How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 German words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this German vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

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.

German vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the German adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 German words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

German	English
wieder	again
fast	almost
schon	already
auch	also
schlecht	badly
hinten	behind
besser	better
unten	downstairs
anderswo	elsewhere
weit	far
schließlich	finally
hier	here
vorne	in front
spät	late
wenig	little
lange	long time
vielleicht	maybe
inzwischen	meanwhile
viel	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
dann	next
insbesondere	notably
oft	often
links	on the left
nur	only
dort	over there
schnell	quickly
eher	rather
wirklich	really
so sehr	so much
manchmal	sometimes
geradeaus	straight ahead
danach	then
so	thus
heute	today
morgen	tomorrow
zu viel	too much
gut	well
gestern	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

German	English
absolut	absolutely
zugegeben	admittedly
rückwärts	backwards
zuvor	beforehand
darunter	below
zufällig	by chance
bestimmt	certainly
völlig	completely
derzeit	currently
direkt	directly
deutlich	distinctly
mühelos	easily
enorm	enormously
im Wesentlichen	essentially
äußerst	extremely
früher	formerly
glücklicherweise	fortunately
offen gesagt	frankly
gratis	free of charge
von nun an	from now on
sofort	immediately
drinnen	inside
hauptsächlich	mainly
normalerweise	normally
perfekt	perfectly
endgültig	permanently
wahrscheinlich	probably
selten	rarely
regelmäßig	regularly
verhältnismäßig	relatively
ernsthaft	seriously
einfach	simply
leicht	slightly
ausschließlich	solely
sicherlich	surely
leider	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

German	English
abrupt	abruptly
jährlich	annually
annähernd	approximately
unverzüglich	at once
gelassen	calmly
vorsichtig	cautiously
richtig	correctly
gerne	gladly
ehrlich	honestly
freundlich	kindly
monatlich	monthly
laut	noisily
gelegentlich	occasionally
absichtlich	on purpose
höflich	politely
ruhig	quietly
demnächst	shortly
lautlos	silently
aufrichtig	sincerely
plötzlich	suddenly
systematisch	systematically
vorläufig	temporarily
gewöhnlich	usually
vage	vaguely
sichtlich	visibly
schwerlich	with difficulty

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 German words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this German vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn German vocabulary on iPhone.