Vocabulary
mündlich
/ˈmʏntlɪç/· adjective
oral, spoken; verbally, by word of mouth
Mündlich — spoken, not written: the mündliche Prüfung in the language course, or a promise made only by word of mouth.
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mündlich
oral (exam, part)
Die mündliche Prüfung ist am Nachmittag.
The oral exam is in the afternoon.
Word family
mündlichder Mundmouthdie Mundartdialect (literally: way of the mouth)das Mündlichethe oral exam (informal)
Common combinations
- die mündliche Prüfungthe oral exam
- mündlich vereinbarento agree verbally
- mündlich und schriftlichspoken and written
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
schriftlich
Common learner mistakes
- die orale Prüfungdie mündliche PrüfungAn exam you speak in is a mündliche Prüfung; German oral is mostly a medical word (oral einnehmen = to take by mouth).
Real examples
- Im mündlichen Teil der Prüfung muss man über ein Bild sprechen.In the oral part of the exam you have to talk about a picture.
- Ich habe die mündliche Prüfung bestanden!I passed the oral exam!
- Der Vermieter hat es mündlich versprochen, aber nicht schriftlich.The landlord promised it verbally, but not in writing.
