German vocabulary: DIY & crafts
138 German words for diy & crafts, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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gerade
A1
now (at the moment)
kurz
A1
briefly (for a short extent)
arbeiten
A1
to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)
lang
A1
long; lengthy (in space or time)
schwer
A1
heavy, weighty
vor Ort
A1
on site, at the location
die Mutter
A1
mother
leicht
A1
light (not heavy)
fest
A2
firm; compact; hard
das Fest
A2
feast, celebration, festival, party
tragen
A2
to wear (clothing, a uniform, glasses)
der Boden
B1
ground, soil
warten
A1
to wait (for)
die Ausbildung
A2
training, apprenticeship, vocational education, education
das Angebot
A1
offer, proposition
die Tür
A2
door (rigid plane on a hinge)
das Fenster
A2
window
der Plan
A1
plan (way of procedure)
der Vertrag
A2
contract, agreement
der Meister
B1
master
der Betrieb
B1
operation, running (of a machine, device, or process)
bauen
A2
to build, to construct
der Auftrag
B1
assignment, job, mission
die Farbe
A1
colour
die Leitung
B1
management
in Betrieb nehmen
A1
to commission, to put into operation
die Leiter
B1
ladder
der Unfall
A2
accident
der Strom
B1
electricity (electric power)
die Wand
B1
wall, partition
das Holz
B1
wood (material)
lösen
A2
to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove
die Rechnung
A1
bill, restaurant bill
der Termin
A1
appointment, engagement (pre-arranged meeting or call between people, typically for work)
das Dach
B1
roof
breit
A1
broad, wide
liefern
A2
to supply, provide
das Maß
A2
measure (standard against which something can be judged)
locker
B1
loose
anbieten
A1
to offer, to provide
der Kunde
A1
customer, patron, client
dicht
B1
thick, tight, dense
Maß nehmen
A2
to take measurements
das Loch
B1
hole; perforation
der Hammer
B1
hammer, mallet
die Spannung
B1
tension
die Decke
B1
ceiling (surface at the upper limit of a room or cavity)
der Stahl
B1
steel
unter Spannung stehen
A2
to be live, to carry voltage
schneiden
A2
to cut; to carve; to slice
das Kabel
B1
cable (electronic wire)
messen
B1
to measure (something) (to ascertain a quantity)
der Mangel
B1
lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all)
der Durchmesser
B2
diameter
die Werkstatt
A2
workshop (room where things are manufactured)
der Maler
B1
painter (artist who paints pictures)
das Handwerk
B1
trade (skilled practice)
die Sicherung
A2
fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)
mauern
A2
to build a wall, to lay bricks
aufstellen
B2
to arrange, to set up, to erect
anschließen
B1
to connect, to attach
der Helm
A1
helmet
das Werkzeug
B1
tool
verlegen
B1
to misplace, to mislay
die Baustelle
A2
building site, construction site
auf der Baustelle
A2
on the building site
die Heizung
A2
heating (a system that raises the temperature of a room or building)
das Rohr
B2
duct, pipe, tube
der Nagel
B1
A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin
das Brett
A1
board, plank
der Beton
A2
concrete
Feierabend machen
A1
to finish work for the day
der Eimer
A2
bucket, pail
die Reparatur
A1
repair, mending
der Schalter
A1
switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
der Balken
C1
beam, crossbeam
einschalten
B1
to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into operation)
der Quadratmeter
A2
square metre
der Maurer
B1
bricklayer, mason (craftsperson who builds in stone; male or unspecified sex)
der Draht
B2
wire (thread of metal; conductor)
die Dichtung
B2
poetry
schrauben
B1
to screw
der Lack
B1
varnish, lacquer, paint (smooth coating applied to wood or metal for protection or colour)
schleifen
B2
to whet, grind (smooth and/or sharpen a surface by abrasion)
der Stecker
B1
plug (electrical plug)
der Putz
C1
plaster, render
bohren
A2
to bore, to drill
senkrecht
B1
vertical, plumb
abbauen
A1
to dismantle, to take down
die Schraube
B1
screw
die Steckdose
B1
socket
das Ventil
C1
valve
der Azubi
A1
apprentice, trainee
der Abfluss
A2
drain; plughole (especially in the bathroom, also toilet)
der Tischler
A2
joiner (wooden furniture manufacturer)
der Elektriker
A1
electrician (male or of unspecified gender) (a person who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment)
der Ziegel
B2
brick
die Säge
B2
saw
der Zement
C2
cement
der Bohrer
B1
drill bit
die Zange
B1
a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
die Schaufel
B1
shovel
der Handschuh
A1
any handwear; glove, mitten, mitt, gauntlet
der Wasserhahn
A2
tap, faucet (plumbing fitting), water tap
sägen
B2
to saw
der Kurzschluss
A2
short circuit
schweißen
B1
to weld
der Mörtel
B1
mortar
der Geselle
B1
journeyman
der Stundenlohn
A1
hourly rate, hourly wage
der Klempner
B1
plumber, tinsmith (male or of unspecified gender)
die Dämmung
B2
insulation (thermal)
der Klebstoff
B2
adhesive, glue
waagerecht
B1
horizontal, level
der Heizkörper
B1
radiator
der Schraubenzieher
A2
screwdriver
lackieren
A2
to varnish, to spray-paint
fachgerecht
C1
done properly, to trade standard
die Bohrmaschine
A2
drill (power drill)
der Dübel
B2
wall plug, dowel
löten
B1
to solder
der Kostenvoranschlag
C1
cost estimate
die Schubkarre
B2
wheelbarrow
der Zollstock
A2
folding rule (carpenter's ruler)
der Akkuschrauber
B2
cordless drill-driver
das Maßband
A2
tape measure
der Schraubenschlüssel
B1
spanner, wrench
verputzen
A2
to plaster, to render
die Erdung
B2
earthing, grounding
die Schutzbrille
B1
safety goggles
abdichten
B2
to seal, to make watertight
der Meisterbrief
C2
master craftsman's certificate
tapezieren
A2
to wallpaper
der Sicherungskasten
B2
fuse box, consumer unit
die Wasserwaage
B1
spirit level
die Fliese
B1
tile (on walls or floors)
festziehen
B1
to tighten
der Spannungsprüfer
B1
voltage tester