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Learning the German Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. German vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | German Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Wortschatz |
| Countries | Länder |
| Australia | Australien |
| Cambodia | Kambodscha |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Ägypten |
| England | England |
| France | Frankreich |
| Germany | Deutschland |
| Greece | Griechenland |
| India | Indien |
| Indonesia | Indonesien |
| Italy | Italien |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Mexiko |
| Morocco | Marokko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Spanien |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| USA | USA |
| Languages | Sprachen |
| Arabic | Arabisch |
| Chinese | Chinesisch |
| English | Englisch |
| French | Französisch |
| German | Deutsch |
| Greek | Griechisch |
| Hebrew | Hebräisch |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italienisch |
| Japanese | Japanisch |
| Korean | Koreanisch |
| Latin | Latein |
| Russian | Russisch |
| Spanish | Spanisch |
| Urdu | Urdu |
| Days | Wochentage |
| Monday | Montag |
| Tuesday | Dienstag |
| Wednesday | Mittwoch |
| Thursday | Donnerstag |
| Friday | Freitag |
| Saturday | Samstag |
| Sunday | Sonntag |
| time | Zeit |
| hour | Stunde |
| minute | Minute |
| second | Sekunde |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in German placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your German vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | German Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | Farben |
| black | schwarz |
| blue | blau |
| brown | braun |
| gray | grau |
| green | grün |
| orange | orange |
| purple | lila, purpur, violett |
| red | rot |
| white | weiß |
| yellow | gelb |
| sizes | Größen |
| big | groß |
| deep | tief |
| long | lang |
| narrow | eng, schmal |
| short | kurz |
| small | klein |
| tall | groß |
| thick | dick |
| thin | dünn |
| wide | breit |
| tastes | Geschmacksrichtungen |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | frisch |
| salty | salzig |
| sour | sauer |
| spicy | würzig |
| sweet | süß |
| qualities | Eigenschaften |
| bad | schlecht |
| clean | sauber |
| dark | dunkel |
| difficult | schwierig |
| dirty | schmutzig |
| dry | trocken |
| easy | leicht |
| empty | leer |
| expensive | teuer |
| fast | schnell |
| foreign | fremd |
| full | voll |
| good | gut |
| hard | hart |
| heavy | schwer |
| inexpensive | preiswert |
| light | hell, leicht |
| local | lokal, einheimisch |
| new | neu |
| noisy | laut, geräuschvoll |
| old | alt |
| powerful | mächtig, kräftig |
| quiet | ruhig |
| correct | richtig |
| slow | langsam |
| soft | weich |
| very | sehr |
| weak | schwach |
| wet | nass |
| wrong | falsch |
| young | jung |
| food | Lebensmittel |
| almonds | Mandeln |
| bread | Brot |
| breakfast | Frühstück |
| butter | Butter |
| candy | Süßigkeiten |
| cheese | Käse |
| chicken | Huhn |
| cumin | Kreuzkümmel |
| dessert | Dessert |
| dinner | Abendessen |
| fish | Fisch |
| fruit | Obst |
| ice cream | Eis, Eiskrem |
| lamb | Lamm |
| lemon | Zitrone |
| lunch | Mittagessen |
| meal | Mahlzeit |
| meat | Fleisch |
| oven | Backofen |
| pepper | Pfeffer |
| plants | Pflanzen |
| pork | Schweinefleisch |
| salad | Salat |
| salt | Salz |
| sandwich | Sandwich, Butterbrot |
| sausage | Wurst |
| soup | Suppe |
| sugar | Zucker |
| supper | Abendessen |
| turkey | Pute |
| apple | Apfel |
| banana | Banane |
| oranges | Orangen |
| peaches | Pfirsiche |
| peanut | Erdnuss |
| pears | Birnen |
| pineapple | Ananas |
| grapes | Trauben |
| strawberries | Erdbeeren |
| vegetables | Gemüse |
| carrot | Karotte |
| corn | Mais |
| cucumber | Gurke |
| garlic | Knoblauch |
| lettuce | Blattsalat |
| olives | Oliven |
| onions | Zwiebeln |
| peppers | Paprika |
| potatoes | Kartoffeln |
| pumpkin | Kürbis |
| beans | Bohnen |
| tomatoes | Tomaten |
| alligator | Alligator |
| alligators | Alligatoren |
| bear | Bär |
| bears | Bären |
| bird | Vogel |
| birds | Vögel |
| bull | Bulle, Stier |
| bulls | Bullen, Stiere |
| cat | Katze |
| cats | Katzen |
| cow | Kuh |
| cows | Kühe |
| deer | Hirsch |
| many deer | viele Hirsche |
| dog | Hund |
| dogs | Hunde |
| donkey | Esel |
| donkeys | Esel |
| eagle | Adler |
| eagles | Adler |
| elephant | Elefant |
| elephants | Elefanten |
| giraffe | Giraffe |
| giraffes | Giraffen |
| goat | Ziege |
| goats | Ziegen |
| horse | Pferd |
| horses | Pferde |
| lion | Löwe |
| lions | Löwen |
| monkey | Affe |
| monkeys | Affen |
| mouse | Maus |
| mice | Mäuse |
| rabbit | Kaninchen |
| rabbits | Kaninchen |
| snake | Schlange |
| snakes | Schlangen |
| tiger | Tiger |
| tigers | Tiger |
| wolf | Wolf |
| wolves | Wölfe |
| objects | Gegenstände, Objekte |
| bathroom | Badezimmer |
| bed | Bett |
| bedroom | Schlafzimmer |
| ceiling | Decke |
| chair | Stuhl |
| clothes | Kleider |
| coat | Mantel |
| cup | Tasse |
| desk | Schreibtisch |
| dress | Kleid |
| floor | Fußboden |
| fork | Gabel |
| furniture | Möbel |
| glass | Glas |
| hat | Hut |
| house | Haus |
| ink | Tinte |
| jacket | Jacke |
| kitchen | Küche |
| knife | Messer |
| lamp | Lampe |
| letter | Brief, Buchstabe |
| map | Karte |
| newspaper | Zeitung |
| notebook | Notebook |
| pants | Hose |
| paper | Papier |
| pen | Kugelschreiber |
| pencil | Bleistift |
| pharmacy | Apotheke |
| picture | Bild |
| plate | Platte |
| refrigerator | Kühlschrank |
| restaurant | Restaurant |
| roof | Dach |
| room | Zimmer |
| rug | Teppich |
| scissors | Schere |
| shampoo | Shampoo |
| shirt | Hemd |
| shoes | Schuhe |
| soap | Seife |
| socks | Socken |
| spoon | Löffel |
| table | Tisch |
| toilet | Toilette |
| toothbrush | Zahnbürste |
| toothpaste | Zahnpasta |
| towel | Handtuch |
| umbrella | Regenschirm |
| underwear | Unterwäsche |
| wall | Wand |
| wallet | Brieftasche |
| window | Fenster |
| telephone | Telefon |
| this | dieses |
| that | jenes |
| these | diese |
| those | jene |
| Questions | |
| how? | wie? |
| what? | Was? |
| who? | Wer? |
| why? | warum? |
| where? | wo? |
| different objects | verschiedene Objekte |
| art | Kunst |
| bank | Bank |
| beach | Strand |
| book | Buch |
| by bicycle | mit dem Fahrrad |
| by bus | mit dem Bus |
| by car | mit dem Auto |
| by train | mit der Bahn |
| cafe | Café |
| country | Land |
| desert | Wüste |
| dictionary | Wörterbuch |
| earth | Erde |
| flowers | Blumen |
| football | Fußball |
| forest | Wald |
| game | Spiel |
| garden | Garten |
| geography | Geographie |
| history | Geschichte |
| house | Haus |
| island | Insel |
| lake | See |
| library | Bücherei, Bibliothek |
| math | Mathematik |
| moon | Mond |
| mountain | Berg |
| movies | Kino |
| music | Musik |
| ocean | Ozean |
| office | Büro |
| on foot | zu Fuß |
| player | Spieler |
| river | Fluss |
| science | Wissenschaft |
| sea | Meer |
| sky | Himmel |
| soccer | Fußball |
| stars | Sterne |
| supermarket | Supermarkt |
| swimming pool | Schwimmbad |
| theater | Theater |
| tree | Baum |
| weather | Wetter |
| bad weather | schlechtes Wetter |
| cloudy | wolkig, trüb |
| cold | Kälte |
| cool | kalt |
| foggy | neblig |
| hot | heiß |
| nice weather | schönes Wetter |
| pouring | gießt |
| rain | regen |
| raining | regnet |
| snow | Schnee |
| snowing | schneit |
| ice | Eis |
| sunny | sonnig |
| windy | windig |
| spring | Frühling |
| summer | Sommer |
| autumn | Herbst |
| winter | Winter |
| people | Menschen |
| aunt | Tante |
| baby | Baby |
| brother | Bruder |
| cousin | Cousin, Vetter |
| daughter | Tochter |
| dentist | Zahnarzt |
| doctor | Arzt |
| father | Vater |
| grandfather | Großvater |
| grandmother | Großmutter |
| husband | Ehemann |
| mother | Mutter |
| nephew | Neffe |
| niece | Nichte |
| nurse | Krankenschwester |
| policeman | Polizist |
| postman | Briefträger |
| professor | Professor |
| son | Sohn |
| teacher | Lehrer |
| uncle | Onkel |
| wife | Frau |
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