Lesson 211 · German B1

Emotions & Personality Description

Gefühle und Persönlichkeit beschreiben

A1-2 covered basic feelings like happy, sad, and tired. B1 needs more nuance - describing character traits and complex emotions, useful for talking about people and reacting naturally in conversation. This reuses the adjective-preposition combos from Lesson 187.

Today's win: describe someone's personality and express a nuanced emotion, both with the correct preposition.

Personality traits

zuverlässigreliableehrgeizigambitious
geduldigpatientschüchternshy
offenopen-mindedsturstubborn

Quick check: what does "geduldig" mean?

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patient

Nuanced emotions

enttäuschtdisappointederleichtertrelieved
überfordertoverwhelmedgerührtmoved / touched

Quick check: what does "überfordert" mean?

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overwhelmed

Using them with the right preposition

Ich bin stolz auf meine Fortschritte im Deutschen. (I'm proud of my progress in German - stolz auf, Lesson 187.)
Er ist mit seiner neuen Stelle sehr zufrieden. (He is very satisfied with his new job - zufrieden mit, Lesson 187.)
Sie war enttäuscht von dem Ergebnis. (She was disappointed by the result.)

Quick check: which preposition goes with "zufrieden"?

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mit
Try it out loud: describe a friend's personality in two sentences, then say one thing that made you erleichtert or gerührt recently.

Recap

1. What does "stur" mean?

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stubborn

2. What does "ehrgeizig" mean?

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ambitious

Primary source

Aligned with standard Goethe-Zertifikat B1 / telc B1 exam syllabus topics.

Want to practice describing a person you know? Ask your teaching agent.