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die Lektion

lesson, chapter, class

Die erste Lektion ist einfach.

The first lesson is easy.

Ich habe heute eine Deutsch-Lektion.

I have a German lesson today.

Das war eine Lektion für mich.

That was a lesson for me.

a lesson in sth. ((in+3)) eine Lektion in Geduld

to teach sb. a lesson ((j-m)) Das Leben hat ihm eine Lektion erteilt.

Unterricht (instruction), Stunde (hour/period), Kapitel (chapter)

From Latin 'lectio' (a reading). It shares the same root as the English word 'lecture'.

Think of an English 'lecture', which is a type of lesson. 'Lektion' is the lesson itself, often in a textbook.

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