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First verbs: German words for beginners
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Words in the “First verbs” set
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schneiden
[ˈʃnaɪ̯dən]
cut
verb
servieren
[zɛʁˈviːʁən]
serve
verb
ausgeben
[ˈaʊ̯sˌgeːbən]
spend
verb
sich umdrehen
[zɪç ˈʊmˌdʁeːən]
turn
verb
baute
[ˈbaʊ̯tə]
built
verb
erschuf
[ɛʁˈʃuːf]
created
verb
anschauen
[ˈanʃaʊ̯ən]
watch
verb
stehen
[ˈʃteːən]
stand
verb
bereitstellen
[bəˈʁaɪtʃtɛlən]
provide
verb
Bär
bear
noun
einbeziehen
[ˈaɪnbəˌtsiːən]
include
verb
reden
[ˈʁeːdn̩]
talk
verb
erreichen
reaching
verb
sein
being
verb
bekommen
[bəˈkɔmən]
get
verb
verpassen
Miss out
verb
Aufschub
Reprieve
noun
verschicken
[fɛɐˈʃɪkən]
send out
verb
anrufen
[ˈanˌʁuːfən]
call
verb
ziehen
[ˈtsiːən]
pull
verb
Zeige
[ˈtsaɪgə]
show
verb
Wissen
[ˈvɪsən]
know
verb
werden
[ˈveːʁdən]
become
verb
weitermachen
[ˈvaɪtɐˌmaxən]
continue
verb
Warten
[ˈvaʁtən]
wait
verb
wachsen
[ˈvaksən]
grow
verb
Vorschlagen
[ˈfoːɐˌʃlaːgən]
suggest
verb
versuchen
[fɛɐˈzuːxən]
try
verb
Verstehen
[fɛɐˈʃteːən]
understand
verb
Verlieren
[fɛɐˈliːʁən]
lose
verb
verkaufen
[fɛɐˈkaʊfən]
sell
verb
überlegen
[ˌyːbɐˈleːgən]
consider
verb
Tun
[tuːn]
do
verb
treffen
[ˈtʁɛfən]
meet
verb
töten
[ˈtøːtən]
kill
verb
stoppen
[ˈʃtɔpən]
stop
verb
sterben
[ˈʃtɛʁbən]
die
verb
stellen
[ˈʃtɛlən]
set
verb
Start
[ʃtaʁt]
start
noun
sprechen
[ˈʃpʁɛçən]
speak
verb
spielen
[ˈʃpiːlən]
play
verb
Sitzen
[ˈzɪtsən]
sit
verb
Sei
[zaɪ]
be
verb
schicken
[ˈʃɪkən]
dispatch
verb
schaffen
[ˈʃafn̩]
work (Swabian)
verb
Satz
[zats]
sentence
noun
Sagen
[ˈzaːgən]
say
verb
Rückgabe
[ˈʁʏkˌgaːbə]
return
noun
passieren
[paˈsiːʁən]
pass
verb
offen
[ˈɔfən]
open
adjective
nehmen
[ˈneːmən]
take
verb
möchte
[ˈmœçtə]
want
verb
Liebe
[ˈliːbə]
love
noun
lesen
[ˈleːzən]
read
verb
lernen
[ˈlɛʁnən]
learn
verb
Leben
[ˈleːbn̩]
live
verb
Laufen
[ˈlaʊfən]
walk
verb
lassen
[ˈlasən]
let
verb
Lass
[las]
let
verb
kaufen
[ˈkaʊfən]
buy
verb
hören
[ˈhøːʁən]
hear
verb
hinzufügen
[hɪnˈtsuːˌfyːgən]
add
verb
Helfen
[ˈhɛlfən]
help
verb
habe
[ˈhaːbə]
have
verb
glauben
[ˈglaʊbən]
believe
verb
gewinnen
[gəˈvɪnən]
win
verb
gesehen
[gəˈzeːən]
seen
verb
geschrieben
[gəˈʃʁiːbən]
written
verb
gemacht
[gəˈmaxt]
made
verb
gelesen
[gəˈleːzən]
read
verb
gekommen
[gəˈkɔmən]
come
verb
Gehen
[ˈgeːən]
go
verb
geben
[ˈgeːbən]
give
verb
führen
[ˈfyːʁən]
lead
verb
fühlen
[ˈfyːlən]
feel
verb
Fragen
[ˈfʁaːgən]
ask
verb
folgen
[ˈfɔlgən]
follow
verb
finden
[ˈfɪndən]
find
verb
fallen
[ˈfalən]
fall
verb
Erzählen
[ɛɐˈtsɛːlən]
tell
verb
erwarten
[ɛɐˈvaʁtən]
expect
verb
erscheinen
[ɛɐˈʃaɪnən]
seem
verb
erschaffen
[ɛɐˈʃafən]
create
verb
erreichen
[ɛɐˈʁaɪçən]
reach
verb
erlauben
[ɛɐˈlaʊbən]
allow
verb
erklären
[ɛɐˈklɛːʁən]
explain
verb
erinnern
[ɛɐˈɪnɐn]
remember
verb
erheben
[ɛɐˈheːbən]
raise
verb
erfordern
[ɛɐˈfɔʁdɐn]
require
verb
entscheiden
[ɛntˈʃaɪdən]
to decide
verb
Der Spaziergang
[deːɐ ʃpaˈtsiːɐˌgaŋ]
walk
noun
denken
[ˈdɛŋkən]
think
verb
bringen
[ˈbʁɪŋən]
bring
verb
blicken
[ˈblɪkən]
look
verb
bleiben
[ˈblaɪbən]
remain
verb
bezahlen
[bəˈtsaːlən]
pay
verb
bewegen
[bəˈveːgən]
move
verb
Bericht
[bəˈʁɪçt]
report
noun
benutzen
[bəˈnʊtsən]
use
verb
benötigen
[bəˈnøːtɪgən]
need
verb
behalten
[bəˈhaltən]
keep
verb
beginnen
[bəˈgɪnən]
start
verb
bedeuten
[bəˈdɔɪtən]
mean
verb
bauen
[ˈbaʊən]
build
verb
Arbeit
[ˈaʁbaɪt]
work
noun
Anwendung
[ˈanˌvɛndʊŋ]
application
noun
Angebot
[ˈangəboːt]
offer
noun
ändern
[ˈɛndɐn]
change
verb
sein
were
verb
sein
was
verb
wollen
wants
verb
lernen
to learn
verb
zurückgeben
Take back
phrase
vermuten
Suppose
verb
anfangen
started
verb
sprach
spoke
verb
ausgeben
spent
verb
zeigen
shows
verb
schäbig
shabby
adjective
Satz
set
noun
gesehen
seen
verb
scheinen
seem
verb
behalten
retain
verb
lösen
Resolve
verb
benötigen
requires
verb
bleiben
remain
verb
ziehen
pulled
verb
vorbeikommen
pass
verb
Geschwindigkeit
Pace
noun
überholen
Overtake
verb
meinen
meant
verb
Aussehen
looks
noun
leben
live
verb
geführt
led
verb
wissen
know
verb
reparieren
Fix
verb
herausfinden
Figure out
verb
fühlen
felt
verb
erschaffend
creating
verb
setzt fort
continues
verb
erwägt
considers
verb
kommend
coming
verb
änderte
Changed
verb
sich durchsetzen
Catch on
phrase
rief an
Called
verb
kaufend
buying
verb
Versuch
attempt
noun
Hilfe
assistance
noun
helfen
assist
verb
fragen
ask
verb
erlaubt
allows
verb
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