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100 intermediate German words

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

Grammar 18 words

German	English
lieben	to love
trinken	to drink
schreien	to shout
trocken	dry
sanft	gentle
hübsch	pretty
früh	early
zugegeben	admittedly
drinnen	inside
noch	nor
bereits ab	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
inmitten	amongWithin a larger group
dieser	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
ihnen	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
ja	yesAffirmative answer
wegräumen	to put away
anmachen	to turn on
zurückweisen	to turn down

Everyday life 58 words

German	English
lebe wohl	farewell
hallöchen	hi there
Entschuldigung	apology
Charge	batch
Haufen	pile
hundert	hundred
Morgendämmerung	dawn
Fest	celebration
Weihnachten	Christmas
Iris	iris
Nerv	nerve
Niere	kidney
Husten	coughNoun, the symptom itself
Erkältung	cold
Hustensaft	syrup
ältestes Kind	eldest child
Gastgeber	host
Trauer	mourning
naiv	naive
höflich	polite
Langeweile	boredom
Vase	vase
Kühlschrank	fridge
Lampe	lamp
Feile	file
Säge	saw
Eimer	bucket
Leinen	linen
Falte	pleat
Handschuh	glove
Brombeere	blackberry
Braten	roast joint
Erfrischungsgetränk	soft drink
bitter	bitter
fad	bland
Einmachglas	jar
Mehrwertsteuer	value added tax
Paket	parcel
Einzahlung	deposit
Bank	benchPublic seat
Jahrmarkt	fair
Abtei	abbey
Reifen	tyre
Fähre	ferry
Bremse	brake
Wellnessbereich	spa
Visum	visa
übernachten	to stay overnight
Frost	frost
Düne	dune
Dunst	mist
Gans	goose
Luchs	lynx
Pflanzensaft	sap
Wachs	wax
Würfel	cube
Programmfehler	bug
Menü	menu

Fields 24 words

German	English
mündliche Prüfung	oral test
bestanden	passed
Kleinunternehmen	small business
Urlaub	leave
Maurer	bricklayer
Barkeeper	bartender
Satz	set
Boxen	boxing
Würfel	dice
Tanzball	dance ball
Jazz	jazz
Künstlergarderobe	dressing room
DNS	DNA
Ion	ion
Mülltrennung	sorting
lose Ware	loose goods
Wirtschaftsprüfung	audit
Blase	bubble
Visum	visa
Vergehen	offence
Streik	strike
Geisel	hostage
Wirbel	buzz
Medium	media

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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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