The 20 Easiest German Words to Learn Because They’re the Same in English

This is like cheating. If you are new to German, one of the tricks you can do to make your life easier learning German is to learn words that are the same in German and English first.

Some of these aren’t exactly the same, but they’re close enough that they are easy to remember. And just having something to associate the word with will help you remember these words better.

20 Words that are the Same In German and English

  1. und -> and
  2. in -> in
  3. für -> for
  4. so -> so
  5. Mann -> man
  6. all -> all
  7. wenn -> when
  8. hier -> here
  9. gut -> good
  10. neu -> new
  11. ihm -> him (“eehm” in German)
  12. lang -> long
  13. ist -> is
  14. ende -> end
  15. Lande -> land
  16. Haus -> house
  17. Vater -> Father (“Vater” is pronounced “fahter”)
  18. Name -> name (The German “Name” is pronounced “nah-muh”)
  19. Sonne -> sun (“sun-nuh” in German)
  20. Buch -> book

We hope this post makes your German learning life easier.

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