German Vocabulary

The German vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: eins	Two: zwei	Three: drei
Four: vier	Five: fünf	Six: sechs
Seven: sieben	Eight: acht	Nine: neun
Ten: zehn	First: erster	Second: zweiter

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: Montag	Tuesday: Dienstag	Wednesday: Mittwoch
Thursday: Donnerstag	Friday: Freitag	Saturday: Samstag
Sunday: Sonntag	Now: jetzt	Yesterday: gestern
Today: heute	Tonight: heute Abend	Tomorrow: morgen

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: Obst	Apples: Äpfel
Bananas: Bananen	Tomatoes: Tomaten
Potatoes: Kartoffeln	Onions: Zwiebeln

Red: rot	Green: grün	Blue: blau
White: weiß	Black: schwarz	Grey: grau

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: Frühstück	Lunch: Mittagessen
Dinner: Abendessen	Milk: Milch
Coffee: Kaffee	Bread: Brot

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: sonnig	Windy: windig	Rainy: regnerisch
Snowy: verschneit	Cold: kalt	Hot: heiß

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: Junge	Girl: Mädchen
Son: Sohn	Daughter: Tochter
Brother: Bruder	Sister: Schwester
Man: Mann	Woman: Frau
Father: Vater	Mother: Mutter
Grandfather: Großvater	Grandmother: Großmutter

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: Haus	Toilet: Toilette	Room: Zimmer
Bedroom: Schlafzimmer	Kitchen: Küche	Table: Tisch

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: Katze	Dog: Hund	Mouse: Maus
Bird: Vogel	Cow: Kuh	Horse: Pferd

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: Socken	Shoes: Schuhe	Trousers: Hose
Shirt: Hemd	Sweater: Sweatshirt	Coat: Mantel

Most popular languages in the world:

English: Englisch	French: Französisch	German: Deutsch
Spanish: spanisch	Italian: Italienisch	Portuguese: Portugiesisch
Greek: Griechisch	Russian: russisch	Arabic: Arabisch
Hindi: Hindi	Chinese: Chinesisch	Japanese: Japanisch

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: Taxi	Bus: Bus
Hotel: Hotel	Reservation: Buchung
Airport: Flughafen	Passport: Reisepass

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: Schüler, Student	Teacher: Lehrer	Pen: Kugelschreiber
Books: Bücher	Page: Seite	Dictionary: Wörterbuch

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: Hand	Feet: Füße	Hair: Haar
Eye: Auge	Mouth: Mund	Nose: Nase

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: Krankenwagen	Doctor: Arzt
Hospital: Krankenhaus	Pharmacy: Apotheke
Police: Polizei	Stomach Ache: Bauchschmerzen

As you can see, this German vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.