A1
50 most common German words: level A1
The German words at level A1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | noch | /nɔx/ | still | adverb |
| 2 | nur | /nuːɐ̯/ | only | adverb |
| 3 | gut | /ɡuːt/ | good | noun |
| 4 | auch | /aʊ̯x/ | also | adverb |
| 5 | schon | /ʃoːn/ | already | adverb |
| 6 | doch | /dɔx/ | but | adverb |
| 7 | werden | /ˈveːɐ̯.dn̩/ | become | verb |
| 8 | mehr | /meːɐ̯/ | more | adverb |
| 9 | also | /ˈalzo/ | so | adverb |
| 10 | Bitte | /ˈbɪ.tə/ | request | noun |
| 11 | immer | /ˈɪmɐ/ | always | adverb |
| 12 | wieder | /ˈviːdɐ/ | again | adverb |
| 13 | sagen | /ˈzaːɡn̩/ | say | verb |
| 14 | machen | /ˈma.xn̩/ | make | verb |
| 15 | sehr | /zeːɐ̯/ | very | adverb |
| 16 | Mann | /man/ | man | noun |
| 17 | gehen | /ˈɡeːən/ | go | verb |
| 18 | sehen | /ˈzeːən/ | see | verb |
| 19 | vielleicht | /fi.ˈlaɪ̯çt/ | maybe | adverb |
| 20 | wissen | /ˈvɪsn̩/ | know | verb |
| 21 | nie | /niː/ | never | adverb |
| 22 | wirklich | /ˈvɪʁklɪç/ | really | adjective |
| 23 | kein | /kaɪ̯n/ | no | adverb |
| 24 | viel | /fiːl/ | much | adverb |
| 25 | weg | /veːk/ | away | noun |
| 26 | einfach | /ˈʔaɪ̯nfax/ | simple | adjective |
| 27 | Leben | /ˈleːbm̩/ | life | noun |
| 28 | Zeit | /t͡saɪ̯t/ | time | noun |
| 29 | weil | /vaɪ̯l/ | because | adverb |
| 30 | kommen | /ˈkɔ.mən/ | come | verb |
| 31 | heute | /ˈhɔɪ̯tə/ | today | noun |
| 32 | wollen | /ˈvɔlən/ | want | verb |
| 33 | ganz | /ɡant͡s/ | quite | adjective |
| 34 | sicher | /ˈzɪçɐ/ | sure | adjective |
| 35 | Frau | /fʁaʊ̯/ | woman | noun |
| 36 | lassen | /ˈlasn̩/ | let | verb |
| 37 | Gott | /ɡɔt/ | god | noun |
| 38 | genau | /ɡə.ˈnaʊ̯/ | exactly | adverb |
| 39 | klar | /klaːɐ̯/ | clear | adjective |
| 40 | morgen | /ˈmɔʁ.ɡn̩/ | tomorrow | noun |
| 41 | Leute | /ˈlɔɪ̯tə/ | people | noun |
| 42 | Vater | /ˈfaː.tɐ/ | father | noun |
| 43 | schön | /ʃøːn/ | beautiful | adjective |
| 44 | Glaube | /ˈɡlaʊ̯.bə/ | faith | noun |
| 45 | gerade | /ɡəˈʁaːdə/ | just | adjective |
| 46 | Tag | /taːk/ | day | noun |
| 47 | Geld | /ɡɛlt/ | money | noun |
| 48 | Mutter | /ˈmʊ.tɐ/ | mother | noun |
| 49 | Paar | /paːɐ̯/ | pair | noun |
| 50 | besser | /ˈbɛsɐ/ | better | adjective |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).