German Course Glossary
This is the glossary of all vocabulary used in this online German course. Plurals are indicated in brackets, as is additional information about the lexical items such as whether a verb is separable (sep.) or inseparable (insep.). The cases taken by prepositions and verbs are also indicated in brackets - accusative (Acc.), dative (Dat.) or genitive (Gen.). Please use the navigation panels in the left-hand column of this glossary to move forwards and backwards through the alphabet.
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ab (+ dative)
from
- ab sieben Uhr
- from seven o'clock onwards
- ab zwölf Jahren
- from the age of twelve upwards
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der Abend (-e)
evening
- am Abend
- in the evening
- heute Abend
- this evening
- der Freitagabend (-e)
- Friday evening
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das Abendbrot (-e)
supper; tea
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das Abendessen (-)
evening meal
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abends
in the evenings
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der Abenteuerfilm (-)
adventure film
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aber
but
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abfahren (sep.)
to depart
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die Abfahrtstafel (-n)
departure board
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abholen (sep.)
to fetch
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ablegen (sep.)
to take off clothing
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abmachen (sep.)
to agree; to arrange
- abgemacht!
- agreed
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abnehmen (sep.)
to take off; to lose weight
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der Abstellraum (pl. -räume)
storeroom
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die Abteilung (-en)
department
- die Marketing-Abteilung
- marketing department
- die Spielwarenabteilung
- toy department
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abwaschen (sep.)
to wash up
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ach!
oh!
- ach ja!
- oh yes!
- ach nein!
- oh no!; really?
- ach so!
- oh, I see!
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acht
eight
- der/die achte
- the eighth
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achtunzwanzig
twenty-eight
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achtzehn
eighteen
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achtzig
eighty
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die Adresse (-n)
address
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Aerobic machen
to do aerobics
- die Aerobicstunde
- the aerobic class
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der Affe (-n)
ape; monkey
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die AG (= Aktiengesellschaft)
public limited company
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ägyptisch
Egyptian
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äh...
erm...
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ähnlich
similar
- etwas Ähnliches
- something similar
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akzeptieren
to accept
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der Alkohol
alcohol
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alle
everyone
- alle zusammen
- all together
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die Allee (-n)
avenue
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allein(e)
alone
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der/die allerliebste
most favourite
- am allerliebsten
- most of all
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alles
everything
- alles klar
- alright, OK
- das wäre alles
- that would be all
- wäre das alles?
- would that be all?
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der Alltag
everyday life
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allzu
too, all too
- allzu schwierig
- all too difficult
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als
as
- als Geschenk
- as a present
- größer als
- bigger than
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also
so, therefore
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alt
old
- ich bin 18 Jahre alt
- I'm 18 years old
- wie alt bist du?
- how old are you?
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der Altbau (pl. -bauten)
old building
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die Altbauwohnung (-en)
flat in a old building
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altmodisch
old-fashioned
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die Altstadt (pl. -städte)
old (part of) town
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am (= an dem)
at the
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das Ambiente
atmosphere
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Amerika
America
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der Amerikaner (-)
American (male)
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die Amerikanerin (-innen)
American (female)
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amerikanisch
American (adj.)
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die Ampel (-n)
traffic light
- an der Ampel
- at the traffic-lights
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