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German Vocabulary
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Kaffee kah-fay
coffee
noun los lohs
out, away, off
adverb kann kun
can
verb bezahlen buh-TSAH-len
to pay
verb Ja yah
Yes
adverb Mir meer
to me
pronoun gefällt ge-felt (like guh-felt)
is pleasing/likes
verb diese dee-zeh
this
demonstrative pronou Stadt shtat
city/town
noun bereit buh-ryte
ready
adjective ja yah
yes
interjection Toilette Toh-LEH-tuh
toilet, restroom, bathroom
noun Was vahs
What
pronoun dir deer
to you / yourself (dative)
pronoun bin bin
am
verb müde MOO-duh (like the 'u' in 'put', with a soft 'e' at the end)
tired
adjective offen o-fuhn (like 'off-in')
open
adjective mag Mahg
like
verb Schau shau
Look (imperative)
verb an ahn
at / on
preposition Das Duss
This / That
pronoun lassen LAH-sen
to let, to leave
verb aussehen owss-zay-hen
to look, to appear
verb schön shurn
nice, beautiful, lovely
adjective Darf dahrf
May/Can
verb hinsetzen hin-zet-sen
to sit down
verb Hunger hoong-uh
hunger
noun iss Iss (like 'hiss' but with a clear 'i' sound)
eat (command)
verb schnell Shnell (rhymes with 'smell' but with a 'sh' sound)
quickly / fast
adverb fertig fair-tish
finished, ready, done
adjective Zeitung TSY-toong
newspaper
noun habe hah-buh
have
verb Durst doorst
thirst
noun mögen mahg
to like
verb bevorzuge Beh-fohr-tsoo-geh
prefer
verb Tee Tay (like the letter 'T')
tea
noun jetzt YETST
now
adverb kochen KOH-khen
to cook
verb arbeiten AR-by-ten
to work
verb will vil
want
verb Welche VEL-sheh
Which, What
article Farbe FAR-buh
Color
noun einen ai-nuhn (rhymes with 'eye-nun')
a
article Korb korp (rhymes with English 'corp')
basket
noun sind zint
are
verb Lebensmittel LAY-bens-mit-tel
groceries / foodstuffs
noun Brot Broht (rhymes with 'boat')
bread
noun alles AH-less (like 'Alice' without the 'i' sound)
all / everything
pronoun eins ayns (like 'ay' in 'say' plus 'ns')
one
numeral die Ruhe
quiet / rest
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