German Vocabulary: Common Words and Verbs

• "der Ton" translates to "the tone"
• "das Leben" translates to "the life"
• "der Fernseher" means "TV"
• "sollen" means must
• "die Ruhe" means silence/peace
• "in Ruhe" means in silence/peace
• "Mist!" translates directly
• "der Schatz" translates to "treasure"
• "die Datei" translates to "file"
• "abschicken" means to send off
• "Das darf doch nicht wahr sein!" means "That can't be true!"

Common Verbs in German

• "runtergeladen" means to download
• "surfen" means to surf
• "ansehen" means to look
• "offnen" means to open
• "starten" means to start
• "schließen" means to close
• "weggehen" means to go away
• "fernsehen" means to watch TV
• "bügeln" means "to iron"
• "verlassen" means "to abandon"
• "anschalten" means "to switch on"
• "anmachen" means to light
• "ausmachen" means to make out
• "erlauben" means to allow
• "merken" means to notice
• "checken" means to check
• "einkaufen" means to buy
• "mailen" means to email
• "ausdrucken" means to print out

Adverbs and Adjectives

• "täglich" translates to daily
• "mehrmals" translates to repeatedly
• "selten" can mean rare
• "privat" means private
• "offentlich" translates to republic
• "dunkel" translates to dark
• "erst" means first

Nouns

• "der Brief" translates to letter
• "das Notebook" translates to notebook
• "der Vortrag" translates to lecture
• "die Halfte" translates to half
• "die Sorge" means concern
• "der Chat" means chat or conversation.
• "das Team" means team
• "die Fernsehserie" translates to TV series
• "der Tierfilm" means animal film
• "die Zeichentrickserie" translates to animated series
• "die Nachricht" translates to news
• "der Krimi" translates to crime or thriller
• "der Wetterbericht" means weather report
• "die Werbung" translates to advertisement
• "der Ohrhörer" means earphones
• "das Lieblingslied" mean favourite
• "der Bildschirm" means image
• "der Aufsatz" translates to essay
• "das Radio" translates to the radio
• "die Zahnbürste" translates to toothbrush
• "die Homepage" translates to the homepage

Phrases

• "mitgehen" means to go with
• "Da fallt mir ein" means it occurs to me
• "Vortrag halten" means hold
• "Die Europaische Union" means European Union
• "durfen" means to be allowed
• "das Zahnpützen" means tooth brushing
• "stundenlang" means lasting
• "wenn" means if