German A1 — Core Words: Verbs & Communication flashcards
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The next 85 core A1 words: essential and everyday verbs, then asking and answering, letters and post, the phone and messages, each with an original example sentence and its translation.
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dürfen (v., du darfst, er darf)may, to be allowed toEssential verbs
Mama, darf ich noch eine Stunde spielen? — Mum, can I play for another hour?
Watch out: ich darf and er darf have no ending. nicht dürfen means must not; don't have to is nicht müssen. -
geben (v., du gibst, er gibt)to give (Perfekt: hat gegeben)Essential verbs
Mein Opa gibt mir oft ein bisschen Geld. — My grandpa often gives me a little money.
Note: es gibt + accusative = there is, there are: Hier gibt es einen Park. -
mögen (v., du magst, er mag)to like (Perfekt: hat gemocht)Essential verbs
Meine Tochter mag keine Tomaten. — My daughter doesn't like tomatoes.
Watch out: For activities German uses gern: Ich schwimme gern. möchten (would like) is a form of mögen. -
sagen (v.)to say, to tell (Perfekt: hat gesagt)Essential verbs
Meine Lehrerin sagt, der Test ist nicht schwer. — My teacher says the test isn't difficult.
Watch out: The person told is dative: Sag mir deine Nummer. Before direct speech zu + dative is also common: Er sagt zu mir: „Komm doch mit!“ -
ab|geben (v., du gibst ab, er gibt ab)to hand in, to hand over (Perfekt: hat abgegeben)Everyday verbs
Bitte geben Sie den Test jetzt ab. — Please hand in your test now.
Note: In small ads it means to give away or sell: Fahrrad billig abzugeben. -
an|bieten (v.)to offer (Perfekt: hat angeboten)Everyday verbs
Meine Nachbarin bietet mir ihr altes Sofa an. — My neighbour offers me her old sofa.
Watch out: The person is dative: jemandem etwas anbieten. The offer itself is das Angebot. -
auf|hören (v.)to stop, to finish (Perfekt: hat aufgehört)Everyday verbs
Um sechs hört Jonas mit dem Training auf und fährt nach Hause. — Jonas stops training at six and goes home.
Watch out: What you stop takes mit: mit dem Rauchen aufhören = to stop smoking. Before a verb use zu: Die Kinder hören um acht auf zu spielen. -
Achtung (interj.)Attention! Look out!Talking & thinking
Achtung, die Herdplatte ist noch heiß! — Look out, the hotplate is still hot!
Note: Common on signs and in announcements; as a noun, die Achtung also means respect. -
die Antwort, -en (n.)answer, replyTalking & thinking
Auf meine E-Mail habe ich noch keine Antwort. — I still haven't had an answer to my email.
Watch out: An answer to takes auf + accusative: eine Antwort auf meine Frage. -
antworten (v.)to answer, to reply (Perfekt: hat geantwortet)Talking & thinking
Der Vermieter antwortet seit zwei Wochen nicht auf unsere Briefe. — The landlord hasn't answered our letters for two weeks.
Watch out: The person is dative and the question takes auf: Der Schüler antwortet der Lehrerin auf ihre Frage.
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- Word selection follows the Goethe-Institut word lists for the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 (Start Deutsch 1, Wortliste 2012) and A2 (Wortliste 2016), alphabetical lists and word groups, reference only (apart from a few set phrases and short everyday sentences, their example sentences are not used); gender, plural, conjugation, Perfekt auxiliary and case government checked against the Duden online dictionary (duden.de) and DWDS (dwds.de), Austrian and Swiss usage against Duden's regional labels and the IDS Variantengrammatik des Standarddeutschen, and English glosses against the PONS and Langenscheidt German–English dictionaries; postcode and dialling facts checked against the Universal Postal Union's addressing pages, the Bundesnetzagentur and ITU-T E.164. All example sentences are original.
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