The 3,000 most common German words
Words 101 to 200 of 3,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Jahr
year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)
ob
whether, if
zwischen
between
ihn
him (accusative of er)
seiner
his (substantival possessive)
dabei
with one, on one
als ob
as if, as though
dort
there, yonder
müssen
to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something)
gerade
now (at the moment)
sondern
but (rather), instead (after a negation)
erst
first, at first
lassen
to allow; to permit; to let
Ihrer
your (formal; feminine dative singular)
warum
why; for what reason
wirklich
real
weiter
further, farther, more
weiß
white
der Mann
man, male human being
wohl
probably, presumably; I suppose
vielleicht
perhaps, maybe
drei
three
dazu
in addition to it, in addition, besides
kommen
to come; to arrive
wollen
to want; to wish
bitte
please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)
die Bitte
request, plea
sehen
to see; to have sight
sowie
as well as
der Tag
day
dafür
for that, for it
sagen
to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
während
while (at the same time as)
bereits
already
Deutschland
Germany
das Ende
end, finish
nie
never, never at all (referring to an indefinite period of time)
die Uhr
clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
wegen
for, because of
weg
away; gone (not there)
der Weg
path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)
einmal
once, one time (one and only one time)
die Frau
woman (adult female human)
die Stadt
city (a large settlement)
die Welt
world
gehen
to go, to walk
genau
exact
gar
at all; even
danke
thanks, thank you
auf einmal
at once, at a time, in one go
die Leute
people
jeder
each, every
etwa
approximately
natürlich
naturally
recht
right, correct (recht haben: to be right)
das Recht
right, privilege
finden
to find; to discover
geben
to give (changing ownership)
das Geld
money
gleich
equally; alike
der Teil
part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)
lange
long, for a long time
zu Recht
rightly, justly
davon
about it, of it (davon hören)
allem
all, everything (dative of alles)
eigentlich
really, actually, in truth (with that description being the more pertinent one)
richtig
correct, accurate, right
tun
to do (to perform or execute an action)
fast
almost; nearly
die Arbeit
toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
zurück
back, backward, backwards, to the rear
erste
first
die Frage
question (interrogative sentence or phrase)
denen
(to) whom; (to) which (relative, dative plural)
meiner
mine (substantival possessive)
jedoch
however, yet, nevertheless
klar
clear; transparent; bright
paar
some; few; a few
das Paar
pair, couple
zusammen
together, in the same place
wissen
to know; to be aware of (a fact)
welche
which
das Wissen
knowledge
der Fall
case (actual event, situation, or fact)
sicher
safe, secure (not dangerous or in danger)
darauf
after that; afterwards (kurz darauf)
schön
beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
zwar
namely
sogar
even, actually, in fact
nein
no
allen
all; everyone (dative plural of alle: zu allen)
meinen
to think, to believe
die Art
kind, sort, type
schnell
quickly
sollen
should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
allerdings
but, however
vor allem
above all (of prime importance), especially, particularly
jemand
someone, somebody
stehen
to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
später
later
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