German for Moment!

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Moment in German literally means: 'in the look (blink) of any eye'. The best way to remember new words and phrases is with a Memory Hook or Trigger, and one of the most powerful is a visual hook like the above. But there is more to the picture than meets the eye...

Note the ogre in the picture is male to help remind you that this word is masculine. Remember the picture ... remember the German word ... remember the gender - all that the same time!

Some useful expressions for moment in German:

Einen Augenblick bitte! = One moment, please!

Augenblick mal! = Just a moment!

in diesem / selben Augenblick = at that moment

im ersten Augenblick = for a moment

in letzten Augenblick = at the last moment

in richtigen Augenblick = at the right moment

in nächsten Augenblick = at the (very) next moment

jeden Augenblick = any moment/minute

alle Augenblicke = constantly

augenblicklich (adj.)= immediate, present (at this time), temporary, momentary

augenblicklich (adv.) = immediately, at the moment

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So, there it is. If you always wanted to know how to say, "Just a moment," in German, well, now you do...