Illustration of the A1 German word “die Designerin”, which translates to “designer (female)”. A woman stitching patterns onto a dress using needles made of starlight, with threads of silk weaving themselves into patterns in the air.

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

dieDesignerin, -nen

designer (female)

/diˈzaɪ̯nəʁɪn/

Examples — Designerin in a sentence

Sie ist eine gute Designerin.

She is a good designer.

Die Designerin entwirft schöne Kleider.

The designer designs beautiful clothes.

How to remember it

DE-SI-GNER-IN sounds like 'DESIRE NEAR IN'. Imagine a female DESIGNER IN her studio, full of DESIRE for a new project.

More A1 words

Illustration of the A1 German word “doch”, which translates to “yes (contradicting), but”. A single bright sunflower bursts up through cracked grey pavement, beaming defiantly toward the sun while everything around stays in shadow.
doch

/dɔx/

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yes (contradicting), but

Examples

Du bist nicht müde? Doch, ich bin müde!

You are not tired? Yes, I am tired!

Es ist kalt, doch die Sonne scheint.

It is cold, but the sun is shining.

Illustration of the A1 German word “dreißig”, which translates to “thirty”. Thirty small, golden birds taking flight from a single cage, forming the shape of the number 30 in the sky.
dreißig

/ˈdʁaɪ̯sɪç/

thirty

Examples

Ich bin dreißig Jahre alt.

I am thirty years old.

Die Zahl dreißig ist eine gerade Zahl.

The number thirty is an even number.

Illustration of the A1 German word “das Einzelkind”, which translates to “only child”. A single child in a vast candy-colored playground, every swing and slide aimed invitingly at them in warm afternoon light.
das Einzelkind

/ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌkɪnt/

only child

Examples

Ich bin ein Einzelkind.

I am an only child.

Ist er ein Einzelkind?

Is he an only child?

Illustration of the A1 German word “die Eltern”, which translates to “parents”. Two enormous walruses lie flat with weary half-shut eyes as three pups clamber over their heads, tails and bellies without mercy.
die Eltern

/ˈɛltɐn/

parents

Examples

Meine Eltern sind zu Hause.

My parents are at home.

Ich liebe meine Eltern sehr.

I love my parents very much.

Illustration of the A1 German word “euer”, which translates to “your (plural informal)”. A flustered octopus waiter tries to balance a platter of seven different cakes, his eyes darting back and forth as he points all eight tentacles at a group of hungry bear cubs, clearly labeling the cakes as theirs.
euer

/ˈɔɪ̯ɐ/

your (plural informal)

Examples

Ist das euer Auto?

Is that your car?

Wo sind eure Freunde?

Where are your friends?

Illustration of the A1 German word “das Foto”, which translates to “photo”. A hand holding a photo where the waterfall inside the picture actually tumbles over the paper edge, splashing cool mist onto the fingers.
das Foto

/ˈfoːto/

photo

Examples

Ich mache ein Foto.

I am taking a photo.

Das ist ein altes Foto.

That is an old photo.

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doch — yes (contradicting), but

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