This is a full and comprehensive list of essential vocabulary for advanced level German. Suitable for GCSE-University level German studies. These are vocab lists that I compiled over many years of studying German. I have put this document together to be as clear and concise as possible. This is an ...
2. COLOURS AND PATTERNS
3. COUNTRIES
4. GEOGRAPHY
Notes:
5. WEATHER
Plural formation of words highlighted in
6. MATERIALS AND FABRICS green.
7. HOUSING AND ROOMS Plurals only provided in cases where it makes
8-10: FURNITURE sense to do so. If the plural is never/hardly
ever used, it is not included in the vocabulary
11. HOUSEHOLD CHORES
list (For example, the word ‘cutlery’ does not
12. FAMILY MEMBERS have a plural in English or German, therefore
13. PETS it is not provided).
14. OCCUPATIONS If the word is already in plural (e.g., chips,
rice, then only the plural is given)
15. PERSONAL ADJECTIVES
16. APPEARANCE ADJECTIVES Feminine formations highlighted in orange.
17-18: IN TOWN Words are provided in nominative tense only
(unless otherwise stated).
19. TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES
20-21: HOLIDAYS
22-23: ANIMALS
24. CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES
25-26: SCHOOL AND EDUCATION
27: THE HUMAN BODY
28-29: ILLNESS AND MEDICINE
30. CELEBRATIONS
31-32: FOOD AND DRINK
33: SPORTS
34-36: FREETIME
37: ENVIRONMENT
38. LIFESTYLE
39. CRIME
40. HAIR AND BEAUTY
41: MOST COMMON VERBS
England: England Argentina: Argentinian
Ireland: Ireland Japan: Japan
Scotland: Schottland China: China
Wales: Wales Mongolia: Mongolien
France: Frankreich India: Indien
Germany: Deutschland Thailand: Thailand
Switzerland: Schweiz Vietnam: Vietnam
UK/: Das Vereinigtes Königsreich Cambodia: Kambodsha
Spain: Spanien Malaysia: Malaysien
Portugal: Portugal Indonesia: Indonesien
Italy: Italien Australia: Australien
Greece: Griechenland New Zealand: Neue Zealand
Turkey: Die Turkei Maldives: Die Maldiven
Cyprus: Zypern Seychelles: Die Seychellen
Norway: Norwegen Mauritius: Mauritius
Sweden: Schweden Kenya: Kenia
Finland: Finland Tanzania : Tansania
Denmark: Dänemark Ethiopia : Ethiopien
Netherlands: Die Niederlände South Africa: Südafrika
Belgium: Belgen Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe
Austria: Österreich Morocco: Marokko
Hungary: Ungarn Egypt: Ägypten
Poland: Polen: Tunisia: Tunisien
Czech Republic Tschechien Algeria: Algerien
Russia: Russland Barbados: Barbados
USA: Die Vereinigten Staadten Croatia: Kroatien
Canada: Kanada Jamaica: Jamaika
Mexico Mexiko Latvia: Latvien
Cuba: Kuba Lithuania: Lettland
Caribbean: Die Karibik Lebanon: Libanon
Brazil: Brasilien
Chile: Chile
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, GEOGRAPHY: ERDKUNDE
Continents/Erdteile:
Europe: Europa
Natural Disasters/Die Naturkatastrophen:
Asia: Asien
Earthquake: Das/(Die) Erdbeben:
Africa: Afrika
Tornado: Das/(Die) Tornado(s)
North America: Nordamerika
Volcano : Der/(Die) Volkan(e)
South America Südamerika
Tsunami: Der/(Die) Tsunami(s)
Oceania: Ozeanien
Mudslide: Die Schlammlawine(n)
Antarctica : Antarktika
Oceans, Seas, Mountains, Forests/ Drought: Die Trockenheit(en)
Ozeane, Meere, Bergen und Wälder War: Der/(Die) Krieg(en)
Pacific Ocean: Der Pazifischer Ozean Famine: Die Hungersnot/(Hungersnöte)
Atlantic Ocean: Der Atlantische Ozean
Indian Ocean Der Indische Ozean Miscellaneous/Sonstiges
Baltic Sea: Die Ostsee Altitude: Die Höhenlage
Mediterranean Sea: Das Mittlemeer Altitude sickness: Die Höhenkrankheit
Black Sea: Das Schwarze Meer Desert: Die Wüste(n)
North Sea: Die Nordsee Rainforest: Der Regenwald/(Die Regenwälde)
English Channel: Der Ärmalkanal Woods: Der Wald/(Die Wälde)
Red Sea: Das Rotes Meer
Lake: Der/(Die) See(n)
Dead Sea: Das Totes Meer
Sea: Die See
The Alps: Die Alpen
Field: Das/(Die) Feld(er)
The Andes: Die Anden
The Rockies: Die Rockies
The Himalayas: Die Himalaya
The Sahara Desert: Die Sahara
The Amazon: Die Amazone
Mount Everest: Mount Everest
Mount Kilimanjaro: Kilimandscharo
The Amazon River: Das Amazonas
The River Nile: Der Nil/Der Nilfluss
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