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German A1 Vocabulary

Learn 248 German A1 vocabulary words across 13 everyday topics, with der, die or das on every noun and plurals in the notes. Checked against the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 (Start Deutsch 1) word list; A1-oriented, not an official or complete exam list.

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Goethe-Zertifikat A1, A2 and B1: the format, every deck and its source

  • People and family

    die Eltern

    parents

  • Food and drink

    breakfast

    das Frühstück

  • Shops, money and services

    teuer

    expensive

  • Free time and weather

    free time

    die Freizeit

  • Small words

    warum

    why

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

  1. Section 1: People and family

    Start here20 cards

  2. Section 2: Numbers and counting

    20 cards

  3. Section 3: Days, dates and time

    22 cards

  4. Section 4: Food and drink

    21 cards

  5. Section 5: At home

    18 cards

  6. Section 6: Getting around

    19 cards

  7. Section 7: Shops, money and services

    18 cards

  8. Section 8: Work, school and forms

    18 cards

  9. Section 9: Body and health

    14 cards

  10. Section 10: Free time and weather

    17 cards

  11. Section 11: Everyday verbs

    22 cards

  12. Section 12: Describing things

    19 cards

  13. Section 13: Small words

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

1People and family20 cards

die Eltern
parents
der Sohn
son
die Tochter
daughter
die Geschwister
brothers and sisters / siblings
die Oma
grandma
der Opa
grandpa
der Herr
gentleman / Mr
das Mädchen
girl
der Junge
boy
die Freundin
friend (female) / girlfriend
die Leute
people
die Familie
family
die Mutter
mother
der Vater
father
das Kind
child
der Bruder
brother
die Schwester
sister
der Mann
man / husband
die Frau
woman / wife / Ms
der Freund
friend / boyfriend

2Numbers and counting20 cards

eins
one
zwei
two
drei
three
vier
four
fünf
five
sechs
six
sieben
seven
acht
eight
neun
nine
zehn
ten
elf
eleven
zwölf
twelve
sechzehn
sixteen
zwanzig
twenty
einundzwanzig
twenty-one
dreißig
thirty
hundert
hundred
tausend
thousand
die Nummer
number (phone, house, room)
erste
first

3Days, dates and time22 cards

der Tag
day
die Woche
week
der Montag
Monday
der Dienstag
Tuesday
der Mittwoch
Wednesday
der Donnerstag
Thursday
der Freitag
Friday
der Samstag
Saturday
der Sonntag
Sunday
das Wochenende
weekend
der Monat
month
das Jahr
year
heute
today
morgen
tomorrow
gestern
yesterday
der Morgen
morning
der Abend
evening
die Nacht
night
die Uhr
clock / watch / o'clock
die Stunde
hour
halb
half
das Viertel
quarter

4Food and drink21 cards

das Essen
food / meal
das Frühstück
breakfast
das Brot
bread
das Brötchen
bread roll
die Milch
milk
der Kaffee
coffee
das Wasser
water
der Saft
juice
das Bier
beer
das Obst
fruit
der Apfel
apple
das Gemüse
vegetables
die Kartoffel
potato
das Fleisch
meat
der Fisch
fish
der Kuchen
cake
der Hunger
hunger
der Durst
thirst
schmecken
to taste (good)
die Speisekarte
menu
Guten Appetit!
Enjoy your meal!

5At home18 cards

die Wohnung
flat / apartment
das Haus
house / building
das Zimmer
room
die Küche
kitchen
das Bad
bathroom
das Schlafzimmer
bedroom
der Balkon
balcony
die Tür
door
das Fenster
window
der Tisch
table
das Bett
bed
der Schrank
cupboard / wardrobe
die Möbel
furniture
die Miete
rent
der Stock
floor (storey)
der Schlüssel
key
wohnen
to live (somewhere)
umziehen
to move (house)

6Getting around19 cards

die Stadt
town / city
die Straße
street / road
hier
here
links
left / on the left
rechts
right / on the right
geradeaus
straight ahead
mit
with / by (transport)
zu Fuß
on foot
die Haltestelle
stop (bus, tram)
der Bus
bus
der Zug
train
der Bahnhof
railway station
die Fahrkarte
ticket (bus, train)
das Auto
car
das Fahrrad
bicycle
der Flughafen
airport
abfahren
to leave / depart
ankommen
to arrive
einsteigen
to get on / get in

7Shops, money and services18 cards

das Geschäft
shop / business
der Supermarkt
supermarket
die Bäckerei
bakery
die Post
post office / post
die Bank
bank / bench
kaufen
to buy
kosten
to cost
der Preis
price / prize
das Geld
money
der Euro
euro
teuer
expensive
billig
cheap
bezahlen
to pay
bar
in cash
die Kasse
checkout / till
die Rechnung
bill / invoice
das Kilo
kilo
die Kleidung
clothes

8Work, school and forms18 cards

die Arbeit
work / job
arbeiten
to work
der Beruf
job / profession
der Kollege
colleague
der Termin
appointment
die Schule
school
lernen
to learn / to study
die Prüfung
exam
das Formular
form
ausfüllen
to fill in
unterschreiben
to sign
der Vorname
first name
die Adresse
address
geboren
born
verheiratet
married
der Ausweis
ID card
anrufen
to call (on the phone)
die E-Mail
email

9Body and health14 cards

der Kopf
head
das Auge
eye
das Haar
hair
die Hand
hand
das Bein
leg
der Fuß
foot
der Bauch
stomach / belly
krank
ill / sick
müde
tired
weh tun
to hurt
das Fieber
fever / temperature
der Arzt
doctor
die Praxis
doctor's surgery / practice
die Apotheke
pharmacy

10Free time and weather17 cards

die Freizeit
free time
das Hobby
hobby
gern
gladly / like to
der Sport
sport / exercise
der Fußball
football
spielen
to play
schwimmen
to swim
wandern
to hike
fernsehen
to watch TV
das Kino
cinema
der Urlaub
holiday / vacation
das Hotel
hotel
das Wetter
weather
die Sonne
sun
regnen
to rain
der Sommer
summer
der Winter
winter

11Everyday verbs22 cards

sein
to be
haben
to have
heißen
to be called
machen
to do / to make
gehen
to go (on foot)
kommen
to come
fahren
to go (by vehicle) / to drive
essen
to eat
trinken
to drink
schlafen
to sleep
sprechen
to speak
verstehen
to understand
wissen
to know (a fact)
kennen
to know (be familiar with)
sehen
to see
lesen
to read
nehmen
to take
geben
to give
brauchen
to need
möchten
would like
können
can / to be able to
müssen
must / to have to

12Describing things19 cards

groß
big / tall
klein
small / short
gut
good / well
schlecht
bad
schön
beautiful / nice
neu
new
alt
old
lang
long
kurz
short
schnell
fast / quick
leicht
easy / light
schwer
difficult / heavy
richtig
right / correct
kalt
cold
heiß
hot
rot
red
blau
blue
schwarz
black
weiß
white

13Small words20 cards

hallo
hello / hi
tschüss
bye
bitte
please / you're welcome
danke
thank you
Entschuldigung
excuse me / sorry
ja
yes
nein
no
nicht
not
kein
no / not a / not any
wer
who
was
what
wo
where
woher
where from
wann
when
wie
how
warum
why
wie viel
how much
du
you (informal)
Sie
you (formal)
aber
but

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Published September 26, 2026