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A1–C2 · 17,780 words

German vocabulary
by Goethe level

One card per word: meaning, picture, native audio, an example and where the word comes from. Ten minutes a day takes you from A1 to C2.

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Today's words

Verbs with prepositions
  1. wartento wait (for) (auf + acc.)A1
  2. sich interessierento be interested (in) (für + acc.)A2
  3. sich kümmernto take care (of), look after (um + acc.)A1
  4. sich gewöhnento get used to (an + acc.)B1
  5. bittento ask, request (um + acc.)A1
  6. aufpassento pay attention, to watch out; to look after (auf + acc.)A2
  7. sich konzentrierento concentrate (on) (auf + acc.)B1
  8. hoffen aufto hope (for)B2
  9. sich verlassen aufto rely (on), depend (on)B2
  10. abhängen vonto depend (on)B2
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Sentence of the day

Ich heiße Mina und bin 25 Jahre alt.

My name is Mina and I'm 25 years old.

Pattern

Ich bin + number + Jahre alt.

The basic way to give your age. Mein Sohn ist drei Jahre alt.

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Life in Germany📅 Updated daily

New every morning: a briefing of today’s German news and a story about life and culture in Germany, every single day.

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Life & culture

News briefingTodayGermany today
  1. From 20 Nov
  2. 'pay later' needs a credit check
  3. Merz picks Aigner for president
  4. Coalition row over plastic tax
  5. Leverkusen win the Rhine derby
Life & cultureTodaySchrippe, Semmel, Weckle — buying bread rolls at a German bakeryThe star of the German breakfast table is the small, crusty bread roll, the Brötchen. But in Berlin it's a Schrippe, in Munich a Semmel and in Stuttgart a Weckle. The local names, the different kinds of rolls, what to say when you order at the bakery, and the little bread men you only see in November.

How the app helps you learn

  • Picture word cards

    Article colours, plurals, examples, origins and related words on one card.

  • A 10-minute daily mission

    New words mixed with the ones due for review. Score 80 to pass.

  • Quizzes of every kind

    Name the picture, pick der, die or das, spell it, match the pairs.

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    Level progress and how far you are from your goal level.

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