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German emotions & feelings vocabulary

Essential German vocabulary for emotions & feelings — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core German words for emotions.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Learn the first set, listen out loud, then move into the full list below.

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • Glücklich
    GLOOK-lish
    Happy
  • Traurig
    TROW-rig
    Sad
  • Gut
    GOOT
    Well
  • Schlecht
    SHLECHT
    Bad
  • Sein
    ZYN
    To be
  • Froh
    FROH
    Glad
  • Nichts
    NISHTS
    Nothing
  • Sehr
    ZEHR
    Very / Much
  • Heute
    HOY-tuh
    Today
  • Ich
    ISH
    I
  • Aufgeregt
    OWF-guh-raygt
    Excited
  • Überrascht
    UE-buh-rasht
    Surprised
  • Fröhlich
    FROH-lish
    Joyful
  • Großartig
    GROSS-ar-tish
    Great
  • Unglaublich
    OON-glowb-lish
    Incredible
  • Party
    PAR-tee
    Party
  • Geschenk
    guh-SHENK
    Gift
  • So
    ZOH
    So
  • Wegen
    VEH-gen
    For / Because of
  • Das
    DAHS
    That
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