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100 advanced German words

100 German words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

German	English
leugnen	to deny
wagen	to dare
schwören	to swear
weich	soft
reif	ripe
abgenutzt	worn out
absichtlich	on purpose
plötzlich	suddenly
unverzüglich	at once
kurz gesagt	briefly
außer	except
hindurch	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
niemand	no oneFormal or legal register
sich	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
solch	such
anziehen	to put on
durchgehen	to go over
erwägen	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

German	English
hallo	helloOn the phone, when picking up
kommen Sie herein	come in
unhöflich	ill mannered
Meile	mile
Unze	ounce
Volt	volt
datieren	to date
Ostern	Easter
dringend	urgent
Wimper	eyelash
Gehör	hearing
Pobacke	buttock
Mittelohrentzündung	ear infection
Mandelentzündung	throat infection
Blutarmut	anaemia
Schwiegertochter	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
Witwer	widower
jüngeres Geschwister	younger sibling
schlau	cunning
stur	stubborn
gesprächig	talkative
Bettlaken	sheet
Hecke	hedge
Dunstabzugshaube	cooker hood
sägen	to saw
Mutter	nut
Bolzen	bolt
Schnürsenkel	shoelace
Parka	parka
Flipflops	flip flops
Kiwi	kiwi
Thymian	thyme
Dattel	date
Reibe	grater
frittieren	to fry
panieren	to coat in breadcrumbs
Briefmarke	stamp
Einkaufswagen	trolley
Zeitungskiosk	newsstand
Markthalle	market hall
Kanalisation	sewer
entlanggehen	to go along
Wagenheber	jack
Motorhaube	bonnet
Bullauge	porthole
Ferienhaus	holiday cottage
Anzahlung	deposit payment
Gepäck	luggage
Böschung	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
frieren	to freeze
Reif	frost coating
Alge	seaweed
blöken	to bleat
Reiher	heron
khaki	khaki
ocker	ochre
Spam	spam
Emoji	emoji

Fields 24 words

German	English
Kreide	chalk
Radiergummi	eraser
Zeitarbeit	temporary work
motivieren	to motivate
Staplerfahrer	forklift driver
Weinhändler	wine merchant
Hürde	hurdle
Judo	judo
Spielfigur	piece
Karussell	merry go round
Pantomime	mime
Lampenfieber	stage fright
Axiom	axiom
Becherglas	beaker
Kontingent	quota
Müll	rubbish
Kostenvoranschlag	quote
Börsenkrach	market crash
Geständnis	confession
Alibi	alibi
Wahlurne	ballot box
Interessenverband	lobby
Knüller	scoop
viral	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 German words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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