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Learning the German Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the German language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in German.
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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