A1 German Vocabulary List with Articles and English Meaning

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Basic German Words for Beginners – German Language Hub

Learning German begins with building a strong foundation of A1 vocabulary.
Each German noun has a gender — der (masculine), die (feminine), or das (neuter) — which must always be learned with the word.
Here’s a complete A1-level list with articles and meanings.

👤 Personal Pronouns (Personalpronomen)

German            English
ich            I
du            you (informal)
er            he
sie            she
es            it
wir            we
ihr            you (plural informal)
Sie            you (formal)
sie            they

👋 Greetings & Common Phrases (Begrüßungen und Ausdrücke)

German                English
Hallo                Hello
Guten Morgen                Good morning
Guten Tag                Good day
Guten Abend                Good evening
Gute Nacht                Good night
Tschüss                Bye
Auf Wiedersehen                Goodbye
Wie geht’s?                How are you?
Mir geht’s gut.                I’m fine.
Danke                Thank you
Bitte                Please / You’re welcome
Entschuldigung                Sorry / Excuse me

🏠 Family and People (Familie und Personen)

German       English
der Vater       father
die Mutter       mother
der Bruder       brother
die Schwester       sister
der Sohn       son
die Tochter       daughter
die Eltern (plural)       parents
die Familie        family
der Freund       friend (male)
die Freundin       friend (female)
das Kind       child
der Mann       man / husband
die Frau       woman / wife
die Leute       people

🏫 School and Study (Schule und Studium)

German       English
die Schule       school
der Lehrer       teacher (male)
die Lehrerin       teacher (female)
der Schüler       student (male)
die Schülerin       student (female)
das Buch       book
der Stift       pen
der Bleistift       pencil
das Heft       notebook
das Papier       paper
der Tisch       table
der Stuhl       chair
die Tafel       blackboard
der Rucksack       backpack
das Lineal       ruler

🏡 Home and Furniture (Zuhause und Möbel)

German         English
das Haus         house
die Wohnung         apartment
das Zimmer         room
das Bett         bed
der Schrank          cupboard
der Tisch          table
der Stuhl         chair
die Lampe         lamp
die Tür         door
das Fenster         window
der Teppich         carpet
der Spiegel         mirror
die Küche         kitchen
das Bad         bathroom

🕒 Days, Months & Time (Tage, Monate, und Zeit)

German        English
der Montag        Monday
der Dienstag        Tuesday
der Mittwoch        Wednesday
der Donnerstag        Thursday
der Freitag        Friday
der Samstag        Saturday
der Sonntag        Sunday
der Januar        January
der Februar        February
der März        March
der April        April
der Mai        May
der Juni        June
der Juli        July
der August        August
der September        September
der Oktober        October
der November        November
der Dezember        December
heute        today
morgen        tomorrow
gestern        yesterday
die Zeit        time
die Uhr        clock / watch

🍎 Food & Drinks (Essen und Trinken)

German          English
das Brot          bread
das Wasser             water
die Milch          milk
der Kaffee          coffee
der Tee          tea
der Apfel          apple
die Banane          banana
das Ei          egg
das Gemüse          vegetables
das Obst          fruits
der Käse          cheese
das Fleisch          meat
der Fisch          fish
der Reis          rice
die Suppe          soup
das Salz          salt
der Zucker          sugar

🛍 Objects & Everyday Items (Alltagssachen)

German       English
das Handy       mobile phone
der Laptop       laptop
die Tasche       bag
das Geld       money
der Schlüssel       key
die Uhr       watch
die Brille       glasses
der Stift       pen
das Buch       book
das Heft       notebook
die Zeitung       newspaper

🚗 Transport (Verkehrsmittel)

German       English
das Auto       car
der Bus       bus
der Zug       train
das Fahrrad       bicycle
das Flugzeug       airplane
das Taxi       taxi
die Straße       street
die Haltestelle       stop / station
der Bahnhof       railway station

🌤 Weather (Wetter)

German        English
die Sonne      sun
der Regen      rain
der Schnee      snow
der Wind      wind
das Wetter      weather
es ist warm      it’s warm
es ist kalt      it’s cold
es regnet      it’s raining
es schneit      it’s snowing

❤️ Feelings and Adjectives (Gefühle und Adjektive)

German        English
glücklich        happy
traurig        sad
müde        tired
wütend        angry
krank        sick
hungrig        hungry
durstig        thirsty
langweilig        boring
zufrieden        satisfied
schön        beautiful
kalt        cold
warm        warm

🧭 Useful Places (Orte)

German       English
die Stadt       city
das Dorf       village
die Straße       street
der Park       park
das Restaurant       restaurant
der Supermarkt       supermarket
die Bank       bank
die Schule       school
das Krankenhaus       hospital
die Kirche       church
der Bahnhof       train station
der Flughafen       airport

✍️ Learning Tip

Always learn new German nouns together with their articles.
For example:
👉 der Tisch, not just Tisch
👉 die Lampe, not just Lampe

This habit helps you use correct grammar from the beginning!


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