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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.

Artikel is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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derArtikel

article

/ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩/

Examples — Artikel in a sentence

Ich lese einen interessanten Artikel online.

I am reading an interesting article online.

"Der" ist ein bestimmter Artikel auf Deutsch.

"Der" is a definite article in German.

How to remember it

Very similar to 'article' in English. You read an 'ARTIKEL' in the newspaper, just like an 'article'.

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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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Goodbye!

Examples

Auf Wiedersehen! Bis nächste Woche!

Goodbye! See you next week!

Auf Wiedersehen! Ich gehe jetzt.

Goodbye! I am leaving now.

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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/

from, out of

Examples

Ich komme aus der Schweiz.

I come from Switzerland.

Nimm das Buch bitte aus der Tasche.

Please take the book out of the bag.

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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/

machine, vending machine

Examples

Der Automat nimmt keine Zehn-Euro-Scheine an.

The machine does not accept ten-euro notes.

Ich hole eine Cola aus dem Automat.

I'll get a cola from the vending machine.

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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/

ATM

Examples

Wo ist der nächste Bankautomat hier bitte?

Where is the nearest ATM here, please?

Ich brauche Geld vom Bankautomat für das Abendessen.

I need money from the ATM for dinner.

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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/

picture, image

Examples

Das ist ein schönes Bild.

That is a beautiful picture.

Ich sehe ein Bild an der Wand.

I see a picture on the wall.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Buch”, which translates to “book”. An enormous open book lies across a cliff edge, pages splayed; a tiny mouse dangles from its bottom corner by both front paws, hind legs kicking over a deep valley, eyes bulging with alarm.
das Buch

/buːx/

book

Examples

Ich lese ein Buch.

I am reading a book.

Dieses Buch ist sehr interessant.

This book is very interesting.

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