verb
arbeiten – to work
buchstabieren – to spell
fragen – to ask
haben – to have
heißen – to be called / named
hören – to hear / listen
kommen – to come
leben – to live
lernen – to learn / study
lesen – to read
machen – to do / make
meinen – to mean / think (opinion)
möchten – would like (modal verb)
reisen – to travel
schreiben – to write
sein – to be
spielen – to play
sprechen – to speak
studieren – to study (at university)
warten – to wait
werden – to become
wohnen – to live / reside
Nomen
| **German Noun** | **English Meaning** |
| ----------------- | ----------------------- |
| das Alter | age |
| der Ausländer | foreigner (male) |
| die Ausländerin | foreigner (female) |
| der Beruf | profession / job |
| Deutschland | Germany |
| die Eltern | parents |
| der Familienname | surname |
| der Familienstand | marital status |
| der Fotograf | photographer (male) |
| die Frau | woman / wife |
| der Geburtstag | birthday |
| die Hausfrau | housewife |
| der Herr | man / gentleman / Mr. |
| das Hobby | hobby |
| die Hobbys | hobbies |
| das Jahr | year |
| die Kauffrau | businesswoman |
| der Kaufmann | businessman |
| das Kind | child |
| die Kinder | children |
| das Klavier | piano |
| der Kurs | course |
| das Land | country / land |
| der Landwirt | farmer |
| die Leute | people |
| die Lösung | solution |
| der Mechaniker | mechanic |
| der Monat | month |
| die Monate | months |
| der Name | name |
| der Ort | place / location |
| Österreich | Austria |
| die Postkarte | postcard |
| die Postleitzahl | postal code / zip code |
| die Reiseleiterin | female tour guide |
| der Reiseleiter | male tour guide |
| die Schülerin | female student (school) |
| der Schüler | male student (school) |
| die Schweiz | Switzerland |
| die Seite | page / side |
| die Sekretärin | female secretary |
| die Straße | street |
| die Studentin | female student |
| der Student | male student |
| der Tag | day |
| die Tage | days |
| das Telefon | telephone |
| die Telefonnummer | phone number |
| der Vorname | first name |
| der Wohnort | place of residence |
| die Zahl | number |
| die Zahlen | numbers |
Adjektive
| German | English |
| ----------- | -------- |
| alt | old |
| berufstätig | employed |
| frei | free |
| geschieden | divorced |
| gut | good |
| klein | small |
| ledig | single |
| neu | new |
| verheiratet | married |
Adverbien
| German | English |
| ----------- | --------------------- |
| bitte | please |
| da | there / then |
| erst | first / only |
| etwa | approximately / about |
| hier | here |
| jetzt | now |
| leider | unfortunately |
| nicht | not |
| noch | still / yet |
| noch einmal | once again |
| schon | already |
| übrigens | by the way |
| **German Adjective** | **English Meaning** |
| -------------------- | ------------------- |
| alt | old |
| neu | new |
| gut | good |
| schlecht | bad |
| groß | big / tall |
| klein | small / short |
| schnell | fast |
| langsam | slow |
| teuer | expensive |
| billig | cheap |
| laut | loud |
| leise | quiet |
| warm | warm |
| kalt | cold |
| freundlich | friendly |
| müde | tired |
| glücklich | happy |
| traurig | sad |
| stark | strong |
| schwach | weak |
| **Article + Adjective** | **Noun (Example)** | **English Translation** |
| ------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------- |
| der **alte** Mann | (alt) | the old man |
| die **berufstätige** Frau | (berufstätig) | the employed woman |
| das **freie** Zimmer | (frei) | the free room |
| der **geschiedene** Vater | (geschieden) | the divorced father |
| das **gute** Buch | (gut) | the good book |
| das **kleine** Kind | (klein) | the small child |
| die **ledige** Mutter | (ledig) | the single mother |
| der **neue** Computer | (neu) | the new computer |
| die **verheiratete** Frau | (verheiratet) | the married woman |