29 flashcard lists in German, level A1, written for English speakers.
29 lists · 2,051 cards
The grammar guide: German grammar
Level A1 — beginner: can understand and use very simple everyday expressions.
A few words at this level: die Kamera, zu Hause, das Land, dann.
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Words for school and learning, animals and nature, weather, towns and the world, sport, music, television and free time, such as der Lehrer (teacher), die Hausaufgaben (homework), der Hund (dog), das Wetter (weather), schwimmen (to swim) and das Kino (cinema).
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Common adjectives and adverbs for colours, qualities, feelings and everyday use, such as rot (red), schön (beautiful), teuer (expensive), müde (tired), gern (gladly) and sehr (very). It also holds comparatives and superlatives such as besser (better) and am besten (best), and Es tut mir leid (sorry).
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Words for places in town, shops, money, clothes, transport and travel, such as das Hotel (hotel), der Laden (shop), das Geld (money), die Jacke (jacket), die Fahrkarte (ticket) and der Bahnhof (station). It also holds the verbs for shopping, travelling and visiting, such as einkaufen (to shop), fahren (to drive) and abfahren (to depart).
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Words for the home, its rooms and furniture, the daily routine and housework, and food, drink and meals, such as das Haus (house), die Küche (kitchen), aufstehen (to get up), das Frühstück (breakfast) and das Brot (bread). It also holds tableware and eating out, such as der Teller (plate), das Restaurant (restaurant) and der Kellner (waiter).
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Words for people, family, friends and the body, such as der Vater (father), die Schwester (sister), der Freund (friend), das Auge (eye) and der Fuß (foot). It also holds life, love and feelings, meeting people, and geboren werden (to be born), sterben (to die) and Jahre alt (years old).
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Numbers, the first ordinals, clock times, days, months and common time words, such as zwölf (twelve), erste (first), um halb vier (at half past three), der Montag (Monday), heute (today) and Weihnachten (Christmas).
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Country names and nationality adjectives, such as Deutschland (Germany), deutsch (German), Frankreich (France) and französisch (French). It also holds Europa (Europe), der Europäer (European) and das Land (country).
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Pronouns, possessives, demonstratives, question words and quantity words, such as ich (I), mich (me), mein (my), dieser (this) and kein (no). These little words often have several translations: the list is practised as flashcards, and you judge your own answer.
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Greetings and polite phrases, personal details such as name, age, address, phone number and email, jobs, and words for talking, listening, reading, writing and sending messages, such as Hallo (hello), Danke (thanks), der Beruf (job), sprechen (to speak) and die Nachricht (message).
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Common verbs, question words, little words and everyday phrases, such as sein (to be), können (can), aber (but), weil (because), wann (when), zwischen (between), ich hätte gern (would like) and hier ist (here is), with a few general nouns such as das Ding (thing).
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The du, ihr and Sie forms of the imperative of the A1 verbs, to recite and check yourself: komm, kommt, kommen Sie; sei, seid, seien Sie; gib, nimm, lies with their vowel change, fahr and schlaf without it, and ruf an, steh auf with the prefix at the end.
The present of the six modal verbs and of möchte, to recite and check yourself: ich kann, du kannst, er kann; ich muss, ich darf, ich will, ich soll, ich mag, ich möchte. The ich and er/sie/es forms are the same and have no ending.
The six present forms of the A1 verbs, to recite aloud and check yourself: sein, haben, werden and wissen, the verbs that change their vowel (du gibst, er liest, du fährst), the stems in -t and -s (du arbeitest, du heißt), separable verbs (ich stehe auf) and twelve regular verbs.
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The German sounds and spellings an English speaker reads differently: u, ü, ö, ei, ie, eu and äu, ch, sch, w and v, z, h and j, and the names of the vowels. Each sound is heard in a word, then recognised by ear and on the page. Nothing is typed.
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Adjectives after sein with no ending (Die Hose ist zu lang), gern with a verb for what one likes doing (Ich schwimme gern), new adjectives with un-, -los and -bar (unglücklich, arbeitslos, trinkbar) and hellblau, and each other with uns, euch, sich (Wir sehen uns).
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The imperative for Sie, du and ihr: kommen Sie, komm, warte, kommt; the du form with e → i (gib, nimm, lies) but fahr and schlaf with no umlaut; sei, seid, seien Sie; separable verbs with the prefix at the end, and negative orders with nicht: ruf mich an, mach das nicht.
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The present of the modal verbs können, wollen, müssen, dürfen and sollen, with the infinitive at the end (ich kann gut schwimmen), möchte with a thing or an infinitive (Möchtest du einen Tee?), du musst nicht for “you don't have to”, and ich würde gern for a wish.
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Negation with nicht after the verb and kein before a noun (nicht alt, keine Katze, keinen Hund), the choice between the two, then man, etwas, nichts and alles, kein … mehr for “no more” and welche for “some” or “any”.
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The three genders with der, die, das and er, sie, es for things, ein and eine, the plural (Hunde, Bücher, Autos), jobs with no article (Paul ist Lehrer), dieser, diese, dieses, and nouns built with -in, -er and -ung (Lehrerin, Arbeiter, Wohnung).
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Where someone is and where someone goes: in with the dative for a place (im Park, in der Küche) and the accusative for a direction (ins Kino, in die Stadt), an, auf and unter (am Meer, ans Meer, auf dem Tisch), wo or wohin, and nach Berlin, zu Anna, bei Anna, aus Italien.
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The possessive articles mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer and Ihr, with -e before a feminine or plural noun (meine Schwester) and -en before a masculine object (Ich suche meinen Schlüssel), then the -s of names, Annas Buch, Jonas' Wohnung, and the genitive articles des and der.
The first exchanges as set phrases (Hallo, ich bin Lena. Woher kommst du?), then sein in the present with ages, jobs with no article (Ich bin Student) and ein, eine, wir sind, ihr seid, the first regular verbs (ich komme, du wohnst), questions with sein, and das ist, wer ist das?
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Separable verbs in the present: the prefix stands at the end of the clause (ich stehe auf, wir kaufen heute ein), the vowel changes as in the simple verb (er fängt an, du nimmst mit), and the word order in questions, with nicht and after a modal verb (Kommst du mit? Ich will einkaufen).
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The direct object in the accusative: den and einen for masculine nouns, keinen and es gibt (Es gibt einen Bus), the object pronouns: mich, dich, ihn, uns, euch, the questions wen? and was?, and the: prepositions für and ohne (für dich, ohne Zucker).:
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The dative article after mit (mit dem Bus, mit einer Katze, mit den Kindern), the pronouns mir, dir, Ihnen and euch, the verbs helfen, gefallen and geben with the: question wem?, and the prepositions aus, bei, nach, von and zu with zum, zur, vom and beim.:
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Talking about the past: war and hatte for ich and er, then the Perfekt with haben (ich habe gemacht, hat gearbeitet, hast gegessen, gehabt, verstanden) and with sein for gehen, kommen, fahren and bleiben (wir sind gefahren), with the participle at the end.
The German present tense: the endings of regular verbs (ich lerne, du lernst, ihr lernt), the -e- of du arbeitest, the verb haben, the vowel change of du sprichst, er liest and er fährt, then mögen, wissen and werden (ich mag, er weiß, du wirst).
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Saying when in German: um acht Uhr, am Montag, im Mai and in der Nacht, von neun bis fünf, ab Montag, vor dem Film, the date with der erste and am ersten Mai, zuerst, dann and später before the verb, and in einer Woche, für drei Tage, über zwei Stunden.
The conjugated verb in second place, questions with wer, was, wo, woher and wie or with the verb first, answers with ja, nein and doch, a time word first (Heute komme ich), und, oder, aber, denn and dann, then wann, warum, wie viel and wie lange.