Common German words

German language learning becomes quite easy if we know the pronunciation of the German letters properly. The more precisely we know the pronunciation of German letters the more we sound like German.

der / die / das

(def. art.) the; (dem. pron.) that, those; (rel. pron) who, that

und

(conj.) and

sein

(verb) to be; (aux./perfect tense)

in

(prep.) in (variation: im in the)

ein

(indef. art.) a, an; (pron.) one (of)

zu

(prep.) to, at; (adv.) too

haben

(verb) to have; (aux./perfect tense)

ich

(pers. pron.) I

werden

(verb) to become; (aux./future tense); (aux./passive voice)

sie

(pers. pron.) she, her (acc. form of sie [sing.]); they, them (acc. form of sie [pl.]); Sie (pers. pron.) you (formal)

von

(prep.) from, of

nicht

(adv.) not

mit

(prep.) with

es

(pers. pron.) it

sich

(refl. pron.) -self

auch

(adv.) also, too

auf

(prep.) on, at, in

für

(prep.) for

an

(prep.) at, on (variation: am at/on the)

er

(pers. pron.) he

so

(adv.) so; thus, this way, such

dass

(conj.) that

können

(verb) can, to be able

dies-

(det. /pron.) this, that

als

(conj.) as, when; (adv.) than

ihr

(pers. pron.) you (pl., familiar), her (dat. form of sie [sing.]); (poss. adj.) her, their, hers, theirs (poss. form of sie [sing.], sie [pl.]); Ihr (poss. adj.) your (formal, poss.
form of Sie)

ja

(adv.) yes; certainly, really

wie

(adv.) how; as

bei

(prep.) by, with, at

oder

(conj.) or

wir

(pers. pron.) we

aber

(conj.) but; (adv./flavoring particle)

dann

(adv.) then

man

(pron.) one, you

da

(adv.) there; (conj.) because

sein

(poss. adj.) his, its (poss. form of er, es)

noch

(adv.) still, yet

nach

(prep.) after, toward

was

(pron.) what

also

(adv.) so, therefore

aus

(prep.) out, out of, from

all

(pron.) all

wenn

(conj.) if, when

nur

(adv.) only

müssen

(verb) to have to, must

sagen

(verb) to say

um

(prep.) around, at [variation: um … zu in order to]

über

(prep.) above, over, about

machen

(verb) to do, make

kein

(pron.) no, not a/an

Jahr das, -e

(noun) year

du

(pron.) you (familiar, sing.)

mein

(poss. adj.) my (poss. form of ich)

schon

(adv.) already; (adv./flavoring particle)

vor

(prep.) in front of, before, ago

durch

(prep.) through

geben

(verb) to give

mehr

(adv.) more

andere, anderer, anderes

(adj./pron.) other

viel

(adj./pron.) much, a lot, many

kommen

(verb) to come

jetzt

(adv.) now

sollen

(verb) should, ought to

mir

(pers. pron.) [to/for] me (dat. form of ich)

wollen

(verb) to want

ganz

(adj.) whole, all the; (adv.) quite

mich

(pers. pron.) me (acc. form of ich)

immer

(adv.) always

gehen

(verb) to go

sehr

(adv.) very

hier

(adv) here

doch

(adv.) however, still; (adv./flavoring particle)

bis

(prep./conj.) until

groß

(adj.) big, large, great

wieder

(adv.) again

Mal das, -e

(noun) time; mal (conj.) times [math]; (part.) time(s); once; just

zwei

(num.) two

gut

(adj.) good

wissen

(verb) to know

neu

(adj.) new

sehen

(verb) to see

lassen

(verb) to let, allow, have (something) done

uns

(pers. pron.) us (acc., dat. form of wir)

weil

(conj.) because

unter

(prep.) under

denn

(conj.) because; (part.) (used in questions to tone down bluntness)

stehen

(verb) to stand

jed-

(det./pron.) every, each

EnglishGerman
Fig product Feige
Butterbutter Butter
Sandwichsandwich Sandwich
PizzaPizza Pizza
cakeCake Kuchen
PearPear Birne
Strawberrystrawberry Erdbeere
BlueberryBlaubeere
CherryKirsche
KiwiKiwi
OrangeOrange
GrapeTraube
watermelonWassermelone
PineappleAnanas
PomegranateGranatapfel
ApricotAprikose
MelonMelone
RaspberryHimbeere
AvocadoAvocado
PapayaPapaya
AppleApfel
BananaBanane
MangoMango
BlackberryBrombeere
CoconutKokosnuss
LemonZitrone