Distinguishing schon, noch and bereits

In German, schon, noch and bereits are often understood in simple meanings such as already, yet, still; however, these words also carry many other interesting nuances, as shown in the examples below:

1. schon:

1. Schon means already (bereits):

When schon appears in a sentence, we understand that the action has already been carried out and has occurred.

VD1: Ist dein Kind schon zur Schule gegangen? (Has your child already gone to school?)

VD2: Sie ist schon in Berlin. (She has already arrived in Berlin.)

VD3: Ich habe schon diesen Film gesehen. (I have already watched this film.)

1.2 Schon means once, before/previously:

Schon will appear together with mal and usually occurs in questions:

VD1: Waren Sie schon mal in Deutschland? (Have you ever been to Germany?)

VD2: Ich habe Sängerin Ho Ngoc Ha schon mal gesehen. (I have met singer Hồ Ngọc Hà before.)

1.3 Schon means quickly, immediately:

VD1: Der Dieb nahm meine Tasche und rannte schon weg. (The thief stole my bag and immediately ran away.)

1.4 Schon carries the meaning of already/all right:

VD1: Ich verstehe schon. (I understand already!)

VD2: Schon!! (All right!!)

1. bereits:

2.1 Bereits means already:

VD1: Ich bin bereits hier. (I am already here.)

VD2: Mein Computer ist bereits voll aufgeladen. (My computer is already fully charged.)

VD3: Er ist jetzt bereits Spezialist. (He is already a specialist now.)

2.2 Bereits carries the meaning of beginning (describing something transitioning from one state to another):

VD1: Die Rose welkt bereits. (The rose is already beginning to wilt.)

VD2: Es regnet bereits stark. (It is already beginning to rain heavily.)

2.3 Bereits carries the meaning of truly/really:

VD1: Ich bin bereits sehr glücklich. (I am truly very happy.)VD2: Ich war bereits enttäuscht von deinem Verhalten gestern. (I was truly disappointed by your behavior yesterday.)

1. noch:

3.1 Noch is understood in the opposite sense to schon and bereits, meaning "still":

That is, noch expresses an action that has not yet been completed.

VD1: Hast du deine Hausaufgaben noch nicht gemacht? (You still haven't done your homework?)

VD2: Noch nicht. (Not yet / Still not sure.)

3.2 Noch used with mal is understood to mean again, once more:

VD1: Noch einmal. (One more time.)

VD2: Noch eins bitte. (Please give me one more.)

3.3 The phrase weder...noch... means neither this... nor that:

VD: Sie isst weder Fleisch, noch Fisch und noch Eier. (She eats neither meat, nor fish, nor eggs.)

3.4 Noch in questions:

VD1: Noch etwas?/ Noch irgenwas? (Anything else?)

VD2: Was noch? (What else?)