2000 Most Common German Words in Context: Get Fluent & Increase Your German Vocabulary with 2000 German Phrases: German Language Lessons

Jan 6, 2019This book is an invaluable reference book. While is it time consuming to just "read" it (which I am doing while marking it up), it contains a lot of "meat" and the sentences are very well done.PROS:1) The sentences are mostly meaningful, short and concise (which I love), and you will see MANY other interesting words within the sentences. In this example, you will see "rollercoaster" and see that this example word (Komm) is an imperative (command).116- Komm – Come (Imperative)Lass uns mit der Achterbahn fahren. Komm schon!Let’s ride on the rollercoaster. Come on!2) Unlike many other foreign language word books, in this book you will see past participles like this one:747- Gesprochen – SpokenIch habe mit deinem Vater gesprochen. I have spoken to your father.3) Nouns are shown with their genderCONS:1) It is difficult to know which words are inside this book (and which are not) since they are NOT in alphabetic order. So, if you know some German verb you want an example of begins with "V," you have to look at 2000 words to find the one you want, and it may not even be in this book. It would be better to have a list - with clickable links - to EASILY take you to each of the 2000 words in the book. I suggest lists (in German and English) with letters A B C ... X Y Z of words in the book so that you can, for example, just click on "V" to see all the German words beginning with V (ver, verlassen, viel, etc.)There could even be some more lists (all words in alphabetic order, in both German and English and/or by category such as verbs and nouns).2) The plurals of nouns are not shown and it would be nice to see that.OVERALL: Great reference book for those, like me, learning German!

This is an odd book. First of all, the intro and conclusion are full of "I" this and "I" that, yet no author is listed anywhere in the book. Who is this mystery author and what is his/her official background in the German language? The writing suggests, in both its poor grammar and awkward phrasing, that the author is not a native English speaker. Even the back cover reveals this.Poor grammar example: "Finally, a conclusion to make sure you've learned and supply you with a final list of tips."Awkward phrasing example: "In fact, we're ready to turn you into a German speaker . . . are you ready to get involved in becoming one?"Second, there is no alphabetical index anywhere in the book! That's absurd. On page 5 it hints at some sort of an index, at least, as it states, "At the end of the book, you'll also be given a list of all the terms to refresh your memory," yet there is no list of anything. Page 256 is where the 2000th word appears, page 257 is an ad, and pages 258-259 are a conclusion--that's it!Third, the formatting is odd. Here's an example entry:2- Sein -- To beWhy a dash (especially with no space) after the entry number? Why not parentheses or a colon instead? Why are German verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles, etc. capitalized? Only German nouns should be capitalized. Why isn't the English translation in quotes? Why is the first letter of the English translation capitalized as if it were the start of a sentence? Why do noun entries translate the article "the" in the definition? That's just awkward and redundant.Fourth, the author counts one German sentence and its English translation as giving "two examples of the given term." No, that's one example. "Two examples" implies two different sentences, not one sentence that is translated.It's nice to have a list of words by their frequency and nice to see them in the context of a sentence, but this book definitely needs a 2nd edition edited by someone more proficient in English and also needs a major formatting face-lift.

German learners need this book to go along with the other books that they are using to learn the German language.Other books may have a list of words most used but do not show them used in context.! The lay out is great. If you want to expand your vocabulary and learn how to use the words correctly , this book will help you. I wish it had 5000 words in it. Write out all of the examples and study them. Read the English translation first to see if you can write the German translation on your own.

It's good but there are some typos and they have two entries for names of people around words 1,200 or so, not to complain, but those aren't really true German words. The other 1,998 entries are good though. I'd recommend this to anyone that learned German in the past and needs a refresher after a decade or two of non-usage. For beginners, you'll probably need to learn the basics before diving into something this (the CIA says it takes 4,400 hours of study to learn a language, so expect a book like this to be only a .01% part of that language learning journey). Having said that, I enjoyed the book, found it extremely helpful and would recommend it.

The book is a list of words, the most common words in German and I agree with the author that learning vocabulary is one of the most important things to learn. But I would think it better not to go according to frequency in the listing, as the list seems to be random. Personally, I like to learn according to topic, to have a logical connection between the words.Another point I am not so happy with is that all words listed are capitalised. In German only nouns are capitalised and I think it is confusing to the learner to see everything in capital letter, when in reality it is more likely to encounter the word not capitalised.(I am a German teacher myself, and unlike the author I think a little grammar here and there can be useful to the learner...)I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Nice book overall, but it could really do with an alphabetical index at the back. For me, that would make it much more usable.Also, whilst the book's introduction does suggest that its readers will have already made good progress in learning German, I think a note somewhere about the use of the formal/informal could be useful. This would cover anyone who is leaping straight in to help them understand sentences with "dir" instead of "Ihnen", for example.

I've recently started learning the German Language. I have borrowed a couple of books from my local Library, including a book with the " Most Common German Words " The book I borrowed was quite dated and did not have the advantage of contextual examples that this book has.Highly recommended, a really useful tool.

great book , simply gives the word and several uses in context. Even if initially I only learn 70% of this - I will have 1400 words that are a great basis to develop on. Would highly recommend it.

The format of the book is a great idea. Numbered words, their translation and short sentences in German followed immediately by their translation. I used a piece of card to mask off each translated sentence and test myself on the translation each time I learnt a new word. You find too that you start to learn the words in the sentences that might also appear later as featured words in the ‘2000’. However, a new edition could benefit from some improvements and editing. The introduction has no authorship which is unprofessional. Featured words sometimes appear twice, eg ‘Das Herz‘ and the choice of supposedly common words is occasionally eccentric. Also sometimes the use of a word is not precisely indicated, for instance for a verb whose meaning depends on the pronoun used with it. As others suggest it needs an alphabetically ordered index at the end (which strangely the book seems to promise but does not include!) But a useful book, nevertheless.

This is exactly what it says. I got the audio book to listen to and got the companion book to follow the words. good learning tool. I chose this over the many simple story books on offer because I'm only at this level. It will keep me going for a long time on repeat.Ja; dies is gut!