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! is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

Auf Wiedersehen!

Goodbye!

/aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌzeːən/

Examples — Auf Wiedersehen! in a sentence

Auf Wiedersehen! Bis nächste Woche!

Goodbye! See you next week!

Auf Wiedersehen! Ich gehe jetzt.

Goodbye! I am leaving now.

How to remember it

AUF WIEDER-SEHEN sounds like 'off, we'd all see him!' 'Off, we'd all see him again!' as we say *goodbye*.

More A1 words

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Illustration of the A1 German word “der Buchstabe”, which translates to “letter (of the alphabet)”. A colossal carved wooden capital A fills the frame; Pip — small round-faced child, huge mop of curly dark hair, denim dungarees — clings to its crossbar, legs dangling, mouth open in a delighted shriek.
der Buchstabe

/ˈbuːxˌʃtaːbə/

letter (of the alphabet)

Examples

Wie viele Buchstaben hat das Wort?

How many letters does the word have?

Der Buchstabe 'A' ist der erste Buchstabe.

The letter 'A' is the first letter.

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