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German A2 Vocabulary List

1486 words, organized by textbook chapter/topic. Level: A2. Source alignment: Netzwerk neu A2 course glossary.

The official Goethe A2 word list runs to roughly 1,300 words - about double the size of A1. This page covers 1,486 words across 12 chapters, matching the Netzwerk neu A2 course book.

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Meine Mutter ist Italienerin, mein Vater ist Österreicher. Ich habe also zwei Muttersprachen.

My mother is Italian and my father ist Austrian. So I have two mother tongues.

dieAusbildung, -en
training, educationPlural: -en
dieBankkauffrau, -en
bank clerk (f)Plural: -en
derBankkaufmann, "-er
bank clerk (m)Plural: "-er
fließend
fluently
geboren
to be born
geschieden
divorced
dasLand (Sg.)
countryside

Meine Eltern leben auf dem Land.

My parents live in the countryside.

liegen, er liegt, hat gelegen
to liePlural: er liegt, hat gelegen

Er liegt am Wochenende gern auf dem Sofa.

He likes to lie on the sofa at the weekend.

dasPferd, -e
horsePlural: -e
reiten, er reitet, ist geritten
horseback ridingPlural: er reitet, ist geritten
renovieren
to renovate
derRentner, -
pensioner (m.)Plural: -
dieRentnerin, -nen
pensioner (f.)Plural: -nen
sehen, er sieht, hat gesehen
to seePlural: er sieht, hat gesehen

Vielleicht studiere ich bald, mal sehen.

Maybe I'll be studying soon, we'll see.

dasStadtzentrum, Stadtzentren
city centrePlural: Stadtzentren
an|melden
to sign up
dieArbeit, -en
workPlural: -en
derAugenoptiker, -
optician (m)Plural: -
dieAugenoptikerin, -nen
optician (f)Plural: -nen
beenden
to finish
Biologie (Sg. ohne Artikel)
biology
heiraten
to marry
dieHochzeit, -en
weddingPlural: -en
Mathematik (Sg. ohne Artikel)
mathematics
mieten
to rent
dieNote, -n
gradePlural: -n
organisieren
to organise
romantisch
romantic
spannend
exciting

What Changes Between A1 and A2 Level?

A1 vocabulary names things - greetings, numbers, family members. A2 vocabulary does things with them: giving directions, making appointments, shopping, traveling, and talking about the past. The shift is from naming the world to acting in it.

How Long A2 Vocabulary Takes to Learn?

Going from A1's roughly 650 words to A2's 1,300 means learning about 650 new words. At a steady 10 new words a day, that takes roughly three months - which matches how long most A2 courses actually run.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many German words are in the A2 vocabulary list?+

1,486 words, covering 844 nouns, 303 verbs, 249 adjectives, and 37 phrases, organized into the 12 Netzwerk neu A2 chapters.

How is A2 vocabulary different from A1?+

A1 covers naming things - greetings, numbers, family. A2 adds doing things with them: giving directions, making appointments, shopping, and describing the past.

How long does it take to learn A2 vocabulary after finishing A1?+

About three months at 10 new words a day, covering the roughly 650 additional words between A1 and A2.

Can I study just nouns, just verbs, or just one word type from the A2 list?+

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