Goethe B1 German Vocabulary gives you a practical set of German words and expressions in one place, so you can study useful vocabulary without digging through scattered sources.
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| Word | Type | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rezeption | Noun | reception office | |
| Rhein | Noun | the River Rhine | |
| Richter | Noun | judge | |
| Richtige | Noun | right person | |
| Richtung | Noun | direction | |
| riesig | Adjective | enormous, tremendous, huge, massive, gigantic, giant | |
| Ring | Noun | ring | |
| Risiko | Noun | risk | |
| riskieren | Verb | risk, hazard, jeopardize -s- | |
| Rock | Noun | skirt | |
| Rockstar | Noun | rock star | |
| Rolle | Noun | roll | |
| Rollstuhl | Noun | wheelchair | |
| Roman | Noun | novel, work of fiction | |
| romantisch | Adjective | Romantic, romantic | |
| rosa | Adjective | pink-colored, pink-coloured | |
| Rose | Noun | rose, sweetbrier, sweetbriar, eglantine, wild brier | |
| Ross | Noun | horse | |
| Rotwein | Noun | red wine | |
| Rowdy | Noun | rowdy, lout, vandal, hooligan, tough, hoodlum, road hog | |
| Rübe | Noun | sugar beet, turnip | |
| rüber | Adverb | over here, across | |
| rücken | Verb | move, shift, push | |
| Rückkehr | Noun | return | |
| Rucksack | Noun | rucksack, backpack, knapsack |
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