BASIC GERMAN WORDS YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY KNOW | Easy German Words

Would you like to learn German?

Would you like to impress your office colleagues with a dash of German slang in your daily water cooler gossips?

Are you preparing a future trip to Germany?

Are you planning to study in Germany?

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Well, worry no more, because The Tipsy marketer has got your back!

We are bringing to you the easiest and basic German words with meaning that will help you in making day to day conversations.

Do check out our post on the French language, if this romantic language interests you 💓

German words for daily conversation

1. Hello: Hallo

2. Good Morning: Guten Morgen

3. Good Evening: Guten Abend

4. Good Night: Gute Nacht

5. Thank you: Danke

6. See you later: Bis später

7. You are welcome: bis später

8. Sorry: Es tut uns leid

9. I love you: ich liebe dich

10. Excuse me: Entschuldigen Sie

11. How are you: wie gehts?

12. Where do you stay: Wo wohnst du?

13. What is your name: Wie ist dein Name?

14. All the best: Alles Gute

German words for festivals and birthdays:

1. Happy birthday: alles Gute zum Geburtstag

2. Happy new year: Frohes neues Jahr

3. Happy Christmas: Frohe Weihnachten

4. Happy anniversary: frohes Jubiläum

German words to describe animals🐶🐈:

1. Dog: Hund

2. Cat: Katze

3. Mouse: Maus

4. Horse: Pferd

5. Bird: Vogel

6. Pig: Schwein

7. Duck: Ente

German words to describe Colors: 

1. Red: Rot

2. Green: Grün

3. Yellow: Gelb

4. Blue: Blau

5. Black: Schwarz

6. White: Weiß

7. Orange: Orange

8. Purple: lila

German words to describe days of the week:

Being familiar with how to speak about days, weeks, months, and years is central to understanding any language. When learning how to communicate in a foreign language, mastering how to communicate with the calendar is an important elementary achievement.

1. Monday: Montag

2. Tuesday: Dienstag

3. Wednesday: Mittwoch

4. Thursday: Donnerstag

5. Friday: Freitag

6. Saturday: Samstag

7. Sunday: Sonntag

8. Day: Tag (of course!)

German words to explain the months of the year:

1. January: Januar

2. February: Februar

3. March: März

4. April: April

5. May: Mai

6. June: Juni

7. July: Juli

8. August: August

9. September: September

10. October: Oktober

11. November: November

12. December: Dezember

Fun Fact!

Which is the longest word in the German language? 

“Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung” – This means ‘Motor vehicle liability insurance’

Travel related common German Words:

1. Car: Wagen 

2. Road: Straße 

3. Train: Zug 

4. Airplane: Flugzeug 

5. Bike: Fahrrad 

6. Ambulance : Krankenwagen

Family Related common German Words

1. Mother: Mutter 

2. Father: Vater 

3. Son: Sohn 

4. Daughter: Tochter 

5. Sister: Schwester 

6. Brother: Bruder 

7. Grandfather: Großvater 

8. Grandmother: Großmutter

Do let us know some of the easy German words that you may have come across in the comments section below!  📚