For beginners
First adjectives: German words for beginners
The “First adjectives” set from the “For beginners” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “First adjectives” set
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jüngst
[jʏŋst]
recent
adjective
bevorstehend
[bəˈfɔʁˌʃteːʊ̯nt]
near
adjective
kühl
[kyːl]
cool
adjective
ruhiges
[ˈʁuːɪgəs]
quiet
adjective
toll
[tɔl]
great
adjective
gewiss
[gəˈvɪs]
sure
adjective
aufklaren
Clear up
verb
teuer
Pricey
adjective
gleich
[glaɪç]
same
adjective
zuletzt
[tsuˈlɛtst]
last
adverb
zuerst
[tsuˈeːɐst]
first
adverb
Zu
[tsuː]
to
preposition
wütend
[ˈvyːtənt]
angry
adjective
Wirklich
[ˈvɪʁklɪç]
really
adverb
wichtig
[ˈvɪçtɪç]
important
adjective
Wenig
[ˈveːnɪç]
little
adverb
weit
[vaɪt]
far
adjective
warm
[vaʁm]
warm
adjective
WAHR
[vaːɐ]
true
adjective
voll
[fɔl]
full
adjective
verfügbar
[fɛɐˈfyːkbaːʁ]
available
adjective
unterschiedlich
[ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪç]
different
adjective
unmöglich
[ˈʊnmøːklɪç]
impossible
adjective
traurig
[ˈtʁaʊʁɪç]
sad
adjective
traditionell
[tʁaditsioˈnɛl]
traditional
adjective
teuer
[ˈtɔʏɐ]
expensive
adjective
stark
[ʃtaʁk]
strong
adjective
Spät
[ʃpɛːt]
late
adjective
Sicher
[ˈzɪçɐ]
safe
adjective
Sekunde
[zeˈkʊndə]
second
noun
schwierig
[ˈʃviːʁɪç]
difficult
adjective
schwach
[ʃvax]
weak
adjective
schön
[ʃøːn]
nice
adjective
Schnell
[ʃnɛl]
fast
adjective
schmutzig
[ˈʃmʊtsɪç]
dirty
adjective
schlecht
[ʃlɛçt]
bad
adjective
reich
[ʁaɪç]
rich
adjective
Rechts
[ʁɛçts]
on the right
adverb
real
[ʁeˈaːl]
real
adjective
putzen
[ˈpʊtsən]
clean
verb
Privat
[pʁiˈvaːt]
private
adjective
persönlich
[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç]
personal
adjective
öffentlich
[ˈœfəntlɪç]
public
adjective
offen
[ˈɔfən]
open
adjective
nützlich
[ˈnʏtslɪç]
useful
adjective
Normal
[nɔʁˈmaːl]
normal
adjective
niedrig
[ˈniːdʁɪç]
low
adjective
neu
[nɔʏ]
new
adjective
natürlich
[naˈtyːɐlɪç]
natural
adjective
national
[natsjoˈnaːl]
national
adjective
nächste
[ˈnɛːçstə]
next
adjective
müde
[ˈmyːdə]
tired
adjective
möglich
[ˈmøːklɪç]
possible
adjective
modern
[moˈdɛʁn]
modern
adjective
menschlich
[ˈmɛnʃlɪç]
human
adjective
lokal
[loˈkaːl]
local
adjective
leicht
[laɪçt]
easy
adjective
leer
[leːɐ]
empty
adjective
laut
[laʊt]
loud
adjective
Langsam
[ˈlaŋzaːm]
slow
adjective
lang
[laŋ]
long
adjective
kurz
[kʊʁts]
short
adjective
krank
[kʁaŋk]
sick
adjective
klein
[klaɪn]
small
adjective
kalt
[kalt]
cold
adjective
international
[ɪntɐnatsjoˈnaːl]
international
adjective
hoch
[hoːx]
high
adjective
Hell
[hɛl]
bright
adjective
heiß
[haɪs]
hot
adjective
hässlich
[ˈhɛslɪç]
ugly
adjective
hart
[haʁt]
tough
adjective
Gut
[guːt]
good
adjective
großen
[ˈgʁoːsən]
large
adjective
groß
[gʁoːs]
large
adjective
Glücklich
[ˈglʏklɪç]
happy
adjective
Gesund
[gəˈzʊnt]
healthy
adjective
gesellschaftlich
[gəˈzɛlʃaftlɪç]
social
adjective
geschlossen
[gəˈʃlɔsən]
closed
adjective
gefährlich
[gəˈfɛːɐlɪç]
dangerous
adjective
ganz
[gants]
whole
adjective
Früh
[fʁyː]
early
adjective
frei
[fʁaɪ]
free
adjective
Finale
[fiˈnaːlə]
final
noun
fein
[faɪn]
fine
adjective
FALSCH
[falʃ]
false
adjective
ernst
[ɛʁnst]
serious
adjective
erforderlich
[ɛɐˈfɔʁdɐlɪç]
necessary
adjective
einfach
[ˈaɪnfax]
simple
adjective
dunkel
[ˈdʊŋkəl]
dark
adjective
deutlich
[ˈdɔʏtlɪç]
clear
adjective
billig
[ˈbɪlɪç]
cheap
adjective
besonders
[bɪˈzɔndɐs]
special
adjective
beschäftigt
[bəˈʃɛftɪçt]
busy
adjective
bereit
[bəˈʁaɪt]
ready
adjective
ausländisch
[ˈaʊslɛndɪʃ]
foreign
adjective
Art
[aːɐt]
manner
noun
arm
[aʁm]
poor
adjective
ängstlich
[ˈɛŋstlɪç]
afraid
adjective
alt
[alt]
old
adjective
allgemein
[ˈalgəmaɪn]
general
adjective
aktuell
[aktuˈɛl]
current
adjective
eng
tight
adjective
besonders
special
adjective
krank
Sick
adjective
verängstigt
scared
adjective
Rechte
Rights
noun
schön
nice
adjective
nächste
nearest
adjective
Haupt-
main
adjective
locker
loose
adjective
schmuddelig
grubby
adjective
froh
glad
adjective
zerbrechlich
Frail
adjective
passen
fit
verb
falsch
false
adjective
einfach
easy
adjective
häufig
common
adjective
schließen
close
verb
billiger
cheaper
adjective
belebt
bustling
adjective
blau
Blue
adjective
ängstlich
afraid
adjective
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