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German vocabulary A2: School and work
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School and work: subjects and school things, exams and marks, grammar terms, and the people and places of a job, such as die Prüfung, das Zeugnis, der Radiergummi, der Ingenieur and der Feierabend.
136 German words at level A2, with their translation.
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der Text
text (a piece of writing)
das Unternehmenalso: die Firma, der Betrieb
company (a business)also: business, firm
der Fehler
mistakealso: error, fault
der Direktoralso: die Direktorin
director (of a school or company)
das Latein
Latin
frei (nicht bei der Arbeit)
off (not at work)
beschäftigt
busy (a person)also: occupied
der Chefalso: die Chefin
bossalso: chief, head
der Leiteralso: die Leiterin
manageralso: head, leader, person in charge
das Personal
staffalso: personnel
stellvertretend
deputyalso: assistant, acting
das Ergebnisalso: das Resultat
result (what happens)
das Thema
topicalso: subject, theme
die Lösung
solution
abgeben (eine Arbeit)
to hand in (a piece of work)also: to submit
der Arbeitsplatz
workplacealso: place of work
die Unterschrift
signature
der Kollegealso: die Kollegin
colleaguealso: co-worker, coworker, workmate
das Büro
office
die Firmaalso: das Unternehmen, der Betrieb
company (a business)also: business, firm
der Mitarbeiteralso: die Mitarbeiterin
employeealso: worker, member of staff, staff member, team member
die Abteilung
department (in a company)also: division, section
die Besprechungalso: das Meeting
meeting
bestehen (Prüfung)
to pass (an exam)
die Aufgabe
job (a task)also: task, assignment
die Prüfung
examalso: examination
die Übung
exercise (practice)also: practice, drill
die Note
mark (for school work)also: grade
das Projekt
project
die Pause
breakalso: recess, break time, breaktime, intermission, interval
der Unterricht
lessonsalso: classes, teaching
die Uniform
uniform (clothes)
die Anweisungen (Pl.)
instructionsalso: directions
der Stift
pen (any pen or pencil)also: pencil
die Liste
list
wiederholen
to repeat
der Buchstabe
letter (of the alphabet)
beibringen (jdm. etw.)
to teach (sb sth)
korrigieren
to correct (a mistake)
der Schüleralso: die Schülerin
pupil
das Studium
studiesalso: university studies, degree course, course of study
die Hochschule
collegealso: college of higher education
das Gymnasium
grammar schoolalso: high school
kündigen
to give notice (to leave a job or flat)also: to hand in one's notice, to give in one's notice, to quit
das Dokument
document
der Pilotalso: die Pilotin
pilot
die Akte (über jdn.)
file (about sb)also: dossier
der Ingenieuralso: die Ingenieurin
engineer
der Astronautalso: die Astronautin
astronaut
der Geschäftsmann
businessmanalso: business man
der Kochalso: die Köchin
cook (a person)
der Baueralso: die Bäuerin
farmer (usual word)
die Mathematikalso: die Mathe
mathsalso: math, mathematics
die Physik
physics
die Chemie
chemistry
das Verb
verb
das Adjektiv
adjective
das Substantiv
noun
der Plural
plural
das Adverb
adverb
der Beamtealso: die Beamtin
civil servantalso: official
arbeitslos
unemployedalso: out of work
fortgeschritten
advanced (at a high level)
kopieren
to copy (make a duplicate)also: to photocopy
notieren
to note downalso: to make a note of, to jot down, to note
das Niveau
level (of ability)also: standard
der Anfängeralso: die Anfängerin
beginner
die Lücke
blank (a space to fill)also: gap
die Grammatik
grammar
der Singular
singular
die Rechtschreibung
spellingalso: orthography
aufzählen
to listalso: to enumerate, to list off
der Großbuchstabe
capital letteralso: upper-case letter, uppercase letter
buchstabieren
to spell
aufschreiben
to write downalso: to put in writing
das Diplom
diploma
sich Notizen machen
to take notesalso: to make notes
der Mechanikeralso: die Mechanikerin
mechanic
die Geschäftsfrau
businesswomanalso: business woman
der Sekretäralso: die Sekretärin
secretary
das Diagramm
chartalso: diagram, graph
der Wortschatz
vocabulary
verneinendalso: verneint
negative (of a sentence)also: negated
der Superlativ
superlative
der Komparativ
comparative
der Rezeptionistalso: die Rezeptionistin
receptionist
das Abitur
Abitur (school-leaving exam)
das Halbjahr
half-yearalso: half year, term, school term
die Klassenfahrt
school tripalso: class trip, field trip
der Stundenplan
timetable (at school)also: school timetable, class schedule
die Naturwissenschaft
science (natural sciences)also: natural science, natural sciences
der freie Tag
day off
die Geografiealso: die Geographie
geography
das Schuljahr
school year
selbstständigalso: selbständig
self-employed
der Arbeitstag
working dayalso: workday, work day
der Schultag
school dayalso: day at school
die Schulferien (Pl.)also: die Ferien
school holidaysalso: school vacation
der Grundschullehreralso: die Grundschullehrerin
primary school teacheralso: primary teacher, elementary school teacher
das Sekretariat
secretary's officealso: secretariat
das Brainstorming
brainstormingalso: brainstorm
das Semester
semester
das Schulkind
schoolchildalso: school child
der Schulleiteralso: die Schulleiterin
headteacheralso: head teacher, head, headmaster, headmistress, principal
die Sprachschule
language school
die Anmeldung
registration
ankreuzen (etw.)
to tick (sth)
die Biologie
biology
der Chefkochalso: die Chefköchin
chefalso: head chef
der Reiseleiteralso: die Reiseleiterin
guide (a person)also: tour guide, tour leader
das Lehrbuchalso: das Schulbuch
textbookalso: schoolbook, school book
die Mappe (für Papiere)also: der Ordner, der Hefter
folderalso: file
die Schularbeiten (Pl.)
schoolworkalso: school work
das Lineal
ruler
der Radiergummi
rubber (for pencil marks)also: eraser
das Federmäppchen
pencil casealso: pencil-case
durchfallen (Prüfung)
to fail (an exam)also: to flunk
die Klausur
written examalso: exam paper, written test, paper
eine Prüfung machenalso: eine Prüfung ablegen
to take an examalso: to sit an exam, to do an exam
das Zeugnisalso: das Schulzeugnis
school reportalso: report, report card
anwesend sein
to be present
das Diktat
dictation
der Sportunterricht
PE (school subject)also: physical education, P.E.
die Schultasche
school bagalso: schoolbag, satchel
der Lieferbotealso: die Lieferbotin
delivery manalso: deliveryman, delivery driver, courier
der Bleistiftspitzeralso: der Anspitzer, der Spitzer
pencil sharpeneralso: sharpener
der Feierabend
end of the working dayalso: time off after work, knocking-off time
der Handwerkeralso: die Handwerkerin
tradesmanalso: tradesperson, craftsman, workman, craftsperson, craftswoman
die Geschäftsreise
business tripalso: work trip
der Firmeninhaberalso: die Firmeninhaberin, der Geschäftsinhaber, die Geschäftsinhaberin
business owneralso: proprietor, company owner
das Whiteboard
whiteboard
das Arbeitsheft
workbook
die A-Levels (Pl.)
A levelsalso: A-levels
eine Prüfung ablegenalso: eine Prüfung machen
to take an examalso: to sit an exam, to do an exam
die Aktentasche
briefcasealso: attaché case, document case
arbeitsreich (Tag)also: voll
busy (a day)also: hectic, packed
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