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Illustration of the A1 German word “glauben”, which translates to “to believe”. A child floating with heart glowing with belief

glauben is part of German verbs A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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glauben

to believe

/ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

glauben, glaubte, hat geglaubt

ich glaube
du glaubst
er/sie/es glaubt
wir glauben
ihr glaubt
sie/Sie glauben

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Examples — glauben in a sentence

Ich glaube, du schaffst das.

I believe you can do it.

Wir glauben, es ist wahr.

We believe it is true.

How to remember it

"Glauben" — glow with belief.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Guten Tag!”, which translates to “Good day!”. A dapper mole in a tiny tuxedo pops out of his dirt hole, tipping his top hat with a dazzling, wide-toothed grin as he bows deeply to a confused, sun-dappled daisy.
Guten Tag!

/ˌɡuːtn̩ ˈtaːk/

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Good day!

Examples

Guten Tag! Wie geht es Ihnen?

Good day! How are you?

Der Mann sagt: Guten Tag!

The man says: Good day!

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Hallo!”, which translates to “Hello!”. A cheerful round hedgehog throws one paw up in a big friendly wave, beaming wide, little sparkle-lines of greeting radiating around its raised paw in warm welcoming light.
Hallo!

/ˈhalo/

Hello!

Examples

Hallo! Wie geht's dir?

Hello! How are you?

Hallo Anna, schön dich zu sehen!

Hello Anna, nice to see you!

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das Heft

/hɛft/

notebook, exercise book

Examples

Schreibe es in dein Heft.

Write it in your notebook.

Ich brauche ein neues Heft.

I need a new notebook.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “heißen”, which translates to “to be called”. A child standing proudly as a glowing ribbon of light unspools from their heart and loops into a shining halo overhead, a name made of pure light.
heißen

/ˈhaɪ̯sn̩/

to be called

Principal parts

heißen, hieß, hat geheißen

ich heiße
du heißt
er/sie/es heißt
wir heißen
ihr heißt
sie/Sie heißen

Examples

Ich heiße Anna und komme aus Berlin.

My name is Anna and I come from Berlin.

Wie heißt dieser Platz hier?

What is this place called?

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Konjugation”, which translates to “conjugation”. A single seed sprouting into a tree whose six branches each bud a slightly different colored flower, one stem blooming into many matching shapes.
die Konjugation

/ˌkɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn/

conjugation

Examples

Die Konjugation der Verben ist wichtig.

The conjugation of verbs is important.

Wir lernen heute eine neue Konjugation.

Today we learn a new conjugation.

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der Kuli

/ˈkuːli/

ballpoint pen

Examples

Wo ist mein Kuli?

Where is my pen?

Ich brauche einen Kuli.

I need a pen.

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