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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.

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

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German nouns A1–B1 — PDF

dasBuch, ¨-er

book

/buːx/

Examples — Buch in a sentence

Ich lese ein Buch.

I am reading a book.

Dieses Buch ist sehr interessant.

This book is very interesting.

How to remember it

"Buch" sounds like "book" — a glowing book with pages that flutter like butterflies.

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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 , -n

/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.
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/ˌbuːxʃtaˈbiːʁən/

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deutsch

/dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ/

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.
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/ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌlant/

Illustration of the A1 German word “der Dienstag”, which translates to “Tuesday”. A meerkat stands bolt upright on sentry duty atop a termite mound, a guard's cap on its head, chest puffed, eyes narrowed in stiff officialdom.
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/ˈdiːnsˌtaːk/

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masculine Buchstabe — letter (of the alphabet)

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