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Previously beforehand in advance just now before that earlier for now In the member area of Deutsch Recently Rieke asked me about the difference between these words They all help us place information in time bu What do they actually mean That's exactly what this video is about Let's start with the before Previously is an adverb that you've likely used many times already Previously means earlier than a specific point in time or earlier tha a specific event For example I'm coming by your place tonight but I'll call you beforehand Sentences with "beforehand" can usually be translated quite well into sentences w e conjunction before rephrasing For example I'm calling you before I come to you or I've been working in Hamburg since 2020 Previously I lived in Munich Before I started living in Hamburg I worked there I lived in Munich If we want to use the word beforehand We always need a reference point I can't just say "This is my new YouTube video " without having read it first—it wouldn't make sense There is nothing for the previous part to refer to here A correct sentence would be I check out my new YouTube video I read it beforehand so before I I started filming the video after reading this Here's another example We wanted to go to the new restaurant on Bahnhofstraße last night but when we arrived it was closed I should have checked the opening hours beforehand We should have checked the opening hours beforehand I should have looked them up before went to that restaurant The word "beforehand" is also embedded in several expressions Verbs such as foreseeing or predicting something To predict something means being able to recognize it beforehand before it happens or that one already knows or understands something before it happens For instance no one can predict what the election results will be No one can predict the election outcome at this stage nor can anyone say who will win the election Maybe you're now wondering what the difference is between before and beforehand In many of the sentences we've just looked at the phrase before also fits For example I've been working in Hamburg since 2020 Before that I lived in Munich The meaning is almost the same Or I'm currently filming my new video I was reading Same here Meaning as before The difference is that previously it strongly referred to a A concrete statement from the last sentence or the final part of the sentence This word points so to speak to what has just been said indicating that what comes before this Right We've just discussed a sentence about the new restaurant on Bahnhofstraße We wanted to go to the new restaurant But when we got here it was closed I should have checked the opening hours beforehand This spot doesn't work so well here Why not It's not clear exactly what I was supposed to check the opening hours for I mean before we set off but that's not actually stated in the sentence This specific reference point is missing the preceding context cannot refer to anything concrete That's why it fits better here beforehand Previously it's more flexible and works better even without such a clear reference point But that's a minor detail In most sentences "before" and "earlier" can be used interchangeably In spoken language this subtle difference is not particularly noticeable Previously it essentially carried the same meaning as before that and earlier I could say I'll be right there and help you cook but first I need to reply to an email Also before I come over I need to reply to an email first But beforehand sounds much more refined than before—it sounds like written German In a conversation it comes across as slightly unnatural In this example I would here Either earlier or beforehand Or perhaps I still need to reply to an email However there are situations where "es gibt" fits better than the other words Here for example As previously discussed I am sending you the revised version attached Presentation This is how it might appear in a professional email As mentioned earlier Discussed That's almost become a fixed expression—you can learn it just like that meaning as we discussed earlier Yesterday or last week for example—that phrase sounds rather refined There are also other fixed expressions that were previously used with enthusiasm as ever been expressed before For instance do you know this woman No I've never seen her before Never before means not at any time prior to this moment Up until now I've never seen this woman I'm seeing her today for the first time Another expression more than ever before For example since I've been exercising regularly I've been sleeping better than ever before Better than ever before means better than at any previous time Past I've never slept better than now Instead of before people sometimes say "better than ever before " For example In recent years rents have risen more sharply than ever before Thus rents have never increased so dramatically as they have in the past few years The The best way to remember the differences between these words is to practice them and I’ve included exercises for that in the member area of Deutsch mit Rieke I've prepared various tasks for you There you'll also find the video script and can watch my videos without ads watch it Learn more about membership at German with Rieke de member Let's continue from earlier That sounds just like Similar to before but make sure you don't confuse these two words A moment ago means not long ago a few hours back "A moment ago" always refers to now to the very moment I am speaking in right now I spoke w called my mother That means I spoke with my mother today called a few hours ago Or it rained a bit earlier that's why I'm Didn't go out That means it rained today perhaps half an hour ago Now let's compare what happened earlier with what happened before I had a tea a little while ago which means looking back from now I drank a tea not long ago—perhaps an hour ago Prior to this moment— we must always specify what we are referring to I can't just say I had a tea before and I must say what I had before— for instance this afternoon I exercised and before that I had a tea I had a tea before I exercised Another example: it was raining a short while ago—about an hour or two back It's not entirely clear exactly when but it was not long ago And now a sentence with before: On the last day of our vacation we had good weather Previously it had only been raining Here I'm not talking about today I'm speaking of a vacation that took place at some point in the past At the The weather was nice on the last day of the vacation On the days preceding that final day The weather was bad that's for sure By the way if you'd like to learn more about the terms we use in German to talk about the past Be sure to check out this video of mine — it covers topics like earlier just now recently shortly ago last time and more Next comes "voraus " an adverb with several meanings For now I'm focusing solely on its temporal sense In terms of temporal significance "voraus" is rarely used alone We encounter this word in expressions like "in advance" and in compound verbs such as foreseeing something "In advance" is a fixed expression which always comes across so awkwardly You often see it in emails For instance they could Please send me the completed text Thank you in advance With sincere thanks I already appreciate your sending me the text I'll send it I haven't received the text yet I'm asking about it now but I'd like to thank you in advance It might seem a bit odd but that's just how it's often written Many Thanks in advance is probably the most common use of in advance You could also use it differently—for instance I could say that one must register for the course at least four weeks in advance This means you need to register for the course four weeks before it starts register In advance sounds somewhat formal and written In everyday speech people often express this differently One might say you need to sign up Register for the course at least four weeks before it starts or earlier The course starts on September 1st Registration must be completed at least four weeks in advance Here is another example of advance planning I always buy my train tickets well in advance because they're cheaper then Ahead of time means long before something happens So I buy my Train tickets well in advance If I plan to travel in August I’ll buy the ticket as early as March for example And then we still have the compound verbs with "voraus" preceding them "voraus" can express that the verbs indicate anticipation or foresight something happens before something else giving it the same meaning as previously When I spoke of previously I was referring to the verb to predict slightly in advance mentioned There's also the verb to predict something which has the same meaning Something that lies in the future recognizing or knowing it already now We can say one cannot predict how food prices will develop in the will develop over the next ten years Therefore it's still impossible to say today how prices will evolve The sentence has the same predictive nature Meaning Feel free to write a sample sentence using one or more words from this video in the comments And if you like the If you'd like to practice words as mentioned feel free to check out the members' area Thank you for watching see you next week