For curious minds ages 3–12

🇩🇪 German Vocabulary

Every word comes with its pronunciation, a picture, a simple meaning — and a 🇸🇬 note where Singapore life matters.

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🍽️ essen es-sen Eat — to put food in your mouth. 🏃 laufen lau-fen Run — to move very fast on your feet. 📖 lesen le-zen Read — to look at words and understand… 😴 schlafen shla-fen Sleep — to close your eyes and rest at… ✍️ schreiben shrai-ben Write — to make words with a pen or pen… 🎤 singen zing-en Sing — to make music with your voice. 🧸 spielen shpee-len Play — to have fun with toys and games. 🥤 trinken trin-ken Drink — to take water or juice into you… 🍎 Apfel ap-fel Apple — a round red or green fruit. 🍌 Banane ba-na-ne Banana — a long yellow fruit you peel. 🥨 Brezel bre-tsel Pretzel — a knotted, salty bread snack. 🇸🇬 SG 🍞 Brot brot Bread — soft food you can make toast fr… 🥚 Ei ai Egg — a food with a shell that hens lay. 🧀 Käse kä-ze Cheese — a tasty food made from milk. 🥛 Milch milsh Milk — the white drink that makes you s… 🍚 Reis rais Rice — the small white grains we eat ev… 💧 Wasser vas-ser Water — the clear drink that keeps us a… 🌭 Wurst vurst Sausage — a tasty meat food Germans lov… 🇸🇬 SG 👦 Bruder broo-der Brother — a boy in your family. 👨‍👩‍👧 Familie fa-mee-lee-e Family — the people you live with and l… 👩 Mama ma-ma Mother — the lady who loves and cares f… 👵 Oma o-ma Grandmother. 👴 Opa o-pa Grandfather. 👨 Papa pa-pa Father — the man who loves and cares fo… 👧 Schwester shves-ter Sister — a girl in your family. 🔵 blau blou Blue — the colour of the sky and the se… 🟡 gelb gelp Yellow — the colour of the sun and bana… 🟢 grün grün Green — the colour of grass and frogs. 🔴 rot rot Red — the colour of apples and fire tru… ⚫ schwarz shvarts Black — the very darkest colour. ⚪ weiß vais White — the colour of clouds and milk. 😊 glücklich glük-lish Happy — the feeling when you smile and… 🥱 müde mü-de Tired — the sleepy feeling when you nee… 😢 traurig trau-rish Sad — the feeling when you want to cry… 🏠 Haus hous House — the place where you live. 🪑 Stuhl shtool Chair — a seat with a back. 🪵 Tisch tish Table — a flat place to work and eat. 🚪 Tür tür Door — the thing you open to go in or o… 👁️ Auge ou-ge Eye — the part of you that sees. 🦶 Fuß foos Foot — the part of you that you stand o… ✋ Hand hant Hand — the part of you with five finger… 🙂 Kopf kopf Head — the top part of your body. 🌳 Baum boum Tree — a tall plant with a trunk and le… 🌸 Blume bloo-me Flower — the pretty colourful part of a… 🌊 Meer mer Sea — the very big salty water around t… 🌙 Mond mont Moon — the big light in the night sky. 🌧️ Regen re-gen Rain — water that falls from the clouds. ☀️ Sonne zon-ne Sun — the bright yellow star in our sky. ⭐ Stern shtern Star — a tiny point of light in the nig… 🏪 Laden la-den Shop — a small place where you buy thin… 🛒 Markt markt Market — a busy place where people buy… 🇸🇬 SG 🌳 Park park Park — a green place to play and rest. 🏙️ Stadt shtat City — a big busy place with many build… 🎄 Weihnachtsmarkt vai-nachts-markt Christmas market — a festive market wit… 🇸🇬 SG ✏️ Bleistift blai-shtift Pencil — something you write with. 📖 Buch booch Book — something you read, full of stor… 🧑‍🏫 Lehrer le-rer Teacher — the person who helps you lear… 🏫 Schule shoo-le School — the place where you learn. 🎒 Tasche ta-she Bag — something you carry your books in. 🐵 Affe af-fe Monkey — a clever animal that climbs tr… 🐘 Elefant e-le-fant Elephant — a very big animal with a tru… 🐟 Fisch fish Fish — an animal that swims in water. 🐰 Hase ha-ze Rabbit — a soft animal with long ears. 🐶 Hund hoont Dog — a friendly animal that says wau. 🐱 Katze kat-se Cat — a small furry animal that says mi… 🐢 Schildkröte shilt-krö-te Turtle — a slow animal with a shell. 🦋 Schmetterling shme-ter-ling Butterfly — a pretty insect with colour… 🐯 Tiger tee-ger Tiger — a big cat with stripes. 🐦 Vogel fo-gel Bird — an animal with feathers that can… 3️⃣ drei drai Three — the number after two: 3. 1️⃣ eins ains One — the first number: 1. 🔟 zehn tsen Ten — the number after nine: 10. 2️⃣ zwei tsvai Two — the number after one: 2.