German A1 vocabulary

The words from the top 5,000 that a learner typically meets at CEFR level A1, in frequency order, so the most useful A1 words come first. Levels are our editorial estimate, not an official Goethe-Institut list.

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RankGermanEnglishPart of speechCEFRExampleAudio

2,245 ans to the, at the (an + das) preposition · an A1 Im Sommer fahren wir ans Meer.

2,672 deinem your (dative, masc./neut.) determiner · dein A1 Wie geht es deinem Bruder?

3,081 wen whom, who (accusative) pronoun · wer A1 Wen hast du gestern im Kino getroffen?

4,245 euer your (plural, informal) determiner A1 Ist das euer neues Auto?