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40 must-know German words

40 German words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

German	English
ja	yes
nein	no
danke	thank you
vielen Dank	thank you very much
guten Tag	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
hallo	hiInformal greeting
auf Wiedersehen	goodbye
bis bald	see you soon
bis morgen	see you tomorrow
keine Ursache	you are welcomeEveryday use
es tut mir leid	sorryApology
einverstanden	okay
vielleicht	perhaps
kein Problem	no problem
ich verstehe nicht	I do not understand
ich weiß nicht	I do not know
ich heiße	my name is
mir geht es gut	I am fine
schönen Tag noch	have a good day
gute Nacht	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
heute	today
morgen	tomorrow
gestern	yesterday
jetzt	now
hier	here
viel	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
sehr	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
auch	also
immer	always
nie	never
wo	where
wann	when
wer	who
und	and
oder	or
aber	but
mit	with
ohne	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
für	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
in	in

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 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 40 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 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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