🇩🇪 German Basics
Colors · Numbers · Greetings · Animals · Food · Grades 2–6
👋 Greetings
HalloHello — (HAH-loh) — the most common greeting
Guten MorgenGood morning — (GOO-ten MOR-gen)
Guten TagGood day — (GOO-ten TAHK) — used from noon onwards
TschüssBye! — (CHOOSS) — casual goodbye
DankeThank you — (DAHN-keh)
🔢 Numbers 1–10
1–5eins (EYNS), zwei (TSVY), drei (DRY), vier (FEER), fünf (FOONF)
6–10sechs (ZEKS), sieben (ZEE-ben), acht (AHKT), neun (NOYN), zehn (TSAYN)
🎨 Colors
RotRed — (ROHT)
BlauBlue — (BLOW)
GelbYellow — (GELP)
GrünGreen — (GROON)
SchwarzBlack — (SHVARTS)
🐾 Animals
der HundDog — (HOONT)
die KatzeCat — (KAH-tsuh)
der VogelBird — (FOH-gel)
der FischFish — (FISH)
das PferdHorse — (PFAIRT)
🎯 Quiz Time!
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Last reviewed: April 2026
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