Connectors & Conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions and two-part connectors for complex sentences

This B1 vocabulary set covers German subordinating conjunctions and two-part connectors such as weil, obwohl, damit, sowohl … als auch, and entweder … oder. Flashcards with example sentences and pronunciation audio help learners build complex sentence structures — essential preparation for the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 and telc Deutsch B1 exams. Perfect for intermediate learners who want to write and speak German with greater fluency and accuracy.

The Connectors & Conjunctions set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on B1 Grammar & Connectors.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • obwohl ɔpˈvoːl — althoughobwohl
  • damit daˈmɪt — so thatdamit
  • falls fals — if/in casefalls
  • sofern zoˈfɛʁn — provided thatsofern
  • indem ɪnˈdeːm — byindem
  • sodass zoˈdas — so thatsodass
  • solange zoˈlaŋə — as long assolange
  • sobald zoˈbalt — as soon assobald
  • nachdem naːxˈdeːm — afternachdem
  • bevor bəˈfoːɐ̯ — beforebevor
  • während ˈvɛːʁənt — whilewährend
  • seitdem zaɪ̯tˈdeːm — since thenseitdem
  • bis bɪs — until, tobis
  • ob ɔp — whetherob
  • als ob ˈals ɔp — as ifals ob
  • je ... desto jeː ... ˈdɛstoː — the ... theje ... desto
  • sowohl ... als auch zoˈvoːl ... als aʊ̯x — both ... andsowohl ... als auch
  • weder ... noch ˈveːdɐ ... nɔx — neither ... norweder ... noch
  • entweder ... oder ɛntˈveːdɐ ... ˈoːdɐ — either ... orentweder ... oder
  • nicht nur ... sondern auch nɪçt nuːɐ̯ ... ˈzɔndɐn aʊ̯x — not only ... but alsonicht nur ... sondern auch

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“Connectors & Conjunctions” is a CEFR B1 set. It targets learners at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

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The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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