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First adjectives: German words for beginners

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122 · German

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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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