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German Word List

The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the German language. The words listed below are not the most common German words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.

English

German
(Deutsch)
I

ich
you (singular)

du, Sie *(formal)*
he

er
we

wir
you (plural)

ihr, Sie *(formal)*
they

sie
this

dieses
that

jenes
here

hier
there

dort
who

wer
what

was
where

wo
when

wann
how

wie
not

nicht
all

alle
many

viele
some

einige
few

wenig
other

andere
one

eins
two

zwei
three

drei
four

vier
five

fünf
big

groß
long

lang
wide

breit, weit
thick

dick
heavy

schwer, heftig
small

klein, schmal
short

kurz
narrow

eng
thin

dünn
woman

Frau
man (male)

Mann
man (human)

Mensch
child

Kind
wife

Frau, Ehefrau, Weib
husband

Mann, Ehemann
mother

Mutter
father

Vater
animal

Tier
fish

Fisch
bird

Vogel
dog

Hund
louse

Laus
snake

Schlange
worm

Wurm
tree

Baum
forest

Wald, Forst
stick

Stock
fruit

Frucht
seed

Samen, Saat
leaf

Blatt
root

Wurzel
bark (of a tree)

Rinde, Borke
flower

Blume
grass

Gras
rope

Seil
skin

Haut
meat

Fleisch
blood

Blut
bone

Knochen, Gebein
fat (noun)

Fett
egg

Ei
horn

Horn
tail

Schwanz
feather

Feder
hair

Haar
head

Kopf
ear

Ohr
eye

Auge
nose

Nase
mouth

Mund
tooth

Zahn
tongue

Zunge
fingernail

Fingernagel
foot

Fuß
leg

Bein
knee

Knie
hand

Hand
wing

Flügel
belly

Bauch
guts

Eingeweide
neck

Hals, Nacken, Genick
back

Rücken
breast

Brust
heart

Herz
liver

Leber
to drink

trinken
to eat

essen
to bite

beißen
to suck

saugen
to spit

spucken
to vomit

erbrechen
to blow

blasen
to breathe

atmen
to laugh

lachen
to see

sehen
to hear

hören
to know

wissen, kennen
to think

denken
to smell

riechen
to fear

fürchten
to sleep

schlafen
to live

leben
to die

sterben
to kill

töten
to fight

kämpfen
to hunt

jagen
to hit

schlagen
to cut

schneiden
to split

spalten
to stab

stechen
to scratch

kratzen
to dig

graben
to swim

schwimmen
to fly

fliegen
to walk

gehen
to come

kommen
to lie (as in a bed)

liegen *(state)*
to sit

sitzen *(state)*
to stand

stehen *(state)*
to turn (intransitive)

drehen
to fall

fallen
to give

geben
to hold

halten
to squeeze

quetschen
to rub

reiben
to wash

waschen
to wipe

wischen
to pull

ziehen
to push

drücken
to throw

werfen
to tie

binden
to sew

nähen
to count

zählen
to say

sagen
to sing

singen
to play

spielen
to float

schweben
to flow

fließen
to freeze

frieren
to swell

schwellen
sun

Sonne
moon

Mond
star

Stern
water

Wasser
rain

Regen
river

Fluss
lake

See
sea

Meer
salt

Salz
stone

Stein
sand

Sand
dust

Staub
earth

Erde
cloud

Wolke
fog

Nebel
sky

Himmel
wind

Wind
snow

Schnee
ice

Eis
smoke

Rauch
fire

Feuer
ash

Asche
to burn

brennen
road

Straße
mountain

Berg
red

rot
green

grün
yellow

gelb
white

weiß
black

schwarz
night

Nacht
day

Tag
year

Jahr
warm

warm
cold

kalt
full

voll
new

neu
old

alt
good

gut
bad

schlecht
rotten

verfault, verrottet
dirty

schmutzig, dreckig
straight

gerade
round

rund
sharp (as a knife)

scharf
dull (as a knife)

stumpf
smooth

glatt
wet

nass, feucht
dry

trocken
correct

richtig, korrekt
near

nahe
far

weit, fern
right

rechts

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