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Pre‐Intermediate German wordlist
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This list contains the key words
from the units in the Student's
Pre‐Intermediate German wordlist Book.
English Part of speech Phonetics Translation Example sentence Unit Lesson
(be) ashamed (of sb / sth) adj /əˈʃeɪmd/ sich schämen He was ashamed of his old clothes. Unit 1 1A
mobile phone n /ˌməʊbaɪl ˈfəʊn/ Handy, Natel [Schweiz] You shouldn’t drive while using a mobile phone. Unit 1 1A
brush your teeth v /brʌʃ/ Zähne putzen Always brush your teeth twice a day. Unit 1 1A
(make) breakfast n /ˈbrekfəst/ Frühstück (machen) We make breakfast for our parents at weekends. Unit 1 1A
laptop n /ˈlæptɒp/ Laptop Moira took her laptop to Korea. Unit 1 1A
keen (on sb / sth) adj /kiːn/ begeistert (von jdm / etw) He’s very keen on jazz. Unit 1 1A
anxious (about sb / sth) adj /ˈæŋkʃəs/ besorgt (über jdm / etw) I’m anxious about my exam. Unit 1 1A
(be) afraid (of sb / sth) adj /əˈfreɪd/ Angst haben (vor jdn /etw) Are you afraid of dogs? Unit 1 1A
ID card n /ˌaɪˈdiː kɑːd/ Personalausweis, Identitätskarte [Schweiz] The police officer asked to see my ID card. Unit 1 1A
shopping list n /ˈʃɒpɪŋ lɪst/ Einkaufsliste Can you put butter on your shopping list? Unit 1 1A
bus ticket n /ˈbʌs tɪkɪt/ Busfahrschein, Busbillet [Schweiz] I don’t have enough money for a bus ticket. Unit 1 1A
car keys n /ˈkɑː(r) kiːz/ Autoschlüssel He was angry with her for losing the car keys. Unit 1 1A
(be) fed up (with sb / sth) adj /ˌfed ˈʌp/ genug haben (von jdn / etw) I’m fed up with watching TV. Let’s go out. Unit 1 1A
(be / get) excited (about sth) adj /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ sich freuen (auf etw) Are you getting excited about your holiday? Unit 1 1A
keyboard n /ˈkiːbɔːd/ Tastatur Sue tapped away at her keyboard. Unit 1 1A
computer game n /kəmˈpjuːtə(r) ɡeɪm/ Computerspiel He adores computer games. Unit 1 1A
computer program n /kəmˈpjuːtə(r) ˌprəʊɡræm/ Computerprogramm Learn how to write a computer program. Unit 1 1A
parking ticket n /ˈpɑːkɪŋ tɪkɪt/ Parkschein If you park here you will get a parking ticket. Unit 1 1A
credit card n /ˈkredɪt kɑːd/ Kreditkarte Can I pay by credit card? Unit 1 1A
shopping centre n /ˈʃɒpɪŋ sentə(r)/ Einkaufszentrum The new shopping centre will soon be open. Unit 1 1A
shopping bag n /ˈʃɒpɪŋ bæɡ/ Einkaufstasche Can you help me carry these shopping bags? Unit 1 1A
concert ticket n /ˈkɒnsət tɪkɪt/ Konzertkarte, Konzertbillet [Schweiz] He bought the concert tickets online. Unit 1 1A
birthday card n /ˈbɜːθdeɪ kɑːd/ Geburtstagskarte We sent her a birthday card and a present. Unit 1 1A
key ring n /ˈkiː rɪŋ/ Schlüsselring He had two keys on his key ring. Unit 1 1A
(be) interested (in sb / sth) adj /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ sich interessieren (für jdn / etw) They weren’t interested in my opinion. Unit 1 1B
learn (a language) v /lɜːn/ (eine Sprache) lernen I’d like to learn another language at college. Unit 1 1B
David had to make a choice between moving house and
make a choice v /ˌmeɪk ə ˈtʃɔɪs/ eine Entscheidung treffen
losing his job. Unit 1 1C
make friends (with sb) v /ˌmeɪk ˈfrendz/ Freundschaft schliessen (mit jdn) Tony is shy and finds it hard to make friends. Unit 1 1C
(do the) housework n /ˈhaʊswɜːk/ Hausarbeit (machen) You don’t have to do all the housework. I’ll help you. Unit 1 1C
make a meal v /ˌmeɪk ə ˈmiːl/ eine Mahlzeit zubereiten Can you make a meal for your family tonight? Unit 1 1C
(do) sport n /spɔːt/ Sport (machen) John did a lot of sport this summer. Unit 1 1C
do your best v /duː jə(r) ˈbest/ sein Bestes tun I did my best to help her. Unit 1 1C
(do) good n /ɡʊd/ Gutes (tun) I want to do good by helping elderly people. Unit 1 1C
make a difference (to sth) v /ˌmeɪk ə ˈdɪfrəns/ (etwas) verändern Marriage made a difference to her life. Unit 1 1C
make a mistake v /ˌmeɪk ə mɪˈsteɪk/ einen Fehler machen Try not to make any mistakes in your essays. Unit 1 1C
(make a) phone call n /ˈfəʊn kɔːl/ (einen) Anruf (machen) I have to make a phone call before the meeting. Unit 1 1C
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They joined a campaign to raise awareness about global
(join a) campaign n /kæmˈpeɪn/ (sich einer) Kampagne (anschliessen)
warming. Unit 10 Vocabulary bank 10
You should make a complaint to the company that made the
(make a) complaint n /kəmˈpleɪnt/ (eine) Beschwerde (vorbringen)
machine. Unit 10 Vocabulary bank 10
More than 50,000 people signed the petition protesting
(sign a) petition n /pəˈtɪʃn/ (eine) Petition (unterzeichnen)
about the new road. Unit 10 Vocabulary bank 10
Students have been protesting against the government’s
protest v /prəˈtest/ protestieren
decision. Unit 10 Vocabulary bank 10
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