The 500 most common German words
Words 101 to 200 of 500, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
leben
to live, to be alive
die Macht
power, authority
das Jahr
year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)
ob
Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether
zwischen
between
ihn
him (accusative masculine singular 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
rather, but (instead)
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
possibly, probably; as I was told (modal particle expressing an assumption, often like English must + infinitive, or (US) guess + clause)
vielleicht
perhaps, maybe
dazu
in addition to it, in addition, besides
kommen
to come; to arrive
wollen
to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
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 (a 24-hour period)
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
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
das Leute
people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls)
jeder
each, every
etwa
approximately
natürlich
naturally
recht
proper, correct
das Recht
right, privilege
finden
to find; to discover
geben
to give (changing ownership)
das Geld
money
gleich
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
from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
allem
Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all")
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
whom, (to) which, that
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 (behind; later in time; following)
schön
beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
zwar
namely
sogar
even, actually, in fact
das Nein
a no
nein
no
allen
Genitive singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all") for strong Substantives
meinen
to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
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
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