noun
souvenir, memento
B1
Means 'souvenir' or 'memento'. German noun is neuter: das Souvenir. Plural formed regularly with -s: die Souvenirs. Declines like standard neuter nouns (e.g., Genitive der Souvenirs). Borrowed from French; no irregular plural or special auxiliary. Used for travel keepsakes or gifts.
Examples
Als Erinnerung kaufte sie ein kleines Souvenir vom Strand.
As a keepsake she bought a small souvenir from the beach.
Als Souvenir aus dem Urlaub habe ich eine Postkarte mitgebracht.
I brought a postcard as a souvenir from my vacation.
Das Souvenir aus dem Museum ist ein schönes Andenken an die Reise.
The memento from the museum is a nice reminder of the trip.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a little shop with shelves of small souvenirs labeled 'Souvenir'.
Same as English 'souvenir' — pronounce it like 'SOO-vuh-neer'.
Das Souvenir — remember neuter 'das' by thinking 'das tiny object'.
Notes
Souvenir is a loanword and behaves like a regular neuter noun in German. Plural often 'Souvenirs'.