Basic German Nouns

Nouns represent people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to refer to somebody or something. Memorize the German nouns below and you’ll be well equipped for almost every basic conversation.

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Important nouns
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Important nouns

English	German	Pronunciation (Audio)
child [Sg]	Kind	de-sing_child
children [Pl]	Kinder	de-plur_child
man [Sg]	Mann	de-sing_man
men [Pl]	Männer	de-plur_man
woman [Sg]	Frau	de-sing_woman
women [Pl]	Frauen	de-plur_woman
family [Sg]	Familie	de-sing_family
families [Pl]	Familien	de-plur_family
town / city [Sg]	Stadt	de-sing_towncity
towns / cities [Pl]	Städte	de-plur_towncity
country [Sg]	Land	de-sing_country
countries [Pl]	Länder	de-plur_country
world [Sg]	Welt	de-sing_world
worlds [Pl]	Welten	de-plur_world
house [Sg]	Haus	de-sing_house
houses [Pl]	Häuser	de-plur_house
car [Sg]	Auto	de-sing_car
cars [Pl]	Autos	de-plur_car
street / road [Sg]	Straße	de-sing_streetroad
streets / roads [Pl]	Straßen	de-plur_streetroad
shop [Sg]	Geschäft Laden	de-sing_shop de-sing_shop-2
shops [Pl]	Geschäfte Läden	de-plur_shop de-plur_shop-2
door [Sg]	Tür	de-sing_door
doors [Pl]	Türen	de-plur_door
table [Sg]	Tisch	de-sing_table
tables [Pl]	Tische	de-plur_table
chair [Sg]	Stuhl	de-sing_chair
chairs [Pl]	Stühle	de-plur_chair
window [Sg]	Fenster	de-sing_window
windows [Pl]	Fenster	de-plur_window
newspaper [Sg]	Zeitung	de-sing_newspaper
newspapers [Pl]	Zeitungen	de-plur_newspaper
book [Sg]	Buch	de-sing_book
books [Pl]	Bücher	de-plur_book
pen [Sg]	Kugelschreiber	de-sing_pen
pens [Pl]	Kugelschreiber	de-plur_pen
bag [Sg]	Tasche	de-sing_bag
bags [Pl]	Taschen	de-plur_bag
rucksack [Sg]	Rucksack	de-sing_rucksack
rucksacks [Pl]	Rucksäcke	de-plur_rucksack
happiness	Freude	de-sing_happiness
love	Liebe	de-sing_love
flower [Sg]	Blume	de-sing_flower
flowers [Pl]	Blumen	de-plur_flower
ball [Sg]	Ball	de-sing_ball
balls [Pl]	Bälle	de-plur_ball
work [Sg]	Arbeit	de-sing_work
works [Pl]	Arbeiten	de-plur_work
vacation [Sg]	Urlaub	de-sing_vacation
vacations [Pl]	Urlaube	de-plur_vacation
passport [Sg]	Pass Ausweis	de-sing_passport de-sing_passport-2
passports [Pl]	Pässe Ausweise	de-plur_passport de-plur_passport-2
language [Sg]	Sprache	de-sing_language
languages [Pl]	Sprachen	de-plur_language
question [Sg]	Frage	de-sing_question
questions [Pl]	Fragen	de-plur_question
answer [Sg]	Antwort	de-sing_answer
answers [Pl]	Antworten	de-plur_answer
beginning / start [Sg]	Anfang	de-sing_beginningstart
beginnings / starts [Pl]	Anfänge	de-plur_beginningstart
end [Sg]	Ende	de-sing_end
ends [Pl]	Enden	de-plur_end

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