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First useful words: German words for beginners
The “First useful words” set from the “For beginners” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “First useful words” set
113 · GermanThese German words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 113 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
da
[da]
as
conjunction
mögen
[ˈmøːgn]
like
verb
Rücken
[ˈrykən]
back
noun
Vorderseite
[ˈfɔʁdəʁˌzaɪtə]
front
noun
hinaus
[hɪˈnaʊs]
out
adverb
nach hinten
[naːx ˈhɪntən]
backward
adverb
eventuell
[əˈvɛntʊɛl]
perhaps
adverb
jenseits
[ˈjɛnzaɪts]
beyond
preposition
daneben
[daˈneːbən]
beside
adverb
Wiedersehen
[ˈviːdɐˌzeːən]
See you again
interjection
regelmäßig
[ˈʁeːgl̩ˌmɛːɪ̯ɪç]
regularly
adverb
zwischen
[ˈtsvɪʃən]
between
preposition
zusammen
[tsuˈzamən]
together
adverb
Zu
[tsuː]
too
adverb
würde
[ˈvʏʁdə]
would
verb
Wirklich
[ˈvɪʁklɪç]
really
adverb
Wie
[viː]
how
adverb
werden
[ˈvɛʁdən]
will
verb
wenn
[vɛn]
if
conjunction
Weg
[veːk]
away
adverb
wahrscheinlich
[vaːɐˈʃaɪnlɪç]
probably
adverb
voraus
[foˈʁaʊs]
ahead
adverb
Vielleicht
[fiˈlaɪçt]
maybe
adverb
unter
[ˈʊntɐ]
under
preposition
unten
[ˈʊntən]
below
adverb
und
[ʊnt]
and
conjunction
überall
[ˌyːbɐˈal]
everywhere
adverb
trotz
[tʁɔts]
despite
preposition
stattdessen
[ʃtatˈdɛsən]
instead
adverb
sollte
[ˈzɔltə]
should
verb
sogar
[zoˈgaːɐ]
even
adverb
so
[zoː]
so
adverb
selbst
[zɛlpst]
oneself
pronoun
sehr
[zeːɐ]
very
adverb
runter
[ˈʁʊntɐ]
down
adverb
Okay
[oˈkeː]
okay
interjection
ohne
[ˈoːnə]
without
preposition
oder
[ˈoːdɐ]
or
conjunction
obwohl
[ˈɔp.ˌboːl]
though
conjunction
oben
[ˈoːbən]
above
adverb
ob
[ɔp]
whether
conjunction
nirgends
[ˈnɪʁgənts]
nowhere
adverb
Nein
[naɪn]
no
interjection
nach vorne
[naːx ˈfɔʁnə]
forward
adverb
nach
[naːx]
after
preposition
muss
[mʊs]
must
verb
mit
[mɪt]
with
preposition
links
[lɪŋks]
left
adverb
könnte
[ˈkœntə]
might
verb
kann
[kan]
can
verb
Jedoch
[jeˈdɔx]
however
conjunction
Ja
[ja]
yes
interjection
irgendwo
[ˈɪʁgn̩ˌvo]
anywhere
adverb
Inzwischen
[ɪnˈtsvɪʃən]
meanwhile
adverb
innerhalb
[ˈɪnɐhalp]
within
preposition
innen
[ˈɪnən]
inside
adverb
indem
[ɪnˈdeːm]
by
conjunction
Im
[ɪm]
in
preposition
hoch
[hoːx]
up
adverb
hinter
[ˈhɪntɐ]
behind
preposition
hinein
[hɪˈnaɪn]
into
adverb
Hier
[hiːɐ]
here
adverb
Hallo
[ˈhalo]
hello
interjection
gegen
[ˈgeːgən]
against
preposition
ganz und gar
[gants ʊnt gaːɐ]
completely
phrase
ganz
[gants]
quite
adverb
für
[fyːɐ]
for
preposition
fast
[fast]
almost
adverb
es sei denn
[ɛs zaɪ ˈdɛn]
unless
phrase
entlang
[ɛntˈlaŋ]
along
preposition
einzig
[ˈaɪn̩tsɪç]
single
adjective
einmal
[ˈaɪnmaːl]
once
adverb
einfach
[ˈaɪnfax]
simply
adverb
eigentlich
[ˈaɪgəntlɪç]
actually
adverb
dürfen
[ˈdʏʁfən]
be allowed to
verb
durch
[dʊʁç]
through
preposition
draußen
[ˈdʁaʊsən]
outside
adverb
Dort
[dɔʁt]
there
adverb
denn
[dɛn]
because
conjunction
Danke
[ˈdaŋkə]
thanks
interjection
Bitte
[ˈbɪtə]
please
interjection
besonders
[bəˈzɔndɐs]
especially
adverb
Bei
[baɪ]
at
preposition
außer
[ˈaʊsɐ]
except
preposition
aus
[aʊs]
out of
preposition
Auch
[aʊx]
also
adverb
ansonsten
[anˈzɔnstən]
otherwise
adverb
An
[an]
at
preposition
also
[ˈalzoː]
therefore
adverb
als
[als]
than
conjunction
aber
[ˈaːbɐ]
but
conjunction
werden
Will
verb
nach oben
up
adverb
zu
too
adverb
obwohl
Though
conjunction
als
than
conjunction
einfach
simply
adverb
ziemlich
quite
adverb
über
over
preposition
weg
off
adverb
von
of
preposition
könnte
Might
verb
gerade
just
adverb
wenn es Ihnen nichts ausmacht
If you Don't mind
phrase
Auf Wiedersehen
goodbye
interjection
überwinden
Get over
phrase
vollständig
entirely
adverb
Prost
Cheers
interjection
weg
away
adverb
auch
As well
phrase
irgendwo
anywhere
adverb
neben
alongside
preposition
über
across
preposition
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