
German 1 Vocabulary
Greetings, numbers, articles and gendered nouns, family, food, clothing, and basic verb conjugation in the present tense. Each card pairs the German word with its English meaning.
Cards (40)
- 1Front
Guten Morgen
BackGood morning
- 2Front
Guten Tag
BackGood day / Good afternoon
- 3Front
Guten Abend
BackGood evening
- 4Front
Auf Wiedersehen
BackGoodbye
- 5Front
Tschüss
BackBye (informal)
- 6Front
Wie geht es Ihnen?
BackHow are you? (formal)
- 7Front
Wie geht's?
BackHow are you? (informal)
- 8Front
Bitte
BackPlease / You're welcome
- 9Front
Danke
BackThank you
- 10Front
What are the German numbers eins through zehn?
Back1=eins, 2=zwei, 3=drei, 4=vier, 5=fünf, 6=sechs, 7=sieben, 8=acht, 9=neun, 10=zehn
- 11Front
What are the German numbers elf through zwanzig?
Back11=elf, 12=zwölf, 13=dreizehn, 14=vierzehn, 15=fünfzehn, 16=sechzehn, 17=siebzehn, 18=achtzehn, 19=neunzehn, 20=zwanzig
- 12Front
What is the German definite article (the) for masculine nouns?
Backder (e.g., der Mann – the man)
- 13Front
What is the German definite article (the) for feminine nouns?
Backdie (e.g., die Frau – the woman)
- 14Front
What is the German definite article (the) for neuter nouns?
Backdas (e.g., das Kind – the child)
- 15Front
What is the German indefinite article (a/an) for masculine nouns?
Backein (e.g., ein Mann – a man)
- 16Front
What is the German indefinite article (a/an) for feminine nouns?
Backeine (e.g., eine Frau – a woman)
- 17Front
die Mutter
Backthe mother
- 18Front
der Vater
Backthe father
- 19Front
der Bruder
Backthe brother
- 20Front
die Schwester
Backthe sister
- 21Front
die Großmutter
Backthe grandmother
- 22Front
der Großvater
Backthe grandfather
- 23Front
das Brot
Backthe bread
- 24Front
das Wasser
Backthe water
- 25Front
die Milch
Backthe milk
- 26Front
der Apfel
Backthe apple
- 27Front
das Fleisch
Backthe meat
- 28Front
der Käse
Backthe cheese
- 29Front
das Hemd
Backthe shirt
- 30Front
die Hose
Backthe pants / trousers
- 31Front
die Jacke
Backthe jacket
- 32Front
der Schuh
Backthe shoe
- 33Front
das Kleid
Backthe dress
- 34Front
die Mütze
Backthe hat / cap
- 35Front
How do you conjugate the verb 'sein' (to be) in the present tense for ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie?
Backich bin, du bist, er/sie/es ist, wir sind, ihr seid, sie/Sie sind
- 36Front
How do you conjugate the verb 'haben' (to have) in the present tense for ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie?
Backich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat, wir haben, ihr habt, sie/Sie haben
- 37Front
How do you conjugate a regular -en verb like 'spielen' (to play) for ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie?
Backich spiele, du spielst, er/sie/es spielt, wir spielen, ihr spielt, sie/Sie spielen
- 38Front
What is the present tense conjugation of 'gehen' (to go) for ich and wir?
Backich gehe, wir gehen
- 39Front
What is the present tense conjugation of 'essen' (to eat) for ich, du, and er/sie/es?
Backich esse, du isst, er/sie/es isst (note the stem vowel change e → i)
- 40Front
What is the present tense conjugation of 'sprechen' (to speak) for ich, du, and er/sie/es?
Backich spreche, du sprichst, er/sie/es spricht (note the stem vowel change e → i)
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