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German A1 Vocabulary List

470 German A1 words from the official Goethe Wortliste — with gender color-coding, English translations, and a free PDF. They cover greetings, numbers, food, family, and daily routines: the foundation every beginner needs.

A curated set of the most useful words — the full official Goethe A1 Wortliste has around 650. Full breakdown below.

Every word is a memory-palace flashcard — a vivid scene with der/die/das color-coded so the gender sticks. Some A1 words also have their own word page with the picture, the mnemonic, audio, and example sentences.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “am”, which translates to “on (days/times)”. A golden sun clock floating in the sky; a clock hand rests precisely on a glowing, oversized Monday morning written in clouds.
am

/am/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Artikel”, which translates to “article”. A giant blank newspaper unfolding in a meadow, each empty page blooming into a field of wildflowers as a reader sits happily on the crease.
der Artikel

/ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Auf Wiedersehen!”, which translates to “Goodbye!”. Friends waving cheerfully at a train station platform, a train slowly departing.
Auf Wiedersehen!

/aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌzeːən/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “aus”, which translates to “from, out of”. A cheerful cat leaping out of a giant floating teapot into the open sky, trailing a ribbon of steam as it sails free into the clouds.
aus

/aʊ̯s/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Automat”, which translates to “machine, vending machine”. A bright red vending machine dispensing a cold drink on a sunny street corner.
der Automat

/aʊ̯toˈmaːt/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Bankautomat”, which translates to “ATM”. A glowing ATM in a desert that dispenses shimmering golden butterflies instead of bills when a card is inserted.
der Bankautomat

/ˈbaŋkʔaʊ̯toˌmaːt/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Bild”, which translates to “picture, image”. An ornate empty frame hanging in mid-air, capturing a living, swirling galaxy of stars and nebula clouds inside its borders.
das Bild

/bɪlt/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Buch”, which translates to “book”. A glowing book with butterflies in a forest
das Buch

/buːx/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Buchstabe”, which translates to “letter (of the alphabet)”. A massive, ornate letter 'A' floating in the air, acting as a sturdy bridge for a parade of tiny, happy forest creatures.
der Buchstabe

/ˈbuːxˌʃtaːbə/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “buchstabieren”, which translates to “to spell”. A friendly owl plucks glowing alphabet blocks from a tree and stacks them into a wobbly, towering rainbow ladder reaching up to the clouds.
buchstabieren

/ˌbuːxʃtaˈbiːʁən/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Computer”, which translates to “computer”. A vintage computer screen where a lush forest is physically growing out of the glass, with digital birds flying into the room.
der Computer

/kɔmˈpjuːtɐ/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “deutsch”, which translates to “German”. A cozy German café with intricate traditional decorations and people enjoying co
deutsch

/dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Deutschland”, which translates to “Germany”. Close-up of an enormous soft pretzel and a frothy stein filling the frame, a little brass-band cap and an oak leaf tucked beside them, warm golden light, the whole cosy German spread as the subject. No people.
Deutschland

/ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌlant/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Dienstag”, which translates to “Tuesday”. A calendar page blowing in the wind, transforming into a paper swan flying toward a sunlit mountain range.
der Dienstag

/ˈdiːnsˌtaːk/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Donnerstag”, which translates to “Thursday”. A giant, friendly wooden hammer tapping a cloud, causing musical lightning notes to shower down like confetti.
der Donnerstag

/ˈdɔnɐsˌtaːk/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Familie”, which translates to “family”. A lively family gathered around a dinner table, sharing food and laughter on a c
die Familie

/faˈmiːli̯ə/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “feminin”, which translates to “feminine”. A graceful dancer performing a fluid, elegant routine in a soft, flowing gown.
feminin

/ˌfemiˈniːn/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Frage”, which translates to “question”. A giant glowing question mark growing out of a flowerpot like a tree, its curling tip dotted with a bright golden light bulb.
die Frage

/ˈfʁaːɡə/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “fragen”, which translates to “to ask”. A curious figure with question marks floating around
fragen

/ˈfʁaːɡn̩/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Freitag”, which translates to “Friday”. A joyful golden songbird bursts free from a hanging cage woven of grey weekday clouds and soars into a wide open sky shimmering with the promise of rest.
der Freitag

/ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtaːk/

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Goethe A1 Wortliste (word list)

The official Goethe-Institut A1 Wortliste lists around 650 words. This page is a curated set of 470 of the most useful A1 words, each built as a memory-palace flashcard - drawn from the Goethe list, not the official list itself.

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