Unit 1 English-German Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering English words, German translations, phonetic transcriptions, question words, and grammatical usage notes from Unit 1.

the name of the school

Pronunciation: [ðiː neɪm əv ðə skuːl]. German: der Name der Schule.

of

German: von. Usage examples: 'the name of the school' (der Name der Schule) and 'the colour of my schoolbag' (die Farbe meiner Schultasche).

uniform

Pronunciation: [ˈjuːnɪfɔːm]. German: Uniform. Grammar note: Begins with a [j] sound, which is why it takes the indefinite article 'a' ('a uniform').

who

Pronunciation: [huː]. German: wer.

what?

German: was?

why?

German: warum?

where?

German: wo?

how?

German: wie?

new

Pronunciation: [njuː]. German: neu. Opposite: old ('new

student

Pronunciation: [ˈstjuːdnt]. German: Schüler/in; Student/in.

friend

Pronunciation: [frend]. German: Freund/in.

big

Pronunciation: [bɪɡ]. German: groß. Opposite: small ('big

small

Pronunciation: [smɔːl]. German: klein. Opposite: big ('small

I'm fine. / It is fine.

Pronunciation: [faɪn]. German: Mir/Es geht es gut.

fine

German: gut, in Ordnung; schön. Examples: 'I'm fine' (Mir geht's gut), 'Let's go. Fine.' (In Ordnung), and 'a fine day' (ein schöner Tag).

OK

Pronunciation: [əʊˈkeɪ]. German: okay, gut, in Ordnung.

boring

Pronunciation: [ˈbɔːrɪŋ]. German: langweilig.

hair

Pronunciation: [heə]. German: Haar, Haare. Grammar note: English treats hair as singular ('Your hair is black'), while German uses the plural ('Deine Haare sind schwarz').

horrible

Pronunciation: [ˈhɒrəbl]. German: schrecklich.

Welcome to …

Pronunciation: [ˈwelkəm]. German: Willkommen in / an … Pronunciation note: 'll' is pronounced like the 'l' at the end of 'apple' or 'table'.

community college

Pronunciation: [kəˈmjuːnəti ˈkɒlɪdʒ]. German: (BE) weiterführende Schule mit gymnasialer Oberstufe.

How are you?

Pronunciation: [haʊ]. German: Wie geht's? / Wie geht es dir/euch/Ihnen?

What about you?

Pronunciation: [wɒt əbaʊt juː]. German: Und du? / Was ist mit dir?

(to) like

Pronunciation: [laɪk]. German: mögen. Example: 'I like red. What about you?' – 'I don't like red. I like blue.'

word

Pronunciation: [wɜːd]. German: Wort.

under

German: unter (preposition / Präpos.).

view

German: Aussicht (noun / Subst.).