Common German Verbs and Adjectives

These flashcards cover common German verbs and adjectives, providing their meanings in English.

to be

sein

to have

haben

to do / make

machen

to go

gehen

to come

kommen

to see

sehen

to give

geben

to take

nehmen

to speak

sprechen

to eat

essen

to drink

trinken

to sleep

schlafen

to learn

lernen

to understand

verstehen

to read

lesen

to write

schreiben

to drive / travel

fahren

to stay

bleiben

to work

arbeiten

to play

spielen

to run / walk

laufen

to think

denken

to know (a fact)

wissen

to like

mögen

to need

brauchen

to buy

kaufen

to sell

verkaufen

to search / look for

suchen

to find

finden

to begin

beginnen

to end

enden

to live / reside

wohnen

to ask

fragen

to answer

antworten

to help

helfen

to forget

vergessen

to sit

sitzen

to stand

stehen

to carry / wear

tragen

to open

öffnen

to close

schließen

to travel

reisen

to hope

hoffen

to love

lieben

to hear / listen

hören

good

gut

bad

schlecht

big / tall

groß

small

klein

new

neu

old

alt

beautiful / nice

schön

ugly

hässlich

interesting

interessant

boring

langweilig

friendly

freundlich

nice / kind

nett

happy

glücklich

sad

traurig

tired

müde

strong

stark

difficult

schwierig

easy / simple

einfach

expensive

teuer

cheap

billig

hot

heiß

cold

kalt

loud

laut

quiet

ruhig

important

wichtig

interested

interessiert

smooth

glatt

fast

schnell

slow

langsam

dangerous

gefährlich

safe

sicher

bright

hell

dark

dunkel

light / easy

leicht

heavy / hard

schwer

wet

nass

dry

trocken

healthy

gesund

sick

krank

warm

warm

cool

kühl

free

frei

occupied

besetzt

old-fashioned

altmodisch

modern

modern

exciting

spannend

clean

sauber

dirty

schmutzig

calm / quiet

ruhig