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Practise learning a range of vocabulary in a category of your choosing, from common words to more obscure ones. These videos also help you pick up on the pronunciation of the language.

Beginner: Focus on learning some of the basic words in the vocabulary list, and try to pick up on the pronunciation by reciting the words after they're read out.

Intermediate: Try expanding your vocabulary by learning some of the more obscure words in the vocabulary list, and try pronouncing them before they're read out.

Advanced: Aim to learn all the words in the vocabulary list, thinking of a sentence that includes some of the words.

Buildings

German Vocabulary List (Part 1)

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a stone building with columns and grass

abbey

Abtei (f)

a building with many windows

apartment

Wohnung (f)

people looking at fish in a tank

aquarium

Aquarium (n)

a arcade game room with arcade machines

arcade

Spielhalle (f)

a large auditorium with seats and stage

auditorium

Audimax (n)

a balcony with a view of a city and water

balcony

Balkon (m)

a red barn in a field with trees in the background

barn

Scheune (f)

a staircase in a building

basement

Keller (m)

a bowling alley with bowling pins and a ball

bowling alley

Kegelbahn (f)

a building with palm trees in front of it

building

Gebäude (n)

a log cabin in the woods

cabin

Hütte (f)

a stone castle with a blue sky

castle

Burg (f)

a large stone castle with a steeple

cathedral

Kathedrale (f)

a wine cellar with many shelves

cellar

Keller (m)

a brick chimney with smoke coming out of it

chimney

Kaminabzug (m)

a stained glass window in a church

church

Kirche (f)

a group of people sitting in a movie theater

cinema

Kino (n)

a brick house with flowers and trees

cottage

Cottage (n)

a bench in a garden

courtyard

Hof (m)

a person walking up a spiral staircase

downstairs

Erdgeschoss (n)

a blue truck parked in front of a house

driveway

Einfahrt (f)

a white shelf with pillows and a wreath on it

entrance

Zugang (m)

two escalators in a building

escalator

Rolltreppe (f)

a barn with a tractor and silo in the background

farm

Landwirtschaft (m)

a fire truck parked in front of a building

fire station

Feuerwehrhaus (n)

a grey tile floor with black specks

floor

Boden (m)

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