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German vocabulary A2: Home and daily life

A2 Catalogue 101 cards

Furniture, rooms and everyday things at home (der Sessel, die Treppe), household chores (aufräumen, abwaschen), the bathroom (die Seife) and the daily routine (früh aufstehen, ins Bett gehen).

101 German words at level A2, with their translation.

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DeutschEnglish
der Traum dream
die Ruhe rest (relaxation)also: peace, peace and quiet, calm, tranquillity
bei mir at my placealso: at mine, at my house, at my home
die Decke (Bettdecke) blanketalso: duvet, quilt, comforter
die Kiste box (large)also: crate
laut (voller Lärm) noisy
das Licht (im Zimmer) light (in a room)
der Spiegel (an der Wand) mirror
streichen (etw. mit Farbe) to paint (sth such as a wall)
der Nachbaralso: die Nachbarin neighbouralso: neighbor
der Aufzug (im Gebäude)also: der Fahrstuhl lift (in a building)also: elevator
die Lampe (im Zimmer) lamp
der Ofen (zum Heizen) stove (for heating)also: heater
die Stufe (Treppe) stairalso: step
die Treppe (im Haus) stairsalso: staircase, stairway, flight of stairs
ordentlich (Zimmer) tidyalso: neat, orderly
das Sofa (Wohnzimmer)also: die Couch sofaalso: couch, settee
die Decke (Zimmerdecke) ceiling
bequem (Möbel und Kleidung) comfortablealso: comfy, comfortably
der Schrank (Küchenschrank) cupboardalso: cabinet, kitchen cabinet
der Teppich carpetalso: rug
das Tor (Einfahrt) gate (entrance)also: gateway
das Gas gas (for cooking)
der Flur (Haus) hall (in a house)also: hallway, corridor
die Garage garage (for a car)
die Möbel (Wohnung) furniture
ruhig quiet (calm)also: calm, peaceful, quietly
das Dach (Haus) roof
die Miete rent (noun)
die Schere scissorsalso: pair of scissors
die Spüle sinkalso: kitchen sink
träumen to dream
sich waschen (Körperpflege) to have a washalso: to get washed, to wash oneself
duschen (Körperpflege)also: sich duschen to have a showeralso: to take a shower, to shower
trocknen to dry
der Keller cellaralso: basement
der Balkon balcony
der Strom (Elektrizität)also: die Elektrizität electricityalso: power, current, electric current
elektrisch electricalso: electrical
schmutzig (Kleidung) dirty
der Kühlschrank (Küchengerät) fridgealso: refrigerator
der Vorhang (am Fenster) curtainalso: drape, drapes
das Stockwerk (Gebäude)also: der Stock, die Etage floor (of a building)also: storey, story
das Putzen cleaning
reparierenalso: instand setzen to repairalso: to fix, to mend
die Wäsche washingalso: laundry, wash
einschaltenalso: anmachen to turn onalso: to switch on, to tune in
mieten to rentalso: to lease, to hire
das Handtuch (zum Abtrocknen) towelalso: hand towel
umziehen to move house
der Sessel (Wohnzimmer) armchairalso: easy chair
der Wecker (Uhr) alarm clock
das WCalso: die Toilette toiletalso: WC, loo, lavatory, restroom
aufräumen (Zimmer) to tidyalso: to tidy up, to clear up
die Zahnbürste (im Badezimmer) toothbrush
abwaschen to wash upalso: to do the dishes, to do the washing-up, to wash the dishes
die Heizung heatingalso: central heating, heating system
die Hausfrau housewifealso: homemaker
häuslich domestic (of the home)also: household, home-loving
die Seife (zum Waschen) soap
das Geschirr (Teller und Tassen) dishesalso: crockery, tableware
der Abwasch washing-upalso: dirty dishes
die Haustür front door
die Reparatur repair
sich fertig machen to get ready
schmutzig machenalso: beschmutzen to dirtyalso: to make dirty, to soil, to get dirty
der Staubsauger vacuum cleaneralso: vacuum, hoover
das Waschbecken washbasinalso: wash basin, basin, hand basin, bathroom sink
die Haushaltshilfe domestic helpalso: home help, household help, domestic helper
die Schublade drawer
das Bauernhaus farmhousealso: farm house
der Kamm comb
der Vermieteralso: die Vermieterin landlordalso: landlady
der Schlüsselbund set of keysalso: bunch of keys
das Regal (Möbel) shelfalso: shelving unit
das Shampoo shampoo
schlaflos sleepless
der Besen broom
die Matratze mattress
die Waschmaschine (Haushalt) washing machinealso: washer
der Aschenbecher ashtray
der Nachttisch bedside tablealso: bedside cabinet, nightstand
das Schaumbad bubble bathalso: bath foam
das Duschgel shower gel
der Herd (Kochgerät) cookeralso: stove, range
die Bürste brush (for hair or cleaning)
das Bücherregal bookcasealso: bookshelf
die Reinigungskraft cleaneralso: house cleaner, cleaning lady, cleaning person
das Kopfkissen (Bett) pillow
heizen to heat
bürsten to brush (hair or clothes)
nach Hause gehen (zurück) to go homealso: to return home, to go back home, to head home
auf die Toilette gehen to go to the toiletalso: to go to the loo, to go to the bathroom, to go to the restroom, to use the toilet
die Schaufel shovel
der Magnet magnet
ins Bett gehenalso: zu Bett gehen to go to bed
ins Bett bringen (jdn.) to put to bed (sb)
das Toilettenpapier toilet paperalso: toilet tissue
die Tischdecke tablecloth
die Haarbürste hairbrush
die Toilettenpapierrolle toilet rollalso: roll of toilet paper

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