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

I am very pleased with this book. I've bought several over the years and this one is the best. Wish they had a cd to go with it. Highly recommended for anyone wishing to pursue the beautiful and tough German language.

If you've made it through basic grammar and are starting a vocabulary, but school German did nothing to prepare you for actually USING it, this book is for you. Essential vocabulary words used in sentences that you can use with real humans will get you accustomed to speaking it. The words in this book combined with a good tourist phrasebook will prepare you for a visit to a German-speaking country. DO practice the sentences out loud!

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.

These are Important words to know. I found it very useful. Well worth the time and effort. Glad I found it.

This is an outstanding book in its simplicity. It doesn't provide rules of grammar or sentence structure. It doesn't go through the details of German gender, case, etc. What it does do is to provide two thousand words in sentence contexts. It is up to the user to make something of them. I have been taking each sentence and typing these into Word on my computer. In this way, I have been learning both the sentence structure and grammar, as well as the meaning of the words in that sentence. What this has done is to reinforce the German grammar I have already learned and to provide opportunities to explore options for using different words and sentence order in place of those provided by the author. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who is serious about learning German.

I am learning so many useful, everyday phrases.

Conhecer as palavras mais comuns de um idioma é um dos passos mais importantes para construir uma base sólida de aprendizado. É impossível conhecer a estrutura de umalíngua ou entendê-la sem ter o domínio do vocabulário básico.

Great book, makes it easy to learn. Has sentence in German then in English. So u can learn more than one word, u can learn the whole sentence.

Eu gostei muito devido facilitar a compreender o idioma. Eu leio todos os dias.Obrigado.

This is a useful tool for beginners since it lists the most commonly used words. I especially like that it doesn't just give the German word and its English equivalent, it also demonstrates the use of the word in a sentence - with an English translation. The one thing that I would suggest to make it better would have been an alphabetical listing of the words cross-referencing to their number. The authors say that the words are numbered by their frequency of use in common media and I don't dispute that. But I think a bit of editing of the content would have made the book even better. The inclusion of vulgarity makes it unsuitable for children (and I think also for people who are just beginning to learn German) and a few of the words included in the book are just peoples names (like Robert and Martin). Names may appear frequently in media, but they are not German words. It doesn't hurt that they are in the books, except that if you are limiting yourself to 2000 words, then the words should be German, not names that are the same in any language. Still as I said, the book is a helpful learning tool.