German adjective · CEFR A1
langsam
Meaning in English: slow(ly)
Example
Kannst du bitte langsam sprechen?
Can you speak slowly, please?
How common is langsam?
langsam is number 1,888 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 49 times per million words — about once every 21,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,884die Debattedebate
- 1,885langfristiglong-term
- 1,886geplanteplanned
- 1,887bekanntewell-known, familiar
- 1,888langsamslow(ly)
- 1,889einsetzento use, to deploy; to stand up for
- 1,890maglike(s)
- 1,891Sekundenseconds
- 1,892rechtzeitigin time, on time
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#1,888
- The most common German adjectives#284
- German A1 vocabulary#517
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.