German - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the German language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
null
zero
1
eins
one
2
zwei
two
3
drei
three
4
vier
four
5
fünf
five
6
sechs
six
7
sieben
seven
8
acht
eight
9
neun
nine
10
zehn
ten
11
elf
eleven
12
zwölf
twelve
13
dreizehn
thirteen
14
vierzehn
fourteen
15
fünfzehn
fifteen
16
sechzehn
sixteen
17
siebzehn
seventeen
18
achtzehn
eighteen
19
neunzehn
nineteen
20
zwanzig
twenty
30
dreißig
thirty
40
vierzig
forty
50
fünfzig
fifty
60
sechzig
sixty
70
siebzig
seventy
80
achtzig
eighty
90
neunzig
ninety
100
hundert
hundred
1K
tausend
thousand
1M
Million
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
weiß
white
⚫
schwarz
black
🔴
rot
red
🔵
blau
blue
🟡
gelb
yellow
🟢
grün
green
🟣
lila
purple
🟤
braun
brown
🟠
orange
orange
🌸
rosa
pink
⭐
golden
gold
🌑
silber
silver
☁️
grau
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
Hund
dog
🐱
Katze
cat
🐴
Pferd
horse
🐮
Kuh
cow
🐷
Schwein
pig
🐦
Vogel
bird
🐟
Fisch
fish
🐭
Maus
mouse
🦊
Fuchs
fox
🐇
Kaninchen
rabbit
🐻
Bär
bear
🐼
Panda
panda
🐨
Koala
koala
🐘
Elefant
elephant
🐢
Schildkröte
turtle
🦒
Giraffe
giraffe
🦆
Ente
duck
🕷️
Spinne
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
Familie
family
🧔
Mann
man
👩
Frau
woman
👦
Junge
boy
👧
Mädchen
girl
👶
Kind
child
👨🦳
Vater
father
👩🦳
Mutter
mother
👴
Großvater
grandfather
👵
Großmutter
grandmother
🧑🦰
Bruder
brother
👩🦱
Schwester
sister
🧑
Freund
friend
👥
Leute
people
🙋
Person
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
Haus
house
🏢
Gebäude
building
🏫
Schule
school
🏪
Laden
store
🛣️
Straße
road
🌆
Stadt
city
🌳
Baum
tree
💧
Wasser
water
☀️
Sonne
sun
☁️
Wolke
cloud
📚
Buch
book
🖊️
Stift
pen
📱
Telefon
phone
🔑
Schlüssel
key
🚗
Auto
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
Apfel
apple
🍌
Banane
banana
🍞
Brot
bread
🧀
Käse
cheese
🥩
Fleisch
meat
🥛
Milch
milk
☕
Kaffee
coffee
🍵
Tee
tea
💧
Wasser
water
🍺
Bier
beer
🍷
Wein
wine
🍽️
Essen
food
🍳
Ei
egg
🍚
Reis
rice
🥕
Gemüse
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
Tag
day
🌙
Nacht
night
⏰
Stunde
hour
🗓️
Woche
week
📅
Monat
month
🗓️
Jahr
year
🗓️
Montag
Monday
🗓️
Dienstag
Tuesday
🗓️
Mittwoch
Wednesday
🗓️
Donnerstag
Thursday
🗓️
Freitag
Friday
🗓️
Samstag
Saturday
🗓️
Sonntag
Sunday
🌅
Morgen
morning
🌆
Abend
evening
🕛
jetzt
now
🔜
bald
soon
🕒
Zeit
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
sprechen
speak
🚶
gehen
walk
🏃
laufen
run
🍽️
essen
eat
🍷
trinken
drink
😴
schlafen
sleep
📖
lesen
read
✍️
schreiben
write
👀
sehen
see
👂
hören
hear
💭
denken
think
🤔
wissen
know
❤️
lieben
love
👍
mögen
like
👋
kommen
come
🚪
öffnen
open
🔒
schließen
close
💡
lernen
learn
➕
geben
give
💸
kaufen
buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
glücklich
happy
😢
traurig
sad
😠
wütend
angry
👍
gut
good
👎
schlecht
bad
⬆️
groß
big
⬇️
klein
small
🆕
neu
new
🕰️
alt
old
💯
viele
many
🤏
wenige
few
🥵
heiß
hot
🥶
kalt
cold
💪
stark
strong
👶
schwach
weak
✨
schön
beautiful
👹
hässlich
ugly
✅
richtig
correct
❌
falsch
wrong
⚡
schnell
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
und
and
➡️
aber
but
👉
oder
or
🤔
weil
because
👉
also
so
🤨
jedoch
however
🤔
deshalb
therefore
➕
auch
also
🕒
wenn
when
🤔
wenn
if
🕒
vor
before
🕒
nach
after
🕒
seit
since
🕒
während
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
Lehrer
teacher
🧑⚕️
Arzt
doctor
👩💻
Ingenieur
engineer
👨🍳
Koch
chef
🧑🌾
Bauer
farmer
👮
Polizist
police officer
🧑🎨
Künstler
artist
🧑💼
Büroangestellter
office worker
🔬
Wissenschaftler
scientist
🛒
Verkäufer
salesperson
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