Helpful A1 Level German Letter Writing Vocabulary

In this post, we will be sharing A1 Level German letter writing vocabulary. This vocabulary will be helpful for the Schreiben module in the A1 level exam. We have also shared some common and important letter writing topics for the German A1 exam.

Before you start off with the practice for A1 level German letters, it is important to build the vocabulary for it. We have provided some words and phrases below which are related to the common A1 German letter writing topics.

Common Topics for A1 German Exam

-Visiting a friend or relative.
-Taking a language course in Germany.
-Writing a letter to your teacher as you will not be able to attend your class.
-Asking for help from a friend to buy a gift or shop for someone.
-Invitation to a party.
-Writing to a travel agency regarding a vacation.
-Declining a party invitation.
-Congratulating a friend on their wedding.

A1 Level German Letter Writing Vocabulary

Invitation and Celebration Vocabulary in German

English	German
ice cream	das Eis
invitation	die Einladung, die Einladungen
birthday party	die Geburtstagsparty, die Geburtstagspartys
wedding	die Hochzeit, die Hochzeiten
wedding anniversary	das Hochzeitsjubiläum, die Hochzeitsjubiläen
festival	das Festival, die Festivals
barbeque	die Grillparty, die Grillpartys
to bring along	mitbringen
on	am (an + dem)
on Monday	am Montag
um	at
at 5 o’clock	um 5 Uhr
Congratulations on your wedding!	Herzliche Hochzeitsglückwünsche!
to bring a gift	ein Geschenk bringen
beer	das Bier

German Vacation Vocabulary

English	German
vacation / fixed free days	Ferien
summer vacation	Sommerferien
leave	der Urlaub, die Urlaube
tourist attraction	die Sehenswürdigkeit, die Sehenswürdigkeiten
museum	das Museum, die Museen
sea	das Meer, die Meere
lake	der See, die Seen
in	im (in + dem)
in Summer	im Sommer
in January	im Januar
on	am (an + dem)
on 21st September	am 21. September
expensive	teuer
near	neben (+ Dative)
near the station	neben dem Bahnhof
to stay overnight	übernachten

Vocabulary for Reasons and Excuses in German

English	German
I am sorry.	Es tut mir leid.
Sorry!	Entschuldigung!
It will not be possible.	Es wird nicht möglich sein.
It is not possible.	Es ist nicht möglich.
be too late	zu spät kommen
I am afraid I cannot come.	Ich kann leider nicht kommen.
to decline an invitation	eine Einladung ablehnen
unfortunately	leider

German Vocabulary Related to Illness

English	German
to go to the doctor	zum Arzt gehen
fever	das Fieber
to have temperature	Fieber haben
I am sick.	Ich bin krank.
I have headache.	Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.
to have a cold	erkältet sein / Erkältung haben
I am sorry I cannot come.	Leider kann ich nicht kommen.

German Shopping Vocabulary

English	German
to go shopping	einkaufen gehen
to do the shopping	die Einkäufe machen
shopping list	die Einkaufsliste, die Einkaufslisten
store / shop	das Geschäft, die Geschäfte
to visit	besuchen
to buy clothes	Kleidung kaufen

Make Appointments or Reschedule Appointments in German

English	German
appointment	der Termin, die Termine
cancellation of an appointment	die Terminabsage
to make an appointment	einen Termin vereinbaren
rescheduling of an appointment	die Terminverlegung
Do you have a free appointment slot?	Haben Sie einen Termin frei?
Can we make an appointment for Monday, August 23?	Können wir einen Termin für Montag, den 23. August vereinbaren?
Unfortunately, that’s too early for me.	Das ist mir leider zu früh.
That is unfortunately too late for me.	Das ist mir leider zu spät.

Now that you have the useful vocabulary list, practice writing a letter with A1 level German letter writing topics as you would find in your exams. We have also explained the marking system in this lesson.

You can also check out the practice material for Start Deutsch 1 A1 Level German Exam here.