phew! What a workhorse of a word!
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Your German gets better every day--keep up the study--it's obviously paying off!
"Gleich" means also "mañana":
"Bitte bring den Müll raus"
"... gleich, gleich ..."
"Nicht gleich, SOFORT!"
Actually, "bald" means "soon" and "sofort" means "immediately." "Gleich" is sometime in between.
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