German words that start with S
1,605 German words beginning with S, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
Sie
you (polite, singular and plural)
sie
she
sich
oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive)
so
so, such, that
schon
already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
sein
his
sehr
very
schon mal
ever; before; already
seit
since
das Soll
target, quota
selbst
even
seiner
his (substantival possessive)
sondern
but (rather), instead (after a negation)
sehen
to see; to have sight
sowie
as well as
sagen
to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
die Stadt
city (a large settlement)
sicher
safe, secure (not dangerous or in danger)
schön
beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
sogar
even, actually, in fact
schnell
quickly
sollen
should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
stehen
to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
später
later
die Seite
side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)
das Spiel
a game (instance or way of playing)
statt
instead of; in place of
sonst
otherwise (under different circumstances)
spielen
to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
stellen
to put, place, position (someone or something) so that it stands upright
der Stand
standing, state, status, position, situation
die Schule
school (an institution for teaching and learning)
sofort
immediately, at once
schwer
heavy, weighty
stark
strong (intense, powerful, unyielding)
die Straße
street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
schreiben
to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
das Schreiben
writing, letter
die Sache
matter, affair, case, question, issue
schließlich
in the end, finally, eventually
der Sohn
son
die Stelle
location, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise unmarked)
der Spaß
fun
super
super, great, awesome
suchen
to search, to look for
der September
September
stimmt
is true; is correct (form of stimmen)
Stimmt so.
Keep the change.
schlecht
bad; poor
sprechen
to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
sowohl
both (only in combination with a contrasting second element, see derived terms)
die Scheiße
(vulgar) shit; crap
das System
system
schaffen
to create, to call into being
die Suche
search
setzen
to put; to place; to seat
das Stück
one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English)
der Sommer
summer
die Stunde
hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
der Sex
sex (sexual intercourse)
die Sprache
language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them)
sorgen
to take care of, to care for, to look after
die Sicherheit
safety
selber
self (as in myself, yourself, himself etc.)
der Spieler
player
die Saison
season (a part of a year when something particular happens)
somit
therefore, hence, thus
der Sinn
sense
die Sucht
addiction
die Stimme
voice (speaking or singing), call of an animal
die Situation
situation, circumstances
der Sonntag
Sunday
das Schwarz
black (colour)
der Staat
country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
der Schüler
pupil; student (at school)
selten
rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
sowas
that sort of thing, something like this
der Sport
sport; sports
soweit
as far as (in the scope in which something holds)
schauen
to watch out, to take care; to make sure, to see to it
stimmen
to tune
die S-Bahn
a commuter rail / metro system (generally overground) serving a metropolitan area
der Schritt
step, footstep (a single instance of walking)
die Schau
show
die Schuld
fault
schuld
to blame; at fault (schuld sein)
schwarz-weiß
black-and-white
der Satz
sentence
der Samstag
Saturday
der Schluss
end, ending, conclusion, finish
die Serie
series (a number of things that follow on one after the other)
der Scheiß
(vulgar) nonsense; bullshit
sitzen
to sit; to perch
der Sieg
victory
der Start
start (beginning of a project)
stolz
proud
die Sicht
view
die Sonne
a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)
sobald
as soon as, by the time
solange
as long as
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