Vocabulary List -3 (verbs)

List of few verbs:

erklären = to explain
üben = to practice
verstehen = to understand, to comprehend
diktieren = to dictate
bedeuten = to mean
hören = to listen
schreiben = to write
lieben = to love
leben = to live
reden = to talk
kosten = to cost
sehen = to see
gefallen = to appeal to
sprechen = to speak
lesen = to read

Vocabulary List - 2

This post lists few nouns in German and their meanings.

der Wagen = vehicle
das Auto = car
das Taxi = taxi
das Büro = office
das Haus = house
die Zeitung = newspaper
die Briefmarke = postage stamp
der Kiosk = small shop
der Brief = letter
der Bus = bus
das Pfund = pound (weight)
die Fahrt = trip
die Pause = break
die Tasche = bag
das Buch = book

Note : The articles (der, die, das) signify the gender of the nouns.

Definite Articles

All the German nouns have one of the three genders i.e Masculine, Feminine or Neuter gender.
The gender of the noun in expressed with one of the definite articles der, die, das.

The article "der" is used with nouns having Masculine gender.
Example : Mann means Man. This has masculine gender, hence expressed as der Mann

The article "die" is used with nouns having Feminine gender.
Example : Frau means woman. This has feminine gender, hence expressed as die Frau

The article "das" is used with nouns having Neuter gender.
Example : Auto means car. This has neuter gender, hence expressed as das Auto

And all the plural nouns use the article "die".

Few points about German nouns:
Most of German learners feel remembering the genders of nouns as one of the most difficult tasks. It is advisable to remember the nouns along with their articles.

All the German nouns begin with a capital letter. Ex: das Auto, die Frau, der Mann etc.

To learn more about articles in German, watch this video : Click here

Vocabulary List - 1 (verbs)

This post lists the meanings of few verbs in German. Click on the word to know more about it.

fragen = to question, to ask
antworten = to answer, to reply
kommen = to come
heißen = to call
machen = to make
studieren = to study
arbeiten = to work
wohnen = to reside, to stay
gehen = to go
lernen = to learn
fahren = to travel
fliegen = to fly
ergänzen = to complete
wiederholen = to repeat
bilden = to build

Personal Pronouns

This post explains Personal Pronouns in German.
The following picture gives the list of personal pronouns used in German language.

Note: 2nd person pronouns have formal and Informal cases in German. "du" and "ihr" are used in informal case, and "Sie" (with capital "S") is used in formal case.

More information on pronouns can be found at this link : Click here

Also, watch this video for usage and pronunciation of pronouns : Click here
Another interesting video on Personal Pronouns : Click here