hallo
/ˈhalo/
hello, hi
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Top 100 Essential Words
The most frequently used German words to kickstart your German learning journey.
tschüss
/tʃʏs/
goodbye, bye
bitte
/ˈbɪtə/
please, you're welcome
danke
/ˈdaŋkə/
thank you, thanks
ja
/jaː/
yes
nein
/naɪn/
no
wasser
/ˈvasɐ/
water
Wasser
/ˈvasɐ/
water
essen
/ˈɛsn̩/
food, to eat
Essen
/ˈɛsn̩/
food, to eat
haus
/haʊs/
house
Haus
/haʊs/
house
tag
/taːk/
day
Tag
/taːk/
day
nacht
/naxt/
night
Nacht
/naxt/
night
gut
/ɡuːt/
good
schlecht
/ʃlɛçt/
bad
groß
/ɡʁoːs/
big, tall
klein
/klaɪn/
small, little
neu
/nɔʏ/
new
alt
/alt/
old
mann
/man/
man
Mann
/man/
man
frau
/fʁaʊ/
woman, Mrs.
Frau
/fʁaʊ/
woman, Mrs.
kind
/kɪnt/
child
Kind
/kɪnt/
child
freund
/fʁɔʏnt/
friend
Freund
/fʁɔʏnt/
friend
familie
/faˈmiːliə/
family
Familie
/faˈmiːliə/
family
sprechen
/ˈʃpʁɛçn̩/
to speak
schreiben
/ˈʃʁaɪbn̩/
to write
lesen
/ˈleːzn̩/
to read
gehen
/ˈɡeːən/
to go, to walk
kommen
/ˈkɔmən/
to come
haben
/ˈhaːbn̩/
to have
sein
/zaɪn/
to be
machen
/ˈmaxn̩/
to do, to make
können
/ˈkœnən/
to be able, can
wollen
/ˈvɔlən/
to want
wissen
/ˈvɪsn̩/
to know
arbeit
/ˈaʁbaɪt/
work, job
Arbeit
/ˈaʁbaɪt/
work, job
geld
/ɡɛlt/
money
Geld
/ɡɛlt/
money
stadt
/ʃtat/
city, town
Stadt
/ʃtat/
city, town
land
/lant/
country, land
Land
/lant/
country, land
welt
/vɛlt/
world
Welt
/vɛlt/
world
leben
/ˈleːbn̩/
life
Leben
/ˈleːbn̩/
life
liebe
/ˈliːbə/
love
Liebe
/ˈliːbə/
love
buch
/buːx/
book
Buch
/buːx/
book
immer
/ˈɪmɐ/
always
nie
/niː/
never
heute
/ˈhɔʏtə/
today
morgen
/ˈmɔʁɡn̩/
tomorrow, morning
zeit
/tsaɪt/
time
Zeit
/tsaɪt/
time
schule
/ˈʃuːlə/
school
Schule
/ˈʃuːlə/
school
straße
/ˈʃtʁaːsə/
street
Straße
/ˈʃtʁaːsə/
street
schnell
/ʃnɛl/
fast, quick
langsam
/ˈlaŋzaːm/
slow