German Countries Vocabulary

Here are German words for countries to start with: Amerika (America), China (China), England (England), Frankreich (France). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Countries Basics

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
AmericaAmerikanounA1
ChinaChinanounA1
EnglandEnglandnounA1
FranceFrankreichnounA1
GermanyDeutschlandnounA1
ItalyItaliennounA1
JapanJapannounA1
SpainSpaniennounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Countries Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
cultureKulturnounA1
languageSprachenounA1
nationalityNationalitätnounA1
AmericanamerikanischadjA2
BritishbritischadjA2
FrenchfranzösischadjA2
capitalHauptstadtnounA2
continentKontinentnounA2

Countries Advanced

C1–C2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
diplomaticdiplomatischadjC1
enclaveEnklavenounC1
ethnicityEthnizitätnounC1
expatriateExpatriatnounC1
geopoliticsGeopolitiknounC1
interculturalinterkulturelladjC1
multiculturalmultikulturelladjC1
cosmopolitankosmopolitischadjC2

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World Cities

A2–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
londonLondonnounA2
new yorkNew YorknounA2
parisParisnounA2
tokyoTokionounA2
beijingPekingnounB1
berlinBerlinnounB1
cairoKaironounB1
moscowMoskaunounB1

Nationalities

A2–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
germandeutschadjA2
italianitalienischadjA2
spanishspanischadjA2
brazilianbrasilianischadjB1
chinesechinesischadjB1
japanesejapanischadjB1
koreankoreanischadjB1
russianrussischadjB1

World Languages

A2–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
arabicArabischadjA2
hebrewHebräischadjB1
indonesianIndonesischadjB1
malayMalaiischadjB1
persianPersischadjB1
ukrainianUkrainischadjB1
vietnameseVietnamesischadjB1
bengaliBengalischadjB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for countries. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which German words should I learn for countries?

You could start with words like Amerika (America), China (China), England (England), Frankreich (France). This page lists 48 German words for countries (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these German words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows German words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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