A1 German Vocabulary List is built for learners who want useful German vocabulary in a clean reference format instead of a long, fluffy article.
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| Word | Type | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbildung | Noun | depiction, representation | |
| aber | Conjunction | but, however, though | |
| abfahren | Verb | depart, leave, set out | |
| abgeben | Verb | deliver, hand over | |
| abgesehen | Other | except for a few mistakes... | |
| abholen | Verb | go and get, fetch, call for, pick up, collect | |
| abschließen | Verb | lock | |
| absichtlich | Adjective | intentional, deliberate, willful, intended, wilful | |
| Adresse | Noun | address | |
| aha | Other | aha! oh I see! | |
| alle | Adjective | all gone, finished | |
| allgemein | Adjective | general, common | |
| also | Conjunction | then, so | |
| alt | Adjective | old | |
| am | Preposition | on the, at the | |
| an | Preposition | on | |
| anbieten | Verb | offer | |
| anfangen | Verb | begin, commence, start | |
| Angebot | Noun | offer, proposition, proposal | |
| angegriffen | Other | exhausted, weary, tired out | |
| angetan | Other | apt, calculated | |
| ankommen | Verb | arrive | |
| anmachen | Verb | light, make | |
| anrufen | Verb | call to, shout to | |
| Antike | Noun | classical antiquity, ancient world |
