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Core German Words

First German words for beginners, with der, die or das on every noun and the plural in the notes. Checked against the Goethe-Institut A1 word list.

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  • People

    die Frau

    woman / wife

  • Places

    street / road

    die Straße

  • Everyday actions

    haben

    to have

  • Things around you

    mobile phone

    das Handy

  • Describe things

    alt

    old

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

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  2. Section 2: Places

    10 cards

  3. Section 3: Time and routine

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  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

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  5. Section 5: Things around you

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  6. Section 6: Describe things

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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People10 cards

die Frau
woman / wife
der Mann
man / husband
das Kind
child
die Familie
family
die Mutter
mother
der Vater
father
der Bruder
brother
die Schwester
sister
der Freund
friend / boyfriend
der Lehrer
teacher

2Places10 cards

das Haus
house / building
die Wohnung
flat / apartment
die Schule
school
das Geschäft
shop / business
der Supermarkt
supermarket
das Büro
office
das Zimmer
room
die Stadt
town / city
der Bahnhof
railway station
die Straße
street / road

3Time and routine11 cards

heute
today
morgen
tomorrow
gestern
yesterday
jetzt
now
der Tag
day
die Woche
week
das Wochenende
weekend
der Morgen
morning
der Abend
evening
die Uhr
clock / watch / o'clock
die Zeit
time

4Everyday actions12 cards

sein
to be
haben
to have
machen
to do / to make
gehen
to go / to walk
kommen
to come
fahren
to go by vehicle / to drive
essen
to eat
trinken
to drink
sprechen
to speak
lesen
to read
kaufen
to buy
wohnen
to live (somewhere)

5Things around you10 cards

das Wasser
water
der Kaffee
coffee
das Brot
bread
das Geld
money
das Handy
mobile phone
das Auto
car
das Buch
book
der Name
name
der Schlüssel
key
das Wetter
weather

6Describe things10 cards

groß
big / tall
klein
small / short
neu
new
alt
old
gut
good / well
schlecht
bad
schön
beautiful / nice
teuer
expensive
billig
cheap
kalt
cold

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Published September 26, 2026