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German vocabulary A1: Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating
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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).
111 German words at level A1, with their translation.
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Halloalso: Hi
helloalso: hi, hey
Hialso: Hallo
hialso: hello, hey
Guten Morgen
good morning
Guten Tag
good afternoonalso: good day
Guten Abend
good evening
Gute Nacht
good night
Wie geht es dir?also: Wie geht's?, Wie geht's dir?
How are you?also: How's it going?, How are things?
Tschüss
byealso: bye-bye, cheers
Auf Wiedersehen
goodbye (in person)
Bis dann!also: Bis später, Bis nachher!
see youalso: see you later, see ya
Bis späteralso: Bis dann!, Bis nachher!
see you lateralso: see you, see ya
Bis bald
see you soon
bitte
please
Vielen Dankalso: Danke schön!
thank you very muchalso: thank you, thanks a lot, many thanks, thanks very much
Dankealso: Danke schön!
thanksalso: thank you, cheers
Es tut mir leidalso: Tut mir leid
sorryalso: I'm sorry, I am sorry
Entschuldigungalso: Entschuldigen Sie!, Pardon!
Excuse mealso: pardon me
Wie bitte?
Pardon? (asking to repeat)also: Sorry?, Come again?, I beg your pardon?
in Ordnung (Zustimmung)also: okay, einverstanden, Das ist in Ordnung
all right (agreeing)also: alright, OK, okay, Right!, that's fine
der Herr
Mralso: Mister, gentleman
die Frau (Anrede)also: Frau
Mrsalso: Ms, Miss
der Name
name
das Alter
age (of a person)
leben
to live (be alive)also: to be alive
heißen
to be calledalso: to be named
vorstellen
to introduce (a person)
fragen
to ask (a question)
antworten
to answer (reply)also: to reply, to respond
sagen
to say (of a person)
erzählen
to tell (a story)also: to recount, to narrate
sprechen
to speak
reden
to talkalso: to chat
lesen
to read
schreiben
to write
das Gespräch
conversationalso: talk, chat, discussion
die Frage
question
die Antwort
answeralso: reply, response
die Sprache
language
Schon gut!
it's all rightalso: it's fine, that's fine, it's OK
die Bitte
request (favour)
die Arbeit
work (activity or job)also: labour, labor
der Arztalso: die Ärztin, der Doktor
doctoralso: physician
arbeiten
to work (at a job)
wohnen
to live (in a place)also: to reside, to live with
das Wort
word
das Lesen
reading
das Schreiben
writing (the act)
willkommen
welcome (said on arrival)
der Dank
gratitude (thanks given)also: thankfulness
Keine Sorge!
Don't worryalso: No worries, Not to worry
froh (Weihnachten)
merry (at Christmas)
Natürlich!also: selbstverständlich
of coursealso: naturally, sure, certainly, obviously
die Nachricht
message (a text or note)
der Brief
letter (mail)
schickenalso: senden
to send
der Jobalso: die Stelle
job (position)also: position, post, employment
die Stelle (Arbeit)also: der Job
job (position)also: position, post, employment
die Entschuldigung (Bitte um Verzeihung)
apology
sich entschuldigen
to apologisealso: to apologize
entschuldigen (jdn.)
to excuse (sb)
das Telefon
phonealso: telephone
Entschuldigen Sie!also: Entschuldigung, Pardon!
Excuse mealso: pardon me
die Nummer
number (that identifies)
anrufen
to call (on the phone)also: to phone, to ring, to telephone
das Internetalso: das Netz
internetalso: the internet, the net, net
einladen
to invite
der Satz
sentence
also
well (to start a reply)also: so, well then, so then
begrüßen
to greet
das Handyalso: das Mobiltelefon
mobile phonealso: mobile, cell phone, cell, cellphone
der Absenderalso: Abs.
sender
die Notiz
note (jotted down)
der Beruf
job (profession)also: profession, occupation
Vorsicht!
Look out!also: Watch out!, Careful!, Be careful!
Glück wünschen (jdm.)
to wish luck (to sb)
wie alt
how old
die Nationalität
nationality
der Geburtsort
place of birthalso: birthplace
die Heimatstadt
hometownalso: home town, home city, native town
die Adresse
address
die Postleitzahl
postcodealso: post code, postal code, zip code, zip
die Telefonnummer
phone numberalso: telephone number
die Vorwahl
dialling codealso: area code, dialing code
der Anrufbeantworter
answering machinealso: answerphone, answer machine
die E-Mailalso: die Mail
emailalso: e-mail, mail
das At-Zeichen
@also: at sign, at symbol
die Website
websitealso: web site
die Schauspielerin
actress
der Fahreralso: die Fahrerin
driver
der Intervieweralso: die Interviewerin
interviewer
Ich bin Lehrer.also: Ich bin Lehrerin.
I'm a teacher.also: I am a teacher
telefonieren (mit jdm.)
to phone (talk with sb)also: to talk on the phone, to be on the phone, to telephone
das Hörverstehen
listening (skill)also: listening comprehension
kommen ausalso: stammen aus
to come fromalso: to be from
das Fräulein
Miss
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!also: Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!
Happy Birthday!also: Happy birthday to you, Many happy returns
Bis nachher!also: Bis später, Bis dann!
see you lateralso: see you, see ya
Danke schön!also: Danke, Vielen Dank
thank youalso: thank you very much, thanks
Auf Wiederhören
goodbye (on the phone)
Vergiss nicht!
Don't forgetalso: Do not forget
Gut gemacht!
Well done! (praise)also: Good job!, Good work!, Nice one!, Great job!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!also: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
Happy Birthday!also: Happy birthday to you, Many happy returns
die Anrede
form of addressalso: salutation
der Nachnamealso: der Familienname
last namealso: surname, family name
der Familiennamealso: der Nachname
family namealso: last name, surname
stammen ausalso: kommen aus
to come fromalso: to be from, to originate from
tja
well (hesitating)also: oh well
Was machen Sie beruflich?
What do you do for a living?also: What do you do?, What's your job?, What is your job?
Ich bin's.also: Ich bin es.
It's me.also: It is me.
am Apparatalso: hier
speaking (on the phone)
der Familienstand
marital status
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