German Vocabulary: Common Words and Their Meanings for Learners

süß

sweet; cute

begegnen

to meet by chance; to encounter (takes dative)

die Eiche

the oak tree

zart

delicate; tender

stürzen

to fall; to plunge; to pounce (often with "auf")

der Jäger

the hunter

ungezogen

naughty; ill-behaved

jammern

to wail; to moan

die Pfote

the paw

abhauen

to leave; to run off (colloquial)

gutmütig

good‑natured

die Wut

the rage; the fury

schleudern

to hurl; to fling; to throw

heulen

to cry with rage; to bawl; to howl

frech

ill behaved; fresh (as a smart-aleck)

widerwillig

unwilling

trödeln

to dawdle; to dilly‑dally

sich weigern

to refuse

sich verstecken

to hide oneself

die Wiese

the meadow; the field

schnarchen

to snore

leiden

to suffer

litt

to suffer (preterite)

gelitten

to suffer (past participle)

die Gier

the greed

die Geschwindigkeit

the speed

rauh

rough

trösten

to comfort; to console

der Teig

the dough; the batter

meckern

to bleat (like a goat/sheep); to complain

dauern

to last (an amount of time)

die Bank

the bench; the bank (financial)

die Scherbe

the fragment; the shard