gcse german topic 1

1.     stark

strong

2.     ruhig

quiet, calm

3.     gay

gay

4.      weiß

white

5.     deutsch

German

6.      alt

old

7.     kurz

short, brief

8.     jung

young

9.     bekannt

well-known, famous

10. europäisch

European

11. schwarz

black

12.  nahe, nah

near(by), close

13.  tot

dead

14.  persönlich

personal

15. englisch

English

16.  grün

green

17.  erfolgreich

successful

18.  unabhängig

independent

19.  französisch

French

20.  lieb

dear, kind

21.  blau

blue

22.  kulturell

cultural

23.  ernst

serious

24.  dick

fat

25.  geboren

born

26.  böse

bad, mad, naughty, angry

27. streng

strict, severe

28.  berühmt

famous

29.  froh

happy, glad

30.  grau

grey

31.  nett

nice

32.  freundlich

kind, nice, friendly

33.  ehrlich

honest

34.  traurig

sad

35.  komisch

funny, comical, strange, odd, weird

36.  spanisch

Spanish

37.  blöd

stupid, dumb

38.  sportlich

sporty, athletic

39.  braun

brown

40.  arbeitslos

unemployed

41.  süß

sweet, sugary, cute

42.  kaputt

broken, ruined

43.  verheiratet

married

44.  musikalisch

musical

45.  schlank

slim, thin

46.  witzig

funny, witty, comical

47. höflich

polite

48.  faul

lazy, idle

49.  ärgerlich

annoying, irritating

50.  bi(sexuell)

bi, bisexual

51.  geduldig

patient

52.  gemein

mean, cruel, nasty

53.  geschieden

divorced

54.  getrennt

separated

55.  hetero(sexuell)

straight, heterosexual

56.  hilfsbereit

helpful, co-operative

57.  ledig

single, unmarried

58.  nicht binär, nichtbinär

non-binary

59.  trans(gender)

transgender

 

adjectives/adverbs

60. glücklich

happy, fortunate, happily

61.  traditionell

traditional, traditionally

62.  kreativ

creative, creatively

 

adverbs

63.  allein, alleine

alone

64. zusammen

together, altogether

feminine nouns  (die)

65.  Familie

family

66.  Liebe

love

67.  Farbe

colour

68.  Katze

cat

69.  Dame

lady

70.  Religion

religion

71.  Tante

aunt

72.  Tradition

tradition

73.  Frau

woman, wife, Mrs.

74.  Mutter

mother

75.  Person

person

76.  Sprache

language, speech

77.  Hilfe

help, assistance

78.  (die, eine) Deutsche

(the, a) German (f)

79.  Beziehung

relation, relationship

80.  Tochter

daughter

81.  Größe

size, height

82.  Schwester

sister

83.  Unterstützung

support

84.  (die, eine) Jugendliche

(the, a) young person, adolescent (f)

85.  Kommunikation

communication

86.  Jüdin

Jewish person (f)

87. Oma

grandma, grandmother

88.  Ehe

marriage

89.  Party

party

90.  Persönlichkeit

personality, celebrity

91.  Hochzeit

wedding, marriage

92.  Cousine

cousin (female)

93.  zivile Partnerschaft

civil partnership

 

masculine nouns (der)

94.  Vater

father

95.  Freund

friend

96.  Sohn

son

97.  Nachbar

neighbour

98.  Cousin

cousin (male)

99.  Mensch

human being, person

100.                 Mann

man, husband, male

101.                 Name

name

102.                 Meter, m

metre

103.                 (der) Deutsche, (ein) Deutscher

(the) German, (a) German (m)

104.                 Junge

boy

105.                 Bruder

brother

106.                 Hund

dog

107.                 Typ

bloke, guy

108.                 Kontakt

contact

109.                Student

student

110.                 Job

job

111.                 Partner

partner

112.                 (der) Jugendliche, (ein) Jugendlicher

(the) young person, adolescent, (a) young person, adolescent (m)

113.                 Schauspieler

actor

114.                Jude

Jewish person (m), Jewish (m)

115.                 Geburtstag

birthday

116.                 Streit

argument, fight, dispute

117.                 Onkel

uncle

118.                 Opa

grandpa, grandad, grandfather

119.                 Christ

Christian

120.                 Betreuer

carer, care worker

121.                 Veganer

vegan

122.                 Vegetarier

vegetarian

 

feminine or masculine nouns (die or der)

123.                Erwachsene

adult, grown-up

124.                Hindu

Hindu

125.                 Muslim(e)

Muslim

 

 

neuter nouns (das)

126.                Paar

pair, couple

127.                Mädchen

girl

128.                Papier

paper

129.                Leben

life

130.                Kind

child

131.                Land

land, country, state, countryside

132.                Auge

eye

133.                Gesicht

face

134.                Gefühl

feeling

135.                Gespräch

conversation, talk

136.                Fest

festival, celebration

137.                Tier

animal

138.                Haar

hair

139.                Alter

age

140.                 Mitglied

member

141.                Kilo(gramm), kg

kilo, kilogram

142.                Pferd

horse

143.                Geschenk

gift, present

144.                Einzelkind

only child

 

plural nouns (die)

145.                Eltern

(pl) parents

146.                Deutsche, (die) Deutschen

Germans, (the) Germans

147.                Brüder

brothers

148.                Jugendliche, (die) Jugendlichen

young people, (the) young people

149.                Geschwister

(pl) siblings

150.                Großeltern

grand-parents

 

prefixes

151.                Stief-

step-

 

verbs

152.                sprechen

(to) speak, talk | speaking, talking

153.                schreiben (an acc. + noun)

(to) write (to + noun) |writing (to + noun)

154.                besuchen

(to) visit | visiting

155.                entschuldigen; sich acc.  entschuldigen (bei …)

(to) excuse  | excusing; (to) apologise (to someone), apologising (to someone)

156.                verstehen; sich verstehen (mit)

(to) understand | understanding; (to) get on well with | getting on well with

157.                kennen

(to) know | knowing

158.                arbeiten (an dat. + noun)

(to) work (on + noun) | working (on + noun)

159.                 treffen; sich acc. treffen

(to) meet | meeting; (to) meet up, get together | meeting up, getting together

160.                 tragen

(to) carry, wear | carrying, wearing

161.                 aussehen

(to) appear, look | appearing, looking

162.                 helfen

(to) help | helping

163.                 fehlen

(to) lack, be missing, be absent | lacking, being missing, being absent

164.                 lachen

(to) laugh | laughing

165.                 sterben (an dat. + noun)

(to) die (from + noun) | dying (from + noun)

166.                 (aux)…gestorben

died

167.                 ausgehen

(to) go out | going out

168.                 wohnen

(to) live, stay (holidays) | living, staying (holidays)

169.                 sorgen

(to) care, (to) worry | caring, worrying

170.                 unterstützen

(to) support | supporting

171.                 feiern

(to) celebrate, party | celebrating, partying

172.                 teilen

(to) share, divide | sharing, dividing

173.                 leiden (an dat. + noun) (unter dat. + noun)

(to) suffer (from + noun) (as a result of + noun) | suffering (from + noun) (as a result of + noun)

174.                 diskutieren (über acc. + noun)

(to) discuss (+ noun) | discussing (+ noun)

175.                 versprechen

(to) promise | promising

176.                 anrufen

(to) ring, phone | ringing, phoning

177.                 sich kümmern um + noun

(to) take care of + noun, be concerned about + noun | taking care of + noun, being concerned about + noun

178.                 einladen

(to) invite | inviting

179.                 heiraten

(to) marry | marrying

180.                 streiten

(to) quarrel, argue, dispute | quarrelling, arguing, disputing

181.                 auskommen (mit)

(to) get on with | getting on with