German vocabulary · Ages 2–8

German words for kids

58 first German words and phrases, chosen from what our songs actually teach. Each page has the word, an easy “sounds like” guide for parents, a real line from a song, and simple ways to practise it at home.

Greetings & manners

hellohallo≈ HAH-loh · 3 songs
good morningGuten Morgen≈ GOO-ten MOR-gen · 3 songs
good nightgute Nacht≈ GOO-tuh NAKHT · 3 songs
goodbyeauf Wiedersehen≈ owf VEE-der-zay-en · 1 song
pleasebitte≈ BIT-tuh · 3 songs
thank youdanke≈ DAHN-kuh · 3 songs
how are you?Wie geht's?≈ vee GAYTS · 3 songs

Numbers

numbers 1 to 10die Zahlen≈ dee TSAH-len · 10 songs

Colors

colorsdie Farben≈ dee FAR-ben · 1 song
redrot≈ ROHT · 3 songs
blueblau≈ BLOW · 2 songs
yellowgelb≈ GELP · 1 song
greengrün≈ GRÜN · 1 song
pinkrosa≈ ROH-zah · 1 song
whiteweiß≈ VICE · 1 song

Animals

animalsdie Tiere≈ dee TEE-ruh · 2 songs
dogder Hund≈ dair HOONT · 1 song
catdie Katze≈ dee KAHT-suh · 2 songs
birdder Vogel≈ dair FOH-gel · 1 song
horsedas Pferd≈ dahs PFAIRT · 1 song
cowdie Kuh≈ dee KOO · 1 song
lionder Löwe≈ dair LÖ-vuh · 2 songs

Family

familydie Familie≈ dee fah-MEE-lee-uh · 1 song
momMama≈ MAH-mah · 2 songs
dadPapa≈ PAH-pah · 2 songs
grandmaOma≈ OH-mah · 2 songs
grandpaOpa≈ OH-pah · 1 song
brotherder Bruder≈ dair BROO-der · 1 song
sisterdie Schwester≈ dee SHVES-ter · 1 song
I love youich hab dich lieb≈ ikh hahp dikh LEEP · 4 songs

Body

body partsdie Körperteile≈ dee KÖR-per-ty-luh · 11 songs
headder Kopf≈ dair KOPF · 3 songs
eyesdie Augen≈ dee OW-gen · 2 songs
handsdie Hände≈ dee HEN-duh · 3 songs
feetdie Füße≈ dee FÜ-suh · 6 songs

Food & drink

fooddas Essen≈ dahs ESS-en · 2 songs
appleder Apfel≈ dair AHP-fel · 5 songs
bananadie Banane≈ dee bah-NAH-nuh · 1 song
waterdas Wasser≈ dahs VAHS-er · 5 songs
milkdie Milch≈ dee MILKH · 2 songs
I'm hungryich habe Hunger≈ ikh HAH-buh HOONG-er · 1 song

Feelings

feelingsdie Gefühle≈ dee guh-FÜ-luh · 7 songs
happyglücklich≈ GLÜK-likh · 4 songs
sadtraurig≈ TROW-rikh · 2 songs
angrywütend≈ VÜ-tent · 1 song
tiredmüde≈ MÜ-duh · 2 songs

Clothes

clothesdie Kleidung≈ dee KLY-doong · 2 songs
shoesdie Schuhe≈ dee SHOO-uh · 1 song

Weather & seasons

sundie Sonne≈ dee ZON-nuh · 5 songs
rainder Regen≈ dair RAY-gen · 2 songs
snowder Schnee≈ dair SHNAY · 3 songs
the seasonsdie Jahreszeiten≈ dee YAH-res-tsy-ten · 2 songs

Days & months

the days of the weekdie Wochentage≈ dee VOKH-en-tah-guh · 3 songs
the months of the yeardie Monate≈ dee MOH-nah-tuh · 1 song

Shapes, toys & things that go

shapesdie Formen≈ dee FOR-men · 2 songs
toysdie Spielsachen≈ dee SHPEEL-zakh-en · 6 songs
car, bus, train and planedas Auto, der Bus, der Zug und das Flugzeug≈ dahs OW-toh, dair BOOS, dair TSOOK oont dahs FLOOK-tsoyk · 4 songs
happy birthdayalles Gute zum Geburtstag!≈ AH-les GOO-tuh tsoom guh-BOORTS-tahk · 1 song

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👋 Greetings & manners

🔢 Numbers

🌈 Colors

🐘 Animals

👨‍👩‍👧 Family

✋ Body

🍎 Food & drink

😊 Feelings

👕 Clothes

⛅ Weather & seasons

📅 Days & months

🧸 Shapes, toys & things that go