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Practise learning a range of vocabulary in a category of your choosing, from common words to more obscure ones. These videos also help you pick up on the pronunciation of the language.

Beginner: Focus on learning some of the basic words in the vocabulary list, and try to pick up on the pronunciation by reciting the words after they're read out.

Intermediate: Try expanding your vocabulary by learning some of the more obscure words in the vocabulary list, and try pronouncing them before they're read out.

Advanced: Aim to learn all the words in the vocabulary list, thinking of a sentence that includes some of the words.

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German Vocabulary List (Part 1)

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a person holding a camera next to a silver sports car

action

Action (f)

a group of men standing in the street

actor

Schauspieler (m)

a person filming a person

actress

Schauspielerin (f)

a yellow taxi in a busy city street

advertisement

Werbung (f)

a person using a laptop

animation

Animation (f)

a close up of a microphone

audition

Vorsprechen (n)

a stage with several lights

backstage

auf der Bühne

a movie theater with a sign above it

box office

Abendkasse (f)

a person standing in a room with a round table and lights

broadcaster

Moderator (m)

a camera on a table

camera

Kamera (f)

a group of people in a room with equipment and lights

cast

Rollenbesetzung (f)

a person sitting in a red car with the doors open

celebrity

Berühmtheit (f)

a person in a blue dress and hat holding a fan

character

Charakter (m)

a person on a stage with colorful lights

comedy

Komödie (f)

a person in a suit holding a microphone

commentary

Bericht (m)

a person in a costume

costume

Kostüm (n)

a group of people holding signs in the street

current affairs

aktuelle Nachrichten (f)

a person holding a black clapper board

director

Regisseur (m)

a camera on a tripod

documentary

Dokumentarfilm (m)

a person getting her makeup done

dress rehearsal

Generalprobe (f)

a person sitting at a desk with a laptop

editor

Cutter (m)

a group of men standing outside a building

feature film

Hauptfilm (m)

a person holding a clapper board

film

Film (m)

a close up of a magazine

headline

Schlagzeile (f)

a road with trees on the side

horror

Horror (m)

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