| Term | Definition |
| Wer ist das? | Who is that? |
| Das ist.. | That is... |
| Wie heißt er/sie? | What is his/her name? |
| Er/Sie heißt... | His/her name is... |
| Wie heißt du? | What is your name? (informal) |
| Wie heißen Sie? | What is your name? (formal) |
| Ich heiße... | My name is... |
| Wie alt bist du? | How old are you? |
| Ich bin... | I am... |
| Wie alt ist...? | How old is...? |
| Wie viel ist...? | How much is...? |
| ein Junge | a boy |
| ein Mädchen | a girl |
| aus | out |
| bei | by |
| bist; du bist | are; you are |
| Das ist.. | That is... |
| dein(e) | your (f.) |
| denn | flavoring word to emphasize (then) |
| die Ecke, -n | the corner |
| Es ist... | It is... |
| der Freund, -e | the friend (m.) |
| die Freundin, -nen | the friend (f.) |
| ganz | totally |
| gehen | to go |
| gleich | right (away) |
| gut | good |
| hier | here |
| ihr | you (informal, plural, "y'all") |
| in | in |
| kennen | to know |
| kommen | to come |
| mein(e) | my (f.) |
| die Minute, -n | the minute |
| nein | no |
| neu | new |
| nicht | not |
| nur | only |
| der Park, -s | the park |
| schlecht | bad |
| sehr | very |
| sie | she / they |
| Sie | you (formal) |
| die Stadt, ä -e | the city |
| stimmen | to agree |
| um | at / around |
| von | from |
| wahr, nicht wahr | true, not true |
| weit | far |
| wir | we |
| so | so |
| woher | from where |
| wohnen | to live |
| aber | but |
| achtzig | eighty |
| an | on |
| auch | also |
| ja | yes |
| bitte | please |
| der Bruder, -ü | the brother |
| das Buch, ü er | the book |
| die CD, -s | the CD |
| dann | then |
| das | the (neuter)/ that |
| der | the (masculine) |
| Deutschland | Germany |
| die | the (feminine) |
| der Dienstag, -e | Tuesday |
| der Donnerstag, -e | Thursday |
| die Eltern | parents |
| finden | to find |
| der Freitag, -e | Friday |
| früh | early |
| fünfzig | fifty |
| gegen | against / approximately |
| gehen | to go |
| gibt's ; Was gibt's? | are there / is there ; What's up? |
| die Großeltern | the grandparents |
| die Großmutter, ü | the grandmother |
| der Großvater, ä | the grandfather |
| habe; ich habe | have; I have |
| halb | half |
| hast; Hast du... | have; Do you have...? |
| hat: er/sie hat... | has ; he/she has... |
| Hause; zu Hause | home; at home |
| herkommen | to come from |
| heute | today |
| hundert | hundred |
| ihr(e,er) | her / their |
| in | in |
| jetzt | now |
| kommen | to come |
| langweilig | boring |
| lesen | to read |
| machen | to make / to do |
| mit | with |
| der Mittwoch, -e | Wednesday |
| der Montag, -e | Monday |
| morgen | tomorrow |
| die Mutter, ü | the mother |
| die Mutti, -s | the mom |
| na | well |
| neunzig | ninety |
| oder | or |
| die Oma, -s | the grandma |
| der Onkel, - | the uncle |
| der Opa, -s | the grandpa |
| der Osten | the East |
| die Rockgruppe, -n | the rock group |
| rüberkommen | to come over |
| der Samstag, -e | Saturday |
| die | the (f.) |
| die Schwester, -n | the sister |
| sechzig | sixty |
| siebzig | seventy |
| sind; sie sind | are; they are |
| so | so |
| der Sohn, ö -e | the son |
| der Sonnabend, -e | Saturday |
| spät | late |
| super | super |
| die Tante, -n | the aunt |
| tausend | thousand |
| das Telefon, -e | the telephone |
| die Tochter, ö | the daughter |
| toll | great |
| die Uhr, -en | the clock |
| um | at / around |
| der Vater, ä | the father |
| der Vati, -s | the dad |
| viel | a lot |
| vierzig | forty |
| was | what |
| welcher | which |
| wie | how |
| wirklich | really |
| das Wohnzimmer, - | the living room |
| die Zeit, -en | the time |
| zu | to / at |
| Amerika | U. S. (recommended not to use) |
| der Bahnhof, ö-e | the train station |
| der Basketball, ä -e | the basketball |
| beginnen | to begin |
| bringen | to bring |
| der Computer, - | the computer |
| das Computerspiel, -e | the computer game |
| doch | flavoring word to make emphatic (undeniable or stern) |
| du; Du, Steffi... | you / hey; Hey, Steffi... |
| Entschuldigung | Excuse me. |
| fernsehen | to watch television |
| der Fernsehen | the television |
| das Fernsehprogramm, -e | the television program |
| der Fußball, ä -e | the soccer ball |
| gehen | to go |
| gern | to like to |
| gibt's; Es gibt | is there/ are there; There is / There are... |
| die Gitarre, -n | the guitar |
| haben | to have |
| Hause; nach Hause gehen | house; to go home |
| heute; heute Morgen | today; this morning |
| hören | to hear |
| die Karte, -n | the card / the ticket |
| die Kassette, -n | the cassette |
| kaufen | to buy |
| das Kaufhaus, ä -er | the department store |
| klar | sure / clear |
| das Klavier, -e | the piano |
| kosten | to cost |
| der Krimi, -s | the crime show / mystery |
| lieber; Das ist mir lieber. | rather; I prefer that. |
| liegen | to lie (to be located) |
| losgehen | to start |
| die Euro | the euro |
| mitbringen | to bring along |
| mitkommen | to come along |
| möchten | would like to |
| muss; ich muss nach Hause | must; I have to go home. |
| die Musik | the music |
| nach | after |
| der Norden | the North |
| preiswert | reasonable (worth the price) |
| prima | great |
| das Rockkonzert, -e | the rock concert |
| dir Rockmusik | the rock music |
| sagen | to say |
| die Schule, -n | the school |
| schwimmen | to swim |
| spielen | to play |
| Süddeutschland | southern Germany |
| der Süden | the South |
| tanzen | to dance |
| das Tennis | tennis |
| das Viertel, - | the quarter |
| vor | before / in front of |
| wann | when |
| warum | why |
| der Westen | the West |
| wohin | where to |
| zuerst | first |
| zum; zu dem | to the (m. or n. word) |
| alle | all / everything / all gone |
| die Antwort, -en | the answer |
| die Arbeit | the work |
| bekommen | to get |
| die Biologie | Biology |
| der Bleistift, -e | the pencil |
| brauchen | to need |
| das Büro, -s | the office |
| der Bus, -se | the bus |
| die Chemie | Chemistry |
| dauern | to last (a period of time) |
| das Deutsch | German |
| diese | this / these (f. or pl.) |
| das Englisch | English |
| die Erdkunde | Geography |
| erst | first |
| das Fach, ä -er | the subject (school subject) |
| das Französisch | French |
| froh | happy |
| für | for |
| das Genie, -s | the genius |
| gern machen | to like to do |
| die Geschichte | History |
| das Haus, ä -er | the house |
| die Hausaufgabe, -n | the assignment / the homework |
| das Heft, -e | the notebook |
| die Idee, -n | the idea |
| immer | always |
| kein | no / not a/an |
| die Klasse, -n | the class |
| klug | smart / clever |
| der Kopf, ö -e | the head |
| die Kreide | chalk |
| der Kuli, -s | the pen |
| die Landkarte, -n | the map |
| langsam | slow |
| das Latein | Latin |
| leer | empty |
| der Lehrer, - | the teacher (m.) |
| die Lehrerin, -nen | the teacher (f.) |
| leicht | easy / light |
| lernen | to learn |
| das Lieblingsfach, ä -er | the favorite subject |
| das Lineal, -e | the ruler |
| machen | to make / to do |
| die Mathematik (Mathe) | Mathematics (Math) |
| Na ja. | oh well.. |
| die Naturwissenschaften | Natural Sciences |
| die Note, -n | the grade |
| oft | often |
| das Papier | the paper |
| die Physik | Physics |
| das Problem, -e | the problem |
| pünktlich | punctual (on time) |
| der Radiergummi, -s | the (pencil) eraser |
| der Rechner | the calculator |
| die Religion | Religion (Theology) |
| sagen | to say |
| schnell | fast |
| schon | already |
| recht | right (direction and correct) |
| Schultasche, -n | the book bag |
| schwer | difficult / heavy |
| sein | to be / his |
| der Spaß | fun |
| der Sport | sport |
| der Stuhl, ü | the chair |
| die Stunde, -n | the hour |
| der Stundenplan, ä -e | the schedule |
| die Tafel, -n | the chalkboard |
| der Tafellappen, - | the chalkboard eraser (looks like a rag or piece of cloth) |
| der Tisch, -e | the table |
| das Vergnügen | pleasure |
| viele | many |
| was für | What kind of |
| wie viele | how many |
| die Woche, -n | the week |
| ankommen | to arrive |
| der April | April |
| auf | on (horizontal surface) |
| der August | August |
| Belgien | Belgium |
| besser | better |
| der Besuch, -e | the visit / visitor |
| besuchen | to visit |
| bleiben | to stay |
| der Brief, -e | the letter |
| charmant | charming |
| der Cousin, -s | the cousin (m.) |
| die Cousine, -n | the cousin (f.) |
| Dänemark | Denmark |
| englisch | English (adjectival) |
| fahren | to drive / to go by means of transportation |
| der Februrar | Februrary |
| Frankreich | France |
| französisch | french (adjectival) |
| der Frühling | the Spring |
| gefallen | to please (to be pleasing to someone or something) |
| groß | big / tall |
| heiß | hot |
| der Herbst, -e | the Fall |
| Holland | Holland |
| Italien | Italy |
| italienisch | italian |
| das Jahr, -e | the year |
| die Jahreszeit, -en | the season |
| der Januar | January |
| der Juli | July |
| der Juni | June |
| kalt | cold |
| kommen | to come |
| Komm doch | Come (and I mean it) |
| kühl | cool |
| das Land, ä -er | the country |
| lange | long (length of time) |
| laufen | to run |
| Luxemburg | Luxemburg |
| der Mai | May |
| man | one (One must be careful) |
| der März | March |
| mehr | more |
| der Monat, -e | the month |
| das Nachbarland, ä -er | the neighboring country |
| nett | nice |
| die Niederlande | the Netherlands |
| der November | November |
| der Oktober | October |
| Österreich | Austria |
| paar; ein paar | pair / a couple / a pair |
| Polen | Poland |
| regnen | to rain |
| reisen | to travel |
| sagen | to say |
| scheinen | to shine |
| schicken | to send |
| schneien | to snow |
| schön | beautiful |
| schreiben | to write |
| die Schweiz | Switzerland |
| seit | since |
| der September | September |
| Ski laufen | to ski (to run skis) |
| der Sommer, - | the Summer |
| die Sonne | the sun |
| Spanien | Spain |
| spanisch | Spanish (adjectival) |
| die Sprache, -n | the language |
| sprechen | to speak |
| die Tschechische Republik | the Czech Republic |
| die Übung, -en | the exercise / the practice |
| warm | warm |
| warten auf | to wait for |
| das Wetter | the weather |
| der Winter, - | the Winter |
| der Zug, ü -e | the train |