6.9: Core vocabulary list

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Zsuzsanna Abrams and co-workers
University of California Santa Cruz via Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning

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Using the list

A. LISTEN

Listen carefully to the pronunciation of each word or phrase in the vocabulary list.

B. REPEAT

Repeat each word or phrase OUT LOUD several times until you remember it well and can recognize it as well as produce it. Make a list of the words in this chapter which you find difficult to pronounce. Your teacher may ask you to compare your list with other students in your class. Make sure to learn nouns with their correct gender! Beispiel: die Sprache fünf

C. WRITE

Write key words from the vocabulary list so that you can spell them correctly (remember that it makes a big difference whether you cross the Atlantic by ship or by sheep). You may want to listen to the vocabulary list again and write the words as they are spoken for extra practice.

D. TRANSLATION

Learn the English translation of each word or phrase. Cover the German column and practice giving the German equivalent for each English word or phrase. Next cover the English column and give the translation of each.

E. ASSOCIATIONS

Think of word associations for each category of vocabulary. (What words, both English and German, do you associate with each word or phrase on the list?) Write down ten (10) associations with the vocabulary from the chapter. Beispiel: der Student/die Universität das Flugticket/das Flugzeug

F. COGNATES

Which words are cognates? (Cognates are words which look or sound like English words.) Watch out for false friends!!! Write down several cognates and all the false friends from the chapter, create fun sentences that illustrate similarities and differences between the English and German meanings of these words. Beispiel: Nacht/night grün/green False Friends: hell = light, bright vs. Hölle = hell

G. WORD FAMILIES

Which words come from word families in German that you recognize (noun, adjective, verb, adverb)? Write down as many as you find in the chapter. Beispiel: das Studium (noun; studies) der Student (noun; person) studieren (verb)

H. EXERCISES

Write out three (3) „Was passt nicht?” (‘Odd one out’) exercises. List four words, three of which are related and one that does not fit the same category. Categories can be linked to meaning, grammar, gender, parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective)

Wortschatz

Vorbereitung

These ideas are suggestions only. Different learners have different preferences and needs for learning and reviewing vocabulary. Try several of these suggestions until you find ones that work for you. Keep in mind, though, that knowing many words – and knowing them well, both to recognize and to produce – makes you a more effective user of the new language.

Basiswortschatz

Core Vocabulary

The following presents a list of core vocabulary. Consider this list as the absolute minimum to focus on. As you work through the chapter you will need more vocabulary to help you talk about your own experience. To that end, a more complete vocabulary list can be found at the end of the chapter. Likewise, knowing your numbers, colors and fields of study will greatly aid your achievement of Chapter 1’s objectives.

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/41611412/deutsch-im-blick-kapitel-6-flash-cards/

die Reise trip, journey

reisen to travel

der Urlaub (Urlaube) vacation

ausgeben to spend

der Flug (Flüge) flight

der Flughafen (Flughäfen) airport

günstig low priced / inexpensive

teuer expensive

campen gehen to go camping

das Auto (Autos) car

die Bahn (Bahnen) railroad

das Flugzeug (Flugzeuge) airplane

der Berg (Berge) mountain

das Meer (Meere) sea

der See (Seen) lake

der Strand beach

der Bahnhof (Bahnhöfe) train station

die Fahrkarte (Fahrkarten) ticket (for traveling)

das Gepäck luggage (suitcases)

die Haltestelle (Haltestellen) stop

der Reisepass (Pässe) passport

verlaufen (sich) to get lost

vermissen to miss

verpassen to miss (the train, flight)

verspäten to be late

das Wasser water

die Kirche (Kirchen) church

die Sehenswürdigkeit (Sehenswürdigkeiten) landmark / the object of interest

angenehm pleasant

anstrengend exhausting

gefallen to like

kurz short

lang long

langweilig boring

schrecklich terrible/ horrible.

ankommen to arrive

ansehen to look at/ to watch

mitkommen to come with/ to come along

entspannen (sich) to relax

genießen to enjoy

verabreden (sich) to agree on /set (a date/ an appopintment)

verbringen to spend

vergnügen (sich) to enjoy

das Gewitter (Gewitter) thunderstorm

heiß hot

kühl cool/ chilly

der Nebel fog

der Regen rain

regnen (regnete/ geregnet) to rain

das Wetter weather