Speak German in ~200 words
German version of funwithlanguages‘ You only need ~200 words to talk about everyday things list. I added a few things that weren’t on the original list like to help, to play, to read, on, not, etc.
Learning this list in conjunction with some grammar and additional vocabulary, you’ll be able to express most everyday things and be understood. Viel Spaß! (have fun!) :D
I got a lovely anon the other day who took their time to upload this vocab to quizlet! If anyone’s interested, you can find the lists here :)
Click on a verb to see it conjugated.
to make (sb do sthg): veranlassen
to be going to - to become: werden
would be going to: Konjunktiv ii of werden
to think: denken (think) - glauben (believe)
to need (require): brauchen
should: Konjunktiv ii of sollen
to try (to do): versuchen
to get (receive): bekommen
to start: beginnen - anfangen
to give: geben - schenken (gift)
to wear - to carry: tragen
to look for - to search: suchen
to play (game - music): spielen
goodbye: auf Wiedersehen - tschüss
nice to meet you: freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen - freut mich, dich kennenzulernen
yes: ja
sorry: Entschuldigung! (pardon) - Es tut mir leid! (I’m sorry)
excuse me: Entschuldigung!
well (filler): na - also - nun
really?: wirklich? - echt?
CONJUNCTIONS Suboordinating conjunctions (marked*) send the main verb to the very end of the clause.
but: aber - doch - sondern (after negative)
therefore: deswegen - deshalb - also - darum
if: wenn* (if - when) - falls* (in the case that)
PREPOSITIONS [+required case]
before: vor (in front of) [+akk/dat]
of: von [+dat] - aus (made of) [+dat]
from: aus [+dat] - von (run from) [+dat] - vor (hide from) [+dat]
to: zu [+dat] - an (send to) [+akk]
in: in [+akk/dat] - mit (mode of transport) [+dat] - auf (language) [+dat]
at (place): an [+akk/dat] - in (school - state - doing sthg) [+akk/dat]
on: an (date - vertical surface) [+akk/dat] - auf (horizontal surface) [+akk/dat] - mit (mode of transport) [+dat]
about: über [+akk/dat] - an [+akk]
some: etwas (used with uncountable nouns) – einige (used with plural nouns)
no: kein (negative of ein)
easy: einfach (simple) - leicht (light)
hard: schwierig (difficult) - schwer (heavy)
cool: toll (great) - cool
different: anders (other) - verschieden - unterschiedlich
only: nur (just) - erst (time)
still: noch (not yet) – still (not moving)
NOUNS definite article [plural form]
All nouns in German start with a capital letter.
person: die Person [Personen] - der Mensch [Menschen] (human)
friend: der Freund [Freunde] - die Freundin [Freundinnen]
mother - father - parents: die Mutter [Mütter] - der Vater [Väter] - die Eltern
daughter - son - child: die Tochter [Töchter] - der Sohn [Sohne], das Kind [Kinder]
wife - husband: die Frau [Frauen] - der Mann [Männer]
boyfriend - girlfriend : der Freund [Freunde] - die Freundin [Freundinnen]
breakfast: das Frühstück [Frühstücke]
hour: die Stunde [Stunden]
language: die Sprache [Sprachen]
company: die Firma [Firmen]
PRONOUNS nom [akk - dat - gen]
I: ich [mich - mir - mein]
we: wir [uns - uns - unser]
you (informal singular): du [dich - dir - dein]
you (informal plural): ihr [euch - euch - euer]
you (fomal singular and plural): Sie [Sie - Ihnen - Ihr]
she: sie [sie - ihr - ihr]
he: er [ihn - ihm - sein]
they: sie [sie - ihnen - ihr]
who [whom - to whom - whose]: wer [wen - wem - wessen]
where: wo (stationary) - wohin (where to) - woher (where from)
Korrekturen, Vorschläge und Fragen sind natürlich willkommen! If you have any questions about learning German, need help or just want to have a chat, I’d love to hear from you <3
annaxmalina
pixelskylines
areudirty
jacobvanloon
blakekathryn
