Language Board: German

210 first German words for kids

Every word in the app, in the order a child meets it on the board — 21 categories of ten, with the English alongside. Useful whether or not you download anything: print it, read it together, or use it to check what your child already knows.

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A few of the words, spoken as the app speaks them. Tap one.

Animals Free

The ten Animals words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Dog Hund
Cat Katze
Bird Vogel
Fish Fisch
Horse Pferd
Elephant Elefant
Lion Löwe
Butterfly Schmetterling
Frog Frosch
Turtle Schildkröte

Food Free

The ten Food words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Apple Apfel
Banana Banane
Bread Brot
Milk Milch
Cheese Käse
Egg Ei
Watermelon Wassermelone
Pizza Pizza
Cake Kuchen
Cookie Keks

Shapes Free

The ten Shapes words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Circle Kreis
Square Quadrat
Triangle Dreieck
Star Stern
Diamond Raute
Hexagon Sechseck
Heart Herz
Oval Oval
Rectangle Rechteck
Pentagon Fünfeck

Numbers

The ten Numbers words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
One Eins
Two Zwei
Three Drei
Four Vier
Five Fünf
Six Sechs
Seven Sieben
Eight Acht
Nine Neun
Ten Zehn

Vehicles

The ten Vehicles words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Car Auto
Bus Bus
Airplane Flugzeug
Train Zug
Bicycle Fahrrad
Boat Boot
Helicopter Hubschrauber
Rocket Rakete
Truck Lastwagen
Motorcycle Motorrad

Body Parts

The ten Body Parts words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Head Kopf
Hand Hand
Foot Fuß
Eye Auge
Ear Ohr
Nose Nase
Mouth Mund
Teeth Zähne
Arm Arm
Leg Bein

Around the House

The ten Around the House words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Door Tür
Window Fenster
Chair Stuhl
Table Tisch
Bed Bett
Lamp Lampe
Sofa Sofa
Clock Uhr
Stairs Treppe
Bookshelf Bücherregal

Nature

The ten Nature words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Tree Baum
Flower Blume
Sun Sonne
Moon Mond
Cloud Wolke
Rain Regen
Rainbow Regenbogen
Mountain Berg
River Fluss
Leaf Blatt

Clothing

The ten Clothing words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Shirt Hemd
Pants Hose
Shoes Schuhe
Hat Hut
Dress Kleid
Socks Socken
Scarf Schal
Jacket Jacke
Gloves Handschuhe
Skirt Rock

Instruments

The ten Instruments words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Guitar Gitarre
Piano Klavier
Drum Trommel
Violin Geige
Flute Flöte
Trumpet Trompete
Xylophone Xylophon
Harp Harfe
Tambourine Tamburin
Maracas Maracas

Fruits

The ten Fruits words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Strawberry Erdbeere
Cherry Kirsche
Orange Orange
Grapes Trauben
Pineapple Ananas
Pear Birne
Mango Mango
Kiwi Kiwi
Lemon Zitrone
Peach Pfirsich

Toys

The ten Toys words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Teddy Bear Teddybär
Ball Ball
Blocks Bauklötze
Doll Puppe
Kite Drachen
Robot Roboter
Puzzle Puzzle
Train Spielzeugzug
Spinning Top Kreisel
Yo-yo Jo-Jo

Ocean

The ten Ocean words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Whale Wal
Dolphin Delfin
Octopus Oktopus
Turtle Schildkröte
Crab Krabbe
Starfish Seestern
Seahorse Seepferdchen
Jellyfish Qualle
Shark Hai
Clownfish Clownfisch

Farm

The ten Farm words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Cow Kuh
Pig Schwein
Chicken Huhn
Sheep Schaf
Duck Ente
Rooster Hahn
Goat Ziege
Rabbit Kaninchen
Donkey Esel
Goose Gans

Kitchen

The ten Kitchen words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Cup Tasse
Plate Teller
Spoon Löffel
Fork Gabel
Pot Topf
Glass Glas
Knife Messer
Bowl Schüssel
Pan Pfanne
Kettle Wasserkocher

Bathroom

The ten Bathroom words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Toothbrush Zahnbürste
Soap Seife
Towel Handtuch
Bathtub Badewanne
Mirror Spiegel
Shampoo Shampoo
Toilet Toilette
Sink Waschbecken
Shower Dusche
Rubber Duck Quietscheente

Garden

The ten Garden words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Bee Biene
Ladybug Marienkäfer
Snail Schnecke
Ant Ameise
Caterpillar Raupe
Worm Wurm
Bush Schmetterlingsstrauch
Mushroom Pilz
Spider Spinne
Flower Pot Blumentopf

Emotions

The ten Emotions words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Happy Glücklich
Sad Traurig
Angry Wütend
Surprised Überrascht
Sleepy Schläfrig
Excited Aufgeregt
Shy Schüchtern
Scared Ängstlich
Confused Verwirrt
Proud Stolz

Playground

The ten Playground words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Swing Schaukel
Slide Rutsche
Balloon Ballon
Sandbox Sandkasten
Jump Rope Springseil
Seesaw Wippe
Trampoline Trampolin
Hopscotch Hüpfspiel
Wagon Bollerwagen
Pinwheel Windrad

Space

The ten Space words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Rocket Rakete
Astronaut Astronaut
Planet Planet
Star Stern
Alien Außerirdischer
Moon Mond
Satellite Satellit
UFO UFO
Comet Komet
Telescope Teleskop

Colors

The ten Colors words in German, with their English equivalents.
English German
Red Rot
Blue Blau
Green Grün
Yellow Gelb
Purple Lila
Orange Orange
Pink Rosa
Brown Braun
Black Schwarz
White Weiß

What the app adds

This page is a list. In the app every one of these 210 words is a hand-drawn picture on a board your child wanders unaided, each one spoken the moment they tap it — with no internet needed and nothing else on screen: no ads, no links out, nothing collected.