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German A2 — Core Vocabulary, Part 1 flashcards

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Ninety Goethe A2 words beyond A1, part 1: health, home and clothes, food and shops, town and travel, animals, school and work, free time, languages and small words, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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  1. an|sehen (v., du siehst an, er sieht an)
    to look at; to watch (Perfekt: hat angesehen)

    Hast du dir die Fotos vom Urlaub schon angesehen? — Have you looked at the photos from the holiday yet?

    Note: Often with a dative pronoun: sich etwas ansehen = to have a look at something.
    Everyday verbs
  2. das Gesicht, -er (n.)
    face

    Ich creme mir nach dem Duschen immer das Gesicht ein. — I always put cream on my face after showering.

    Watch out: For something you do to your own body, use a dative pronoun, not mein: Ich wasche mir das Gesicht.
    Body & health
  3. das Erdgeschoss, -e (n.)
    ground floor

    Meine Oma ist ins Erdgeschoss gezogen, weil sie keine Treppen mehr steigen kann. — My grandma has moved to the ground floor because she can't climb stairs any more.

    Watch out: This is the US first floor; der erste Stock is one floor up. Southern Germany and Austria also write Erdgeschoß.
    Home & daily life
  4. aus|geben (v., du gibst aus, er gibt aus)
    to spend (money) (Perfekt: hat ausgegeben)

    Für das neue Sofa haben meine Eltern fast tausend Euro ausgegeben. — My parents spent almost a thousand euros on the new sofa.

    Watch out: Only for money (für + Acc.); to spend time is Zeit verbringen.
    Food & shopping
  5. das Rathaus, ¨-er (n.)
    town hall, city hall

    Im Rathaus kann man auch einen neuen Reisepass beantragen. — You can also apply for a new passport at the town hall.

    Watch out: Rat here means council; a rat is die Ratte.
    Town & travel
  6. das Abitur (n., sg.)
    Abitur (the school-leaving exam that qualifies for university)

    Nach dem Abitur möchte meine Schwester Medizin studieren. — After her Abitur my sister wants to study medicine.

    Note: Informally das Abi; Austria and Switzerland say die Matura.
    Work & study
  7. der/das Comic, -s (n.)
    comic (strip or book)

    Als Kind habe ich jeden Abend im Bett Comics gelesen. — As a child I read comics in bed every evening.

    Note: der Comic is the usual gender in Germany.
    Free time & culture
  8. das Interesse, -n (n.)
    interest

    Mein Bruder hat schon immer großes Interesse an Geschichte gehabt. — My brother has always had a great interest in history.

    Watch out: Interest in = Interesse an + Dat.; to be interested in = sich interessieren für.
    Feelings & character
  9. der/das Blog, -s (n.)
    blog

    Sie schreibt seit einem Jahr einen Blog über das Kochen. — She has been writing a blog about cooking for a year.

    Note: Both genders are correct: Duden lists das Blog first, and der Blog is very common in speech.
    Talking & thinking
  10. das Mal, -e (n.)
    time (occasion)

    Dieses Mal bezahle ich, du hast letzte Woche schon bezahlt. — This time I'm paying; you already paid last week.

    Note: zum ersten Mal = for the first time; jedes Mal = every time.

    Homograph: mal (adv.: just; once; times) is a different word.
    Small words & numbers

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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 (their example sentences are not used); gender, plural and conjugation checked against the Duden online dictionary (duden.de) and the DWDS (dwds.de); English glosses against the PONS and Langenscheidt German–English dictionaries. All example sentences are original.

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