Planets and Outer Space In German Posted by Constanze on Nov 16, 2016 in Language
Guten Tag! Today’s topic is science – specifically, outer space and the planets of the solar system. This is something I’m sure we all remember learning about in school; it is one of those topics that stuck with us all. So why not learn the names of the planets in German? Let’s go!
die Planeten (der Planet) — Planets
Mercury — Merkur
Venus — Venus
Earth — Erde
Mars — Mars
Jupiter — Jupiter
Saturn — Saturn
Neptune — Neptun
Uranus — Uranus
Pluto — Pluto
As you can see they’re all rather similar (identical in some cases) to the English, which should make learning them super easy! It’s just the pronunciation which is different. Here’s a video to help you with the German pronunciation:
Sun — die Sonne
Star — der Stern (pl: die Sterne)
Moon — der Mond
Comet – der Komet
Asteroid – der Asteroid
Meteoroid – die Sternschnuppe
Vacuum – das Vakuum / der luftleerer Raum
Black hole – das schwarzes Loch
Solar System – das Sonnensystem
Milky Way – die Milchstraße
Galaxy — die Galaxis
Universe – das Universum
Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights — das Nordlicht
Hemisphere – die Hemisphäre/die Halbkugel
Orbit – die Umkreisung (noun) / umkreisen (verb: to orbit)
Gravity – die Schwerkraft
Zero gravity/weightlessness – die Schwerelosigkeit
Light year – das Lichtjahr
Satellite – der Satellit
Outer space – der Weltraum
Astronaut – der Astronaut
Space suit – der Raumanzug
Oxygen – der Sauerstoff
Spaceship — das Raumschiff
Astronomy – die Astronomie
“Houston, we have a problem”
“Houston, wir haben ein Problem”
“One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind”
“Ein kleiner Schritt für einen Menschen; ein großer Schritt für die Menschheit”
WORD MATCHING EXERCISE
Can you match the German word to the correct English translation? Example: A1, B2, etc.
Study the vocab list above then try to do it without referring back to the list! Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll tell you how many you got right! Viel Glück!
A. der Mond ————– 1. Space suit
B. der Raumanzug ————- 2. Hemisphere
C. das schwarzes Loch ———— 3. Earth
D. der Weltraum ————– 4. Black hole
E. das Lichtjahr ————- 5. Outer space
F. die Hemisphäre ————— 6. Moon
G. die Erde ————— 7. Light year
H. Merkur ———– 8. Oxygen
I. der luftleerer Raum ————- 9. Star
J. der Stern ————- 10. Universe
K. das Universum ———– 11. Vacuum
L. der Sauerstoff ————- 12. Mercury
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About the Author: Constanze
Servus! I'm Constanze and I live in the UK. I'm half English and half German, and have been writing about German language and culture on this blog since 2014. I am also a fitness instructor & personal trainer.
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Veena:
A 6
B 1
C 4
D 5
E 7
F 2
G 3
H 12
I 11
J 9
K 10
L 8