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German A1 Vocabulary — Words 121–150

Words 121 to 150 of the 378 in German A1, continuing in frequency order. Back to the start of the list.

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sprechen

/ˈʃprɛçən/ verb 121
  1. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
  2. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
  3. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)
  4. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
Present (er/sie/es)
spricht
Preterite
sprach
Past participle
hat gesprochen

Er spricht schnell.

He talks fast.

Er spricht gut.

He talks well.

Sie spricht schnell.

She talks quickly.

= redenGovernment

beide

/ˈbaɪ̯də/ det 122
  1. both
  2. two

Kommt ihr beide?

Will you both come?

Kommen Sie beide?

Will you both come?

Ich möchte beide.

I'd like to have both.

dieHilfe

/ˈhɪlfə/ noun 123
  1. help, aid
Article
die Hilfe
Plural
die Hilfen
Genitive
des Hilfe

Ich brauche Hilfe.

I need somebody.

Wir brauchen Hilfe.

We must have help.

Brauchen Sie Hilfe?

Need any help?

jeder

/ˈjeːdɐ/ pron 124
  1. each

Das kann jeder.

Anyone can do it.

Das könnte jeder.

Anyone could do it.

Das weiß jeder.

Everyone knows that.

= jedweder

dasKind

/kɪnt/ noun 125
  1. kid; child (young person)
  2. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
Article
das Kind
Plural
die Kinder
Genitive
des Kindes

Ich habe Kinder.

I have kids.

Ich liebe Kinder.

I love kids.

Ich will Kinder.

I want kids.

derBruder

/ˈbruːdɐ/ noun 126
  1. brother
  2. Brother (title of respect)
Article
der Bruder
Plural
die Brüder
Genitive
des Bruders

Mütter und Brüder!

Mothers, sisters, brothers!

Wir sind Brüder.

We're brothers.

Ich habe Brüder.

I have brothers.

lieber

/ˈliːbɐ/ adj 127
  1. inflection of lieb
  2. inflection of lieb:

Ich bliebe lieber.

I'd rather stay.

Ich möchte lieber nicht.

I'd rather not.

Wir bleiben lieber hier.

We prefer to stay here.

kennen

/ˈkɛnən/ verb 128
  1. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
Present (er/sie/es)
kennt
Preterite
kannte
Past participle
hat gekannt

Ich kenne ihn.

I know him.

Kenne ich nicht.

Don't know it.

Wir kennen ihn.

We know him.

dieFrage

/ˈfʁaːɡə/ noun 129
  1. question (interrogative sentence or phrase)
  2. question, issue, matter (subject or topic for consideration or investigation)
  3. question, doubt (challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter)
Article
die Frage
Plural
die Fragen
Genitive
des Frage

Fragen Sie ihn.

Ask him.

Gibt es Fragen?

Any questions?

Ich habe Fragen.

I have questions.

≠ Antwort

dieUhr

/uːr/ noun 130
  1. hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
  2. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
  3. meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
  4. clockwise direction
Article
die Uhr
Plural
die Uhren
Genitive
des Uhr

Ich mag Uhren.

I like clocks.

Es ist 7:45 Uhr.

It's 7:45.

Es ist 8:30 Uhr.

It's 8:30.

= Uhrzeigersinn

dieStadt

/ʃtat/ noun 131
  1. city (a large settlement)
  2. town (a settlement larger than a village)
  3. city center (a central business area of a city)
  4. city, town, town council, city council (a governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)
Article
die Stadt
Plural
die Städte
Genitive
des Stadt

Ich liebe meine Stadt.

I love my city.

Ich mag diese Stadt.

I like this city.

Ich liebe deine Stadt.

I love your city.

dasBaby

/ˈbeːbi/ noun 132
  1. baby (infant)
  2. baby (term of endearment for a lover)
Article
das Baby
Plural
die Babys
Genitive
des Babys

Wie ein Baby.

He's like a big baby.

Komm her, Baby.

Come here, baby.

Komm mit, Baby.

Come on, baby.

= Säugling= BébéEntertainmentLifestyleMusic

derKopf

/kɔpf/ noun 133
  1. head
  2. crown, top
  3. heading, title
  4. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
Article
der Kopf
Plural
die Köpfe
Genitive
des Kopfes

Nimm deinen Kopf von meinem!

Get your head off of mine!

Da würde ich mir keinen Kopf machen.

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

Er geht mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf.

I don't seem to be able to get it out of my mind.

= HauptAnatomyMedicineSciences

dasEnde

/ˈɛndə/ noun 134
  1. end, finish
  2. conclusion
Article
das Ende
Plural
die Enden
Genitive
des Endes

Er ist Ende 50.

He's in his late fifties.

Das ist ein Ende.

This is an end.

Hört mich zu Ende!

Hear me out.

= Schluss≠ Anfang

eins

/aɪ̯ns/ num 135
  1. one (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 1; first positive number in the set of natural numbers)
  2. one, one o'clock

Es ist eins.

It's one [o'clock].

Eins, zwei, drei!

One, two, three, hoorah!

Eins für mich.

One for me.

dieTür

/tyːr/ noun 136
  1. door (rigid plane on a hinge)
  2. door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a plane)
Article
die Tür
Plural
die Türen
Genitive
des Tür

Macht die Tür auf!

Open this door!

Siehst du diese Tür?

You see that door?

Die Türen sind zu.

The doors are closed.

dasAuto

/ˈaʊ̯to/ noun 137
  1. car
Article
das Auto
Plural
die Autos
Genitive
des Autos

Ein Auto kommt.

A car's coming.

Ich mag Autos.

I am fond of cars.

Er hat ein Auto.

He has a car.

= Benzinkutsche= Karre= Kiste= KFZ= Wagen

diePolizei

[ˌpo.liˈt͡saɪ̯] noun 138
  1. police; law enforcement
Article
die Polizei
Plural
die Polizeien
Genitive
des Polizei

Die Polizei, bitte!

Get me the police.

Die Polizei kommt.

The police are coming.

Die Polizei ist da.

The police are here.

arbeiten

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tən/ verb 139
  1. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)
  2. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action)
  3. to ferment (to react, using fermentation)
  4. to work, execute (to set into action)
Present (er/sie/es)
arbeitet
Preterite
arbeitete
Past participle
hat gearbeitet

Was arbeitest du?

What are you doing?

Ich arbeite nichts.

I'm doing nothing.

Arbeiten wollen wir.

Work is what we want.

= abrackern= ackern= barabern= chrampfen= fronen

dieSchwester

/ˈʃvɛstɐ/ noun 140
  1. sister
  2. nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
  3. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
  4. sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
Article
die Schwester
Plural
die Schwestern
Genitive
des Schwester

Gute Nacht, Schwesterchen.

Good night, sis.

Ich habe Schwestern.

I have sisters.

Seid ihr Schwestern?

Are you sisters?

Christianity

spät

/ʃpɛːt/ adj 141
  1. late
Positive
spät
Comparative
später
Superlative
am spätesten

Es ist spät.

It's late.

Du kommst spät.

You're late.

Es wird spät.

It's getting late.

≠ früh

derName

/ˈnaːmə/ noun 142
  1. name (forename, Christian name, given name)
  2. name (surname, family name)
  3. name (full name)
  4. noun, examples include Eigenname (proper noun), Sammelname (collective noun) and Gattungsname (appellative or common noun). Note: Compounds which aren't hyponyms of substantive are rare and obsolete, like Hauptname or Dingname (substantive noun), Beiname (adjective noun), Fürname (pronoun).
Article
der Name
Plural
die Namen
Genitive
des Namens

Jetzt dein Name.

Now your name.

Ihr Name, bitte?

Name, please?

Ihren Namen, bitte.

Your name, please.

GrammarHuman SciencesLinguistics

verstehen

/fərˈʃteːən/ verb 143
  1. to understand
  2. to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood
Present (er/sie/es)
versteht
Preterite
verstand
Past participle
hat verstanden

Verstehst du nicht?

"Don't you understand?

Sie verstehen nicht?

You don't?

Verstehen wir uns?

Get my meaning?

= auffassen= begreifen= behirnen= blicken= checken

spielen

/ˈʃpiːlən/ verb 144
  1. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
  2. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
  3. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
  4. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
Present (er/sie/es)
spielt
Preterite
spielte
Past participle
hat gespielt

Ich spiele alles.

I'd play anything.

Er spielt gut.

Plays a good game.

Sie wollen spielen?

You want to gamble?

dieHand

/hant/ noun 145
  1. hand
  2. handwriting
Article
die Hand
Plural
die Hände
Genitive
des Hand

Das war Hand!

That was a handball!

Seht, meine Hand.

Just look at my hand, though.

Nimm meine Hand.

Grab my hand.

dasJahr

/jaːr/ noun 146
  1. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)
  2. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star)
  3. year (period between set dates that mark a year)
  4. year (level or grade in school or college)
Article
das Jahr
Plural
die Jahre
Genitive
des Jahres

Ein Jahr später.

A year later.

Das ist Jahre her.

It was years ago.

Ich gehe jedes Jahr.

I go every year.

oben

/ˈʔoːbən/ adv 147
  1. above
  2. north
  3. upstairs
  4. at an earlier point in a text

Sie sind oben.

They're right upstairs.

Er ist oben!

He's upstairs!

Ich bin oben.

I'm upstairs.

≠ unten

fünf

/fʏnf/ num 148
  1. five (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5; or describing a set with five elements)

Noch fünf Mann.

Five more men.

Er nimmt fünf.

He's been taking five.

Gebt mir fünf Tage.

Give me five days.

dasWasser

/ˈva.sər/ noun 149
  1. water (H₂O)
  2. water, waters (body of water, especially a river or lake)
  3. alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented fruit
  4. urine
Article
das Wasser
Plural
die Wasser (unchanged)
Genitive
des Wassers

Gebt mir Wasser.

Give me water.

Das ist Wasser.

It's water.

Ich habe Wasser.

I have water.

wenig

/ˈveːnɪç/ adj 150
  1. little, few (a small amount, a small number)
Positive
wenig
Comparative
weniger
Superlative
am wenigsten

Ist das zu wenig?

Is that too little?

Ich habe wenig Geld.

I am short of money.

Wir haben wenig Zeit.

We're short on time.

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