Learn German for English speakers
You’re learning German. NativeLingo swaps about one word in a hundred on the English pages you already read for its translation, in the right form and at your level. Hover to see the original, then type the word back in a short daily review.
Words in the dictionary for this pair: 5,111. Each has a level from A1 to C2, set by how often it comes up in film and TV subtitles, so the words you meet first are the ones you need most.
How it looks on a page
The page says
I missed the last train home, so I walked.
With NativeLingo
I missed the last Zug home, so I walked.
Hover the word: train → Zug
The 30 words you’ll meet first
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | noch | /nɔx/ | still | A1 |
| 2 | nur | /nuːɐ̯/ | only | A1 |
| 3 | gut | /ɡuːt/ | good | A1 |
| 4 | auch | /aʊ̯x/ | also | A1 |
| 5 | schon | /ʃoːn/ | already | A1 |
| 6 | doch | /dɔx/ | but | A1 |
| 7 | werden | /ˈveːɐ̯.dn̩/ | become | A1 |
| 8 | mehr | /meːɐ̯/ | more | A1 |
| 9 | also | /ˈalzo/ | so | A1 |
| 10 | Bitte | /ˈbɪ.tə/ | request | A1 |
| 11 | immer | /ˈɪmɐ/ | always | A1 |
| 12 | wieder | /ˈviːdɐ/ | again | A1 |
| 13 | sagen | /ˈzaːɡn̩/ | say | A1 |
| 14 | machen | /ˈma.xn̩/ | make | A1 |
| 15 | sehr | /zeːɐ̯/ | very | A1 |
| 16 | Mann | /man/ | man | A1 |
| 17 | gehen | /ˈɡeːən/ | go | A1 |
| 18 | sehen | /ˈzeːən/ | see | A1 |
| 19 | vielleicht | /fi.ˈlaɪ̯çt/ | maybe | A1 |
| 20 | wissen | /ˈvɪsn̩/ | know | A1 |
| 21 | nie | /niː/ | never | A1 |
| 22 | wirklich | /ˈvɪʁklɪç/ | really | A1 |
| 23 | kein | /kaɪ̯n/ | no | A1 |
| 24 | viel | /fiːl/ | much | A1 |
| 25 | weg | /veːk/ | away | A1 |
| 26 | einfach | /ˈʔaɪ̯nfax/ | simple | A1 |
| 27 | Leben | /ˈleːbm̩/ | life | A1 |
| 28 | Zeit | /t͡saɪ̯t/ | time | A1 |
| 29 | weil | /vaɪ̯l/ | because | A1 |
| 30 | kommen | /ˈkɔ.mən/ | come | A1 |
Words by level
Levels follow word frequency in subtitles, not an official CEFR list. At A2 you start seeing A2 words swapped in; the ones you know are left alone.
A1In the dictionary: 180noch, nur, gut…The 50 most common →A2In the dictionary: 453Wahrheit, Woche, bestimmt…The 50 most common →B1In the dictionary: 603Position, Fernsehen, schließlich…The 50 most common →B2In the dictionary: 1,026sicherlich, Verbrecher, Maske…The 50 most common →C1In the dictionary: 1,578Produkt, Tafel, regelmäßig…The 50 most common →
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).