I know what you’re thinking — it sounds too good to be true. Well, that’s exactly what I thought when I heard about the OnlineTVRecorder (OTR). But the thought of having access to German TV was just too enticing and…
If you are a visual learner, or if you’d just like to expand your vocabulary, you will undoubtedly be interested in Pons’ huge online German picture dictionary (http://www.bildwoerterbuch.com). The dictionary contains 6000 words in 17 different categories and with images…
Today I put up a page on the 100 most commonly used German verbs. We’ll do lots of fun and useful things with this list — and the 500 most common German words list — in the coming days and weeks.…
This verb list comes from Randall Jones & Erwin Tschirner’s A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners, which lists the 4034 (!) most commonly used words in German. We’ll be doing lots of fun things with this list with…
Students often ask me what books I recommend for various purposes. These are some of the most useful references available for German learners. German-English Dictionaries Collins Pocket German Dictionary. 5th ed. (2010). [BEGINNER] If you’re looking for something portable but nonetheless…
Words 1-100 | 101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-500 Source: A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners 301. handeln (verb) to deal, trade 302. Mark, die, – (noun) mark (former unit of German currency) 303. Entwicklung, die, -en…
Words 1-100 |101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-500 Source: A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners 201. brauchen (verb) to need 202. folgen (verb) to follow 203. lernen (verb) to learn 204. Ende, das, -n (noun) end…
This word list comes from Randall Jones & Erwin Tschirner’s A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners, which lists the 4034 (!) most commonly used words in German. Words 1-100 | 101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-500 1. der / die…
Words 1-100 |101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-500 Source: A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners 401. Schüler, der, – (noun) pupil, student (primary and secondary level) 402. Bedeutung, die, -en (noun) meaning 403. Text, der, -e…
Words 1-100 |101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-500 Source: A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners 101. drei (num.) three 102. wenig (adj.) few; (pron.) little, few 103. Frau, die, -en (noun) woman, wife, Mrs. 104. Mensch, der, -en (noun)…
