Learn German words with this 12-minute lesson, featuring 100 common words that are spoken by German speakers throughout the world. In this video, our English speakers will say each word, and then our native German speakers will repeat the word in German. Watching native German speakers is the fastest and easiest way to learn German. You can even play this video in the background and learn just by listening. German vocabulary is essential for traveling to any German-speaking country, or even if you are just learning learning how to speak German for fun. Get started now, and use this German words lesson to start learning the German language fast. In the video, “Friend” in German is written as Freund/in. In German, Freund is a male friend and Freundin is a female friend. In this video, the German speaker says "Freund", a male friend. In German, words like 'der', 'die', and 'das' are like our English word 'the'. However, these words can change a bit depending on how they're used in a sentence. Just like how we might say 'I' when talking about ourselves, but 'me' when someone gives something to us. For example, 'der' might sometimes become 'den' or 'dem' in different situations. See the list in the comments for all of the basic singular articles for this video. When you're finished with this German words lesson, check out our channel to continue learning the German basics for free. To find out about the latest free German language lessons, subscribe to Language of Earth on YouTube.