Basic words: numbers, time, verbs

What holds these lists together

These lists belong to no area, which is to say they belong to all of them. A pronoun, a preposition, a number, a verb of movement, a word for "roughly" — they turn up in every conversation recorded anywhere else on this site, which is why every single word here repays the effort most. Anyone wondering where to start starts here: it is the one category whose words are needed even by somebody who wants to talk about none of the rest.

For example: hallo (hello), ich (I), machen (to do, to make), eins (one), die Hälfte (half), sich bewegen (to move)

Spread across the levels

The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.