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German past tense vocabulary

Essential German vocabulary for past tense — 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 past tense.

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

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

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Flashcards

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Practice quiz

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ich traf

Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • gestern
    GESS-tern
    yesterday
  • ich aß
    ish AHS
    I ate
  • ich trank
    ish TRANK
    I drank
  • ich ging
    ish GING
    I went
  • Brot
    BROHT
    bread
  • Wasser
    VASS-er
    water
  • Haus
    HAUS
    house
  • heute
    HOY-teh
    today
  • aber
    AH-ber
    but
  • sehr
    ZAYR
    very
  • Nacht
    NAHKHT
    night
  • ich sah
    ish ZAH
    I watched
  • Buch
    BOOCH
    book
  • ich las
    ish LAHS
    I read
  • ich schlief
    ish SHLEEF
    I slept
  • spät
    SHPAYT
    late
  • gut
    GOOT
    well
  • Fernseher
    FEHRN-zay-er
    TV
  • wenig
    VAY-nig
    little
  • mit
    MIT
    with
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