This is the glossary of all vocabulary used in this online German course. Plurals are indicated in brackets, as is additional information about the lexical items such as whether a verb is separable (sep.) or inseparable (insep.). The cases taken by prepositions and verbs are also indicated in brackets - accusative (Acc.), dative (Dat.) or genitive (Gen.). Please use the navigation panels in the left-hand column of this glossary to move forwards and backwards through the alphabet.
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na |
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well |
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- na gut |
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- alright then |
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- na klar! |
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- of course! |
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nach (+ Dat.) |
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after; to |
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- nach Berlin |
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- to Berlin |
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- nach oben |
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- upstairs |
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- Viertel nach zwei |
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- quarter past two |
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der Nachbar (-n) |
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neighbour (male) |
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die Nachbarin (-innen) |
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neighbour (female) |
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nachher |
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afterwards |
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der Nachmieter (-) |
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next tenant |
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- Nachmieter gesucht? |
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- looking for a follow-on tenant? |
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der Nachmittag (-e) |
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afternoon |
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- am Nachmittag |
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- in the afternoon |
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- heute Nachmittag |
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- this afternoon |
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- jeden Nachmittag |
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- every afternoon |
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nachmittags |
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in the afternoon |
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der Nachname (-n) |
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surname |
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die Nachricht (-en) |
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message; (piece of) news |
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- die Nachrichten (pl.) |
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- news headlines |
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die Nachsaison |
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late season |
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nachschauen (sep.) |
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to have a look |
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der/die nächste |
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next |
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- die nächste rechts |
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- the next (road) on the right |
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nächstens |
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shortly; soon |
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die Nacht (pl. - Nächte) |
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night |
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- heute Nacht |
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- tonight |
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- jede Nacht |
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- every night |
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- in der Nacht zum Montag |
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- during Sunday night |
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der Nachtisch (-e) |
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dessert |
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nachts |
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at night |
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die Nachtspeicherheizung |
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night storage heating |
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der Nachttisch (-e) |
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bedside table |
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nagelneu |
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brand new |
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nahe (+ Dat.) |
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near to |
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in der Nähe (+ Gen.) |
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near |
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- ganz in der Nähe |
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- very near here |
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- hier in der Nähe |
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- round here |
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nähen |
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to sew |
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der Nahverkehrszug (pl. -züge) |
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local train |
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der Name (-n) |
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name |
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- wie ist dein/Ihr Name |
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- what is your name? |
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- mein Name ist... |
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- my name is... |
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der Narr (-en) |
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fool |
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die Natur |
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nature |
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der Naturfreund (-e) |
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nature lover |
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- das Naturfreundehaus (pl. -häuser) |
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- Friends of Nature hostel |
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natürlich |
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of course |
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natürlicherweise |
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naturally; of course |
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der Nebel (-) |
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fog; mist |
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neb(e)lig |
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foggy; misty |
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neben (+ Dat./Acc.) |
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next to, beside |
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nebenan |
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next to it; next door |
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- links nebenan |
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- next to it on the left |
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die Nebenkosten (pl.) |
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additional costs |
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der Neffe (-n) |
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nephew |
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nehmen |
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to take |
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- ich nehme... |
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- I'll have... |
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- nehmen Sie Platz! |
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- take a seat! |
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nein |
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no |
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nervös |
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nervous |
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nett |
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nice |
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- nett, dich kennen zu lernen! |
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- nice to meet you! |
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neu |
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new |
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- neu gefliest |
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- recently tiled |
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der Neubau (pl. - Neubauten) |
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new building |
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die Neubauwohnung (-en) |
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newly-built flat |
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neun |
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nine |
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- der/die/das neunte |
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- the ninth |
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- neunzehn |
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- nineteen |
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- neunundzwanzig |
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- twenty-nine |
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- neunzig |
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- ninety |
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Neuseeland |
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New Zealand |
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der Neuseeländer (-) |
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New Zealander (male) |
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die Neuseeländerin (-innen) |
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New Zealander (female) |
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neuseeländisch |
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New Zealand (adj.) |
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die Neustadt (pl. -städte) |
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new part of town |
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nicht |
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not |
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- nicht mehr |
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- no more; no longer |
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- noch nicht |
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- not yet |
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- nicht... sondern... |
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- not..., but... |
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- das weiß ich auch nicht |
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- I don't know either |
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die Nichte (-en) |
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niece |
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der Nichtraucher (-) |
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non-smoker |
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nichts |
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nothing |
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- nichts zu danken |
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- don't mention it |
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nie |
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never |
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die Niederlande (pl.) |
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Netherlands |
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der Niederländer (-) |
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Dutchman |
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die Niederländerin (-innen) |
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Dutchwoman |
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niederländisch |
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Dutch (adj.) |
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der Niederschlag (pl. -schläge) |
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precipitation |
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niemand |
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no-one |
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das Nilpferd (-e) |
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hippopotamus |
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nirgendwo |
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nowhere |
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