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German A2 — Elementary Vocabulary

Everyday life beyond the basics: travel, shopping, work, feelings, health. · 563 words.

German wordEnglish meaning
dünnthin
das E-Booke-book
echtreal, genuine
egaldoesn't matter
eigenown
eigentlichactually
einigsome, certain
das Einkaufszentrumshopping mall
einpackenpack up
einverstanden seinagree
einzelsingle, individual
einziehenmove in
die EMailemail
empfiehltrecommends
endlichfinally
engtight, narrow
entschuldigtexcuse, apologize
erinnertremembers
erkältet seinto have a cold
erlaubt seinbe allowed
erreichento reach, achieve
erreichtreaches, achieves
erstfirst, only
etwassomething
die Fahrkarteticket
die Familiefamily
der Fanfan, enthusiast
fantastischfantastic, great
die Farbecolor
fastalmost, nearly
faullazy
fehlenbe missing
die Feiercelebration
feierncelebrate
die Ferienvacation
fernsehenwatch television
fertig seinbe finished
das Festfestival
das Festivalfestival, celebration event
fettfat
findenfind
fit seinbe fit
fleißigdiligent
der Flohmarktflea market
der Flugflight
fotografierentake photos
fragenask
freiwilligvoluntary
die Freundinfemale friend
freundlichfriendly
frischfresh
frohhappy
frühearly
frühstückeneat breakfast
der Führerscheindriver's license
die Fundsachenlost and found
furchtbarterrible
der Fußfoot
ganzwhole/entire
gefährlichdangerous
gegenüberopposite/across from
genauexact/precise
genugenough
geradeausstraight ahead
gerngladly, with pleasure
das Gesichtface
das Gesprächconversation
gesundhealthy
das Getränkbeverage
gültig seinbe valid
der Halsneck, throat
der Hamburgerhamburger
das Handtuchtowel
harthard
hässlichugly
hat diskutierthas discussed
hat eingekaufthas shopped
hat eingepackthas packed up
hat eingetragenhas registered
hat empfohlenhas recommended
hat entschuldigthas excused
hat erinnerthas remembered
hat erlaubthas allowed
hat erreichthas reached
hat gechattethas chatted
hat gedachthas thought
hat gedankthas thanked
hat gedauerthas lasted
hat gedruckthas printed
hat geduschthas showered
die Hauptstadtcapital city
heißhot
herausout, outwards
hinthere, towards
hinterbehind
hoffentlichhopefully
die Homepagewebsite
intelligentintelligent, smart
interessantinteresting
ist abgefahrenhas departed

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563 words, each with its English translation, the article (der/die/das) and an example sentence.

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Communication & Media, Everyday Actions, Feelings & Character, Society & Abstract, Leisure & Sport, Travel & Transport, Body & Health, Work & Education and more — browse them above, or open a topic for its own list.

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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
and they grew it inside this machine
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machine · in context
noun
machine · engine · device
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