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Vocabulary List

General and Topic Areas 1 to 5
GCSE German

OCR GCSE in German: J731
OCR GCSE (Short Course) in German Spoken Language: J031
OCR GCSE (Short Course) in German Written Language: J131

This Vocabulary List is designed to accompany the OCR GCSE German Specification for teaching
from September 2009

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Contents 3
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German GCSE Vocabulary List 14
German Vocabulary List General 14
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Topic Area 1 Home and local area 28
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Life in the home; friends and relationships 31
Local area, facilities and getting around 36
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Topic Area 2 Health and sport 38
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Sport, outdoor pursuits and healthy lifestyle 42
Food and drink as aspects of culture and health 44
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Topic Area 3 Leisure and entertainment (includes online) 48
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Socialising, special occasions and festivals
TV, films and music

Topic Area 4 Travel and the wider world

Holidays and exchanges
Environmental, cultural and social issues

Topic Area 5 Education and work

School life in the UK and in the target language country or community
Work experience, future study and jobs, working abroad

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German Vocabulary List General

German GCSE Vocabulary List

This vocabulary list will be a valuable guide for teachers when planning their teaching and learning
programmes and preparing candidates for the assessment. Please note that this list should not be
seen as a self-study aid, as only brief meanings have been given and candidates may need help
from their teacher/tutor to interpret some items correctly.

Foundation Tier: Assessment tasks for Foundation Tier Listening and Reading will be based on
material in this vocabulary list. The assessments will contain some unfamiliar vocabulary but this
will not be tested.

Higher Tier: Assessment tasks for Higher Tier Listening and Reading will be based on material in
both the Foundation and Higher Tier lists. Assessments will contain some unfamiliar vocabulary,
and some of this will be tested, since the national subject criteria require candidates to use a range
of techniques to deduce meaning.

Speaking and Writing

In Controlled Assessment tasks, candidates may use vocabulary from the Foundation and Higher
tier lists but can also use vocabulary that specifically suits the tasks they choose to do and their
own personal interests.

Prior knowledge

It is expected that candidates will be already familiar with the following:

 Numbers – (ordinal and cardinal)

 Days of the week, months of the year and seasons

 Towns, countries and nationalities

 Feminine and plural forms of the words listed

 Prefixes and suffixes of words already listed

 Target-language words used in English

 English words used in the target language.

 Grammatical items and structures figuring in Appendix B in the Specification (e.g.
conjunctions, prepositions, both simple and compound, reflexives, common adverbs and
adverbial phrases, etc.)

 Straightforward and common cognates

Please note that some easily recognisable cognates may not be present in this list; however,
others have been presented as a help to teachers and candidates. Cognates included in this list

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are those that are written similarly to their English counterparts, but pronounced in a markedly
different way.

At Higher tier, candidates should know how to interpret suffixes as linguistic markers showing
relationships between different parts of speech and have an awareness of the function of prefixes
to modify the meaning of the root: e.g.

réserver réservation place réservée

übernachten Übernachtung

producir reducir introducir

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German Vocabulary List General German Vocabulary List General

Foundation from (e.g. time)
now and again
ab (in the) evening
ab und zu when (conj)
Abend (abends) soon (see you…soon!)
als/ wenn before
bald (bis bald) then (= at that time)
bevor then (= at that time)
damals finally / at last
dann not until
endlich / zuletzt early (previously)
erst (um) yesterday
früh (früher) usually
gestern today
gewöhnlich always (still)
heute sometime(s)
immer (noch) midday (at midday)
manchmal middle (in the middle of)
Mittag (mittags) midnight
Mitte (mitten in) month(ly)
Mitternacht tomorrow
Monat (monatlich) (in the) morning
morgen after
Morgen (morgens) afterwards
nachdem (in the) afternoon
nachher following/next (e.g.day/week)
Nachmittag (nachmittags) recently
nächst no longer
neulich never
nicht mehr still (=even now)
nie not yet
noch suddenly
noch nicht already
plötzlich as soon as
schon immediately
sobald daily
sofort day after tomorrow
täglich day before yesterday
übermorgen beforehand/ previously
vorgestern morning (in the morning)
vorher at first
Vormittag (vormittags)
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German Vocabulary List General but / however
all / everyone
aber alone
alle therefore / so
allein other
also / so one and a half
andere to begin/ start
anderthalb answer
anfangen to answer
Antwort sort / kind
antworten also
Art good-bye!
auch moment
Auf Wiedersehen excellent
Augenblick except for
ausgezeichnet
außer satisfactory
to begin/start
befriedigend to greet
beginnen to keep
begrüßen to treat
behalten treatment
behandeln both
Behandlung example
beide to receive
Beispiel popular
bekommen to notice
beliebt to use
bemerken comfortable
benutzen to own
bequem particular(ly)
besitzen better
besonders to discuss
besser definitely
besprechen to punish
bestimmt to visit
bestrafen to offer
besuchen cheap
bieten / anbieten a little
billig please
bisschen (ein) to need
bitte to break
brauchen wide
brechen to bring
breit
bringen i.e.
thank you (to thank)
d.h. that
danke(n) date
dass to last
Datum to think
dauern this
denken thing
dies yes (contradicting)
Ding to press / push
doch to be allowed to / “may”
drücken a dozen
dürfen
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eben German Vocabulary List General
ebenso
egal (das ist mir egal) just
ehemalig just as
eigen (I don’t care!)
eilen (sich beeilen) former / previous
einander own
einige to hurry (up)
einmal (noch einmal) one another/ each other
einverstanden some / a few
Ende once (more)
eng agreed
entfernt end / finish
entschuldigen Sie! (sich entschuldigen) narrow / tight
Entschuldigung! away / distant
entweder … oder excuse me! (to apologise)
erinnern (sich) sorry!
erkennen either … or
erzählen (Erzählung) to remind (remember)
es gibt to recognise
es macht nichts to tell / recount (story)
etwa / ungefähr there is / are
etwas (irgend etwas) it doesn't matter
about / roughly / approximately
fallen (lassen) something (or other)
falsch
fast to fall (to drop)
fehlen wrong
Fehler almost
fertig to be missing
finden mistake
folgen ready / finished
Frage (eine Frage stellen) to find
fragen to follow
question (to ask a question)
gar nicht to ask
geben (es gibt)
genau not at all
genug to give (there is)
gern exactly
geschlossen enough
getrennt glad(ly)
glauben closed
gleich (der/das/die gleiche) separate(ly)
glücklich (Glück) to think / believe
Gott immediately (the same)
gratulieren happy (good luck)
Grund God
Gruss to congratulate
günstig ground / reason
gut greeting
guten Tag favourable
good
haben hello
halb
Hälfte to have
halten half
hier a half
to hold / to stop (moving)
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German Vocabulary List General yours faithfully
to hope
hochachtungsvoll
hoffen idea
O.K.!
Idee included
in Ordnung / klar! somewhere (or other)
inbegriffen
irgendwo yes
each (=per item)
ja each / every / everybody
je / das Stück someone/ somebody
jeder that
jemand now
jener
jetzt broken
no (= not any)
kaputt clear
kein to be able to/ "can"
klar to get
können
kriegen long
long (e.g. a long time)
lang slow
lange to let / leave (s.th)
langsam unfortunately
lassen to feel sorry for (I’m sorry)
leider to lend (to borrow)
leid tun (es tut mir leid) last (adj)
leihen (sich)
letzt to do / make
times e.g. twice
machen moderate
mal e.g. zweimal more
mäßig several
mehr opinion
mehrere yours sincerely
Meinung to like (to)
mit freundlichen Grüßen possible
mögen to have to / "must"
möglich
müssen of course
to take
natürlich no
nehmen new
nein not
neu nothing
nicht no-one / nobody
nichts number
niemand only
Nummer
nur or
open
oder to open
offen often
öffnen without
oft
ohne a pair / couple
a few
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prima! German Vocabulary List General
pro
Prost! great! / cool!
Prozent per
Cheers!
Qualität per cent
Quatsch
quality
rufen nonsense
ruhig (Ruhe)
rund to call / shout
quiet (rest / quiet)
sagen round (=shape)
Schade!
schlecht to say / tell
schließen (abschließen) a pity!
schließlich bad
schlimm to close (lock)
schrecklich finally
schreien bad
sehr terrible
sein to shout/ scream
seitdem very
Sekunde to be
selbe (der/das/dieselbe) since
sicher second
sogar same
sollen ("sollte") certain(ly) / sure(ly)
sonst even
sowohl ... als auch (ought to / should)
otherwise
toll! both ... and
Tschüs(s) !
tun great! cool!
cheerio!/ bye!/ see you!
überall to do
Uhr
um ... zu everywhere
und clock / watch / o'clock
unmöglich to (=in order to)
and
verschieden impossible
Verzeihung!
viel different/ various
vielleicht Sorry!
Viertel a lot / much / many
voll perhaps
a quarter
wahr (nicht wahr?) full
wechseln
weil true (isn't it?)
Weise (auf diese Weise) to change
wenig(er) because
wenigstens way (in this way)
wenn little (less)
werden at least
wichtig when / if
wie to become / get
Wie bitte? important
as / like
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German Vocabulary List General how are you?
again
Wie geht's? to repeat
wieder welcome
wiederholen really
willkommen to want to
wirklich wonderful
wollen wish
wunderbar to wish
Wunsch
wünschen figure / number
to pull
Zahl aim
ziehen quite / fairly
Ziel too (e.g. too old) / closed
ziemlich contented
zu to close
zufrieden together
zumachen
zusammen intention
attention
Higher similar
to suspect
Absicht idea
Achtung except (besides)
ähnlich extremely
ahnen to mean
Ahnung so that
außer(dem) to disappoint
äußerst disappointed
bedeuten to explain
damit to allow / permit
enttäuschen to depend (it depends)
enttäuscht fluently
erklären consequence
erlauben to belong to
es kommt darauf an to suffice
fließend to happen
Folge frequently
gehören nowadays
genügen at most
geschehen in advance
häufig altogether
heutzutage to be wrong
höchstens hardly / scarcely
im voraus whether
insgesamt although
irren (sich) as soon as
kaum instead of
ob in vain / free
obgleich / obwohl completely / fully
sobald above all
statt recently / a short time ago
umsonst careful(!)
völlig to dare
vor allem while
vor kurzem neither ... nor
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wertvoll / wertlos German Vocabulary List General
zusätzlich
zwar valuable / worthless
additional
indeed

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Topic Area 1: Home and local area

Life in the home; friends and relationships
Local area, facilities and getting around

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Topic Area 1 Home and local area

Topic Area 1 Home and local area

Life in the home; friends and relationships

Foundation to dry up
to wash up
abtrocknen to put on / turn on
abwaschen to put on (get dressed)
anmachen to get up / stand up
anziehen (sich) to wake up
aufstehen to get on with
aufwachen to have a rest
auskommen mit to look (appearance)
ausruhen (sich) to get undressed
aussehen to bake
ausziehen (sich) to describe
backen letter (=of alphabet)
beschreiben to spell
Buchstabe to iron (iron)
buchstabieren to brush e.g.hair
bügeln (Bügeleisen) to lay e.g. table
bürsten to go to sleep
decken to lie down
einschlafen to sit down
hinlegen (sich) to sweep
hinsetzen (sich) empty
kehren to empty
leer to put (= to lay)
leeren love
legen to love
Liebe to lie (be lying down)
lieben to mow
liegen to organise
mähen to clean
organisieren to sleep
putzen to cut
schlafen to sit (down)
schneiden to wash up
sitzen (sich setzen) to hoover / vacuum clean
spülen (abspülen) to put (inside something)
Staub saugen to stand
stecken to put / place (e.g. a vase)
stehen part
stellen to share
Teil dry
teilen to dry
trocken to move house (to get changed)
trocknen to prepare
umziehen (sich) to wash (o.s.)
vorbereiten to wake s.o.
waschen (sich) to weigh
wecken to grow / get bigger / increase
wiegen
zunehmen address

Adresse

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Alter Topic Area 1 Home and local area
Bart
Brille age
Familienname beard
geboren glasses
Geburts(tag / ort) surname
Heimat born
Heimfahrt / Heimweg birth(day / place of)
heiraten home
heißen home journey / way home
ledig to marry
Lieber / Liebe to be called
verheiratet single / unmarried
verlobt Dear (=letters)
versprechen married
Vorname engaged
to promise
alt(modisch) first name
angenehm
ängstlich old(fashioned)
berühmt pleasant / enjoyable
blöd / dumm anxious
böse famous
dick stupid
doof angry
ehrlich fat / thick
ernst stupid
fleißig honest
frech serious
Freude hard working
freundlich cheeky
furchtbar joy
geduldig friendly
gefallen awful
gemütlich patient
glatt (Glatteis) to like
groß cosy / cheery
Größe smooth / straight e.g.hair (black ice)
hassen tall
hässlich size / height (of people)
hilfsbereit / hilfreich to hate
höflich ugly
hübsch helpful
klein polite
klug pretty
komisch small / short
kurz clever
Laune (guter / schlechter) funny
laut short
lockig in a good / bad mood
lustig noisy / loud
merkwürdig curly
mittelgroß / mittellang funny
müde (ermüdend) funny / strange
nervös medium / average (=height/length)
nett tired (tiring)
ordentlich nervous
Pech nice
reich tidy
luck (bad)
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Topic Area 1 Home and local area soft / gentle
full up / fed up
sanft clean
satt sharp
sauber smart (e.g. dress)
scharf slim
schick dirty
schlank shy
schmutzig strong
schüchtern strict
stark dead
streng sad
tot untidy
traurig to be wrong
unordentlich to understand (get on with)
Unrecht haben
verstehen (sich) suit (men's)
bracelet (wrist watch)
Anzug bra
Armband(uhr) blouse
BH / Büstenhalter belt
Bluse necklace
Gürtel glove
Halskette handbag
Handschuh shirt
Handtasche trousers
Hemd hat
Hose jacket
Hut dress
Jacke clothes / clothing
Kleid suit (women's)
Kleider / Kleidung tie
Kostüm lip(stick)
Krawatte / Schlips coat
Lippe(nstift) fashion(able)
Mantel cap
Mode (modisch) night (dress)
Mütze earrings
Nacht(hemd) perfume
Ohrringe pullover
Parfüm skirt
Pulli scarf
Rock pyjamas
Schal shoes
Schlafanzug panties
Schuhe sock
Slip boot
Socke tights
Stiefel pocket / bag (shopping bag)
Strumpfhose to carry / wear
Tasche (Einkaufstasche) tracksuit
tragen trainers
Trainingsanzug underpants
Turnschuhe underwear
Unterhose
Unterwäsche study
oven
Arbeitszimmer bath (tub)
Backofen bathroom
Badewanne
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Bücherregal Topic Area 1 Home and local area
Bude
Decke book case
Diele stall / stand/ room
Doppelhaus blanket / ceiling
Dusche hall (=entrance to house)
duschen semi-detached house
Einfamilienhaus shower
Elektroherd to have a shower
Erdgeschoss detached house
Esszimmer electric cooker
Etagenbett ground floor
Fenster dining room
Flur bunk bed
Fußboden window
Gardine hall
Garten floor
Gasherd curtain
Haarbürste garden
Handtuch (Badetuch) gas cooker
Heizkörper hairbrush
Heizung (Zentralheizung) towel (bath towel)
Kamm radiator
kämmen heating (central)
Keller comb
Kissen to comb (hair)
Kleiderschrank cellar
Klingel cushion
Klo wardrobe
Knopf (door) bell
Kommode loo
Kühlschrank button
Lampe chest of drawers
Licht fridge
Mikrowellenherd lamp
Möbel light
möbliert microwave
oben furniture
Pflanze furnished
Rasen at the top / upstairs
Regal plant
Reihe lawn
Reihenhaus shelf
Schlafzimmer (Schlafraum) row (e.g. of seats etc)
Schlüssel(bund) terraced house
Schrank bedroom (dormitory)
Seife key (ring)
Sessel cupboard
Sofa soap
Spülbecken armchair
Spülmaschine sofa / settee
Steppdecke sink
Stereoanlage dishwasher
Stock (im ersten Stock) duvet
Stufe stereo system
Stuhl floor (e.g. on the 1st floor)
Tablett step/ stair
Tapete chair
Teppich tray
wallpaper
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Topic Area 1 Home and local area terrace / patio
deep
Terasse freezer
tief table
Tiefkühltruhe tablecloth
Tisch toilet paper
Tischtuch saucepan
Toilettenpapier stairs
Topf cloth
Treppe door
Tuch at the bottom / downstairs
Tür curtain
unten wall (interior)
Vorhang washbasin
Wand washing
Waschbecken utility room / laundry room
Wäsche washing machine
Waschküche wash powder
Waschmaschine tap
Waschpulver alarm clock
Wasserhahn living room
Wecker
Wohnzimmer letter
pen friend
Brief brother
Brieffreund/in cousin
Bruder lady
Cousin / Vetter / Kusine wife / husband / married couple
Dame only child
Ehefrau/ Ehemann/ Ehepaar parents
Einzelkind grandson / daughter / child
Eltern adult
Enkel/in / Enkelkind family`
Erwachsene Mrs / woman
Familie Miss (waitress!)
Frau friend (boy / girl)
Fräulein(!) brothers and sisters
Freund/in grandfather / mother / parents
Geschwister boy
Großvater / Großmutter / Großeltern people
Junge girl
Leute / Menschen male
Mädchen mother / mum
männlich neighbour
Mutter / Mutti nephew
Nachbar/in niece
Neffe uncle
Nichte grandad / granny
Onkel sister
Opa / Oma son
Schwester aunt
Sohn daughter
Tante father / dad
Tochter relative (= relation)
Vater / Vati female
Verwandte twins
weiblich
Zwillinge bee
duck
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fressen Topic Area 1 Home and local area
füttern
Hase to eat (animals)
Hund to feed (=pets)
Kaninchen hare
Katze dog
Kuh rabbit
Meerschweinchen cat
Pferd cow
Schaf guinea pig
Schildkröte horse
Schlange (stehen) sheep
Tier (Haustier) tortoise
Vogel snake (to queue)
Wellensittich animal (pet)
bird
Backstein budgerigar
Baumwolle
Holz brick
Kohle cotton
Kunststoff wood
Leder coal
Metall plastic
Seide leather
Stahl metal
Stein silk
Stoff steel
Wolle stone
material
blau wool
bunt
Farbe blue
gelb bright (= colour)
grau colour / paint
grün yellow
hell grey
lila green
rosa pale (colour)
rot purple
schwarz pink
silber red
black
Higher silver

abnehmen to lose weight / slim
Alptraum nightmare
altmodisch old fashioned
ändern to change
anprobieren to try on
Anrichte sideboard
anschalten to switch on
anstrengend tiring
anziehen to attract
ärgerlich annoying
ärgern to annoy
artig well behaved
aufgeregt excited
aufschließen to unlock
ausschalten to switch off
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Topic Area 1 Home and local area to water (plants)
to bite (bite)
begießen to admire
beißen (Biss) relationship
bewundern bride (bridegroom)
Beziehung attic / loft
Braut (Bräutigam) to call du
Dachboden genuine
duzen marriage
echt quality / characteristic
Ehe impression
Eigenschaft to appear
Eindruck shutter
erscheinen remote control
Fensterladen friendship
Fernbedienung instructions for use
Freundschaft memory
Gebrauchsanweisung danger(ous)
Gedächtnis divorced
Gefahr (gefährlich) sex / gender
geschieden separated
Geschlecht weight
getrennt handle
Gewicht kind
Griff to heat
gütig shed / hut
heizen century
Hütte cable / wiring
Jahrhundert cage
Kabel fireplace (hearth)
Käfig folding (chair / table)
Kamin air-conditioning
Klapp- (stuhl / tisch) to knock
Klimaanlage king
klopfen queen
König contact lenses
Königin jug
Kontaktlinsen to smile
Krug ridiculous
lächeln situation
lächerlich noise (loud)
Lage lively
Lärm to name
lebhaft curious / inquisitive
nennen personality
neugierig doll
Persönlichkeit square metre
Puppe shaver
Quadratmeter to shave
Rasierapparat to tear
sich rasieren zip
reißen lout / hooligan
Reißverschluss careless
Rowdy gentle
rücksichtslos lock (of door)
sanft to put on make-up
Schloss jewellery
schminken (sich) drawer
Schmuck shed
Schublade
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Schwager Topic Area 1 Home and local area
Schwägerin
schwanger brother-in-law
Schwiegermutter sister-in-law
Schwiegervater pregnant
sehr geehrte(r) Herr / Frau mother-in-law
selbständig father-in-law
seltsam dear Sir / Madam
Senioren independently
Spülküche odd / strange
Stiefmutter / vater senior citizens
Streichhölzer utility room
Streit step-mother / father
stumm matches
sympathisch argument / quarrel
Tastatur silent / mute
taub nice
Teppichboden keyboard (computer)
Traum deaf
träumen fitted carpet
Verantwortung dream
Vergnügen to dream
vergrößern responsibility
vernünftig pleasure
verrückt to enlarge
Vertrauen sensible / reasonable
Waschlappen mad
weinen trust
Werkzeug flannel
Wintergarten to cry (tears)
winzig implement
Witwe conservatory
Witwer tiny
zornig widow
Zufall (zufällig) widower
zunehmen angry
(by) chance
Local area, facilities and getting around to put on weight / increase

Foundation field (=arable)
avenue
Acker stream
Allee to build
Bach farmer / farmer(‘s wife)
bauen farm
Bauer / Bäuerin tree
Bauernhof mountain
Baum leaf / piece of paper
Berg ground
Blatt A-road
Boden pavement
Bundesstraße bus stop
Bürgersteig roof
Bushaltestelle one way street
Dach field
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Topic Area 1 Home and local area river
region / area
Fluss mountain range
Gebiet district
Gebirge hedge
Gegend hill(y)
Hecke canal / channel
Hügel (hügelig) hole
Kanal street / road
Loch tram
Straße valley
Straßenbahn (river) bank
Tal wood / forest
Ufer (Flussufer) field / meadow
Wald block of flats
Wiese to live
Wohnblock flat
wohnen
Wohnung chemist's (chemist)
baker(‘s shop)
Apotheke (Apotheker) library (librarian)
Bäcker/in (Bäckerei) letter box
Bibliothek(ar/in) postage stamp
Briefkasten bridge
Briefmarke book (shop)
Brücke castle
Buch(handlung) delicatessen
Burg cathedral
Delikatessengeschäft chemists
Dom / Kathedrale shopping centre
Drogerie to post
Einkaufszentrum greengrocer’s
einwerfen shop
Gemüsehändler jeweller
Geschäft chapel
Juwelier cinema
Kapelle church
Kino pub
Kirche cake / sweet shop
Kneipe art (gallery)
Konditorei life
Kunst(galerie) to live
Leben food/ groceries (grocer’s shop)
leben market (place)
Lebensmittel(geschäft) butcher (‘s shop)
Markt (Marktplatz) clothes shop
Metzger(ei) post office
Modegeschäft post code
Post(amt) town hall
Postleitzahl castle
Rathaus to save
Schloss savings bank
sparen to fill up with petrol
Sparkasse petrol station
tanken tower
Tankstelle tourist office
Turm centre
Verkehrsamt
Zentrum exit (= building / motorway)

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Auto Topic Area 1 Home and local area
Autobahn
Benzin car
bremsen motorway
Bremsen petrol
Eingang / Einfahrt to brake
einsteigen brakes
Fähre (Autofähre) entrance
fahren to get on / in (vehicles)
Fahrer/in ferry (car ferry)
Fahrgast / Passagier to go / drive
führen driver
Führerschein passenger
Fußgänger(zone) to lead
gehen driving licence
holen pedestrian (area)
kommen to go / walk
Kreuzung to fetch
Kurve to come
Lastwagen / LKW crossroads
Lieferwagen bend
Linie lorry
Marke van (delivery)
Mofa line / bus route
Motorrad (fahrer/in) make (of car)
Raststätte moped
Schild (Straßenschild) motorbike(rider)
verlassen motorway services
Wagen sign (roadsign)
Weg / Fußweg to leave (place)
weggehen car
Werkstatt way / path
Werkzeug to go away
repair workshop / garage
abfahren tools
Abfahrt / Abflug
abholen to depart
Abteil departure
anhalten to meet (= pick up/ fetch)
ankommen compartment
Ankunft to stop (vehicles)
aussteigen to arrive
Automat arrival
Bahn (Bahnsteig) to get off
Bahnhof machine
besetzt railway (platform)
D-Zug station
einfach occupied (e.g. seat)
Eisen express train
Eisenbahnlinie easy / single (ticket)
Fahrgeld iron
Fahrkarte railway line
Fahrkartenschalter fare
Fahrplan ticket
Fahrt ticket office
Gleis timetable (bus / train)
hin und zurück journey (short)
Rücken platform / line
Rückfahrt there & back i.e. return
back
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Topic Area 1 Home and local area suburban railway
underground / tube / métro (station)
S-Bahn to change (e.g. trains)
U-Bahn(station) connection e.g. trains (to connect)
umsteigen traffic (means of transport)
Verbindung (verbinden) to miss e.g. bus / train
Verkehr(smittel) delay
verpassen to wait for
Verspätung waiting room
warten auf train (driver)
Warteraum / saal / zimmer back
Zug(führer) to return / come / go back
zurück
zurückkommen boat
board (on)
Boot bicycle
Bord to fly
Fahrrad / Rad flight
fliegen airport
Flug plane
Flughafen helicopter
Flugzeug rent
Hubschrauber to rent / hire
Miete wheel
mieten cycling
Rad to cycle
Radfahren cyclist
radfahren ship
Radfahrer/in to take off (plane)
Schiff to rent / hire (out)
starten
vermieten village
there (to there)
Dorf over there
dort(hin) outside
dort drüben inside
draußen corner
drinnen inhabitant
Ecke straight ahead
Einwohner/in city
geradeaus harbour (port)
Großstadt main station/ road
Hafen(stadt) capital
Hauptbahnhof / Hauptstraße at the back
Hauptstadt behind
hinten left (on the left side)
hinter near to / nearby
links edge
Nähe (in der Nähe von) right (on the)
Rand direction
rechts town (twin town)
Richtung town tour
Stadt (Partnerstadt) in front of / outside / before
Stadtrundfahrt to go past
vor at the front
vorbeigehen/fahren suburb
vorne far (away) from/ distant
Vorort
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Higher Topic Area 1 Home and local area

anbauen to grow (crops)
anschnallen (sich) to fasten seat belt
außer Betrieb out of order / not working
Autobahnkreuz motorway junction
Bahnübergang level crossing
Baustelle building site / roadworks
befinden (sich) to be situated
beilegen to enclose
Eimer bucket
einwerfen to post (a letter)
entwerten to cancel / stamp a ticket
Fahrzeug vehicle
Fels rock (mineral)
fließen to flow
gebrauchen (gebraucht) to use (second hand)
Gegenteil opposite
Geschwindigkeits(begrenzung) speed (limit)
Gipfel summit
Hauptverkehrszeit rush hour
hupen to hoot
Kennzeichen registration number
Klippe cliff
Kofferraum boot (of car)
Kreis(verkehr) circle (roundabout)
Leitung cable / wiring / pipes
Lenkrad steering wheel
liefern to deliver
Luftdruck tyre pressure
öffentlich public
Reinigung dry cleaning
Rückspiegel rear-view mirror
Rundfunk radio
Sicherheit safety
Sicherheitsgurt seatbelt
Stau hold-up / traffic jam
Steuer(rad) steering wheel
überfahren to run over
überholen to overtake
überqueren to cross (road)
umgeben von surrounded by
Umleitung diversion
Vorfahrt priority / right of way
wachsen to grow
Weinberg vineyard
Windschutzscheibe windscreen
Zebrastreifen zebra-crossing
zusammenstoßen mit to collide with

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Topic Area 2: Health and sport

Sport, outdoor pursuits and healthy lifestyle
Food and drink as aspects of culture and health

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Topic Area 2 Health and sport

Topic Area 2 Health and sport

Sport, outdoor pursuits and healthy lifestyle

Foundation eye
tummy
Auge leg
Bauch face
Bein hair
Gesicht neck/ throat
Haare knee
Hals body
Knie mouth
Körper nose
Mund ear
Nase shoulder
Ohr
Schulter to fish
fishing rod
angeln bath
Angelrute to bathe
Bad swimming costume/trunks
baden seaside resort
Badeanzug/hose to move
Badeort final (e.g. sport)
bewegen swimming pool (open air)
Endspiel foot (go on foot)
Freibad football
Fuß (zu Fuß gehen) to win
Fußball indoor swimming pool
gewinnen to jog
Hallenbad canoeing
joggen to play skittles
Kanufahren to climb
kegeln to run
klettern athletics
laufen league
Leichtathletik team
Liga net
Mannschaft horse riding
Netz to run
Reiten race
rennen skateboard
Rennen scooter
Rollbrett to roller skate
Roller rowing boat
Rollschuh laufen to row
Ruderboot to shoot
rudern to hit
schießen racquet / stick / bat
schlagen locker
Schläger to ice skate
Schließfach swimming pool
Schlittschuhlaufen to swim
Schwimmbad
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See (der/die) (an der See) Topic Area 2 Health and sport
segeln
Ski fahren lake / sea (at the sea-side)
Skilehrer/in to sail
spazierengehen to ski
Spaziergang ski instructor
Spiel(film) to go for a walk
spielen walk
Spieler game / match (feature film)
Spielzeug to play (music / sports / cards)
Sport treiben player
Sportplatz toy(s)
springen to do sport
Stadion sports ground / school field
steigen to jump
Surfbrett stadium
Tor (ein Tor schießen) to climb
Umkleideraum surfboard
Verein gate / goal (to score a goal)
verlieren changing room
wandern club
Wanderung to lose
werfen to hike
windsurfen hike
to throw
Biene to windsurf
Erkältung (sich erkälten)
Fieber bee
Fliege a cold (to catch a cold)
fühlen fever / a temperature
Gefühl fly
gesund (Gesundheit) to feel
Grippe feeling
Halsschmerzen healthy (health)
Hansaplast flu
Heftpflaster sore throat
helfen (Hilfe!) sticking plaster
Husten sticking plaster
husten to help (help!)
Kopfschmerzen cough
krank (Krankheit) to cough
Krankenhaus headache
Krankenpfleger/ Krankenschwester ill(ness)
Krankenwagen hospital
Magen(schmerzen) nurse(male/female)
Medikament ambulance
Operation stomach (ache)
Patient/in medicine
Rezept operation (=medical)
Schmerzen (schmerzhaft) patient
Schnupfen prescription / recipe
seekrank pain(ful)
sprechen cold
Sprechstunde seasick
stechen to speak
Stich surgery hours
Tablette to sting
Unfall sting
verletzen (sich) tablet/pill
accident
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Topic Area 2 Health and sport to hurt (e.g. my arm hurts)

weh tun wasp
wound
Wespe tooth (ache)
Wunde dentist
Zahn(schmerzen) toothbrush
Zahnarzt / Zahnärztin toothpaste
Zahnbürste
Zahnpasta beginner
to bleed
Higher blood test
to burn
Anfänger chest
bluten surgeon
Blutprobe diarrhoea
brennen elbow
Brust to be sick
Chirurg(in) event
Durchfall success
Ellbogen result / score
erbrechen (sich) to receive
Ereignis to recover / get better
Erfolg relief
Ergebnis to reach / catch
erhalten first aid
erholen (sich) to catch
Erleichterung ankle
erreichen brain
erste Hilfe smell
fangen swollen
Fußgelenk plaster
Gehirn bald patch
Geruch wrist
geschwollen skin
Gips(verband) to lift / raise
Glatze homesickness
Handgelenk helmet
Haut hay fever
heben height
Heimweh cave
Helm cough mixture
Heuschnupfen to hunt
Höhe chin
Höhle bone
Hustensaft to suffer
jagen stomach upset
Kinn champion(ship)
Knochen quantity (crowd)
leiden to measure
Magenverstimmung naked
Meister(schaft) arrow
Menge (Menschenmenge) to look after (patient)
messen cup (trophy)
nackt x-ray
Pfeil cream / ointment
pflegen to do harm
Pokal damage
Röntgenbild
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Topic Area 2 Health and sport

Schiedsrichter referee
schlucken to swallow
Sieg win / victory
Sonnenstich sun stroke
Sorge (sich Sorgen machen) worry (to worry)
sorgen für to look after
Spritze injection
tauchen to dive
teilnehmen to take part
Turnier tournament
übergeben (sich) to be sick
unentschieden undecided / drawn (match)
untersuchen to examine (patient)
Verband bandage
verstauchen (sich) to sprain
verstopft constipated
Wange cheek
Wettbewerb competition
Wettkampf competition
Zeh toe
Zunge tongue

Food and drink as aspects of culture and health

Foundation dinner / evening meal
appetite (enjoy your meal!)
Abendessen thirst(y)
Appetit (guten Appetit!) flame
Durst (durstig) bottle
Flamme fresh
Flasche breakfast
frisch fork
Frühstück mixed
Gabel dish / course
gemischt crockery (tea towel)
Gericht drink
Geschirr(tuch) jar / pot (e.g. jam)
Getränk to grill / barbecue
Glas snack (bar)
grillen small pot
Imbiss(stube) canteen
Kännchen kitchen
Kantine delicious
Küche spoon
lecker meal (enjoy your meal!)
Löffel knife
Mahlzeit (!) lunch / midday meal
Messer dessert
Mittagessen to taste
Nachtisch quick
schmecken fast food restaurant
schnell bowl
Schnellimbiss self-service
Schüssel menu
Selbstbedienung dining car
Speisekarte supermarket
Speisewagen
Supermarkt

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Topic Area 2 Health and sport sweet
menu / dish (of the day)
süß cup
Tageskarte tea (pot)
Tasse to have afternoon tea / coffee
Tee (kanne) plate
Tee / Kaffee trinken to drink
Teller saucer
trinken starter/ first course
Untertasse take away meals
Vorspeise cheers!
zum Mitnehmen
zum Wohl! alcohol (non-alcoholic)
beer
alkohol(frei) coke
Bier fruit juice
Cola coffee (pot)
Fruchtsaft lemonade
Kaffee(kanne) milk
Limonade juice
Milch schnaps / spirits
Saft champagne (German)
Schnaps pop (=fizzy drink)
Sekt water (drinking / mineral)
Sprudel wine (red / white)
Wasser (Trink / Mineral)
Wein (Rot / Weiß) pineapple
apple
Ananas orange
Apfel apricot
Apfelsine sliced meats (e.g. salami)
Aprikose pear / light bulb
Aufschnitt cauliflower
Birne boiled sausage
Blumenkohl beans
Bockwurst sweets
Bohnen joint / roast meat
Bonbons to roast
Braten fried potatoes (frying pan)
braten sausage (fried)
Bratkartoffeln (Bratpfanne) bread / loaf
Bratwurst bread roll
Brot sandwich
Brötchen crisps
Butterbrot cereals
Chips / Kartoffelschips egg
Cornflakes stew
Ei ice / ice-cream (sundae)
Eintopf peas
Eis(becher) strawberry
Erbsen to eat
Erdbeere meal / food
essen vinegar
Essen meat
Essig trout
Fleisch meatball
Forelle goose
Frikadelle boiled egg
Gans vegetables
gekochtes Ei (ein)
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Gewürz Topic Area 2 Health and sport
Gurke
Hähnchen spice
Himbeere cucumber
Honig chicken (food)
Kalbfleisch raspberry
Karotte honey
Kartoffel(salat) veal
Kartoffelbrei/püree carrot
Käse potato (salad)
Kaugummi mashed potato
Kekse cheese
Kirsche chewing gum
Kohl biscuits
Kopfsalat cherry
Kotelett cabbage
Kuchen lettuce
Lachs chop / cutlet
Lamm(fleisch) cake
Leber salmon
Marmelade lamb= animal (lamb =meat)
Nudeln liver
Nuss (Erdnuss) jam
Obst pasta / noodles
Öl nut (peanut)
Orangenmarmelade fruit
Pampelmuse oil
Pfeffer marmelade
Pfirsich grapefruit
Pflaume pepper
Pilz peach
Pommes (frites) plum
Pralinen mushroom
Riegel chips
Rindfleisch chocolates
Rosenkohl bar (e.g. of chocolate)
Salz beef
Salzkartoffeln brussel sprouts
Sauerkraut salt
Schaschlick boiled potatoes
Scheibe pickled cabbage
Schinken kebab
Schlagsahne slice
Schnitzel ham
Schokolade whipped cream
schwarze Johannisbeere escalope / schnitzel
Schweinefleisch chocolate / chocolate drink
Senf blackcurrant
Soße pork
Speck mustard
Spiegelei gravy / sauce
Spinat bacon
Suppe fried egg
Süßigkeiten spinach
Toastbrot soup
Traube / Weintraube sweets
Truthahn toast
weiß (Weißbrot) grape
Wurst turkey
white (white bread)
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Topic Area 2 Health and sport lemon
sugar
Zitrone onion
Zucker
Zwiebel can
can / tin (opener)
Büchse cardboard box
Dose(nöffner) basket
Karton packet
Korb helping / portion
Packung / Paket box (e.g.chocolates)
Portion bag (= paper/ plastic)
Schachtel
Tüte cutlery
to consist of
Higher diet (to be on a diet)
to serve
Besteck to contain
bestehen aus fat / grease
Diät (eine Diät halten) poultry
dienen taste
enthalten to pour
Fett spicy
Geflügel to try
Geschmack to pass (e.g. salt)
gießen to smell (sth)
pikant full up (food)
probieren to peel
reichen asparagus
riechen vegetarian
satt packaging
schälen wine-tasting (grape harvest)
Spargel
Vegetarier(in)
Verpackung
Weinprobe (Weinlese)

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Topic Area 3: Leisure and entertainment

(includes online)

Socialising, special occasions and festivals
TV, films and music

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Topic Area 3 Leisure and entertainment

Topic Area 3 Leisure and entertainment (includes online)

Socialising, special occasions and festivals

Foundation to enjoy oneself
postcard (picture)
amüsieren (sich) to spend (money)
Ansichtskarte to go out
ausgeben information
ausgehen exhibition
Auskunft to make things / do DIY
Ausstellung to order (to cancel)
basteln to pay (for)
bestellen (abbestellen) picture
bezahlen flower (florist)
Bild choir
Blume(nhändler) computer game
Chor to go sight-seeing
Computerspiel to shop / go shopping
die Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen invitation (to invite)
einkaufen (gehen) admission charge
Einladung (einladen) ice rink (to ice skate)
Eintritt refreshments
Eisbahn (Eis laufen) festival / party
Erfrischungen fire(works)
Fest free / (in the open air)
Feuer(werk) free time/ leisure (activity)
frei (im Freien) Happy Christmas
Freizeit(beschäftigung) Christmas Eve
fröhliche Weihnachten Easter
Heiligabend New Year's Eve
Ostern Christmas
Silvester Christmas/fir tree
Weihnachten
Weihnachtsbaum / Tannenbaum to work (function)
to enjoy
funktionieren present
genießen mobile phone
Geschenk Mr / gentleman
Handy waiter!
Herr heart
Herr Ober! open air (in the)
Herz youth club
im Freien young person
Jugendklub young
Jugendliche (r) diary (for appointments)
jung card (playing/ greetings)
Kalender/Terminkalender to buy
Karte(n) department store
kaufen to know (people)
Kaufhaus to get to know
kennen to cost (free)
kennen lernen kiss
kosten(los) to laugh
Kuss
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Lust haben Topic Area 3 Leisure and entertainment
malen
Mitglied to feel like (doing something)
Preis to paint
preiswert member
Rechnung price / prize
reservieren cheap / value for money
sammeln bill (e.g. restaurant)
Schach to reserve
schenken to collect
schicken (eine SMS / eine E-mail) chess
Schlussverkauf to give (a present)
Sonderangebot to send (to text / e-mail)
spannend sale
Spaß special offer
spät exciting
teuer fun
treffen late
Treffpunkt expensive/ dear
verbringen to meet (by intention)
verkaufen (ausverkaufen) meeting place
vorstellen (sich) to spend (=time)
zahlen to sell (out)
to introduce oneself
Higher to pay (the bill)

begegnen to meet
begleiten to accompany
bekannt well-known
Bekannter acquaintance
drucken to print
Drucker printer
empfehlen to recommend
Ergebnis result / score
Ermässigung discount
Faschingsdienstag Shrove Tuesday
faulenzen to laze about
feiern to celebrate
Festtag public holiday
Gebühr fee
gebührenfrei / gratis free
Gemälde painting
herunterladen to download
Hochzeit wedding
Kabel cable / wiring
Karneval carnival
Kerze candle
Messe mass (church)
plaudern to chat
Schaufensterbummel window shopping
schieben to push
schmücken to decorate (garlands)
Sitten customs/ traditions
Tastatur keyboard (computer)
tippen to type
überraschen to surprise
Verabredung appointment
Veranstaltung event
vorziehen to prefer

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Topic Area 3 Leisure and entertainment recorder
flute
TV, films and music violin
guitar
Foundation clarinet
piano
Blockflöte drums / percussion
Flöte/ Querflöte trumpet
Geige to practise
Gitarre
Klarinette documentary
Klavier comedy
Schlagzeug crime story/ thriller
Trompete news
üben quiz show
soap opera
Dokumentarfilm programme (e.g. TV)
Komödie series (e.g. on TV)
Krimi cartoon
Nachrichten
Quizsendung to look at
Seifenoper ball (= sport / dance)
Sendung to watch TV
Serie TV set
Zeichentrickfilm to hear
receiver (telephone)
anschauen / ansehen magazine
Ball concert
fernsehen head(phones)
Fernseher favourite
hören song
Hörer music (pop /folk /classical)
Illustrierte musician (to play music)
Konzert opera
Kopf(hörer) novel
Lieblings- singer
Lied actor/ actress
Musik (Pop/Volks/klassische) to see
Musiker/in (musizieren) to sing
Oper stereo system
Roman dance
Sänger/in to dance
Schauspieler/in paperback
sehen theatre (play)
singen tragedy
Stereoanlage to draw
Tanz to show
tanzen time
Taschenbuch magazine
Theater(stück) newspaper
Tragödie
zeichnen adventure
zeigen to perform
Zeit
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Aufführung Topic Area 3 Leisure and entertainment
Bildschirm
blasen performance
Blaskapelle screen
Bühne to blow
Fernbedienung brass band
Garderobe stage
Gerät remote control
Geräusch cloakroom (theatre)
Medien (Massenmedien) implement/equipment
Moderator sound / quiet noise
Parkett media
passieren TV presenter
Rang stalls (theatre)
Stimme to happen
Stimmung circle (theatre)
Tagesschau voice
Unterhaltung atmosphere
Untertitel TV evening news
Vorstellung entertainment
Werbung subtitle
Zuschauer performance / introduction
advertising
audience / viewers

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Topic Area 4: Travel and the wider world

Holidays and exchanges
Environmental, cultural and social issues

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Topic Area 5 Education and work

Topic Area 4 Travel and the wider world

Holidays and exchanges monkey
different (somewhere else)
Foundation reception
to accept
Affe to phone
anders(wo) stay
Anmeldung lift
annehmen excursion / trip
anrufen to fill in (form)
Aufenthalt information
Aufzug abroad
Ausflug foreigner
ausfüllen view
Auskunft choice/ selection
Ausland (ins / im) identity card / I.D
Ausländer/in bear
Aussicht to serve
Auswahl service (=in restaurant)
Ausweis bed (single/double)
Bär bedlinen
bedienen
Bedienung to cover
Bett (Einzel / Doppel) overcast
Bettwäsche overcast
to thunder
bedecken dark
bedeckt to freeze
bewölkt thunderstorm
donnern hail
dunkel to hail
frieren hot
Gewitter bright (= weather)
Hagel heat
hageln cold
heiß climate
heiter cool
Hitze lion
kalt wet
Klima fog(gy)/ mist(y)
kühl rain(coat)
Löwe umbrella
nass to rain
Nebel (nebelig) rainy
Regen(mantel) shower (=weather)
Regenschirm to shine
regnen snow
regnerisch to snow
Schauer beautiful / fine (= weather)
scheinen to sunbathe
Schnee sun
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sonnig Topic Area 5 Education and work
Sturm / stürmisch
Wetter(bericht / vorhersage) sunny
windig storm(y)
Wolke (wolkenlos) weather (forecast)
wolkig windy
cloud(less)
Blick cloudy
bleiben
Broschüre look/ glance
Campingplatz to stay / remain
Empfang(sdame) brochure
Ferien camping/ camp site
Formular reception(ist)
Fotoapparat holiday
Fotograf/in form
Fundbüro camera
Gast photographer(‘s)
Gastgeber lost property office
Gasthaus / Gasthof guest
Gaststätte host
Gepäck pub
gültig restaurant / pub
Herbergseltern luggage
Insel valid
Jugendherberge wardens (of youth hostel)
Koffer island
Küste youth hostel
Lagerfeuer suitcase
Land (auf dem / aufs) coast
Landkarte camp fire
Landschaft country (in the / to the)
Luxus map
Meer countryside / scenery
mitnehmen luxury
Ort sea
Pass (Reisepass) to take (with you)
Pension (Vollpension) place
Personalausweis passport
Prospekt boarding house (full board)
Reise identity card
Reisebüro leaflet
Reisebus journey (longer)
reisen travel agent’s
Reisende(r) coach
Reisescheck to travel
Reiseziel traveller
Sand(burg) traveller’s cheque
Scheckheft destination
Schlafsack sand (castle)
Sonnenbrand cheque book
Sonnencreme sleeping bag
Steward/ess sunburn
Strand sun cream/ lotion
suchen air steward / hostess
Taschenlampe beach
Taschenmesser to look for
Überfahrt torch
übernachten pocket knife / pen-knife
crossing (sea)
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Topic Area 5 Education and work accommodation
on the way
Unterkunft holiday
unterwegs wave
Urlaub caravan
Welle tent
Wohnwagen to camp
Zelt room (single / double / family)
zelten rooms available/ B & B
Zimmer (Einzel-, Doppel-, Familien-) maid
Zimmer frei
Zimmermädchen length (of stay)
bright periods
Higher to exchange
to escape
Aufenthaltsdauer to decide
Aufheiterungen to relax
austauschen humid
entkommen tour guide
entscheiden to look forward to
entspannen (sich) to be pleased about
feucht guided tour
Fremdenführer exchange rate
freuen (sich) auf lukewarm
freuen (sich) über precipitation
Führung tourist guide
Kurs escalator
lauwarm guided tour
Niederschlag shade
Reiseführer drop (e.g. water)
Rolltreppe changeable
Rundgang / Rundfahrt to change
Schatten changeable
Tropfen
veränderlich rubbish (bin/dustbin)
verändern (sich) traffic lights
wechselhaft to be frightened
to start (cars)
Environmental, cultural and social issues poor
lead
Foundation fire
earth
Abfall(eimer) degree
Ampel border
Angst haben splendid / wonderful
anspringen sky
arm high
Blei year (season)
Brand annually
Erde air
Grad rubbish/waste (dustbin)
Grenze disadvantage
herrlich low
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Norden (nördlich) Topic Area 5 Education and work
Osten (östlich)
Panne north (to the north)
Parkhaus east (to the east)
Parkplatz breakdown
Partei multi-storey car park
Polizei(wache) car park/ parking space
Polizist/in party (=political)
Portemonnaie police (station)
Rauch policeman/woman
rauchen purse
Recht haben smoke
Rechtsanwalt/anwältin to smoke
Rede to be right
reden lawyer
Reifen speech
Reifenpanne to talk
Reparatur tyre
reparieren puncture
Scheinwerfer repair
Schornstein to repair
Strom headlight
Süden (südlich) chimney
Umwelt electricity
verbieten (verboten) south (to the south)
vergessen environment
Vorteil to forbid (forbidden)
Welt to forget
Westen advantage
Zigarette world
Zoll west
cigarette
Higher customs

Abschleppwagen breakdown lorry
abschliessen to lock up
Altpapier recycled paper
anzünden to light
aufgeben to stop / give up e.g.smoking
behandeln to treat
Behandlung treatment
behindert disabled
beklagen (sich) to complain
beleuchten to light up
beschädigen to damage
beschäftigt busy
beschließen to decide
beschweren (sich) to complain
bessern (sich) to improve
Besserung improvement / getting better
bestätigen to confirm
bestehen auf to insist on
betrügen to deceive
betrunken drunk
beweisen to prove
Dieb(stahl) thief (theft)
dringend urgent
drogensüchtig drug dependent
drohen to threaten
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bottle bank
ertrinken stain / spot
Flaschencontainer prison
Fleck fine (money)
Gefängnis law
Geldstrafe permitted
Gesetz custom / habit
gestattet global warming
Gewohnheit to complain
globale Erwärmung power station
klagen to extinguish / put out
Kraftwerk to solve
löschen to lie
lösen misunderstanding
lügen moon
Missverständnis murder
Mond emergency (phone call)
Mord advice / council
Not(ruf) to advise / guess
Rat to recycle
raten to reduce
recyceln rule
reduzieren government
Regel to save / rescue
Regierung rescue
Retten risk
Rettung wheelchair
Risiko to be ashamed
Rollstuhl to owe
schämen (sich) guilty / owing
schulden to protect
schuldig council house
schützen to steal
Sozialwohnung to die
stehlen death
sterben to kill
Tod to hitch-hike
töten greenhouse effect
trampen / per Anhalter fahren to flood
Treibhauseffekt to die
überschwemmen to exchange
umkommen / ums Leben kommen difference
umtauschen to consume / use up
Unterschied to spoil / pollute
verbrauchen to poison
verderben comparison (to compare)
vergiften to arrest
Vergleich (vergleichen) to lose one’s way/ to get lost
verhaften to avoid
verirren / verlaufen (sich) to pollute (pollution)
vermeiden to waste
verschmutzen (Verschmutzung) to disappear
verschwenden to insure (insurance)
verschwinden to hide
versichern (Versicherung) to throw away
verstecken to recycle
wegwerfen to destroy
wieder verwerten witness
zerstören
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Topic Area 5 Education and work

Topic Area 5: Education and work

School life in the UK and in the target language country or community
Work experience, future study and jobs, working abroad

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Topic Area 5 Education and work

Topic Area 5 Education and work

School life in the UK and in the target language country or community

Foundation A level exam (A level student)
exercise/ task
Abitur (Abiturient/in) to stop (doing something)
Aufgabe to open
aufhören to tidy /clear up /away
aufmachen to pay attention
aufräumen school hall
aufpassen to turn off
Aula double period
ausmachen building
Doppelstunde conversation
Gebäude group
Gespräch home(work/housework)
Gruppe home (at / going)
Haus(aufgaben/arbeit) caretaker
Hause (zu / nach) front door
Hausmeister/in exercise book
Haustür interesting
Heft to be interested in
interessant child(hood)
interessieren (sich) für class (2nd class)
Kind(heit) test / assessment
Klasse (zweiter Klasse) classmate
Klassenarbeit classroom
Klassenkamarad/in complicated
Klassenzimmer to correct / mark
kompliziert laboratory
korrigieren to be bored
Labor boring
sich langweilen noise (loud)
langweilig to teach
Lärm teacher
lehren apprentice (-ship)
Lehrer/in light (weight) / easy
Lehrling (Lehre) to learn
leicht to read
lernen reading
lesen mark
Lesen necessary
Note necessary
nötig useful
notwendig useless
nützlich sixth form
nutzlos break (lunch)
Oberstufe seat / room / square / court / pitch
Pause (Mittagspause) to test / examine / check
Platz examination
prüfen point (place / score / idea); full stop
Prüfung / Examen punctual / on time
Punkt right / correct
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Schreibpapier hall (large room / concert)
Schreibwarengeschäft to write
Schuldirektor/in writing paper
Schule stationer's
Schüler/in head teacher
Schüleraustausch school
Schulhof pupil
Schulstunde school exchange
schwach school playground
schweigen lesson
schwer weak / poor (work)
schwierig to be silent / to say nothing
Seite hard / difficult
Semester / Trimester difficult
stimmt (das stimmt) page / side
Student/in term
studieren that's right
Stunde student
Stundenplan to study
Tafel hour
Tag timetable (school)
Tagebuch board (black / white)
Unterricht day
unterrichten diary (account)
Versuch lessons
versuchen to teach
Wahl(fach) experiment / attempt
wählen to try (to do s.th)
wissen choice (option subject)
Woche to choose
Wochenende to know (facts)
Wort week
zuhören weekend
word
Bleistift to listen to
Etui
Filzstift pencil
füllen pencil case
Füller felt tip pen
Gummi to fill
Kugelschreiber / Kuli fountain pen
Lineal rubber
Notizbuch biro / ball point pen
Papier(e) ruler
Radiergummi note book
Sache(n) paper(s) / documents
Schere rubber (=eraser)
Stift thing (things / belongings)
Stück scissors
Taschenrechner something to write with
Taschentuch piece (paper / cake etc)
Wörterbuch calculator
Zettel handkerchief
dictionary
Chemie note / piece of paper
Erdkunde
Fach (Wahlfach) chemistry
geography
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Topic Area 5 Education and work language (foreign)
GCSE exams
Fremdsprache history
GCSE-Prüfungen home economics
Geschichte I.T.
Hauswirtschaftslehre maths
Informatik science
Mathe(matik) compulsory subject
Naturwissenschaften physics
Pflichtfach R.E
Physik CDT
Religion P.E
Technologie gymnasium
Turnen
Turnhalle technical college
comprehensive school
Berufsschule primary school
Gesamtschule grammar school
Grundschule secondary modern school
Gymnasium boarding school
Hauptschule nursery school
Internat private school
Kindergarten secondary technical school
Privatschule college / university
Realschule
Universität /Uni essay
reward
Higher to notice
to behave
Aufsatz to watch / observe
Belohnung business studies
Bemerken education
benehmen (sich) well behaved
beobachten notice board
Betriebswirtschaft to fail (exam)
Bildung to hand in
brav to fold
Brett (schwarzes) progress
durchfallen corridor / gear
einreichen to find out / learn
falten to (down)load
Fortschritt(e) to stick
Gang to praise
herausfinden to be worthwhile
herunterladen poor
kleben to mean / think
loben oral
lohnen (sich) to think over / reflect
mangelhaft to be kept in
meinen to calculate
mündlich rôle
nachdenken to suceed / achieve
nachsitzen müssen in writing
rechnen school report
Rolle to repeat the year
schaffen social science
schriftlich to disturb / interrupt
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