Zeitgefühl - gefühlte Zeit

🕰️ Time and Feeling

1️⃣ Nouns

Vocabulary	Plural	Type	Pronunciation	Meaning
die Wartezeit	die Wartezeiten	noun	[ˈvaʁtəˌʦaɪ̯t]	Waiting time
das Zeitdokument	die Zeitdokumente	noun	[ˈʦaɪ̯tˌdoːkuˌmɛnt]	Time document
der Zeitdruck	-	noun	[ˈʦaɪ̯tˌdʁʊk]	Time pressure
der S-Bahnhof	die S-Bahnhöfe	noun	[ˈʔɛsˌbaːnhoːf]	S-Bahn station
das Zeitgefühl	-	noun	[ˈʦaɪ̯tɡəˌfyːl]	Sense of time
das Gefühl	die Gefühle	noun	[ɡəˈfyːl]	Feeling, emotion

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. die Wartezeit

   • Example: Die Wartezeit was very long, but the conversation made it more bearable.
   • Meaning: The waiting time was very long, but the conversation made it more bearable.

2. das Zeitdokument

   • Example: Das Zeitdokument was carefully preserved, so that future generations can study it.
   • Meaning: The time document was carefully preserved so that future generations can study it.

3. der Zeitdruck

   • Example: Der Zeitdruck was enormous, which is why we had to finish the work faster.
   • Meaning: The time pressure was enormous which is why we had to finish the work faster.

4. der S-Bahnhof

   • Example: Der S-Bahnhof was crowded, because many commuters were on the way.
   • Meaning: The S-Bahn station was crowded because many commuters were on the way.

5. das Zeitgefühl

   • Example: Das Zeitgefühl changes, when you travel to another time zone.
   • Meaning: The sense of time changes when you travel to another time zone.

6. das Gefühl

   • Example: Das Gefühl of joy was overwhelming, because I had reached the goal.
   • Meaning: The feeling of joy was overwhelming because I had reached the goal.

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2️⃣ Verbs

Vocabulary	Type	Pronunciation	Meaning
merken	verb	[ˈmɛʁkn̩]	To notice, to remember
dahinschleichen	verb	[daˈhɪnˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]	To creep along, drag on (about time)
stillstehen	verb	[ˈʃtɪlˌʃteːən]	To stand still, stop (about time)
vergehen	verb	[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]	To pass (about time)

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. merken

   • Example: Ich noticed it immediately, because the appointment had changed.
   • Meaning: I noticed it immediately because the appointment had changed.

2. dahinschleichen

   • Example: Die time dragged on, while we waited for the answer.
   • Meaning: Time dragged on while we waited for the answer.

3. stillstehen

   • Example: Die clocks stand still, because the battery is empty.
   • Meaning: The clocks stand still because the battery is empty.

4. vergehen

   • Example: Die hours pass quickly, when you are having fun.
   • Meaning: Time passes quickly when you are having fun.

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3️⃣ Phrases and Conjunctions

Vocabulary	Type	Pronunciation	Meaning
sobald	conjunction	[zoˈbalt]	As soon as
wie im Flug	phrase	[viː ʔɪm fluːk]	Like in flight (very fast)

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. sobald

   • Example: As soon as he arrives, we will greet him.
   • Meaning: As soon as he arrives we will greet him.

2. wie im Flug

   • Example: Die time passed like in flight, because we had so much fun.
   • Meaning: Time passed like in flight because we had so much fun.

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Note

Make sure you have written this down in your notebook. At the end of the lesson I provide verbs and nouns that commonly go with these vocabulary words. But first start by making sentences. Here are some examples from my own learning.