German guide

German school & study vocabulary

Essential German vocabulary for school & study — 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 school.

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

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

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der Schüler

Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • die Schule
    dee SHOO-luh
    the school
  • der Lehrer
    dare LAY-ruh
    the teacher (male)
  • die Klasse
    dee KLAH-suh
    the class
  • das Buch
    das BOOCH
    the book
  • der Bleistift
    dare BLY-shtift
    the pencil
  • der Tisch
    dare TISH
    the table
  • der Stuhl
    dare SHTOOL
    the chair
  • das Papier
    das PAH-peer
    the paper
  • der Schüler
    dare SHOO-lur
    the student
  • ein / eine
    ine / EYE-nuh
    a / an
  • der Kugelschreiber
    dare KOO-gel-shry-bur
    the pen
  • der Rucksack
    dare ROOK-zak
    the backpack
  • das Notizbuch
    das NOH-tits-booch
    the notebook
  • der Radiergummi
    dare RAH-deer-goo-mee
    the eraser
  • das Lineal
    das LEE-neh-ahl
    the ruler
  • die Schere
    dee SHEH-ruh
    the scissors
  • der Kleber
    dare KLEY-bur
    the glue
  • das Federmäppchen
    das FEH-dur-mep-shen
    the pencil case
  • der Ordner
    dare ORDN-ur
    the folder
  • mein / meine
    mine / MY-nuh
    my
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