State & Administration

Authorities, documents, applications and bureaucratic processes

This B1 German vocabulary set covers State & Administration – essential for Goethe-Zertifikat B1 and telc Deutsch B1 exams. Learn words like Personalausweis (ID card), Aufenthaltserlaubnis (residence permit), Antrag (application), and Behörde (authority), complete with pronunciation and example sentences. Ideal for immigrants navigating German bureaucracy, students, and language learners who need to handle official paperwork. Flashcards make mastering administrative German straightforward and effective.

The State & Administration set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on Society & Politics.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • das Dokument dokuˈmɛnt — documentdas Dokument
  • genehmigen ɡəˈneːmɪɡn̩ — to approvegenehmigen
  • das Visum ˈviːzum — visadas Visum
  • anmelden ˈanmɛldn̩ — to register, to sign upanmelden
  • die Anmeldung ˈanmɛldʊŋ — registrationdie Anmeldung
  • die Bescheinigung bəˈʃaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ — certificatedie Bescheinigung
  • die Staatsbürgerschaft ˈʃtaːtsbʏʁɡɐʃaft — citizenshipdie Staatsbürgerschaft
  • die Botschaft ˈboːtʃaft — embassydie Botschaft
  • das Konsulat kɔnzuˈlaːt — consulatedas Konsulat
  • gültig ˈɡʏltɪç — validgültig
  • das Amt /amt/ — officedas Amt
  • der Beamte bəˈʔamtə — official, civil servantder Beamte
  • der Ausweis ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯s — ID card, identificationder Ausweis
  • der Antrag /ˈantʁaːk/ — applicationder Antrag
  • das Formular fɔʁmuˈlaːɐ̯ — formdas Formular
  • die Behörde /bəˈhøːɐ̯də/ — authoritydie Behörde
  • die Genehmigung /ɡəˈneːmɪɡʊŋ/ — approvaldie Genehmigung
  • die Gebühr /ɡəˈbyːɐ̯/ — feedie Gebühr
  • der Pass pas — passportder Pass
  • die Frist /fʁɪst/ — deadlinedie Frist

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “State & Administration”?

“State & Administration” 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 “State & Administration” 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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