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German vocabulary

German vocabulary: nature & weather

Common German words for nature & weather, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

  • der Stein noun stone, rock

    Puh. Was haben Sie da drin, gnädige Frau? Steine?

    Phew. What have you got in here, madam? Rocks?

  • die Sonne noun sun

    Heute scheint die Sonne in Madrid.

    The sun is shining in Madrid today.

  • die Insel noun island

    Im Sommer fährt Javi auf eine Insel.

    In summer Javi is going to an island.

  • der See noun lake; (die See) sea

    der See = lake, die See = sea

    Im Sommer schwimmen wir im See.

    In summer we swim in the lake.

  • der Regen noun rain

    verb: regnen = to rain

    Regen? Wie komisch, dass es im August regnet!

    Rain? How strange for it to rain in August!

  • die Natur noun nature

    Nuria vermisst die Natur in Galicien.

    Nuria misses the countryside in Galicia.

  • der Stern noun star

    Im Dorf sieht man nachts viele Sterne.

    In the village you can see lots of stars at night.

  • das Gebiet noun area, region; field

    In diesem Gebiet gibt es viele Wälder.

    There are lots of forests in this area.

  • fressen verb to eat (of animals)

    for people: essen; irregular: frisst, fraß

    Die Katze frisst gern Fisch.

    The cat likes eating fish.

  • die Katze noun cat

    Es gab Kühe auf der Straße und eine Katze in jedem Haus.

    There were cows in the street and a cat in every house.

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