Everyday Verbs

Everyday Verbs

Essential German verbs for daily life and communication: ordering, paying, visiting, staying, bringing and more. Vital for A1 beginners.

This A1 vocabulary set covers essential everyday German verbs including bestellen (to order), bezahlen (to pay), besuchen (to visit), brauchen (to need), kaufen (to buy) and wohnen (to live). Perfect for beginners preparing for the Start Deutsch 1 exam. Study with flashcards, listen to pronunciation, and practise with example sentences to use these verbs confidently in real-life situations.

The Everyday Verbs set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR A1, focused on Common Verbs.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • anfangen ˈanfaŋən — fängt an — fing an — angefangen · to begin, to startanfangen
  • besuchen bəˈzuːxən — to visitbesuchen
  • bezahlen bəˈt͡saːlən — to paybezahlen
  • bleiben ˈblaɪ̯bən — blieb — geblieben · to stay, to remainbleiben
  • bringen ˈbʁɪŋən — brachte — gebracht · to bringbringen
  • danken ˈdaŋkən — to thankdanken
  • entschuldigen ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡən — to excuse, to apologizeentschuldigen
  • erklären ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən — to explainerklären
  • finden ˈfɪndn̩ — fand — gefunden · to findfinden
  • freuen ˈfʁɔʏən — to be happy, to look forward tofreuen
  • gehören ɡəˈhøːʁən — to belong togehören
  • glauben ˈɡlaʊ̯bən — to believe, to thinkglauben
  • helfen ˈhɛlfn̩ — hilft — half — geholfen · to helphelfen
  • holen ˈhoːlən — to fetch, to getholen
  • kennen ˈkɛnən — kannte — gekannt · to know (a person/place)kennen
  • lachen ˈlaxən — to laughlachen
  • leben ˈleːbn̩ — to liveleben
  • suchen ˈzuːxən — to search, to look forsuchen
  • treffen ˈtʁɛfn̩ — trifft — traf — getroffen · to meettreffen
  • tun tuːn — tat — getan · to dotun

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Everyday Verbs”?

“Everyday Verbs” is a CEFR A1 set. It targets learners at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Everyday Verbs” 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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