Elementary German learning pathway

Learning path · 20 study sets · 1009 words · German vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

Compilation of 20 German vocabulary sets – A1, A2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference

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Basic greetings (51 words)
- Hallo /'halo/ — Hello
- Guten Morgen /'ɡu:tən 'mɔʁɡn/ — Good morning
- Guten Tag /'ɡu:tən ta:k/ — Hello; good day
- Guten Abend /'ɡu:tən 'a:bənt/ — Good evening
- Gute Nacht /'ɡu:tə naxt/ — Good night
- Auf Wiedersehen /aʊf 'vi:dɐze:ən/ — Goodbye
- Tschüss /tʃʏs/ — Bye
- Bis bald /bɪs balt/ — See you soon
- Wie geht’s? /vi: ɡe:ts/ — How are you?
- Mir geht’s gut /mi:ɐ ɡe:ts ɡu:t/ — I'm fine
Family and friends (51 words)
- die Familie /fa'mi:liə/ — family
- der Vater /'fa:tɐ/ — father
- die Mutter /'mʊtɐ/ — mother
- die Eltern /'ɛltɐn/ — parents
- der Sohn /zo:n/ — son
- die Tochter /'tɔxtɐ/ — daughter
- der Bruder /'bru:dɐ/ — brother
- die Schwester /'ʃvɛstɐ/ — sister
- der Großvater /'ɡro:s,fa:tɐ/ — grandfather
- die Großmutter /'ɡro:s,mʊtɐ/ — grandmother
Numbers and time (54 words)
- eins /aɪns/ — one
- zwei /tsvaɪ/ — two
- drei /draɪ/ — three
- vier /fi:ɐ/ — four
- fünf /fʏnf/ — five
- sechs /zɛks/ — six
- sieben /'zi:bən/ — seven
- acht /axt/ — eight
- neun /nɔʏn/ — nine
- zehn /tse:n/ — ten
Colors and shapes (50 words)
- rot /ʁo:t/ — red
- blau /blaʊ/ — blue
- grün /ɡʁy:n/ — green
- gelb /ɡɛlp/ — yellow
- schwarz /ʃvaʁts/ — black
- weiß /vaɪs/ — white
- grau /ɡʁaʊ/ — gray
- braun /bʁaʊn/ — brown
- rosa /'ʁo:za/ — pink
- orange /o'ʁaŋʃ/ — orange
Household items (49 words)
- der Tisch /de:ɐ tɪʃ/ — a table
- der Stuhl /de:ɐ ʃtu:l/ — a chair
- das Bett /das bɛt/ — a bed
- der Schrank /de:ɐ ʃʁaŋk/ — a cupboard
- der Kühlschrank /de:ɐ 'ky:lʃʁaŋk/ — a fridge
- der Herd /de:ɐ he:ɐt/ — a stove
- die Lampe /di: 'lampə/ — a light
- der Fernseher /de:ɐ 'fɛɐn,ze:ɐ/ — a TV
- die Tür /di: ty:ɐ/ — a door
- das Fenster /das 'fɛnstɐ/ — a window
Food and drinks (50 words)
- das Brot /das bro:t/ — bread
- die Butter /'bʊtɐ/ — butter
- der Käse /'kɛ:zə/ — cheese
- das Ei /aɪ/ — an egg
- das Fleisch /flaɪʃ/ — food from animals
- das Gemüse /ɡə'my:zə/ — vegetables
- das Obst /o:pst/ — fruit
- die Banane /ba'na:nə/ — banana
- der Apfel /'apfl/ — apple
- die Orange /o'ʀã:ʒə/ — orange
Clothing and accessories (51 words)
- das Hemd [hɛmt] — shirt with buttons
- die Hose ['ho:zə] — long pants
- der Rock [rɔk] — skirt
- das Kleid [klaɪt] — one-piece dress
- die Jacke ['jakə] — outer jacket
- der Mantel ['mantl] — long coat
- die Bluse ['blu:zə] — nice women's top
- das T-Shirt ['ti:,ʃɜ:t] — casual short-sleeve shirt
- die Jeans [ʤi:nz] — denim pants
- die Schuhe ['ʃu:ə] — footwear for walking
City and transportation (51 words)
- die Stadt /ʃtat/ — a large town
- das Dorf /dɔrf/ — village
- die Straße /'ʃtra:sə/ — street; road
- der Platz /plats/ — square; place
- der Bahnhof /'ba:nho:f/ — train station
- der Flughafen /'flu:kha:fn/ — airport
- die Haltestelle /'haltəʃtɛlə/ — stop; stopping place
- die Bushaltestelle /'bʊs,haltəʃtɛlə/ — bus stop
- die U-Bahn /'u:,ba:n/ — subway; underground
- die S-Bahn /'ɛs,ba:n/ — S-Bahn; commuter rail
Shopping (50 words)
- kaufen /'kaʊfən/ — to buy
- verkaufen /fɛɐ'kaʊfən/ — to sell
- der Preis /pʁaɪs/ — price
- billig /'bɪlɪç/ — low in price
- teuer /'tɔɪɐ/ — high in price
- der Einkauf /'aɪnkaʊf/ — purchase; shopping
- einkaufen gehen /'aɪnkaʊfən ɡe:ən/ — to go shopping
- der Supermarkt /'zu:pɐ,maʁkt/ — supermarket
- das Geschäft /ɡə'ʃɛft/ — shop; store
- die Kasse /'kasə/ — cash register; checkout
School and learning (50 words)
- die Schule /ʃu:lə/ — a school
- der Lehrer /'le:ʁɐ/ — a male teacher
- die Lehrerin /'le:ʁəʁɪn/ — a female teacher
- der Schüler /'ʃy:lɐ/ — a male student
- die Schülerin /'ʃy:ləʁɪn/ — a female student
- das Klassenzimmer /'klasn,tsɪmɐ/ — classroom
- die Tafel /'ta:fl/ — blackboard; chalkboard
- das Buch /bu:x/ — something you read
- der Bleistift /'blaɪʃtɪft/ — pencil
- der Kugelschreiber /'ku:ɡəl,ʃʁaɪbɐ/ — ballpoint pen
Work and occupations (50 words)
- der Beruf [bə'ʁu:f] — a job type
- die Arbeit ['aʁbaɪt] — work you do
- der Kollege [ko'le:ɡə] — a male coworker
- die Kollegin [ko'le:ɡɪn] — a female coworker
- der Chef [ʃɛf] — a male boss
- die Chefin ['ʃɛfɪn] — a female boss
- der Arbeitsplatz ['aʁbaɪts,plats] — workplace
- das Büro [by'ʁo:] — office
- die Firma ['fɪʁma] — a business company
- das Unternehmen [ʊntɐ'ne:mən] — a business
Health and the body (50 words)
- der Kopf /kɔpf/ — the head
- das Auge /'aʊɡə/ — the eye
- das Ohr /o:ɐ/ — the ear
- die Nase /'na:zə/ — nose
- der Mund /mʊnt/ — mouth
- der Zahn /tsa:n/ — the tooth
- die Zunge /'tsʊŋə/ — tongue
- der Hals /hals/ — neck
- die Schulter /'ʃʊltɐ/ — shoulder
- der Arm /arm/ — arm
Weather and nature (52 words)
- das Wetter /'vɛtər/ — weather
- die Sonne /'zɔnə/ — sun
- der Regen /'re:ɡn/ — rain
- der Schnee /ʃne:/ — snow
- der Wind /vɪnt/ — moving air
- die Wolke /'vɔlkə/ — cloud
- der Himmel /'hɪməl/ — sky
- die Temperatur /tɛmpɛra'tu:ɐ/ — temperature
- der Sturm /ʃtʊrm/ — storm
- der Nebel /'ne:bəl/ — fog; mist
Restaurants and hotels (50 words)
- das Restaurant /rɛsto'raŋ/ — restaurant
- die Speisekarte /'ʃpaɪzə,kaʁtə/ — menu
- der Kellner /'kɛlnɐ/ — a male server
- die Kellnerin /'kɛlnəʁɪn/ — a female server
- das Hotel /ho'tɛl/ — hotel
- die Rezeption /ʁɛtsepts'jo:n/ — reception desk
- der Gast /ɡast/ — guest
- die Reservierung /ʁezeʁ'vi:ʁʊŋ/ — a booking
- das Frühstück /'fʁy:ʃtʏk/ — the morning meal
- das Mittagessen /'mɪta:k,ʔɛsn/ — the midday meal
Travel and entertainment (50 words)
- reisen /'ʁaɪzn/ — travel for fun
- der Urlaub /'ʊʁlaʊp/ — vacation; holiday
- die Reise /'ʁaɪzə/ — a journey
- das Hotel /ho'tɛl/ — hotel
- der Strand /ʃtʁant/ — beach
- das Meer /me:ɐ/ — sea
- fliegen /'fli:ɡn/ — travel by air
- das Flugzeug /'flu:k,tsɔʏk/ — airplane
- der Flughafen /'flu:k,ha:fn/ — airport
- das Ticket /'tɪkət/ — ticket
Emotions and personality (52 words)
- glücklich /'ɡlʏklɪç/ — feeling happy
- traurig /'tʁaʊʁɪç/ — feeling sad
- wütend /'vy:tənt/ — feeling angry
- ängstlich /'ɛŋstlɪç/ — anxious; scared
- entspannt /ɛnt'ʃpant/ — relaxed
- nervös /nɛʁ'vø:s/ — nervous
- fröhlich /'fʁø:lɪç/ — feeling happy
- zufrieden /tsu'fʁi:dn/ — feeling pleased
- verlegen /fɛɐ'le:ɡn/ — shy; embarrassed
- überrascht /,y:bɐ'ʁaʃt/ — feeling surprised
Animals and plants (50 words)
- das Tier /ti:ɐ/ — animal
- der Hund /hʊnt/ — dog
- die Katze /'katsə/ — cat
- der Vogel /'fo:ɡl/ — bird
- der Fisch /fɪʃ/ — fish
- das Pferd /pfe:ɐt/ — horse
- die Kuh /ku:/ — cow
- das Schaf /ʃa:f/ — sheep
- die Ziege /'tsi:ɡə/ — goat
- das Schwein /ʃvaɪn/ — a pig
Housing and places (50 words)
- das Haus /haʊs/ — house
- die Wohnung /'vo:nʊŋ/ — apartment; flat
- das Zimmer /'tsɪmɐ/ — room
- das Wohnzimmer /'vo:n,tsɪmɐ/ — living room
- die Küche /'kʏçə/ — kitchen
- das Badezimmer /'ba:dətsɪmɐ/ — bathroom
- das Schlafzimmer /'ʃla:f,tsɪmɐ/ — bedroom
- der Flur /flu:ɐ/ — hallway
- der Garten /'ɡa:ʁtn/ — garden
- der Balkon /bal'kɔŋ/ — balcony
Daily activities (50 words)
- aufstehen /'aʊf,ʃte:ən/ — to get up
- frühstücken /'fyrʏʃtʏkən/ — to have breakfast
- duschen /'du:ʃən/ — to shower
- arbeiten /'aʁbaɪtən/ — to work
- lernen /'lɛʁnən/ — to learn
- lesen /'le:zən/ — to read
- schreiben /'ʃʁaɪbən/ — to write
- essen /'ɛsən/ — to eat
- trinken /'tʁɪŋkən/ — to drink
- schlafen /'ʃla:fən/ — to sleep
Basic grammar (48 words)
- sein /zaɪn/ — to be
- haben /'ha:bən/ — to have
- gehen /'ɡe:ən/ — to walk
- kommen /'kɔmən/ — come; arrive
- machen /'maxən/ — make; do
- sehen /'ze:ən/ — see; look
- nehmen /'ne:mən/ — take
- sprechen /'ʃprɛçən/ — to speak
- lernen /'lɛrnən/ — to learn
- arbeiten /'aʁbaɪtən/ — to work

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