German Conversation · Level 4
88 words
German word
Radio
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʁaːdi̯o/
Meaning
- neuter nounradio
Example
Im Wohnzimmer stehen zwei Radios.
There are two radios in the living room.
More examples
Im Auto höre ich oft Radio.
I often listen to the radio in the car.
Core concept
A small receiver brings distant voices and music into a room, while Radio also names the broadcasts or station behind the sound.
Common phrases
Radio hören
listen to the radio
ein Radio kaufen
buy a radio
das Radio laut stellen
turn up the radio
Similar words
Sendung: A single broadcast built around a particular piece of content.
Sender: A broadcasting station or transmitter that sends programs on a specific frequency.
Programm: A broadcaster's planned lineup of programs over a given period.
Definition in German
Gerät zum Empfang von über Funk verbreiteten Programmen; auch kurz für diese Programme oder die Radiostation.
Word origin
Radio entered German as an international borrowing from English radio, ultimately based on Latin radius, 'ray', and became a short form for the receiver and broadcasting.
Usage tips
- Radio is neuter, so the noun takes das Radio and the plural Radios.
Other meanings
- radio broadcastingnoun
- radio stationnoun
- radio programnoun
Opposites
- Fernsehentelevisionnoun
Related words
- Radiosendungradio programnoun
- Radiokanalradio channelnoun