The 10,000 most common German words
Words 1,301 to 1,400 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Institut
institute (independent research institution)
der Alkohol
alcohol, ethanol (substance)
der Kurs
course (learning program), class
schlagen
to hit; to strike; to beat
vieles
much; many things
sparen
to save up; to accumulate, to put aside (for a specific purpose)
der Norden
north (direction)
die Erinnerung
memory (recall); remembrance
das Lager
warehouse; storage; camp
der Hinweis
hint; clue; pointer; an act or thing which makes someone aware of something
die Reaktion
reaction (responding or countering action)
der Donnerstag
Thursday
die Veranstaltung
public event or community gathering with a specific theme or purpose and a specific duration
der Handel
trade; commerce
erleben
to experience
außer Betrieb
out of order (not functioning properly)
die Ebene
plain
das Blau
the colour blue (as a whole)
euer
your (addressing two or more people informally)
durchgeführt
implemented, realized, accomplished
der Ball
ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
die Gegend
area, region
die Aufmerksamkeit
attention, mindfulness, attentiveness
entlang
along
der Wein
wine
das Holz
wood (material)
das Risiko
risk
runter
down, down here, downstairs (towards the speaker)
die Tatsache
fact (a true observation)
der Zweck
purpose
der Dienstag
Tuesday
kriegen
to get
der Teilnehmer
participant
die Stimmung
mood (emotional state)
meistens
mostly (for the most part)
sodass
so that
der Stil
style
woher
where from, whence
der Täter
perpetrator, delinquent
die Länge
length
der Zuschauer
spectator
die Sorge
concern, worry, apprehension, trouble, distress
die Kommission
commission (a body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function)
die Bundesregierung
federal government
teils
partly, partially
traurig
sad
passen
to fit
punkten
to score
überrascht
surprised
der Johannes
John (male given name)
das Kino
cinema
bewegen
to move; to stir
die Prüfung
an official test or examination on a subject
die Pause
pause, break
der Kilometer
kilometre, kilometer
der Regen
rain
die Nase
nose
lösen
to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove
das Weihnachten
Christmas
die Information
a piece of information; (in the plural) information, intelligence (things to be known about a topic)
die Vorstellung
idea, image, representation (the transcript, image, or picture of a visible object that is formed by the mind)
verwenden
to use; to employ
zählen
to count (to determine the number of objects in a group)
der Vorteil
advantage; benefit
der Besucher
visitor
öffnen
to open
entwickeln
to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice)
der Gewinn
winnings, prize
starten
to start (airplane, event etc.)
das Feld
field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops)
dienen
to serve
das Original
original
die Umwelt
environment; milieu; surroundings
das Training
training (exercise, chiefly physical)
die Tätigkeit
activity
die Tradition
tradition
das Prinzip
principle
die Darstellung
depiction, presentation
willen
for the sake of — in um … willen
regen
to move (slightly); to stir
der Arme
poor person; (plural) the poor
heiligen
to hallow; to make holy
der Bestand
stock, inventory
ursprünglich
original, initial, first
geändert
changed
Der Ball ist im Aus.
The ball is out.
der Baum
tree
behalten
to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession)
der Berg
a mountain, hill
komisch
strange; weird; odd
die Bühne
a stage
der Antrag
application, request
der Respekt
respect, regard, reverence
der Abstand
distance; gap; spacing
bislang
so far, hitherto, until now
das Parlament
parliament
die Anwendung
application, usage, utilization
die City
city center, downtown, central business district
angeblich
alleged, pretended, reported
der Meter
metre, meter (unit of length)
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