CEFR StudyB1 German

Stress & Work-Life-Balance

Stress & Work-Life-Balance

Stress is a classic B1 discussion topic, in conversations, forum posts and presentations:

  • der Stress — Ich habe viel Stress. / Ich bin gestresst.
  • unter Druck stehen — to be under pressure
  • abschalten — to switch off (mentally)
  • sich entspannen — to relax
  • die Work-Life-Balance — German uses the English word

Trap: “I’m stressed” is Ich bin gestresst. stressig describes the situation: Die Woche war stressig.