German for beginners


 Here are some words for all who like to learn a bit German.
 German is spoken in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

    * New entry


     man = Mann
     woman = Frau
     boy = Junge
     girl = Maedchen
     child = Kind
     husband = Ehemann
     wife = Ehefrau
     father = Vater
     mother = Mutter
     brother = Bruder
     sister = Schwester
     grandfather = Grossvater
     grandmother = Grossmutter
     grandchild = Enkel
     nephew = Neffe
     niece = Nichte
     friend = Freund

    
     to answer = antworten
     to ask = fragen
     to be = sein
     to buy = kaufen
     to change = wechseln
     to dance = tanzen
     to do = machen
     to draw = zeichnen
     to drink = trinken
     to drive = fahren
     to eat = essen
     to find = finden
     to fly = fliegen
     to get = bekommen
     to give = geben
     to go = gehen
     to have = haben
     to help = helfen
     to jump = springen 
     to laugh = lachen
     to make = machen
     to move = bewegen  
     to pay = zahlen
     to read = lesen
     to run = laufen
     to say = sagen
     to search = suchen   
     to sell = verkaufen
     to sing = singen
     to sit = sitzen
     to sleep = schlafen
     to speak = sprechen
     to swim = schwimmen
     to take = nehmen
     to talk = reden
     to think = denken 
     to understand = verstehen
     to wash = waschen
     to work = arbeiten
     to write = schreiben

     address = Adresse
     aeroplane = Flugzeug 
     air = Luft
     airport = Flughafen
     animal = Tier
     answer = Antwort
     arrival = Ankunft
     bad = schlecht
     bank = Bank
     bath tub = Badewanne
     bed = Bett
     big = gross
     bird = Vogel
     book = Buch
     breakfast = Fruehstueck
     bus = Bus
     car = Auto
     cat = Katze
     cheap = billig
     check = Scheck
     clouds = Wolken
     Christmas = Weihnachten
     cinema = Kino
     city centre = Innenstadt 
     closed = geschlossen
     clothing = Kleidung
     cold = kalt
     color = Farbe
     computer = Computer
     depature = Abfahrt
     dinner = Abendessen
     doctor = Arzt 
     dog = Hund  
     dream = Traum
     Easter = Ostern
     expensive = teuer
     fast = schnell
     fax = Fax
     fire = Feuer
     flower = Blume
     food = Essen
     forest = Wald
     funny = lustig
     good = gut
     help = Hilfe
     hour = Stunde
     house = Haus 
     hot = heiss
     hotel = Hotel
     information = Information
     internet = Internet
     joke = Witz
     lake = See
   * letter = Brief
     light = Licht
     little = klein
     love = Liebe
     lunch = Mittagessen
     map = Karte
     menu = Speisekarte
     minute = Minute
     money = Geld
     month = Monat
     mountain = Berg
     museum = Museum
     music = Musik
     new = neu
     newspaper = Zeitung
     no = Nein
     old = alt 
     open = offen
     petrol = Benzin
     please = Bitte
     post office = Post
     present = Geschenk
     price = Preis
     question = Frage
     railway = Bahn
     rain = Regen
     restaurant = Restaurant
     sad = traurig
     ship = Schiff
     shoes = Schuhe
     shower = Dusche
     sky = Himmel
     slow = langsam
     snow = Schnee
     sport = Sport
     soap = Seife
     street = Strasse
     subway = Untergrundbahn
   * suitcase = Koffer
     sun = Sonne
     telephone = Telephon
     television = Fernsehen
     thank you = Danke
     time = Zeit
     today = heute
     tomorrow = morgen
     train = Zug 
     tree = Baum
     underground railway = Untergrundbahn
     valley = Tal
     watch = Uhr
     water = Wasser
     weather = Wetter
     week = Woche
     year = Jahr
     yes = Ja
     yesterday = gestern
     young = jung


     this = das
     these = diese
     a = ein (male), eine (female)
     the = der (m), die (f), das (neuter)
     I = Ich
     You = Du
     He = Er
     She = Sie
     It = Es
     We = Wir
     You = Ihr 
     They = Sie

     Questions?
     What = Was
     Where = Wo
     Who = Wer
     Why = Warum
     How = Wie

     Numbers
     one = Eins
     two = Zwei
     three = Drei
     four = Vier
     five = Fuenf
     six = Sechs
     seven = Sieben
     eight = Acht 
     nine = Neun
     ten = Zehn      
   
     Colors
     black = Schwarz
     blue = Blau
     brown = Braun
     green = Gruen
     grey = Grau
     red = Rot
     yellow = Gelb
     white = Weiss
  
     Pronounciation of vowels in German:
     "a" as in father
     "e" as in bed
     "i" as in it
     "o" as in long
     "u" as in boot
      
     You will often read these letters in German 
     which stand for sounds formed of two vowels:
     ä = ae 
     ö = oe 
     ü = ue 
      


 That's easy, isn't it.
 Now you have a basic knowledge of some important austrian keywords  -
 ...to be continued


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