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Most Common German Words
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Essential German vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Haus | house | hows |
| Wasser | water | VAS-er |
| Mann | man | man |
| Frau | woman | frow |
| Kind | child | kint |
| Freund | friend | froynt |
| Zeit | time | tsyt |
| Tag | day | tahk |
| Leben | life | LAY-ben |
| Welt | world | velt |
| Land | country | lant |
| Stadt | city | shtat |
| Arbeit | work | AR-byt |
| Geld | money | gelt |
| Essen | food | ES-en |
| Familie | family | fah-MEE-lyeh |
| Auto | car | OW-toh |
| Buch | book | bookh |
| Schule | school | SHOO-leh |
| Straße | street | SHTRAH-seh |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| sein | to be | zyn |
| haben | to have | HAH-ben |
| machen | to do / make | MAKH-en |
| gehen | to go | GAY-en |
| kommen | to come | KOM-en |
| sagen | to say | ZAH-gen |
| sehen | to see | ZAY-en |
| wissen | to know | VIS-en |
| können | to be able to | KUN-en |
| wollen | to want | VOL-en |
| sprechen | to speak | SHPREH-khen |
| essen | to eat | ES-en |
| trinken | to drink | TRIN-ken |
| schlafen | to sleep | SHLAH-fen |
| arbeiten | to work | AR-by-ten |
| denken | to think | DEN-ken |
| lieben | to love | LEE-ben |
| nehmen | to take | NAY-men |
| geben | to give | GAY-ben |
| verstehen | to understand | fer-SHTAY-en |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| groß | big / tall | grohs |
| klein | small | klyne |
| gut | good | goot |
| schlecht | bad | shlekht |
| schön | beautiful | shurn |
| neu | new | noy |
| alt | old | alt |
| jung | young | yoong |
| glücklich | happy | GLUK-likh |
| traurig | sad | TROW-rikh |
| stark | strong | shtark |
| schnell | fast | shnel |
| langsam | slow | LANG-zahm |
| heiß | hot | hys |
| kalt | cold | kalt |
| einfach | easy | YN-fakh |
| schwierig | difficult | SHVEE-rikh |
| wichtig | important | VIKH-tikh |
| frei | free | fry |
| wahr | true | var |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| sehr | very | zehr |
| auch | also / too | owkh |
| immer | always | IM-er |
| nie | never | nee |
| oft | often | oft |
| jetzt | now | yetst |
| schon | already | shohn |
| noch | still / yet | nokh |
| vielleicht | maybe | fee-LYKHT |
| gut | well | goot |
| schlecht | badly | shlekht |
| schnell | quickly | shnel |
| hier | here | heer |
| dort | there | dort |
| zusammen | together | tsoo-ZAH-men |
| nur | only | noor |
| wirklich | really | VIRK-likh |
| viel | a lot | feel |
| wenig | a little | VAY-nikh |
| zu viel | too much | tsoo feel |