Documents & Authorities

Official documents, forms, government offices and bureaucracy

This B1 vocabulary set on Documents & Authorities covers the German bureaucratic world: residence permits, registration offices, official forms, and civil registry procedures. Flashcards with pronunciation guides and example sentences make it easy to learn words like Ausweis, Antrag, Bescheinigung, and Vollmacht. Perfect for Goethe-Zertifikat B1 or telc B1 exam preparation and anyone navigating German government offices in daily life.

The Documents & Authorities set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on Law & Administration.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • das Amt /amt/ — officedas Amt
  • die Behörde /bəˈhøːɐ̯də/ — authoritydie Behörde
  • beantragen /bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩/ — beantragt — beantragte — hat beantragt · to apply forbeantragen
  • der Antrag /ˈantʁaːk/ — applicationder Antrag
  • die Erlaubnis /ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bnɪs/ — permissiondie Erlaubnis
  • die Genehmigung /ɡəˈneːmɪɡʊŋ/ — approvaldie Genehmigung
  • der Personalausweis /pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌaʊ̯svaɪ̯s/ — identity cardder Personalausweis
  • die Aufenthaltserlaubnis /ˈaʊ̯fɛnthaltsɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯bnɪs/ — residence permitdie Aufenthaltserlaubnis
  • der Führerschein ˈfyːʁɐʃaɪ̯n — driving licenceder Führerschein
  • die Unterschrift /ˈʊntɐʃʁɪft/ — signaturedie Unterschrift
  • unterschreiben /ʊntɐˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/ — unterschreibt — unterschrieb — hat unterschrieben · to signunterschreiben
  • die Kopie /koˈpiː/ — copydie Kopie
  • beglaubigen /bəˈɡlaʊ̯bɪɡn̩/ — beglaubigt — beglaubigte — hat beglaubigt · to certifybeglaubigen
  • die Frist /fʁɪst/ — deadlinedie Frist
  • verlängern /fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn/ — verlängert — verlängerte — hat verlängert · to extendverlängern
  • der Termin tɛʁˈmiːn — appointmentder Termin
  • die Warteschlange /ˈvaʀtəʃlaŋə/ — queuedie Warteschlange
  • die Gebühr /ɡəˈbyːɐ̯/ — feedie Gebühr
  • das Einwohnermeldeamt /ˈaɪ̯nvoːnɐˌmɛldəʔamt/ — residents' registration officedas Einwohnermeldeamt
  • zuständig /ˈtsuːʃtɛndɪç/ — responsiblezuständig

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What CEFR level is “Documents & Authorities”?

“Documents & Authorities” is a CEFR B1 set. It targets learners at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Documents & Authorities” contain?

The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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