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German Media Vocabulary

64 German words tagged media, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

64 words
3 at A1
7 at A2
9 at B1
10 at B2
  1. derArtikel article; article, item, ware noun A1
  2. derDad dad; Dad noun pl. Dads A1
  3. dieFolge sequence; consequence noun pl. Folgen A2
  4. handeln to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle verb handelt · handelte · gehandelt B1
  5. dasProgramm program (set of structured ideas or activities; a list thereof); schedule; programming… noun pl. Programme A2
  6. derSprecher a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially:; one who speaks in a… noun A2
  7. dasZeichen sign, token (object representing something); signal (gesture, command or other… noun B1
  8. derBeitrag contribution (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole); fee, dues… noun pl. Beiträge B1
  9. dasMittel agent, appliance; means noun A2
  10. erscheinen to appear; to come out, be released verb erscheint · erschien · erschienen B1
  11. drehen to turn; to turn (one’s body), turn around verb dreht · drehte · gedreht B1
  12. fernsehen to watch television; television verb sieht fern · sah fern · ferngesehen A1
  13. dieStaffel season; detachment, squadron, echelon; (sports) relay noun pl. Staffeln B2
  14. derDreh nomen vicis of drehen: a turn, spin, twist, a single rotation; shooting, filming noun pl. Drehs B2
  15. derRoman novel; a male given name from Latin noun pl. Romane B1
  16. fett fat; rich, containing a lot of fat adj A2
  17. derMittelpunkt centre; centre of attention noun pl. Mittelpunkte B2
  18. dieMum mum; Mum; mom; Mom noun pl. Mums B2
  19. schneiden to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim verb schneidet · schnitt · geschnitten A2
  20. derRegisseur director (male or of unspecified gender); trainer, coach (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Regisseure B2
  21. dieVerbreitung spreading, dissemination; sale, selling, distribution noun pl. Verbreitungen B2
  22. derModerator moderator (mediator, chairman, web forum administrator); host (US), presenter (UK) noun pl. Moderatoren B2
  23. dasDrehbuch script, screenplay noun pl. Drehbücher B2
  24. derAkzent accent (modulation of the voice); accent (stress mark) noun pl. Akzente B2
  25. derKanal canal (man-made watercourse); something that resembles such a watercourse, e.g. a vessel… noun pl. Kanäle B1
  26. dieAction action (fast-paced, often violent activity or events); a genre characterised by such… noun pl. Actions B2
  27. derAbzug trigger (of a gun); hood, fume hood (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes) noun pl. Abzüge C1
  28. abonnieren to subscribe (to a newspaper, a [social media/TV] channel, etc.); to follow (e.g., on… verb abonniert · abonnierte · abonniert B1
  29. beamen to beam (transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism); to teleport verb beamt · beamte · gebeamt C1
  30. dieSparte division, branch, sector; section (thematic area in a press organ) noun pl. Sparten C1
  31. dieFahne flag, banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol); idea, ideal noun pl. Fahnen C1
  32. dieKolumne column (body of text); column (recurring feature) noun pl. Kolumnen C1
  33. dieDreharbeit shooting, principal photography noun pl. Dreharbeiten C1
  34. derKodex code (compilation of written law); code (system of unwritten but binding rules) noun pl. Kodizes C1
  35. gekürzt abridged adj C1
  36. dasImpressum imprint; masthead noun pl. Impressen C1
  37. derVulkanier Vulcan; A member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan. noun C1
  38. dieAusstrahlung broadcast; emission, radiance noun pl. Ausstrahlungen C1
  39. derWestern western noun C1
  40. derCut cut noun pl. Cuts C1
  41. derKrimi crime story, crime thriller; police procedural noun pl. Krimis A2
  42. kürzen to shorten; to abbreviate verb kürzt · kürzte · gekürzt C1
  43. öffentlich-rechtlich public, public service adj C1
  44. dasDouble stand-in, double (actor who shoots certain scenes for another); lookalike, double… noun pl. Doubles C1
  45. dasKlischee cliché; printing plate, stereotype noun pl. Klischees C1
  46. dieJungfer maid, maiden; virgin; unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster noun pl. Jungfern C1
  47. dieReportage a report of some length and depth, including first-hand accounts, sometimes… noun pl. Reportagen B1
  48. derTroll troll; an ugly or boorish person noun pl. Trolle C2
  49. derMutant mutant (that has undergone genetic mutation); A boy (especially a choirboy) whose voice… noun pl. Mutanten C2
  50. derGrande grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or… noun pl. Granden C2
  51. derCutter film editor; utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut) noun C2
  52. dieFiktion fiction (something fictitious) noun pl. Fiktionen C2
  53. dieQuest (hero) quest; quest (task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward) noun pl. Questen C2
  54. derKnüller an exciting article, news story, or piece of information; a sensation, bombshell;… noun C2
  55. dieTalkshow talk show noun pl. Talkshows C2
  56. derEditor editor (person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories); text… noun pl. Editoren C2
  57. derCyborg cyborg noun pl. Cyborgs C2
  58. derSchlumpf smurf; hoodie, hooded sweatshirt noun pl. Schlümpfe C2
  59. titeln to publish a story under a specified headline; to entitle (give a title to) verb titelt · titelte · getitelt C2
  60. derOger ogre (in fairy tales, a brutish giant) noun C2
  61. dieDruckerei printing house, printery; art of printing noun pl. Druckereien C2
  62. dieSchatzkammer treasure chamber, treasury; treasury department noun pl. Schatzkammern C2
  63. Cicero cicero; the 5th of the 7 traditional German sizes of type, between Korpus and Mittel,… noun C2
  64. derLeitartikel editorial, leading article, leader (The first, or the principal, editorial article in a… noun C2

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