Vocabulary
voll
· adjective
full; (colloquial) drunk
A full train, a full glass, a full day — but after a meal you say „Ich bin satt“: „Ich bin voll“ means you're drunk.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- voller
- Superlativ
- am vollsten
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voll
full
Der Bus ist ganz voll.
The bus is completely full.
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Common learner mistakes
- Danke, ich bin voll.Danke, ich bin satt.After eating you are satt. „Ich bin voll“ is slang for „Ich bin betrunken“ — I'm drunk.
Real examples
- Also lächelt er höflich und sagt: „Danke, ich bin voll.“So he smiles politely and says: “No thanks, I'm drunk.”
- Die U-Bahn ist morgens immer sehr voll.The underground is always very full in the mornings.
- Das Glas ist noch halb voll.The glass is still half full.
