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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Freund”, which translates to “friend”. A big shaggy bear and a tiny mouse throw their arms around each other in a warm delighted hug, eyes closed, a soft glow of friendship radiating out around the unlikely pair.

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

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German nouns A1–B1 — PDF

derFreund, -e

friend

/fʁɔɪ̯nt/

Examples — Freund in a sentence

Das ist mein bester Freund.

This is my best friend.

Mein Freund kommt uns besuchen.

My friend is coming to visit us.

How to remember it

"Freund" — a friend is the end of being lonely.

More A1 words

Illustration of the A1 German word “die Freundin”, which translates to “friend (female)”. Yoko — sleek black bob with bangs, oversized cream sweater — leaps into the arms of Dana — blonde bob, red cardigan, lanyard — at an airport arrival gate, Yoko sobbing happy tears, Dana laughing, head thrown back.
die Freundin , -nen

/ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndɪn/

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Fußball (spielen)”, which translates to “to play football”. Close-up of a determined badger in a striped jersey, mid-kick, striking a huge glowing football that fills half the frame and bursts into a spray of grass and light on contact.
Fußball (spielen)

/ˈfuːsbal ˈʃpiːlən/

Illustration of the A1 German word “gern”, which translates to “gladly, with pleasure”. A pig gallops towards a trough with its ears streaming backwards, eyes shut in pure willing delight, mud spraying up behind it.
gern

/ɡɛʁn/

Illustration of the A1 German word “geschieden”, which translates to “divorced”. Juan — short dark curls, round glasses, green hoodie — and Yoko — sleek black bob with bangs, oversized cream sweater — sit back to back on halves of a sofa sawn in two; he pouts, lip wobbling, she smirks in relief.
geschieden

/ɡəˈʃiːdn̩/

Illustration of the A1 German word “die Geschwister”, which translates to “siblings”. On the back seat of a car a brother and sister squabble over one tablet, both furious; their baby brother between them is unbothered.
die Geschwister

/ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ/

Illustration of the A1 German word “die Großeltern”, which translates to “grandparents”. Grandma in a flowered apron pedals hard at the front of a tandem bike racing downhill, whooping with glee; grandpa behind her clutches his flat cap, eyes squeezed shut in terror.
die Großeltern

/ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn/

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feminine Freundin — friend (female)

FreundinFußball (spielen)gerngeschiedenGeschwisterGroßelternAll German word pages

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