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List of German: Essential Words
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466 essential German words at A1-A2 covering high-frequency everyday vocabulary. Masculine and feminine Azure neural TTS voices.
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English in | German in | masc | fem |
English and | German und | masc | fem |
English to, at | German zu | masc | fem |
English who, which, that | German der | masc | fem |
English from, of | German von | masc | fem |
English with | German mit | masc | fem |
English at, on | German an | masc | fem |
English it | German es | masc | fem |
English on, onto | German auf | masc | fem |
English for | German für | masc | fem |
English he | German er | masc | fem |
English one, someone | German einer | masc | fem |
English oneself, themselves | German sich | masc | fem |
English she, they | German sie | masc | fem |
English at, near | German bei | masc | fem |
English also, too | German auch | masc | fem |
English as, than | German als | masc | fem |
English that | German dass | masc | fem |
English out of, from | German aus | masc | fem |
English I | German ich | masc | fem |
English this, these | German dieser | masc | fem |
English how, like | German wie | masc | fem |
English after, to | German nach | masc | fem |
English so, such | German so | masc | fem |
English but | German aber | masc | fem |
English still, yet | German noch | masc | fem |
English around, at | German um | masc | fem |
English year | German das Jahr | masc | fem |
English only, just | German nur | masc | fem |
English over, about | German über | masc | fem |
English we | German wir | masc | fem |
English to give | German geben | masc | fem |
English or | German oder | masc | fem |
English to come | German kommen | masc | fem |
English more | German mehr | masc | fem |
English to do/make | German machen | masc | fem |
English one/you | German man | masc | fem |
English before/in front of | German vor | masc | fem |
English to go | German gehen | masc | fem |
English if/when | German wenn | masc | fem |
English until/by | German bis | masc | fem |
English to say | German sagen | masc | fem |
English what | German was | masc | fem |
English already | German schon | masc | fem |
English then | German dann | masc | fem |
English through | German durch | masc | fem |
English other/another | German anderer | masc | fem |
English again | German wieder | masc | fem |
English good/well | German gut | masc | fem |
English there/since | German da | masc | fem |
English always | German immer | masc | fem |
English all | German aller | masc | fem |
English under/among | German unter | masc | fem |
English to see | German sehen | masc | fem |
English big/large | German groß | masc | fem |
English all/everything | German alle | masc | fem |
English you/her/their | German ihr | masc | fem |
English new | German neu | masc | fem |
English to stand | German stehen | masc | fem |
English now | German jetzt | masc | fem |
English very | German sehr | masc | fem |
English to find | German finden | masc | fem |
English against | German gegen | masc | fem |
English but, however | German doch | masc | fem |
English here | German hier | masc | fem |
English to live | German leben | masc | fem |
English time | German die Zeit | masc | fem |
English two | German zwei | masc | fem |
English us | German uns | masc | fem |
English from, off | German ab | masc | fem |
English you | German du | masc | fem |
English since | German seit | masc | fem |
English much, a lot | German viel | masc | fem |
English me | German mich | masc | fem |
English times, once | German mal | masc | fem |
English now | German nun | masc | fem |
English with it, so that | German damit | masc | fem |
English me | German mir | masc | fem |
English yes | German ja | masc | fem |
English today | German heute | masc | fem |
English person, human | German der Mensch | masc | fem |
English to lie, be located | German liegen | masc | fem |
English to take | German nehmen | masc | fem |
English where | German wo | masc | fem |
English woman, wife | German die Frau | masc | fem |
English whole, quite | German ganz | masc | fem |
English German | German deutsch | masc | fem |
English between | German zwischen | masc | fem |
English to stay, remain | German bleiben | masc | fem |
English something | German etwas | masc | fem |
English him, to him | German ihm | masc | fem |
English man | German der Mann | masc | fem |
English child | German das Kind | masc | fem |
English to let, to leave | German lassen | masc | fem |
English good | German gut | masc | fem |
English because | German weil | masc | fem |
English both | German beide | masc | fem |
English day | German der Tag | masc | fem |
English so, therefore | German also | masc | fem |
English three | German drei | masc | fem |
English to play | German spielen | masc | fem |
English him | German ihn | masc | fem |
English to bring | German bringen | masc | fem |
English because, for | German denn | masc | fem |
English self, even | German selbst | masc | fem |
English each, every | German jeder | masc | fem |
English old | German alt | masc | fem |
English simple, simply | German einfach | masc | fem |
English to put, to place | German stellen | masc | fem |
English to do | German tun | masc | fem |
English end | German das Ende | masc | fem |
English city, town | German die Stadt | masc | fem |
English who | German wer | masc | fem |
English about, approximately | German etwa | masc | fem |
English without | German ohne | masc | fem |
English there | German dort | masc | fem |
English to belong | German gehören | masc | fem |
English to hold | German halten | masc | fem |
English small | German klein | masc | fem |
English further | German weiter | masc | fem |
English far | German weit | masc | fem |
English country | German das Land | masc | fem |
English to be called | German heißen | masc | fem |
English whether | German ob | masc | fem |
English nothing | German nichts | masc | fem |
English to show | German zeigen | masc | fem |
English own | German eigen | masc | fem |
English to work | German arbeiten | masc | fem |
English for it | German dafür | masc | fem |
English because of | German wegen | masc | fem |
English to get | German bekommen | masc | fem |
English only | German erst | masc | fem |
English to speak | German sprechen | masc | fem |
English no one | German keiner | masc | fem |
English late | German spät | masc | fem |
English back | German zurück | masc | fem |
English name | German der Name | masc | fem |
English first | German erster | masc | fem |
English part | German der Teil | masc | fem |
English just | German gerade | masc | fem |
English but rather | German sondern | masc | fem |
English to that | German dazu | masc | fem |
English high | German hoch | masc | fem |
English to fall | German fallen | masc | fem |
English while, during | German während | masc | fem |
English to run, to walk | German laufen | masc | fem |
English to need | German brauchen | masc | fem |
English problem | German das Problem | masc | fem |
English once | German einmal | masc | fem |
English together | German zusammen | masc | fem |
English to drive, to go | German fahren | masc | fem |
English to meet | German treffen | masc | fem |
English away | German weg | masc | fem |
English week | German die Woche | masc | fem |
English to set, to put | German setzen | masc | fem |
English to think | German denken | masc | fem |
English next | German nächster | masc | fem |
English fast, quick | German schnell | masc | fem |
English family | German die Familie | masc | fem |
English them, you (formal) | German ihnen | masc | fem |
English clock, o'clock | German die Uhr | masc | fem |
English person | German die Person | masc | fem |
English long, for a long time | German lange | masc | fem |
English really | German wirklich | masc | fem |
English money | German das Geld | masc | fem |
English to receive | German erhalten | masc | fem |
English exactly, precise | German genau | masc | fem |
English four | German vier | masc | fem |
English to know | German wissen | masc | fem |
English to ask | German fragen | masc | fem |
English to pull | German ziehen | masc | fem |
English to write | German schreiben | masc | fem |
English to mean | German meinen | masc | fem |
English long | German lang | masc | fem |
English place, square | German der Platz | masc | fem |
English never | German nie | masc | fem |
English hour | German die Stunde | masc | fem |
English some | German einige | masc | fem |
English which | German welcher | masc | fem |
English minute | German die Minute | masc | fem |
English to manage | German schaffen | masc | fem |
English to try | German versuchen | masc | fem |
English work | German die Arbeit | masc | fem |
English clear | German klar | masc | fem |
English less, fewer | German weniger | masc | fem |
English to win | German gewinnen | masc | fem |
English naturally, of course | German natürlich | masc | fem |
English to search | German suchen | masc | fem |
English almost | German fast | masc | fem |
English same, immediately | German gleich | masc | fem |
English side, page | German die Seite | masc | fem |
English to begin | German beginnen | masc | fem |
English house | German das Haus | masc | fem |
English to follow | German folgen | masc | fem |
English young | German jung | masc | fem |
English type, kind | German die Art | masc | fem |
English to reach | German erreichen | masc | fem |
English question | German die Frage | masc | fem |
English five | German fünf | masc | fem |
English safe, sure | German sicher | masc | fem |
English to believe | German glauben | masc | fem |
English to name | German nennen | masc | fem |
English to lose | German verlieren | masc | fem |
English even | German sogar | masc | fem |
English big, large | German groß | masc | fem |
English to help | German helfen | masc | fem |
English maybe, perhaps | German vielleicht | masc | fem |
English why | German warum | masc | fem |
English you (plural) | German euch | masc | fem |
English correct, right | German richtig | masc | fem |
English company, enterprise | German das Unternehmen | masc | fem |
English strong | German stark | masc | fem |
English short | German kurz | masc | fem |
English to die | German sterben | masc | fem |
English to use | German nutzen | masc | fem |
English you (dative) | German dir | masc | fem |
English especially | German besonders | masc | fem |
English to carry, wear | German tragen | masc | fem |
English actually | German eigentlich | masc | fem |
English to know | German kennen | masc | fem |
English round, approximately | German rund | masc | fem |
English next to, beside | German neben | masc | fem |
English often | German oft | masc | fem |
English last | German letzter | masc | fem |
English police | German die Polizei | masc | fem |
English known, famous | German bekannt | masc | fem |
English school | German die Schule | masc | fem |
English street | German die Straße | masc | fem |
English there, toward | German hin | masc | fem |
English several | German mehrere | masc | fem |
English story, history | German die Geschichte | masc | fem |
English group | German die Gruppe | masc | fem |
English game | German das Spiel | masc | fem |
English little, few | German wenig | masc | fem |
English place, location | German der Ort | masc | fem |
English quite, right | German recht | masc | fem |
English a few, couple | German ein paar | masc | fem |
English son | German der Sohn | masc | fem |
English about it, over it | German darüber | masc | fem |
English high | German hoch | masc | fem |
English important | German wichtig | masc | fem |
English people | German die Leute | masc | fem |
English whole, quite | German ganz | masc | fem |
English far, wide | German weit | masc | fem |
English million | German die Million | masc | fem |
English night | German die Nacht | masc | fem |
English friend | German der Freund | masc | fem |
English reason | German der Grund | masc | fem |
English topic | German das Thema | masc | fem |
English to worry | German sorgen | masc | fem |
English to understand | German verstehen | masc | fem |
English team | German das Team | masc | fem |
English beginning | German der Anfang | masc | fem |
English you (accusative) | German you | masc | fem |
English to seem | German scheinen | masc | fem |
English car | German das Auto | masc | fem |
English example | German das Beispiel | masc | fem |
English behind | German hinter | masc | fem |
English hand | German die Hand | masc | fem |
English early | German früh | masc | fem |
English new | German neu | masc | fem |
English to offer | German bieten | masc | fem |
English father | German der Vater | masc | fem |
English therefore | German deshalb | masc | fem |
English to lay | German legen | masc | fem |
English possible | German möglich | masc | fem |
English to be correct | German stimmen | masc | fem |
English death | German der Tod | masc | fem |
English to explain | German erklären | masc | fem |
English heavy, difficult | German schwer | masc | fem |
English film, movie | German der Film | masc | fem |
English water | German das Wasser | masc | fem |
English month | German der Monat | masc | fem |
English music | German die Musik | masc | fem |
English picture, image | German das Bild | masc | fem |
English someone, somebody | German jemand | masc | fem |
English September | German der September | masc | fem |
English on it, about it | German daran | masc | fem |
English percent | German das Prozent | masc | fem |
English opposite, across from | German gegenüber | masc | fem |
English besides, moreover | German außerdem | masc | fem |
English May | German der Mai | masc | fem |
English direct, directly | German direkt | masc | fem |
English back then, at that time | German damals | masc | fem |
English far, wide | German weit | masc | fem |
English second | German zweite | masc | fem |
English to expect | German erwarten | masc | fem |
English six | German sechs | masc | fem |
English March | German der März | masc | fem |
English region | German die Region | masc | fem |
English gladly, with pleasure | German gerne | masc | fem |
English hardly, barely | German kaum | masc | fem |
English per | German pro | masc | fem |
English the euro | German der Euro | masc | fem |
English to hear | German hören | masc | fem |
English to step | German treten | masc | fem |
English to wait | German warten | masc | fem |
English direction | German die Richtung | masc | fem |
English October | German der Oktober | masc | fem |
English success | German der Erfolg | masc | fem |
English to happen | German passieren | masc | fem |
English different(ly) | German anders | masc | fem |
English June | German der Juni | masc | fem |
English idea | German die Idee | masc | fem |
English mother | German die Mutter | masc | fem |
English beautiful | German schön | masc | fem |
English chance | German die Chance | masc | fem |
English evening | German der Abend | masc | fem |
English to leave | German verlassen | masc | fem |
English easy | German leicht | masc | fem |
English to buy | German kaufen | masc | fem |
English November | German der November | masc | fem |
English war | German der Krieg | masc | fem |
English immediately | German sofort | masc | fem |
English to feel | German fühlen | masc | fem |
English to sell | German verkaufen | masc | fem |
English eye | German das Auge | masc | fem |
English to hit | German schlagen | masc | fem |
English to tell | German erzählen | masc | fem |
English to reach/pass | German reichen | masc | fem |
English to mean | German bedeuten | masc | fem |
English parents | German die Eltern | masc | fem |
English member | German das Mitglied | masc | fem |
English soon | German bald | masc | fem |
English role | German die Rolle | masc | fem |
English state | German der Staat | masc | fem |
English April | German der April | masc | fem |
English together/common | German together | masc | fem |
English to change | German ändern | masc | fem |
English to hope | German hoffen | masc | fem |
English July | German der Juli | masc | fem |
English point | German der Punkt | masc | fem |
English firm/tight | German firm | masc | fem |
English daughter | German die Tochter | masc | fem |
English to decide | German entscheiden | masc | fem |
English ten | German zehn | masc | fem |
English to choose/elect | German wählen | masc | fem |
English alone | German allein | masc | fem |
English club | German der Verein | masc | fem |
English president | German der Präsident | masc | fem |
English help | German die Hilfe | masc | fem |
English love | German die Liebe | masc | fem |
English otherwise | German sonst | masc | fem |
English December | German der Dezember | masc | fem |
English result | German das Ergebnis | masc | fem |
English to cost | German kosten | masc | fem |
English to pay | German zahlen | masc | fem |
English situation, location | German die Lage | masc | fem |
English after | German nachdem | masc | fem |
English nobody | German niemand | masc | fem |
English afterwards | German danach | masc | fem |
English according to | German laut | masc | fem |
English price | German der Preis | masc | fem |
English to rise, to climb | German steigen | masc | fem |
English public | German öffentlich | masc | fem |
English form, shape | German die Form | masc | fem |
English small | German klein | masc | fem |
English to learn | German lernen | masc | fem |
English January | German der Januar | masc | fem |
English to close | German schließen | masc | fem |
English so far | German bisher | masc | fem |
English to read | German lesen | masc | fem |
English middle, center | German die Mitte | masc | fem |
English rather, sooner | German eher | masc | fem |
English to sit | German sitzen | masc | fem |
English to fetch, to get | German holen | masc | fem |
English to be missing | German fehlen | masc | fem |
English goal, destination | German das Ziel | masc | fem |
English to build | German bauen | masc | fem |
English just, exactly | German eben | masc | fem |
English right, correct | German richtig | masc | fem |
English finally | German endlich | masc | fem |
English meter | German der Meter | masc | fem |
English to remember | German erinnern | masc | fem |
English February | German der Februar | masc | fem |
English before | German bevor | masc | fem |
English politics | German die Politik | masc | fem |
English to share, divide | German teilen | masc | fem |
English height | German die Höhe | masc | fem |
English head | German der Kopf | masc | fem |
English to be happy | German freuen | masc | fem |
English finally, after all | German schließlich | masc | fem |
English above, upstairs | German oben | masc | fem |
English summer | German der Sommer | masc | fem |
English place, position | German die Stelle | masc | fem |
English serious | German ernst | masc | fem |
English company | German die Firma | masc | fem |
English player | German der Spieler | masc | fem |
English to eat | German essen | masc | fem |
English free | German frei | masc | fem |
English only, sole | German einzig | masc | fem |
English project | German das Projekt | masc | fem |
English old | German alt | masc | fem |
English international | German international | masc | fem |
English message/news | German die Nachricht | masc | fem |
English to look | German schauen | masc | fem |
English to count | German zählen | masc | fem |
English book | German das Buch | masc | fem |
English strong | German stark | masc | fem |
English important | German wichtig | masc | fem |
English beginning | German der Beginn | masc | fem |
English king | German der König | masc | fem |
English employee/colleague | German der Mitarbeiter | masc | fem |
English therefore/that's why | German darum | masc | fem |
English future | German die Zukunft | masc | fem |
English church | German die Kirche | masc | fem |
English choice/election | German die Wahl | masc | fem |
English please | German bitte | masc | fem |
English plan | German der Plan | masc | fem |
English apartment | German die Wohnung | masc | fem |
English answer | German die Antwort | masc | fem |
English boy | German der Junge | masc | fem |
English tomorrow | German morgen | masc | fem |
English luck, happiness | German das Glück | masc | fem |
English brother | German der Bruder | masc | fem |
English off, loose | German los | masc | fem |
English out, outward | German hinaus | masc | fem |
English room, space | German der Raum | masc | fem |
English often, frequent | German häufig | masc | fem |
English piece | German das Stück | masc | fem |
English seven | German sieben | masc | fem |
English to recognize | German erkennen | masc | fem |
English Berlin (adj) | German Berliner | masc | fem |
English eight | German acht | masc | fem |
English type, guy | German der Typ | masc | fem |
English to call, shout | German rufen | masc | fem |
English team | German die Mannschaft | masc | fem |
English title | German der Titel | masc | fem |
English gate, goal | German das Tor | masc | fem |
English to use | German verwenden | masc | fem |
English to introduce, imagine | German vorstellen | masc | fem |
English here, hither | German her | masc | fem |
English to start | German starten | masc | fem |
English long | German lang | masc | fem |
English Mr., gentleman | German der Herr | masc | fem |
English thing | German das Ding | masc | fem |
English bad, badly | German schlecht | masc | fem |
English to injure | German verletzen | masc | fem |
English animal | German das Tier | masc | fem |
English to work, function | German funktionieren | masc | fem |
English circle, district | German der Kreis | masc | fem |
English full | German voll | masc | fem |
English class | German die Klasse | masc | fem |
English nevertheless, anyway | German trotzdem | masc | fem |
English fear | German die Angst | masc | fem |
English train | German der Zug | masc | fem |
English girl | German das Mädchen | masc | fem |
English over, past | German vorbei | masc | fem |
English student, pupil | German der Schüler | masc | fem |
English information | German die Information | masc | fem |
English to throw | German werfen | masc | fem |
English thing, matter | German die Sache | masc | fem |
English number | German die Zahl | masc | fem |
English to earn | German verdienen | masc | fem |
English to last, take | German dauern | masc | fem |
English to open | German öffnen | masc | fem |
English to employ, occupy | German beschäftigen | masc | fem |
English to fight | German kämpfen | masc | fem |
English interest | German das Interesse | masc | fem |
English although | German obwohl | masc | fem |
English probably | German wahrscheinlich | masc | fem |
English newspaper | German die Zeitung | masc | fem |
English proximity, nearness | German die Nähe | masc | fem |
English dear, kind | German lieb | masc | fem |
English moment | German der Moment | masc | fem |
English to learn, find out | German erfahren | masc | fem |
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