beauty
→
die Schönheit
/ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t/
nounA2
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5000 Words in German — Vocabulary List
4981 words. Practice 5000 words in German with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the German word, with pronunciation, images.
Practice 5000 words in german — vocabulary list in German with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the German word, with pronunciation, images, audio, and flashcards.
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be back
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zurück sein
/tsuˈʁʏk zaɪ̯n/
phraseA1
be born
→
geboren werden
/ɡəˈboːʁən ˈveʁdn̩/
phraseA1
because
→
weil
[vaɪl]
conjunctionA1
become
→
werden
/ˈveːʁdən/
verbA1
be cool
→
ruhig sein
/ˈʁuːɪç zaɪ̯n/
phraseA1
bed
→
das Bett
[bɛt]
nounA1
be delayed
→
sich verzögern
/ˈzɪç fɛʁˈt͡søːɡɐn/
phraseA2
bedroom
→
das Schlafzimmer
[ˈʃlaːfˌtsɪmɐ]
nounA1
bed sheet
→
das Bettlaken
/ˈbɛtlakən/
nounA1
bedsheet
→
das Bettlaken
/ˈbɛtlakən/
nounA1
bee
→
die Biene
[ˈbiːnə]
nounA1
beef
→
das Rindfleisch
[ˈʁɪntflaɪ̯ʃ]
nounA2
beer
→
das Bier
/das biːɐ̯/
nounA1
beet
→
die Rote Bete
[ˈʁoːtə ˈbeːtə]
nounA2
beetle
→
der Käfer
[ˈkɛːfɐ]
nounA2
before
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vor
[foːɐ̯]
prepositionA1
be freezing
→
frieren
/ˈfʁiːʁən/
phraseA2
begin
→
beginnen
[bəˈɡɪnən]
verbA1
beginner
→
der Anfänger
/ˈanfɛŋɐ/
nounA1
beginning
→
der Anfang
/ˈanfɑŋ/
nounA1
behave
→
sich benehmen
[zɪç bəˈneːmən]
verbB1
behavior
→
das Verhalten
[fɐˈhaltən]
nounA2
behavioral
→
verhaltensbezogen
/fɛɐ̯ˈhaltənsbəˌt͡sɔɡn̩/
adjectiveC1
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