How the word "schaufeln" is translated into English
Wir müssen heute noch den ganzen Sand schaufeln.
[ˈviːɐ̯ ˈmʏsn̩ ˈhɔɪ̯tə ˈnɔx ˈdeːn ˈɡantsn̩ ˈzant ˈʃaʊ̯fl̩n.]
We still have to shovel all the sand today.
Mein Vater schaufelte stundenlang Erde für das neue Beet.
[ˈmaɪ̯n ˈfaːtɐ ˈʃaʊ̯fl̩tə ˈʃtʊndn̩laŋ ˈeːɐ̯də ˈfyːɐ̯ das ˈnɔɪ̯ə ˈbeːt.]
My father shoveled soil for hours for the new flower bed.
Hast du den Kies schon in die Schubkarre geschaufelt?
[ˈhast ˈduː ˈdeːn ˈkiːs ˈʃoːn ˈɪn ˈdiː ˈʃuːpkarə ɡəˈʃaʊ̯fl̩t?]
Have you already shoveled the gravel into the wheelbarrow?
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