| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Grüß Gott/Hallo/Tag | Hello! |
| Guten Abend | Good Evening |
| Guten Morgen | Good Morning |
| Guten Tag | Hello |
| Auf Wiedersehen | Good Bye |
| Bis Morgen | Until Tomorrow |
| Schönes Wochenende | Have a nice Weekend |
| Tschüss | So long |
| Montag | Monday |
| Dienstag | Tuesday |
| Mittwoch | Wednesday |
| Donnerstag | Thursday |
| Freitag | Friday |
| Samstag | Saturday |
| Sonntag | Sunday |
| Wann | when |
| Was | what |
| Wer | who |
| Wie | how |
| wie viele | how many |
| wo | where |
| woher | from where |
| wie heißen Sie | what are you called |
| Wie geht es Ihnen | how are you |
| Ich bin guter Laune | i'm in a good mood |
| ich bin schlechter Laune | i'm in a bad mood |
| ich bin munter | i'm cheerful |
| ich bin müde | i'm tired |
| fit | good shape |
| krank | sick |
| sauer | ticked off |
| Das freut mich | i'm glad |
| Das tut mir Leid | i'm sorry |
| Wie spät ist es | what time is it |
| Woher kommst du | where do you come from |
| Wann hast du Gebutstag | when is your birthday |
| der Lehrer | teacher |
| der Professor | professor |
| der Schüler | pupil/ student |
| die Student | student |
| der Bleistift | pencil |
| der Kugelschreiber | pen |
| der Radiergummi | eraser |
| der Stuhl | chair |
| der Tisch | table |
| der Wischer | blackboard eraser |
| das Buch | book |
| das Fenster | window |
| das Heft | notebook |
| das Papier | paper |
| das Poster | poster |
| die Kreide | chalk |
| die Landkarte | map |
| die Tafel | blackboard |
| die Tür | door |
| die Uhr | clock/ watch |
| die Wand | wall |
| Januar | January |
| Februar | February |
| März | March |
| April | April |
| Mai | May |
| Juni | June |
| Juli | July |
| August | August |
| September | September |
| Oktober | October |
| November | November |
| Dezember | December |
| Wie ist das Wetter heute | how is the weather today |
| Es regnet | it's raining |
| Es schneit | it's snowing |
| Es ist herrlich | it's great |
| Es ist furchtbar | it's terrible |
| heiß | hot |
| kalt | cold |
| kühl | cool |
| neblig | foggy |
| sonnig | sunny |
| windig | windy |
| wolkig | cloudy |
| arbeiten | to work |
| fliegen | to fly |
| fragen | to ask |
| gehen | to go/ to walk |
| kommen | to come |
| machen | to make/ to do |
| regnen | to rain |
| scheinen | to shine/ to seem |
| sein | to be |
| spielen | to play |
| wohen | to live/ to dwell |
| der Herr | gentelman |
| der Morgen | morning |
| der Tag | day |
| das Büro | office |
| das Kind | child |
| das Wetter | weather |
| die Frau | woman/ wife |
| die Mensa | university cafeteria |
| die Sonne | sun |
| die Straße | street |
| Suppe | soup |
| auch | also/ too |
| da | there |
| dann | then |
| draußen | outside |
| endlich | finally |
| gut | good |
| heute Abend | this evening/ tonight |
| hier | here |
| morgen | tomorrow |
| natürlich | naturally |
| schön | beautiful(ly) |
| sehr | very |
| typisch | typical(ly) |
| vielleicht | maybe |
| wieder | again |
| aber | but |
| also | well |
| bis | until/ by |
| bis dann | until then |
| danke | thanks |
| für | for |
| in | in |
| ja | yes |
| nach | to (places) |
| nein | no |
| nicht | not |
| übrigens | by the way |
| um | at (time) |
| und | and |
| und so wieter | and so forth |
| viel | much |
| warum | why |
| wie | how/ like/ as |
| zu | too (much) |
| zurück | back |
| Entschuldigung | excuse me |
| Gute Reise | have a good trip |
| im Moment | at the moment |
| im Eile | in a hurry |
| Prima | terrific |
| schlecht | bad |
| hässlich | ugly |
| Nacht | night |
| wenig | not much |
| bedeuten | to mean |
| duzen | to address someone with du |
| grüßen | to greet |
| meinen | to think |
| sagen | to say |
| siezen | to address someone with sie |
| das stimmt | that's right |
| studieren | to attend university |
| der Amerikaner | American |
| der Deutsche | German |
| der Schüler | student (young) |
| der Student | university student |
| der Tourist | tourist |
| das Deutschland | Germany |
| das Haus | house |
| die Amerikanerin | American (f) |
| die Deutsche | German (f) |
| die Gruppe | group |
| die Klasse | class |
| die Schule | school |
| die Schülerin | student (young) (f) |
| die Studentin | college student (f) |
| die Touristin | tourist |
| freundlich | friendly |
| höflich | polite(ly) |
| immer | always |
| oft | often |
| so | like this |
| viele | many |
| wahrscheinlich | probably |
| ziemlich | fairly/ quite |
| einander | each other |
| man | one (indefinite article) |
| miteinander | with each other |
| oder | or |
| zueinander | to each other |
| zum Beispiel | for example |
| auf Deutsch | in German |
| nie | never |
| selten | seldom |
| brauchen | to need |
| essen | to eat |
| haben | to have |
| heißen | to be called |
| kennen | to know (people) |
| lesen | to read |
| meinen | to mean |
| nehmen | to see |
| sehen | to see |
| sprechen | to speak |
| suchen | to look for |
| wissen | to know |
| der Artikel | article |
| der Bruder | brother |
| der Freund | friend |
| der Mann | man/ husband |
| der Sohn | son |
| der Vater | father |
| das Fleisch | meat |
| das Gemüse | vegetables |
| das Obst | fruit |
| das Semester | semester |
| das Zimmer | room |
| die Familie | family |
| die Frage | question |
| die Schwester | sister |
| die Zeitung | newspaper |
| die Eltern | parents |
| die Leute | people |
| (da) drüben | over there |
| dein | your |
| dort | there |
| frei | free/ unoccupied |
| groß | big/ tall |
| mein | my |
| nur | only |
| sicher | cretain/ sure |
| unser | our |
| mit | with |
| über | about |
| wen | whom |
| wessen | whose |
| wie viele | how many |
| Fantastich | fantastic |
| vielen Dank | many thanks |
| nächstes Semester | next semester |
| Nichts zu danken | don't mention it |
| klein | small |
| besitzen | to own |
| bleiben | to stay |
| finden | to find |
| geben | to give |
| kochen | to cook |
| leben | to live/ be alive |
| verdinen | to earn |
| der Beruf | profession |
| der Fernseher | TV |
| der Großvater | grandfather |
| der Onkel | uncle |
| das Auto | car |
| das essen | food |
| das Geld | money |
| das Klischee | cliche |
| das Problem | problem |
| die Arbeit | work |
| die Bundesrepublik | Federal Republic |
| die Diskussion | discussion |
| die Großmutter | grandmother |
| die Hausfrau | housewife |
| die Mutter | mother |
| die Rolle | role |
| die Stelle | job |
| die Tante | aunt |
| die Tochter | daughter |
| die Großeltern | grandparents |
| anders | different |
| berufstätig | employed |
| fast | almost |
| jung | young |
| manchmal | sometimes |
| mehr | more |
| nicht mehr | no longer |
| noch | still |
| noch ein | another |
| sogar | even/ in fact |
| überall | everywhere |
| wenigstens | at least |
| wichtig | important |
| alle | everybody |
| niemand | nobody |
| zwischen | between |
| es gibt | there is/ there are |
| alt | old |
| jemand | someone |
| unwichtig | unimportant |
| besuchen | to visit |
| dürfen | may/ to be allowed to |
| fähren | to drive |
| halten | to stop |
| können | can/ to be able to |
| laufen | to run |
| möchten | to like to |
| müssen | to need to |
| schaffen | to handle/ manage |
| schlafen | to sleep |
| sollen | to be supposed to |
| tragen | to carry/ wear |
| tun | to do |
| verstehen | to understand |
| wollen | to want to |
| der Berg | mountain |
| der Wagen | car |
| der Mitbewohner | roommate |
| die Freundin | friend (f) |
| die Minute | minute |
| die Pause | break/ intermission |
| die Stunde | hour/ class hour |
| die Mitbewohnerin | roommate (f) |
| bald | soon |
| fit | in shape |
| genug | enough |
| jetzt | now |
| langweilig | boring |
| leicht | easy/ light |
| leider | unfortunately |
| schon | already/ yet |
| spät | late |
| steil | steep |
| wahnstinnig | incredibly |
| wahr | true |
| doch | yes (contradictory) |
| kein | not a/ not any |
| nichts | nothing |
| wie lange | how long |
| wohin | where to |
| ein bisschen | a little bit/ while |
| Ich habe keine lust | i don't want to |
| Mensch! | wow |
| nicht (wahr) | isn't it/ cant you |
| Um Gottes Willen | oh my gosh |
| Was ist los | what's the matter |
| zu Fuß gehen | to go on foot |
| interresant | interesting |
| schwer | heavy/ difficult |
| etwas | something |
| früh | early |
| besprichen | to discuss |
| entscheiden | to decide |
| hassen | to hate |
| hören | to hear |
| lachen | to laugh |
| lernen | to learn |
| schreiben | to write |
| singen | to sing |
| der Europäer | European |
| der Fuß | foot |
| der Mantel | coat |
| der Pullover | pullover/ sweater |
| der Schuh | shoe |
| der Turnschuh | sneaker/ gym shoe |
| das Amerika | America |
| das Deutsch | German |
| das Englisch | English |
| das Europa | Europe |
| das Gymnasium | secondary school |
| das Hemd | shirt |
| das Kleid | dress/ clothes |
| die Angst | fear |
| die Europäerin | European |
| die Farbe | colour |
| die Hausaufgabe | homework |
| die Hose | pants |
| die Jacke | jacket |
| die Musik | music |
| die Reise | trip |
| die Sprache | language |
| die Fremdsprache | foreign language |
| die Umweld | environment |
| die Welt | world |
| die Zeit | time |
| die Pommes frites | french fries |
| ähnlich | similar |
| also | thus/ for that reason |
| americanlisch | American |
| darum | therefore |
| dunkel | dark |
| ehrlich | honest |
| eigentlich | actually |
| fremd | strange/ foreign |
| neu | new |
| schnell | fast |
| toll | great/ terrific |
| blau | blue |
| braun | brown |
| bunt | multicoloured |
| gelb | yellow |
| grau | gray |
| grün | green |
| rot | red |
| schwarz | black |
| weiß | white |
| bitte | please |
| Das finde ich auch | i think so too |
| gar nicht | not at all |
| Stimmt schon | that's right |
| hell | light |
| lieben | to love |
| weinen | to cry |
| langsam | slow |
| Stimmt nicht | That's wrong |
| beginnen | to begin |
| bekommen | to recive |
| frühstücken | to eat breakfast |
| gern haben | to like something or someone |
| glauben | to belive/ think |
| kaufen | to buy |
| mögen | to like |
| schwimmen | to swim |
| warten | to wait |
| werden | to become |
| der See | lake |
| der Urlaub | vacation (from job) |
| der Winter | winter |
| das Brötchen | bread roll |
| das Frühstück | breakfast |
| das Hotel | hotel |
| das Österreich | Austria |
| das Semenar | lecture |
| das Wasser | water |
| die Karte | card/ ticket/ map |
| einmal | once |
| noch einmal | once again |
| gern | gladly |
| Gott sei Dank | thank goodness |
| hoffentlich | I hope |
| hungrig | hungry |
| kalt | cold |
| lang | long/ for a long time |
| lieber | prefer to |
| morgens | in the morning |
| müde | tired weary |
| nachher | later |
| noch nicht | not yet |
| selbstverständlich | it goes without saying |
| später | later |
| super | super/ great |
| unterwegs | on the way |
| weg | away/ gone |
| zusammen | together |
| durch | through |
| gegen | against |
| mit | with |
| ohne | without |
| um | around/ at (time) |
| Bis nachher | see you later |
| Es geht | it can be done |
| Es geht nicht | it can't be done |
| Leiber nicht | i'd rather not |
| Recht haben | to be right |
| Du hast Recht | you're right |
| Warte mal | hang on |
| heiß | hot |
| verkaufen | to sell |
| kurz | for a short time |
| allein | alone |
| beschriben | to dscribe |
| fließen | to flow |
| liegen | to lie/ be situated |
| trinken | to drink |
| wandern | to hike/ wander |
| der Baum | tree |
| der Fluss | river |
| der Frühling | spring |
| der Herbst | fall/ autumn |
| der Hügel | hill |
| der Norden | the north |
| der Osten | the East |
| der Schnee | snow |
| der Sommer | summer |
| der Süden | the south |
| der Wald | forest |
| der Wein | wine |
| der Westen | the west |
| das Bier | beer |
| das Italien | Italy |
| das Klima | climate |
| das Land | country |
| das Leben | life |
| das Lied | song |
| das Märchen | fairy tale |
| das Meer | sea |
| das Tal | valley |
| die Landschaft | landscape |
| die Schweiz | Switzerland |
| die Stadt | city |
| flach | flat |
| hoch | high |
| immer noch | still |
| modern | modern |
| nass | wet/ damp |
| schrecklich | terrible |
| sonnig | sunny |
| trochen | dry |
| von | from |
| im Süden | in the south |
| im Winter | in the winter |
| altmondisch | old-feshioned |
| trocken | dry |
| ab*holen | to pick up/ to fetch |
| aus*sehen | to appear |
| berichten | to report |
| ein*kaufen | to shop for |
| fern*sehen | to watch TV |
| reisen | to travel |
| schließen | to close |
| spazieren gehen | to go for a walk |
| sterben | to die |
| vergessen | to forget |
| vorbei*kommen | to come by |
| der Arbeiter | worker |
| der Fußball | soccer |
| der Reiseführer | travel guide book |
| der Roman | novel |
| der Stadtplan | city map |
| der Stress | stress |
| das Bild | picture/ image |
| das Dorf | village |
| Das Frankreich | France |
| das Geschäft | business/ store |
| das Mittagessen | lunch |
| das Schaufenster | store window |
| das Wochenende | weekend |
| das Wort | word |
| das Wörtebuch | dictionary |
| die Buchandlung | bookstore |
| die Fabrik | factory |
| die Freizeit | free time |
| die Mannschaft | team |
| die Muttersprache | native language |
| die Postkarte | postcard |
| die Stimme | voice |
| die Wanderung | hike |
| die Zeitschrift | magazine |
| abends | evenings |
| aktuell | actual |
| besonders | especially |
| bunt | colourful |
| fleißig | industrious/ hardworking |
| französisch | French |
| meistens | mostly |
| faul | lazy |
| aus*ziehen | to move out |
| bringen | to bring |
| legen | to lay/ put down |
| mit*bringen | to bring along |
| ziehen | to pull |
| der Anfang | beginning |
| der Austauschstudent | exchange student |
| der Mensch | person |
| der Platz | place/ city square |
| der Schreibtisch | desk |
| das Bett | bed |
| das Kanada | Canada |
| das Studentinwohnheim | student dorm |
| das Vorlesungsverzeichnis | university course catalogue |
| die Bibliothek | library |
| die Universität | university |
| die Vorlesung | lecture |
| die Wohngemeinschaft | apartment |
| gestern | yesterday |
| möglich | possible |
| nett | nice |
| so lange | for such a long time |
| wirklich | real/ really |
| an | to/ towards |
| auf | onto |
| hinter | behind |
| in | into |
| neben | beside |
| über | over |
| unter | beneath |
| vor | in front of |
| zwischen | between |
| ende | end |
| einziehen | to move in |
| unmöglich | impossible |
| antworten | to answer |
| aus*geben | to spend |
| belegen | to take |
| bezahlen | to pay for |
| enttäuschen | to dissappoint |
| erzählen | to tell/ recount |
| feiern | to celebrate |
| schicken | to send |
| sitzen | to sit |
| staunen | to be amazed |
| der Ausweis | I.D. card |
| der Brief | letter |
| der Bürger | citizen |
| der Krieg | war |
| der Termin | appointment |
| das Ende | end |
| das Glück | luck |
| das Haar | hair |
| das Hauptfach | major field of study |
| das Kino | movie theater |
| ins Kino gehen | to go to the movies |
| das Nebenfach | minor field of study |
| das Referat | oral report/ term paper |
| das Stipendium | scholarship/ stipend |
| das Studium | studies |
| das Tempo | pace/ tempo |
| die Antwort | answer |
| die Geschichte | history |
| die Klausur | written test |
| die Kneipe | tavern/ bar |
| die Wonhung | apartment |
| die Ferien | vacation (from school) |
| billig | cheap |
| gerade | just at this moment |
| je | ever |
| kostenlos | free |
| lieb | dear/ nice/ sweet |
| niedrig | low |
| schlimm | bad |
| sofort | immediately |
| sonst | otherwise |
| verantwortlich | responsible |
| wohl | probably |
| alles | everything |
| einige | some |
| ein paar | a few |
| selber | by oneself |
| das heißt | that means |
| herzlich willkommen | welcome |
| letzte Woche | last week |
| teuer | expensive |
| Pech haben | to be unlucky |
| nie | never |
| der Krieg | war |
| der Frieden | peace |
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