German Words to Learn--C

Question 1

C (letter of the alphabet)

Answer 1

“tsay”

Question 2

Cafe Latte

Answer 2

der Milchkaffee

Question 3

caffeine-free

decaf coffee

Answer 3

coffeinfrei

entcoffeinierten Kaffee

Question 4

the calendar

Answer 4

der Kalender; die Kalender

Question 5

to call or talk on the phone

to make a phone call

Answer 5

telefonieren (vb)
du telefonierst
or anrufen (separable vb)
du rufst an
Ich rufe meine Mutter an.
Du rufst deine Mutter an.

Question 6

to call out

Answer 6

rufen

du rufst

Question 7

can

Can I also walk there?

Answer 7

können (modal verb: pushes other verb to end of sentence and other verb keeps infinitive form)
du kännst
Kann ich auch dahin laufen?

Question 8

Canada

Canadian

Answer 8

Kanada

Kanadier; Kanadierin (f); die Kanadier (pl)

Question 9

the candle

Answer 9

die Kerze; die Kerzen

Question 10

the canvas or the screen

Answer 10

die Leinwand [literally “the wall flax”] (die Lein=the flax)

Question 11

the cap [baseball type]

the cap [beanie, knit cap]

Answer 11

die Kappe

die Mütze

Question 12

the capital city; the metropolis

Answer 12

die Hauptstadt [abbr=hpts.]

Question 13

careful

Answer 13

vorsicht

Question 14

to carry out, implement

Answer 14

durchführen

Question 15

chalk

chalkboard

Answer 15

die Kreide

die Tafel

Question 16

to change; exchange

Answer 16

wechseln (vb)

du wechselst

Question 17

the chaos

Answer 17

das Chaos “COW-us”

Question 18

the choice

a great choice

Answer 18

die Wahl

eine gute Wahl

Question 19

the choir

Answer 19

das Chor “kor”

Question 20

Christ
Chistian
A.D.; B.C.

Answer 20

Christus [abbr=Chr.]
christlich
nach Christus [abbr=n. Chr.]
vor Christus [abbr=v. Chr.]

Question 21

the church

the church wedding

Answer 21

die Kirche

die Kirchliche Trauung or die Kirchliche Hochzeit

Question 22

the cigar

the cigarette

Answer 22

die Zigarre

die Zigarrétte

Question 23

civil/state

the civil/state wedding

Answer 23

zivile or bürgerliche

die Zivile Trauung

Question 24

the class [lesson, study of]

the biology class

Answer 24

der Unterricht

die Biologieunterricht

Question 25

the class [discreet group] | first class, second class

Answer 25

der Klasse | erste Klasse, zweitze Klasse

Question 26

the classroom

Answer 26

das Klassenzimmer

Question 27

the classmate

Answer 27

der Klassenkamerand die Klassenkamerandin die Klassenkameraden (pl)

Question 28

clearness, brightness

Answer 28

die Helle

Question 29

to climb, rise, get off | to climb in/out

Answer 29

steigen (vb) du steigst steigen in/steigen aus

Question 30

to close, shut, shut down (colloquial) Shut the book! to close, shut, shut down (Hochdeutsch)

Answer 30

``` zumachen (separable vb) du machst...zu Machen Sie das Buch zu! schließen du schließt Schließen Sie das Buch. ```

Question 31

closed (past tense--colloquial) | closed (Hochdeutsch)

Answer 31

zumachten du machtest...zu geschlossen du hast geschlossen

Question 32

the cloth; fabric

Answer 32

der Tuch or der Stoff

Question 33

the clothing | to change clothes; to move or relocate

Answer 33

die Kleidung | umziehen (sep. vb.) du ziehst ... um

Question 34

the clothing size

Answer 34

die Kleidergröße | or die Konfectionsgrößen (Konfections=ready-made)

Question 35

cloudy

Answer 35

bewölkt--gray, monotone sky, hardly any or no sun | wolkig--clouds scattered across the sky, sun peeking through here and there

Question 36

coffee cream (like evaporated milk)

Answer 36

die Kaffeecreme or die Kaffeesahne (or just die Sahne)

Question 37

colleague

Answer 37

der Kollege; die Kollegin; die Kollegen (pl)

Question 38

``` the column (architecture) the column (newspaper) the column of numbers ```

Answer 38

die Säule; die Säulen die Kolumne; die Zeitungskolumne die Zahlenkolonne (Kolonne, not Kolumne) or der Spalte [der Spalte means the split or the gap]

Question 39

to come back, be back, come again

Answer 39

wiederkommen (sep vb) | du kommst...wieder

Question 40

computer science

Answer 40

die Informatik

Question 41

the connection the train connection the connection (physical) the phone jack

Answer 41

die Verbindung (travel, or a connection between people--She and I have a real connection!) die Zugverbindung or die Anschluss (networks, sewer connection--physical things connecting to each other) die Telefonanschluss = the phone jack Der Anschluss was also the hostile takeover of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938.

Question 42

the content

Answer 42

der Inhalt; die Inhalte

Question 43

to continue or set forth (a small group or person continues doing something)

Answer 43

fortsetzen (sep vb) du setzt...fort (There are several other words meaning continue)

Question 44

to contradict, disagree with, oppose

Answer 44

widersprechen | du widersprichst

Question 45

to contribute, add; help

Answer 45

beitragen (sep vb) | du trägst...bei

Question 46

the conversation

Answer 46

die Unterhaltung

Question 47

cool (temperature)

Answer 47

kühl

Question 48

correct

Answer 48

stimmt (most common) Ja, das stimmt; Nein, das stimmt nicht. richtig paßt (it fits)

Question 49

to be correct

Answer 49

stimmen (vb) | du stimmst

Question 50

the cough | to cough

Answer 50

der Husten husten (vb) du hustest

Question 51

the crossroads; intersection

Answer 51

die Kreuzung

Question 52

crossways, across

Answer 52

quer

Question 53

curd cheese (Quark)

Answer 53

der Quark

Question 54

the currency

Answer 54

die Währung

Question 55

the currency exchange office

Answer 55

die Wechselstube

Question 56

current/timely

Answer 56

aktuell

Question 57

the curtain

Answer 57

der Vorhang

Question 58

the Customs officer

Answer 58

der Zöllner; die Zóllnerin

Question 59

cute, pretty

Answer 59

hübsch; niedlich

Question 60

to camp | the camp or camping place

Answer 60

campen (vb) du campst | der Campingplatz