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This is a separate page containing vocabulary in the [[German]] language to help with my learning.
This is a separate page containing vocabulary in the [[German]] language to help with my learning. I am placing words in 3 columns to help me remember their gender (either left, center, or right).


== Nouns ==
==Nouns==


=== Birds ===
===Birds===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Der
! colspan="2" |Der
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|die Kolonie
|die Kolonie
|colony
|colony
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|der Papageitaucher
|puffin
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== Animals ==
===Animals===
 
* Seals are sea dogs.
* Orcas are sword whales
* Hippos are Nile Horses
* Rhinos are nose horns
* Tortoises are shielded turtles
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Der
! colspan="2" |Der
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|das Krokodil
|das Krokodil
|crocodile
|crocodile
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|der Delphin
|dolphin
|die Qualle
|jellyfish
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|der Schwertwal
|orca
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|der Wal
|whale
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|der Hummer
|lobster
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|der Seehund
|seal
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|der Hai
|shark
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|der Seestern
|starfish
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=== Insects ===
None are neuter.
* The Volkswagen Beetle is literally VW Käfer
* Cockroaches are kitchen roaches
* Slugs are naked snails
* Ladybugs are Maria (Mary) beetles. 'Lady' referrsto the Virgin Mary.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Der
! colspan="2" |Die
! colspan="2" |Das
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|der Käfer
|beetle
|die Ameise
|ant
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|der Schmetterling
|butterfly
|die Biene
|bee
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|der Tausendfüßler
|centipede
|die Raupe
|caterpillar
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|die Küchenschabe
|cockroach
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|der Regenwurm
|earth worm
|die Grille
|cricket
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|der Marienkäfer
|ladybug
|die Libelle
|dragonfly
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|die Fliege
|fly
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|die Heuschrecke
|grasshopper
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|die Stechmücke
|mosquito
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|die Motte
|moth
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|die Nacktschnecke
|slug
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|die Schnecke
|snail
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|die Spinne
|spider
|das Spinnennetz
|cobweb
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|die Wespe
|wasp
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Revision as of 05:34, 18 November 2020

This is a separate page containing vocabulary in the German language to help with my learning. I am placing words in 3 columns to help me remember their gender (either left, center, or right).

Nouns

Birds

Der Die Das
der Kranich Crane die Amsel Blackbird das Rotkehlchen robin
der Rabe Crow die Taube dove / pigeon das Spinnennetz cobweb
der Adler Eagle die Möwe gull/seagull
der Fink finch die Eule owel
der Flamingo flamingo die Kolonie colony
der Papageitaucher puffin
der Strauß ostrich
der Pinguin penguin
der Spatz stork
der Schwan swan
der Schwarm swarm

Animals

  • Seals are sea dogs.
  • Orcas are sword whales
  • Hippos are Nile Horses
  • Rhinos are nose horns
  • Tortoises are shielded turtles
Der Die Das
der Löwe Lion die Giraffe giraffe das Nashorn rhinoceros
der Affe monkey das Kăngaroo kangaroo
der Tiger tiger das Nilpherd hippopotamus
der Elefant elephant das Dromedar camel
der Schimpanse chimpanzee das Reh deer
der Băr bear das Wildschwein boar
der Wolf wolf
der Maulwurf mole die Maus mouse das Eichhörnchen squirrel
der Igel hedgehog die Fledermaus bat
der Hase hare
der Fuchs fox
der Wassermolch newt die Schildkröte tortoise
der Leguan iguana die Wasserschildkröte turtle
der Frosch frog die Kröte toad
der Aal eel die Schlange snake
der Gecko gecko die Eidechse lizard
der Alligator alligator das Krokodil crocodile
der Delphin dolphin die Qualle jellyfish
der Schwertwal orca
der Wal whale
der Hummer lobster
der Seehund seal
der Hai shark
der Seestern starfish

Insects

None are neuter.

  • The Volkswagen Beetle is literally VW Käfer
  • Cockroaches are kitchen roaches
  • Slugs are naked snails
  • Ladybugs are Maria (Mary) beetles. 'Lady' referrsto the Virgin Mary.
Der Die Das
der Käfer beetle die Ameise ant
der Schmetterling butterfly die Biene bee
der Tausendfüßler centipede die Raupe caterpillar
die Küchenschabe cockroach
der Regenwurm earth worm die Grille cricket
der Marienkäfer ladybug die Libelle dragonfly
die Fliege fly
die Heuschrecke grasshopper
die Stechmücke mosquito
die Motte moth
die Nacktschnecke slug
die Schnecke snail
die Spinne spider das Spinnennetz cobweb
die Wespe wasp