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German A2 vocabulary: 300 most common words with examples
A2 adds the next 300 words for daily life.
This level has 31 concepts in the skill map: 300 words in small groups and 1 lessons. Each one unlocks once you master what it builds on.
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Grammar
- Modal verbs: kann, will, muss, möchte Ich kann schwimmen "I can swim". The modal is in second position and the main verb goes to the end.
Word list
| # | Word | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | woher | where from, whence |
| 2 | lang | long |
| 3 | Job | job, position, employment |
| 4 | keiner | none |
| 5 | spielen | to play |
| 6 | überhaupt | overall, in general |
| 7 | Teufel | the Devil, Satan |
| 8 | verlieren | to lose |
| 9 | groß | big, large, large-scale |
| 10 | Hand | hand |
| 11 | Grund | ground, land |
| 12 | Mama | mum, mummy, mom, mommy |
| 13 | Ruhe | calm, relative quietness |
| 14 | Tod | death |
| 15 | Stunde | hour |
| 16 | hoffen | to hope |
| 17 | oben | above |
| 18 | gestern | yesterday |
| 19 | versuchen | to try, to attempt |
| 20 | Art | kind, sort, type |
| 21 | letzte | last |
| 22 | Schatz | treasure |
| 23 | endlich | finite, limited |
| 24 | he | An exclamation to get attention |
| 25 | etwa | approximately |
| 26 | erzählen | to tell, to narrate, to recount |
| 27 | laufen | to run |
| 28 | schwer | heavy, weighty |
| 29 | anders | different, differently |
| 30 | Miss | Miss |
| 31 | fünf | five numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5 |
| 32 | Wasser | water |
| 33 | Erster | winner |
| 34 | Geschichte | history |
| 35 | wenig | little, few |
| 36 | holen | to get, to fetch |
| 37 | bedeuten | to mean |
| 38 | nett | nice |
| 39 | Wahrheit | truth |
| 40 | Woche | week |
| 41 | deshalb | therefore |
| 42 | welche | some |
| 43 | bestimmt | certain |
| 44 | hoch | high, tall |
| 45 | alt | old |
| 46 | schauen | to watch, to view |
| 47 | Land | country |
| 48 | Zimmer | room |
| 49 | Wagen | a car, an automobile, a vehicle |
| 50 | vier | four numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 4 |
| 51 | gefallen | to please |
| 52 | Spaß | fun |
| 53 | niemals | never |
| 54 | Schuld | debt |
| 55 | verlassen | to leave, to abandon |
| 56 | zeigen | to point |
| 57 | ernst | serious, severe, grave |
| 58 | denen | whom, which, that |
| 59 | Ort | place, location, point, position |
| 60 | manchmal | sometimes |
| 61 | Seite | side |
| 62 | zwischen | between |
| 63 | eben | flat, smooth, even |
| 64 | während | while |
| 65 | erste | first |
| 66 | Chance | chance |
| 67 | kriegen | to get |
| 68 | klein | small, little, wee |
| 69 | entschuldigen | to excuse someone |
| 70 | wichtig | important, relevant, significant, weighty |
| 71 | alle | all |
| 72 | Bett | bed piece of furniture, usually flat and soft |
| 73 | schlecht | bad, evil, wicked the opposite of good |
| 74 | Schule | school |
| 75 | Entschuldigung | apology |
| 76 | Wort | word as an isolated unit |
| 77 | Typ | type |
| 78 | schlafen | to sleep |
| 79 | Gesicht | face |
| 80 | falls | if, in the event that |
| 81 | Neues | nominalization of neues: something new |
| 82 | bloß | mere, sole |
| 83 | unten | below |
| 84 | teilen | to split, to share |
| 85 | oft | often |
| 86 | sorgen | to take care of, to care for, to look after |
| 87 | trinken | to drink by mouth |
| 88 | einigen | to unite or unify |
| 89 | Krieg | war, warfare |
| 90 | Blut | blood |
| 91 | ehrlich | honest, truthful, true |
| 92 | Eltern | parents |
| 93 | scheinen | to shine |
| 94 | herzen | to hug, embrace |
| 95 | glücklich | happy |
| 96 | Alter | age, old age |
| 97 | Wiedersehen | reunion |
| 98 | frei | free |
| 99 | drauf | high |
| 100 | möglich | possible |
| 101 | irgendwie | somehow |
| 102 | reichen | to reach |
| 103 | fest | firm |
| 104 | Waffe | weapon, arm |
| 105 | kaum | barely, hardly |
| 106 | klingen | to ring |
| 107 | Platz | square, plaza, piazza |
| 108 | Papa | dad, daddy |
| 109 | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue |
| 110 | sondern | rather, but |
| 111 | Nummer | number |
| 112 | früher | former, erstwhile, previous |
| 113 | wohin | where to, whither |
| 114 | außer | except |
| 115 | früh | early |
| 116 | setzen | to sit down |
| 117 | zuerst | first, firstly |
| 118 | wahrscheinlich | likely, probable, plausible |
| 119 | Telefon | telephone |
| 120 | willkommen | welcome |
| 121 | plan | planar, flat, level, smooth |
| 122 | retten | to save, to rescue |
| 123 | hierher | to here, here, hither |
| 124 | Fehler | fault, error, mistake |
| 125 | Dollar | dollar |
| 126 | zehn | ten |
| 127 | allem | Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles |
| 128 | passen | to fit |
| 129 | nah | near, close, nearby |
| 130 | stunden | to defer due date |
| 131 | Menge | quantity |
| 132 | langsam | slow taking a long time to move or travel |
| 133 | bereits | already |
| 134 | sechs | six numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 6 |
| 135 | Büro | office |
| 136 | rufen | to call out, to shout, to cry |
| 137 | Schaff | wooden container, tub, barrel |
| 138 | leider | unfortunately |
| 139 | Hölle | hell |
| 140 | trotzdem | anyhow, nevertheless |
| 141 | Doktor | doctor |
| 142 | tja | well, hmm |
| 143 | voll | full |
| 144 | Film | film |
| 145 | überall | everywhere |
| 146 | Hund | dog, hound |
| 147 | direkt | direct, straight, without deviation or interruption |
| 148 | Schiff | ship |
| 149 | König | king |
| 150 | danach | after it, after that |
| 151 | funktionieren | to work, function |
| 152 | lernen | to learn, to acquire knowledge |
| 153 | deswegen | therefore, because of that |
| 154 | nennen | to name |
| 155 | Feuer | fire |
| 156 | erinnern | to remind |
| 157 | völlig | complete, total, utter |
| 158 | stellen | to pose, to lodge |
| 159 | Kumpel | miner |
| 160 | Kaffee | coffee |
| 161 | Luft | air, atmosphere |
| 162 | ziehen | to pull |
| 163 | verschwinden | to disappear, to vanish, to move out of view |
| 164 | aufhören | to stop |
| 165 | zwar | admittedly, indeed (zwar ... aber: it is true ... but) |
| 166 | Buch | long work fit for publication |
| 167 | krank | ill, sick |
| 168 | fühlen | to feel |
| 169 | wert | worth, worthy of |
| 170 | Arzt | doctor, physician |
| 171 | froh | glad |
| 172 | Straße | street |
| 173 | Ruf | call, shout, cry |
| 174 | heiraten | to marry |
| 175 | super | super, great, awesome |
| 176 | Onkel | uncle |
| 177 | total | total, absolute, complete, utter |
| 178 | Party | party |
| 179 | erklären | to explain, to make clear |
| 180 | Wahl | choice, selection |
| 181 | vertrauen | to trust, to place confidence in |
| 182 | damals | at that time |
| 183 | leicht | light |
| 184 | nachdem | after |
| 185 | Gefühl | feeling |
| 186 | kaufen | to buy, to purchase |
| 187 | schaffen | to create, to call into being |
| 188 | interessieren | to interest |
| 189 | irgendwo | somewhere |
| 190 | Stück | piece |
| 191 | genauso | just as, just the same |
| 192 | Zukunft | future |
| 193 | weniger | less |
| 194 | cool | cool |
| 195 | Licht | light |
| 196 | Himmel | sky |
| 197 | Nachricht | news, piece of news, notification |
| 198 | drüben | over |
| 199 | kümmern | to take care, to look after |
| 200 | Laut | any sound |
| 201 | anrufen | to call, to ring |
| 202 | Sitz | seat |
| 203 | Erde | earth |
| 204 | Schlüssel | a key |
| 205 | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant |
| 206 | eher | fairly, relatively, somewhat |
| 207 | Gefängnis | prison, jail |
| 208 | Opfer | sacrifice |
| 209 | Körper | body |
| 210 | solch | such |
| 211 | Mist | manure |
| 212 | schreiben | to write, to write out |
| 213 | böse | evil |
| 214 | vorstellen | to introduce, to present |
| 215 | wovon | about what, what ... about |
| 216 | sobald | as soon as, by the time |
| 217 | nochmal | once again |
| 218 | Sex | sex |
| 219 | Wohnung | domicile |
| 220 | weh | sore, painful |
| 221 | heiß | hot |
| 222 | Krankenhaus | hospital |
| 223 | Million | million |
| 224 | klasse | great, awesome |
| 225 | hart | hard |
| 226 | Sinn | sense |
| 227 | außerdem | in addition |
| 228 | verletzen | to hurt, to injure |
| 229 | ändern | to change, to alter |
| 230 | erfahren | to find out, learn, to come to know |
| 231 | tragen | to carry, to bear |
| 232 | wenigstens | at least |
| 233 | vorsichtig | deliberate |
| 234 | stolz | proud |
| 235 | stark | strong |
| 236 | fallen | to fall, to drop |
| 237 | besonders | especially, particularly |
| 238 | schick | elegant, dressy |
| 239 | Person | person, individual |
| 240 | solange | meanwhile |
| 241 | großartig | terrific, superb, etc |
| 242 | lachen | to laugh |
| 243 | erwarten | to expect, to consider likely |
| 244 | Boden | ground, soil |
| 245 | Boss | boss |
| 246 | still | quiet, silent |
| 247 | Sicherheit | certainty |
| 248 | ma | pronunciation spelling of mal |
| 249 | Mund | mouth of a person |
| 250 | Kampf | struggle, battle, campaign, fight |
| 251 | Zeug | stuff, gear, equipment |
| 252 | lustig | funny, humorous |
| 253 | umbringen | to kill, to murder, to do away with |
| 254 | hassen | to hate |
| 255 | schlimm | bad, terrible, serious, dire, horrible, awful |
| 256 | o | O |
| 257 | unglaublich | unbelievable, incredible |
| 258 | laden | to load e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up |
| 259 | Schau | show |
| 260 | Meinung | opinion |
| 261 | lesen | to read |
| 262 | Mörder | murderer, assassin, assassinator, killer, slayer |
| 263 | geschehen | to occur |
| 264 | Geschäft | shop |
| 265 | Verzeihung | forgiveness |
| 266 | fliegen | to fly |
| 267 | Team | team |
| 268 | General | general |
| 269 | aufs | onto the |
| 270 | vorher | beforehand, previously, before |
| 271 | Schluss | end, ending, conclusion, finish |
| 272 | lieben | to love, to have a strong affection for |
| 273 | verdienen | to make money, to earn |
| 274 | perfekt | perfect |
| 275 | versprechen | to promise |
| 276 | Handy | mobile phone, mobile, cell phone, phone |
| 277 | hinten | behind |
| 278 | Monat | month |
| 279 | acht | eight numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 8 |
| 280 | arbeiten | to work |
| 281 | nötig | necessary |
| 282 | A | A |
| 283 | Mord | murder |
| 284 | heraus | out of |
| 285 | unmöglich | impossible |
| 286 | Liebling | darling, dear |
| 287 | tatsächlich | actual, real, factual |
| 288 | Folge | sequence |
| 289 | bitten | to ask, to beg, to plead, to bid, to request |
| 290 | behalten | to keep |
| 291 | Nähe | nearness, closeness |
| 292 | plötzlich | suddenly, abruptly |
| 293 | Tisch | dining table, dinner table |
| 294 | jemals | ever |
| 295 | Liege | lounger, daybed |
| 296 | verkaufen | to sell |
| 297 | gefährlich | dangerous, hazardous |
| 298 | anfangen | to begin |
| 299 | Hotel | hotel |
| 300 | Antwort | answer |