Funny picture to remember the German word lächeln, meaning to smile

lächeln

means to smile

The memory trick

Picture a German lantern glowing brightly, saying "LEKHL-en, LEKHL-en!" as it SMILES with light. You grin, connecting "lekhl-en" to "smile."

In a sentence

Die Laterne lächelt hell in der Dunkelheit.

The lantern smiles brightly in the dark.

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