German A1 vocabulary list

The most frequent German words for CEFR level A1 (Beginner). Choose a translations language to see meanings, and practice the list with free tests.

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der — the
ich — I, personally
sein — be, its, have, their, make
du — you, thou
sie — she, you, they, it, her, them
ein — a, an
haben — have, take, come up with, to feel
nicht — not
es — it, they, she
und — and
wir — we
er — he, it, him
was — What, which, why
werden — become, be, will, would
zu — to, in, for, on, at, by
in — in, to, on, at, over
können — can, may, to have to, know, might
ihr — her, your, its, ye
ja — Yes, yeah, indeed
mit — with, to, of, on, by
wie — How, as, like, that, what
auf — on, to, at, up, after
dass — that, how
aber — but, only, now
wollen — want, wish, would, will, intend
gut — good, well, right, fine, nice, strong
so — so, as, that, this, about
hier — here, now and then
sagen — say, tell, go
für — for, to, against
gehen — go, leave, to come, step
mein — my, mine
von — from, of, by
kommen — come, coming, go
wenn — if, when
machen — make, do, take, get, go, have
kein — no, less than
wissen — knowledge, know, tell
müssen — must, need
alle — all, any
nein — no
an — to, on, at, of, from, by, as such
dies — this
sehen — see, to look, view
noch — still, even, yet, more, only, nor
nur — only, just, but also
da — there, since, because, as
tun — do, put
dein — your
hasten — hasten, scurry
sollen — should, shall, to have to
meinen — mean, feel, to say, to think
auch — also, even, or, as well, too
schon — already, beautifully, yet, pretty
als — as, than, when, on
mal — just, times
jetzt — now
dann — then, now and again
aus — out of, from, out, for
geben — give, allow, have, hand, deal
um — to, at, for, of, by, about
im — in the, indoors
doch — but, yet, after all, though
lassen — let, allow, have, to be possible, to stop
oder — or, do
hören — hear, listen
nach — after, to, for, following
nichts — nothing
man — man, you, one, people
viel — much, lot, plenty of
wo — where, when
etwas — something, little, somewhat, slightly, bit
bitten — ask, invite, beg
danken — thank
oh — Oh
mehr — more, better
bei — at, with, in, near
also — so, therefore, well, hence
immer — always, still, again and again, more and more, all the time, forever
ganz — quite, very, entirely, completely, fully
wer — who, whoever
warum — Why
vor — before, ago, of, with
glauben — believe, think, feel
los — go, lot, come on, to have lost
wieder — again, back
sehr — very, much
unser — our
denn — because
mann — man, he, male
zum — for the, to
leben — life, live, to be killed
vielleicht — perhaps, maybe
mögen — like, may, liking, dislike
euch — you, yourself
über — above, about, over, for, via
okay — OK, all right
brauchen — need, want, require, to have to
nehmen — take, do, to use, catch, to charge
wirklich — really, truly, actually, genuinely
nie — never
finden — find
einfach — simply, easy, just, simple, easily
Frau — Woman, wife, mrs, ms, madam, female, lady
weg — away, way, path, road, gone, route, track
am — at, the
Zeit — Time, while
warten — wait, maintain
weil — because, in that
schön — nice, beautiful, nicely, beautifully, lovely, pretty, fine, wonderful
verstehen — understand, comprehend
bringen — bring, get, take, give
heute — today, now
sicher — secure, sure, safe, certainly
tagen — days, days ago
damit — with it, so, thereby, in order
bleiben — remain, stay, keep
jemand — someone, somebody, anybody
weißen — white
Jahr — Year
kennen — know, be acquainted with
hausen — house, hausen
Gott — God, oh
nun — so, now, well, come
helfen — help, assist, aid
bis — until, up to, through, as far as, till
lieben — love, adore
denken — think, thought, to remember, to imagine
leid — sorrow, distress, grief
groß — large, big, tall, strong, wide
klein — small, little, thin
stehen — stand, be, to stop, to stay
erst — first, only, not until, less than ever, more than ever, premier
zurück — back, return, previous, go back
hallo — Hello, hi
Kind — child, kid
fragen — questions, ask, to wonder
halten — hold, keep, give, deliver
zwei — two
alt — old, aged, traditional, alto
genau — Exactly, precisely, closely, just, right, accurately
Vater — Father
sprechen — speak, talk, say
klar — clear
zur — to
dürfen — may, must
morgen — morning, tomorrow
richtig — correct, properly, right, correctly, really, true
neu — new, fresh, from the beginning
jung — young, youthful
Leute — People, folks
spielen — play, come
ab — away, off, from, now and again
gerade — straight, just, especially, now
jeder — everyone, every
schönreden — sugarcoating it
wohl — probably, well, good
Geld — Money, funds
Mutter — Mother, nut
fahren — drive, driving, ride, go, head, travel
durch — through, by, over, carried, done
ob — whether, if
raus — out
Mensch — Person, man
töten — kill, put to death, killing
euer — your
paar — couple, few, pair, some
suchen — seek, look, find
passiert — happened, happens, going
kriegen — get, wars
wieso — how come, why
sterben — die
lieb — dear, fond, dearly, sweet, lambert
stimmen — voices, vote, to be true, tune
selbst — himself, itself, themselves, even, yourself, myself
laufen — run, walk
bekommen — receive, get, have, go into
ohne — without
recht — right, law, pretty
her — her, ago
holen — fetch, get, to catch, to draw breath
gleich — even, equal, same, immediately, alike, constant
essen — eat, food, meal, cooking
beide — both, either, mutually
natürlich — naturally
nacht — night
tot — dead
Herr — Mister, mr, lord, gentleman, sir, master
schnell — fast, quickly, soon, rapidly
treffen — meet, meeting, hit, make, strike
lange — long, length, longitude
stellen — place, ask, put, stand
spät — late, tardy
ach — Oh, dear
versuchen — attempt, try
gar — even, at all, too
Name — name
rufen — call, shout
Sache — Matter, thing
ins — into the, into
dort — there
fallen — fall, traps, drop, covered
weiter — further, down, just like that, forth
niemand — no one, nobody
arbeiten — work, operate
seit — since, from
vergessen — forget
Problem — problem, issue
Ordnung — Order, ok
vom — from the, from
heißen — be called, hot, says
davon — of that, from that, of them
dafür — for that, for
zeigen — show, point, indicate, reveal, exhibit
Mädchen — Girl
wegen — because of, over, on account of, owing to
dingen — things, matters
sorgen — care for, provide, cater, fend
hin — there, back and forth, now and then, there and back, to be broken, till
rein — pure, mere, simple, unadulterated
abend — evening, night
Freund — Friend
drei — three
reden — talk, speak
Welt — World
schaffen — create, make, do, build, generate
unter — under, among, with, between
liegen — lay, lie, fall
angst — fear, worry
zusammen — together
echt — real, genuine, authentic
schlafen — sleep
weit — far, widely, well, long, way, broad
lang — long, at great length, late
Hand — hand, touch
fühlen — feel, sense
ziehen — pull, draw, move, take out
Moment — moment, currently
anders — different, differently, otherwise
schauen — look
genug — enough, sufficiently
Familie — Family
verdammt — damned, damn, bloody, dammit
gegen — against, around, into, at about, towards
setzen — set, sit, place, back, establish
sonst — otherwise, else
Bruder — Brother
Mann — Man, he, male
Musik — Music
abarbeiten — to process, work off
wahr
dabei — included, among them, yet
erzählen
Sohn
wenig
stunden
welcher
nah
sofort — immediately, instantly, right away, now, straight
bevor
toll — great, gorgeous
enden — end, ends, endings, finish, terminate
aller
einmal — once, not even, just, first, one day
passen
letzter
Woche
Auge
wann
Minute
fertig
halt
allein
beim
gefunden
wichtig — important, significant
nennen
Hilfe
gern
darüber
trinken — drink
hoch
nett — nice, pleasant, neat
dazu
daran
schreiben
durchdenken
Baby
entschuldigen
hoffen
erinnern
kurz — short, shortly, briefly
egal
Stadt — City, town
eigentlich
Auto
Uhr — Clock, watch, time
verlassen
Wort
schlagen
falsch — incorrect, wrong, false, incorrectly
Tür
letzt
schlimm
schwer — difficult, seriously, heavy, badly, heavily, severely
Kopf
sitzen — sit
hi
landen
glücken
lernen — learn
retten
anrufen
schlecht
bereit
darauf
kaufen — buy
tragen — carry, wear, bear, fruit
bald — soon
lesen — read
Kerl
verrückt
Idee
Waffe
Tod
Schwester
Monat
verschwinden
Ahnung
bisschen
draußen — outside
voll
legen
scheinen
ruhen
ruhig — quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil
Junge
Polizei
kümmern
Tochter
fast — almost, nearly
fangen
planen
runter
arm — arm, poor
Geschichte
hinter — behind
vorbei
gerne — gladly, will gladly, like, happily, love, happy, enjoy, pleasure
ziemlich — quite, pretty, rather, fairly
dran
lachen — laugh
Grund
einzig
führen
verloren
darum
herzen
beten
drin
klingen — sound
sogar
Teufel
wagen
je — each, per, depending on
woher
Job
gefallen — fallen, please, favour, favor
wünschen
Mama
überhaupt
Seite
orten
verlieren
frei — free, freely, clear, off, available, open, vacant
ernst
heiraten
hassen
Schatz
oben — above, at the top
gestern — yesterday
einige — some, few, several, certain
Art
missen
endlich — finally, finite
he
etwa
erzählt
Wasser
Chance
fünf
Freundin
lügen
bestimmt
versucht
glücklich — happy, happily
Wahrheit
eben
eigen — own, peculiar
bedeutet
stecken
deshalb — for this reason, therefore
beweisen
freuen — be happy, look forward, 're looking forward, pleased, happy, guests
zimmern
vier
heiß — hot, sweaty
niemals
schuld
stark — strong, heavily, greatly, highly, severely, very
möglich
oft — often, frequently
schicken — send
Gesicht
manchmal — sometimes
schreien
zwischen — between, among
während
bluten
wohnen
vertrauen
schulen
folgen
gefällt
Gefühl
antworten — answer, respond
kämpfen
reichen
filmen
fliegen — fly, pilot
Entschuldigung
wiedersehen
früh
ehrlich
Hund
schließen
bloß
aufhören — stop, cease, quit, cessation
Typ
fest
Nachricht
platzen
gedenken
geschehen
böse
weinen — cry, weep
hart
falls — if
unten — below, down
teil
leicht
langsam — slow, slowly
dumm
unsere
Eltern
zahlen
werfen
feuern
Nummer
zeugen
laut — loud, according to, noisy, out
gewinnen
erklären
versprechen
drauf
beginnen — start, begin, commence
schätzen
irgendwie
König
Arsch
außer
kaum
irgendwas
singen — sing, chant
erfahren
Papa
sondern
Telefon
Arzt
öffnen — open
früher — earlier, sooner
hübsch
ändern
wohin
solcher
wahrscheinlich
zuerst — first, initially
fällen
raten
froh
Fehler — Mistake, fault, flaw, blunder, defect
willkommen — welcome
Dollar
Straße
Dame
mengen
tanzen — dance, dancing
süßen
hierher
Büro
klappen
vorstellen — introduce, present, unveil, to imagine, put forward
verdammen
direkt
gegeben
zehn
reisen
hängen
opfern
passieren
sechs
bereits
großartig
derselbe
steigen
schwarz — black
drehen
besuchen
krank — sick, ill
laden
Sekunde
stehlen
Geschäft
erkennen
zweit
schick
cool
schießen
leider — unfortunately, sadly, alas
umbringen
Doktor
Foto
Million
verkaufen
Stück — Piece
Hölle
ansehen
trotzdem
Kumpel
total
völlig
halb — half, semi, halfway, bear
Idiot
überall
buchen
normal
befehlen
danach — thereafter, afterwards, next
funktioniert
melden
deswegen
alleine — alone, solely
anfangen — begin, get going
regeln
Party
tief — deep, low
Kaffee
Person
Luft
licht
angreifen
sinnen
erden
bezahlen — pay, foot
schrecklich
träumen
zwar
reich — rich, empire, kingdom, realm, wealthy
Wahl
Onkel
gefährlich — dangerous
Witz
ehren
wert
komisch
läuten
lustig — funny, merry
blöd
meist — most, mostly
stören
super
fehlen — miss, lack, absence
erwarten
Leiche
treten
kosten
gebracht
Körper
wunderbar
damals
haaren
zielen
persönlich — personal, personally, person
nachdem
bilden — form, constitute, make up
unglaublich
winden
Type
interessiert
perfekt — perfect, perfectly

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