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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.

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  • 1
    Front

    Guten Morgen

    Back

    Good morning

  • 2
    Front

    Guten Tag

    Back

    Good day / Good afternoon

  • 3
    Front

    Guten Abend

    Back

    Good evening

  • 4
    Front

    Auf Wiedersehen

    Back

    Goodbye

  • 5
    Front

    Tschüss

    Back

    Bye (informal)

  • 6
    Front

    Wie geht es Ihnen?

    Back

    How are you? (formal)

  • 7
    Front

    Wie geht's?

    Back

    How are you? (informal)

  • 8
    Front

    Bitte

    Back

    Please / You're welcome

  • 9
    Front

    Danke

    Back

    Thank you

  • 10
    Front

    What are the German numbers eins through zehn?

    Back

    1=eins, 2=zwei, 3=drei, 4=vier, 5=fünf, 6=sechs, 7=sieben, 8=acht, 9=neun, 10=zehn

  • 11
    Front

    What are the German numbers elf through zwanzig?

    Back

    11=elf, 12=zwölf, 13=dreizehn, 14=vierzehn, 15=fünfzehn, 16=sechzehn, 17=siebzehn, 18=achtzehn, 19=neunzehn, 20=zwanzig

  • 12
    Front

    What is the German definite article (the) for masculine nouns?

    Back

    der (e.g., der Mann – the man)

  • 13
    Front

    What is the German definite article (the) for feminine nouns?

    Back

    die (e.g., die Frau – the woman)

  • 14
    Front

    What is the German definite article (the) for neuter nouns?

    Back

    das (e.g., das Kind – the child)

  • 15
    Front

    What is the German indefinite article (a/an) for masculine nouns?

    Back

    ein (e.g., ein Mann – a man)

  • 16
    Front

    What is the German indefinite article (a/an) for feminine nouns?

    Back

    eine (e.g., eine Frau – a woman)

  • 17
    Front

    die Mutter

    Back

    the mother

  • 18
    Front

    der Vater

    Back

    the father

  • 19
    Front

    der Bruder

    Back

    the brother

  • 20
    Front

    die Schwester

    Back

    the sister

  • 21
    Front

    die Großmutter

    Back

    the grandmother

  • 22
    Front

    der Großvater

    Back

    the grandfather

  • 23
    Front

    das Brot

    Back

    the bread

  • 24
    Front

    das Wasser

    Back

    the water

  • 25
    Front

    die Milch

    Back

    the milk

  • 26
    Front

    der Apfel

    Back

    the apple

  • 27
    Front

    das Fleisch

    Back

    the meat

  • 28
    Front

    der Käse

    Back

    the cheese

  • 29
    Front

    das Hemd

    Back

    the shirt

  • 30
    Front

    die Hose

    Back

    the pants / trousers

  • 31
    Front

    die Jacke

    Back

    the jacket

  • 32
    Front

    der Schuh

    Back

    the shoe

  • 33
    Front

    das Kleid

    Back

    the dress

  • 34
    Front

    die Mütze

    Back

    the hat / cap

  • 35
    Front

    How do you conjugate the verb 'sein' (to be) in the present tense for ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie?

    Back

    ich bin, du bist, er/sie/es ist, wir sind, ihr seid, sie/Sie sind

  • 36
    Front

    How do you conjugate the verb 'haben' (to have) in the present tense for ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie?

    Back

    ich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat, wir haben, ihr habt, sie/Sie haben

  • 37
    Front

    How do you conjugate a regular -en verb like 'spielen' (to play) for ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie?

    Back

    ich spiele, du spielst, er/sie/es spielt, wir spielen, ihr spielt, sie/Sie spielen

  • 38
    Front

    What is the present tense conjugation of 'gehen' (to go) for ich and wir?

    Back

    ich gehe, wir gehen

  • 39
    Front

    What is the present tense conjugation of 'essen' (to eat) for ich, du, and er/sie/es?

    Back

    ich esse, du isst, er/sie/es isst (note the stem vowel change e → i)

  • 40
    Front

    What is the present tense conjugation of 'sprechen' (to speak) for ich, du, and er/sie/es?

    Back

    ich spreche, du sprichst, er/sie/es spricht (note the stem vowel change e → i)

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