doch
- yes; surely; really; on the contrary
Was für ein Narr ich doch gewesen bin!
What a fool I've been!
Was für ein Dummkopf ich doch gewesen bin!
What a fool I've been!
Was bist du doch für ein Dummkopf!
What a dummy you are!
Vocabulary · A2 Elementary
German A2 Vocabulary
The 568 words German A2 adds, commonest first — with articles and plurals, principal parts, English senses, examples and native audio.
mehr
- something more
Ich habe mehr.
I have more.
Ich will mehr.
I need more.
Er will mehr.
He wants more.
also
- alright (Indicates agreement with something.)
- so (Used as a lead-in or to start a new topic.)
- Used to resume an interrupted train of thought.
- An intensifier, indicates an emotional connection to the statement.
Wo wart ihr also?
So where were you?
Jetzt sind wir also alle hier, was?
So, we are all here, huh?
So, du glaubst also nicht, dass ich gut genug für dich bin.
So, you don't think I'm good enough for you.
warum
- why; for what reason
Jetzt weiß ich, warum.
I now know why.
Ich weiß nicht, warum.
I don't know why.
Ich weiß, warum du hier bist.
I know why you're here.
wieder
- again; indicates that the action taking place has happened before
- back; indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position
Ich bin wieder da.
I'm back.
Wir sind wieder da.
We're back.
Sie sind wieder da.
They're back.
= erneut= noch einmal= nochmal= wiederum
vielleicht
- perhaps, maybe
- frequently replaces bitte (“please”) in polite questions
- expresses amazement or excitement, particularly at something negative
Ich habe „vielleicht“ gesagt.
I said maybe.
Ich mache das vielleicht.
I may do that.
Ich habe vielleicht etwas für Sie.
I may have something for you.
= möglicherweise= unter Umständen= womöglich
derWeg
- path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)
- route, way (to get from one place to another)
- method, way (of doing something)
- someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement
- Article
- der Weg
- Plural
- die Wege
- Genitive
- des Weges
Auf dem Weg.
En route.
Für den Weg!
For the road.
Aus dem Weg!
Get out of the way!
einfach
- easy
- simple, plain, straightforward
- single; one-way
- easy-to-use
- Positive
- einfach
- Comparative
- einfacher
- Superlative
- am einfachsten
Das ist einfach.
It's easy.
Es ist einfach.
It's easy.
Sag einfach nein.
Just say no.
= leicht= simpel= bescheiden= einmal= 1-fach≠ schwierig≠ schwer≠ kompliziert
sicher
- safe, secure (not dangerous or in danger)
- sure, certain (convinced)
- Positive
- sicher
- Comparative
- sicherer
- Superlative
- am sichersten
Bist du sicher?
Are you sure of that?
Sind Sie sicher?
Are you sure?
Sind sie sicher?
Are you sure?
meinen
- to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
- to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive
- to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
- to mean; to have in mind; to convey
- Present (er/sie/es)
- meint
- Preterite
- meinte
- Past participle
- hat gemeint
Wen meint ihr?
Who do you mean?
Was meint ihr?
What do you mean?
Meint ihr diesen?
Do you mean this one?
= denken= glauben= sagen= bedeuten= heißen
genau
- exact
- Positive
- genau
- Comparative
- genauer
- Superlative
- am genauesten
Also genau wie ich.
Same as me, then.
Ich bin genau hier.
I'm right here.
Was ist das genau?
What is that exactly?
= exakt≠ ungenau
dasLeute
- people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls)
- Article
- das Leute
Wessen Leute seid ihr?
Whose men are you?
Sie sind gute Leute.
They're good people.
Wer sind diese Leute?
Who are these people?
glaube
- inflection of glauben:
Ich glaube schon.
I think so.
Ich glaube Ihnen.
I believe you.
Ich glaube nicht.
I don't think so.
gerade
- even
Alle gehen gerade.
Everyone's going.
Da kommt er gerade.
Here he comes now.
Sie ist gerade gegangen.
She just left.
jemand
- someone, somebody
Es kommt jemand!
Somebody's coming.
Ist da jemand?
Anybody over there?
Gibt es jemanden?
Is there?
= einer= wer≠ niemand≠ keiner
helfen
- to help (someone); to assist; to aid
- Present (er/sie/es)
- hilft
- Preterite
- half
- Past participle
- hat geholfen
Kann ich helfen?
Can I help?
Ich kann helfen.
I can help.
Wir werden helfen.
We'll help.
finden
- to find; to discover
- to think, to consider, to find
- to find one's way
- to be found, can be found
- Present (er/sie/es)
- findet
- Preterite
- fand
- Past participle
- hat gefunden
Ich konnte nichts finden.
I couldn't find anything.
Du musst es finden.
You gotta find it.
Ich fand Sie gut.
I thought you were good.
natürlich
- natural, normal
- Positive
- natürlich
- Comparative
- natürlicher
- Superlative
- am natürlichsten
Nein, natürlich nicht.
No, in course not. Good night.
Natürlich könnt ihr.
Oh, of course you could.
Natürlich, das ist es!
Sure, that's it.
≠ künstlich≠ unnatürlich
weiter
- go on
- next
Und was weiter?
And then?
Gehen Sie weiter.
Move on, move on.
Gut, mach weiter!
OK. Go ahead.
seit
- since
- for (some past period of time)
Ich bin seit 2013 hier.
I've been here since 2013.
Ich bin hier seit 2013.
I've been here since 2013.
Ich mache das seit 2013.
I've been doing that since 2013.
dieOrdnung
- arrangement, regulation
- classification, order, array
- tidiness, orderliness
- class, rank, succession, series
- Article
- die Ordnung
- Plural
- die Ordnungen
- Genitive
- des Ordnung
Ist in Ordnung!
All right!
Alles in Ordnung.
It's all right.
Ordnung muss sein.
Everything must be in order.
sollen
- should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
- to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
- to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
- to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
- Present (er/sie/es)
- soll
- Preterite
- sollte
- Past participle
- hat gesollt
Was soll das?
What's the point?
Soll ich gehen?
Do you want me to leave?
Ich soll das machen.
I should do that.
dieAngst
- fear; fright; anxiety
- Article
- die Angst
- Plural
- die Ängste
- Genitive
- des Angst
Ich hatte Angst.
Why did you change your mind?
Ich habe Angst.
I'm scared.
Habt ihr Angst?
Not afraid, are you?
= Furcht= Bange
zusammen
- together, in the same place
- in a romantic relationship with each other
Alle wieder zusammen.
All of us together again.
Wir essen zusammen.
We eat together.
Wir leben zusammen.
We live together.
= beieinander= in einer Beziehung
glauben
- to believe something (to consider true)
- to believe in (to think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability)
- to believe (to trust in someone's statement)
- to think, to believe
- Present (er/sie/es)
- glaubt
- Preterite
- glaubte
- Past participle
- hat geglaubt
Ich glaube schon.
I think so.
Wir glauben schon.
We think so.
Wir glauben ja.
We think so.
= denken
bringen
- to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
- to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
- to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
- to get, to cause
- Present (er/sie/es)
- bringt
- Preterite
- brachte
- Past participle
- hat gebracht
Es bringt nichts.
It's no use.
Das bringt nichts.
It's not worth it.
Was bringt das?
What'll this accomplish?
≠ abbringen
genug
- enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
Das ist genug.
That's enough.
Genug ist genug.
Enough is enough!
Ich habe genug.
I have enough.
dieMusik
- music
- music as a school subject, musical instruction
- a musical piece
- a band, mostly one performing at some event
- Article
- die Musik
- Plural
- die Musiken
- Genitive
- des Musik
Ich höre Musik.
I hear music.
Wir brauchen Musik.
We need music.
Wir hören Musik.
We're listening to music.
= Tonkunst= Musikunterricht
dabei
- with one, on one
- indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction)
- in the process of
- in the process
Ich bin dabei.
I'm game.
Bist du dabei?
Are you in?
Sie sind dabei.
They're in.
warten
- to wait (for)
- to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating)
- Present (er/sie/es)
- wartet
- Preterite
- wartete
- Past participle
- hat gewartet
Wart ihr das?
Did you do that?
Warte du nur.
You wait.
Warten Sie hier!
Wait there.
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How many words are in German A2 vocabulary?
This A2 list adds 568 words — 286 nouns, 137 verbs and 145 others. Counting everything from A1 up to A2, that is 946 words in total, which is the figure exam syllabuses usually quote.
What does A2 mean in German?
A2 is the elementary level of the Common European Framework (CEFR), also called "Waystage". At A2 you communicate in simple, routine tasks on familiar and everyday matters.
How long does it take to learn A2 German vocabulary?
At a couple of dozen words a session, 568 words is a few weeks of steady work. Most learners need several passes before recall is reliable, so plan on going back over ground you have covered rather than only ever moving forward.
In what order should I learn these A2 words?
Top to bottom. The whole level is one list sorted by how often the word appears in a large corpus of spoken German, so the words you meet first are the ones that earn their keep fastest and the rarest sit at the end.
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