German Vocabulary Builder: Thematic Word Lists & Practice
The fastest way to start speaking and understanding German is to build a strong foundation of useful vocabulary. This page gives you access to clear, themed vocabulary lessons, organized by topic, situation, and season, so you can grow your German word bank strategically. Whether you're planning a trip, learning for school, or studying for an exam, you'll find relevant word lists and phrases below.
🌱 Everyday Vocabulary Basics
- Greetings & Farewells
- The German Alphabet
- German Numbers 1–100
- Big German Numbers: 1 to 1 Trillion
- Plural Forms of Nouns
- Family Vocabulary
- German Shopping Vocabulary
🧠 Descriptive Language
- 111 German Expressions to Describe Yourself
- German Adjectives Basics
- Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
- Comparative & Superlative Adverbs
- Partizip I & II as Adjectives
- Describe Your Favorite Food in German
💪 Body, Health & Movement
🗓 Seasonal & Cultural Vocabulary
- Spring Vocabulary & Culture
- Spargelzeit in Germany
- East German Uprising of 1953
- German American Partnership Program (GAPP)
- 80 Jahre nach dem Tag der Befreiung
- Bundesliga (German Soccer League)
- Oktoberfest
- German Festivals That Are NOT Oktoberfest
- Halloween auf Deutsch
- Thanksgiving auf Deutsch
- Podcast 5: Christmas Vocabulary
🧠 Idioms & Wordplay
- The Most Awesome German Words
- 6 Mind-Blowing German Idioms You NEED to Know
- Compound Nouns in German
- 99 Luftballons Lyrical Analysis
📘 Want to Practice What You Learn?
🗂 Join the Deutschlerner Club to access vocabulary quizzes, printable lists, and audio-based practice tools that help reinforce new words in context.
🔁 Or go back to the German Grammar Hub for lessons on how to use vocabulary correctly in sentences.
