German Government

In order to save the world, you may have to work through the government. So it's important to learn the government words in German. Helga the German will help you learn them with the more than enjoyable flash cards below, and then you can quiz yourself with the dangerously addictive Lingo Dingo review game.

German mini-course

English German
the ballot der Stimmzettel
the congress der Kongress
the congressman der Kongressabgeordnete
the democrat der Demokrat
the election die Wahl
the governor der Gouverneur
the house of representatives das Repräsentantenhaus
the king der König
the mayor der Bürgermeister
English German
the parliament das Parlament
the party (political party) die Partei
the president der Präsident
the prime minister der Ministerpräsident
the republican der Republikaner
the senate der Senat
the senator der Senator
the vote die Abstimmung

Learning German Government Words

Now that you've met the government and mastered their fancy titles in German, you can return to the German words menu to learn other words. There are many resources available to learn German. You can also take advantage of the useful German phrases to communicate better. Finally, visit the German language page to learn about the German culture.