Your English is a West Germanic language — which means German is linguistically your closest un-learned relative. Around 60% of common English words have Germanic roots. German will feel like rediscovering a forgotten ancestor.
| Week | Topic | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Greetings & Introductions | 12 words |
| Week 2 | Numbers & Time | 17 words |
| Week 3 | Days, Months & Seasons | 11 words |
| Week 4 | Colors & Adjectives | 13 words |
| Week 5 | Family & People | 8 words |
| Week 6 | Food & Drink | 10 words |
| Week 7 | Basic Verbs & Expressions | 11 words |
| English | Spanish | German | Dutch | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Hola | HalloHA-loh | Hallo | אַ גוטן טאָג (a gutn tog) |
| Goodbye | Adiós | Auf Wiedersehenowf VEE-der-zayn | Tot ziens | אַ גוטן (a gutn) |
| Good morning | Buenos días | Guten MorgenGOO-ten MOR-gen | Goedemorgen | גוט מאָרגן (gut morgn) |
| Good evening | Buenas noches | Guten AbendGOO-ten AH-bent | Goedenavond | גוט אָוונט (gut ovnt) |
| Please | Por favor | BitteBIT-teh | Alsjeblieft | בּיטע (bite) |
| Thank you | Gracias | DankeDAN-keh | Dank je | אַ דאַנק (a dank) |
| Sorry | Lo siento | Entschuldigungent-SHOOL-dee-gung | Sorry | אַנטשולדיקט (antshuldikt) |
| Yes | Sí | Jayah | Ja | יאָ (yo) |
| No | No | Neinnine | Nee | ניין (neyn) |
| My name is… | Me llamo… | Ich heiße…ikh HYE-suh | Ik heet… | איך הייס… (ikh heys) |
| Nice to meet you | Mucho gusto | Schön Sie kennenzulernenshoon zee KEN-en-tsoo-lair-nen | Leuk je te ontmoeten | אַ פֿרייד (a freyd) |
| How are you? | ¿Cómo estás? | Wie geht es Ihnen?vee gayt es EE-nen | Hoe gaat het? | וויִ גייטס? (vi geyts?) |
| English | Spanish | German | Dutch | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Uno | Einsayns | Één | איינס (eyns) |
| Two | Dos | Zweitsvye | Twee | צוויי (tsvey) |
| Three | Tres | Dreidry | Drie | דרײַ (dray) |
| Four | Cuatro | Vierfeer | Vier | פֿיר (fir) |
| Five | Cinco | Fünffünf | Vijf | פֿינף (finf) |
| Six | Seis | Sechszeks | Zes | זעקס (zeks) |
| Seven | Siete | SiebenZEE-ben | Zeven | זיבן (zibn) |
| Eight | Ocho | Achtakht | Acht | אַכט (akht) |
| Nine | Nueve | Neunnoyn | Negen | נײַן (nayn) |
| Ten | Diez | Zehntsayn | Tien | צען (tsen) |
| Morning | Mañana | MorgenMOR-gen | Ochtend | מאָרגן (morgn) |
| Afternoon | Tarde | NachmittagNAKH-mit-tahk | Middag | נאָכמיטאָג (nokhmitog) |
| Evening | Noche | AbendAH-bent | Avond | אָוונט (ovnt) |
| Night | Noche | Nachtnakht | Nacht | נאַכט (nakht) |
| Today | Hoy | HeuteHOY-teh | Vandaag | הײַנט (haynt) |
| Tomorrow | Mañana | MorgenMOR-gen | Morgen | מאָרגן (morgn) |
| Yesterday | Ayer | GesternGES-tern | Gisteren | נעכטן (nekhtn) |
| English | Spanish | German | Dutch | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Lunes | MontagMOHN-tahk | Maandag | מאָנטיק (montik) |
| Tuesday | Martes | DienstagDEENS-tahk | Dinsdag | דינסטיק (dinstik) |
| Wednesday | Miércoles | MittwochMIT-vokh | Woensdag | מיטוואָך (mitvokh) |
| Thursday | Jueves | DonnerstagDON-ners-tahk | Donderdag | דאָנערשטיק (donershtik) |
| Friday | Viernes | FreitagFRY-tahk | Vrijdag | פֿרײַטיק (fraytik) |
| Saturday | Sábado | SamstagZAHM-stahk | Zaterdag | שבת (shabes) |
| Sunday | Domingo | SonntagZON-tahk | Zondag | זונטיק (zuntik) |
| Spring | Primavera | FrühlingFROO-ling | Lente | פֿרילינג (friling) |
| Summer | Verano | SommerZO-mer | Zomer | זומער (zumer) |
| Autumn | Otoño | Herbsthairpst | Herfst | האַרבּסט (harbst) |
| Winter | Invierno | WinterVIN-ter | Winter | ווינטער (vinter) |
| English | Spanish | German | Dutch | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Rojo | Rotroht | Rood | רויט (royt) |
| Blue | Azul | Blaublow | Blauw | בּלוי (bloy) |
| Green | Verde | Grüngroon | Groen | גרין (grin) |
| Yellow | Amarillo | Gelbgelp | Geel | געל (gel) |
| Black | Negro | Schwarzshvarts | Zwart | שוואַרץ (shvarts) |
| White | Blanco | Weißvice | Wit | ווײַס (vays) |
| Big | Grande | Großgrohs | Groot | גרויס (groys) |
| Small | Pequeño | Kleinkline | Klein | קליין (kleyn) |
| Good | Bueno | Gutgoot | Goed | גוט (gut) |
| Bad | Malo | Schlechtshlekht | Slecht | שלעכט (shlekht) |
| Fast | Rápido | Schnellshnel | Snel | גיך (gikh) |
| New | Nuevo | Neunoy | Nieuw | נײַ (nay) |
| Old | Viejo | Altalt | Oud | אַלט (alt) |
| English | Spanish | German | Dutch | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | Madre | MutterMOO-ter | Moeder | מאַמע (mame) |
| Father | Padre | VaterFAH-ter | Vader | טאַטע (tate) |
| Sister | Hermana | SchwesterSHVES-ter | Zuster | שוועסטער (shvester) |
| Brother | Hermano | BruderBROO-der | Broer | ברודער (bruder) |
| Child | Niño/a | Kindkint | Kind | קינד (kind) |
| Friend | Amigo/a | Freund / Freundinfroynt | Vriend | פֿרײַנד (fraynd) |
| Man | Hombre | Mannman | Man | מאַן (man) |
| Woman | Mujer | Fraufrow | Vrouw | פֿרוי (froy) |
| English | Spanish | German | Dutch | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Agua | WasserVA-ser | Water | וואַסער (vaser) |
| Bread | Pan | Brotbroht | Brood | ברויט (broyt) |
| Meat | Carne | Fleischflysh | Vlees | פֿלייש (fleysh) |
| Fish | Pescado | Fischfish | Vis | פֿיש (fish) |
| Vegetable | Verdura | Gemüsegeh-MOO-zeh | Groente | גרינס (grins) |
| Fruit | Fruta | Obstohpst | Fruit | פֿרוכט (frokht) |
| Beer | Cerveza | Bierbeer | Bier | ביר (bir) |
| Coffee | Café | KaffeeKA-fay | Koffie | קאַווע (kave) |
| Delicious | Delicioso | LeckerLEK-er | Lekker | טעמיק (temik) |
| I'm hungry | Tengo hambre | Ich bin hungrigikh bin HOONG-rikh | Ik heb honger | איך בין הונגעריק (ikh bin hungerik) |
| English | Spanish | German | Dutch | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be | Ser / Estar | Seinzyne | Zijn | זײַן (zayn) |
| To have | Tener | HabenHAH-ben | Hebben | האָבן (hobn) |
| To go | Ir | GehenGAY-en | Gaan | גיין (geyn) |
| To come | Venir | KommenKO-men | Komen | קומען (kumen) |
| To eat | Comer | EssenES-en | Eten | עסן (esn) |
| To drink | Beber | TrinkenTRIN-ken | Drinken | טרינקען (trinken) |
| To speak | Hablar | SprechenSHPREH-khen | Spreken | רעדן (redn) |
| To understand | Entender | Verstehenfer-SHTAY-en | Begrijpen | פֿאַרשטיין (farshteyn) |
| I want | Quiero | Ich möchteikh MUKH-teh | Ik wil | איך וויל (ikh vil) |
| I don't understand | No entiendo | Ich verstehe nichtikh fer-SHTAY-eh nikht | Ik begrijp het niet | איך פֿאַרשטיי ניט (ikh farshtey nit) |
| Can you repeat? | ¿Puedes repetir? | Können Sie das wiederholen?KU-nen zee das VEE-der-hoh-len | Kunt u dat herhalen? | קענסטו ס'איבערזאָגן? (kenstu s'iberzogn?) |