arbeiten to work
beginnen to begin
bekommen to receive
brauchen to need
denken to think
erzählen to tell
fragen to ask
gebrauchen to use
gehen to go
gewinnen to win
glauben to believe
heissen to be called (name)
hören to hear
kaufen to buy
kennen to know, to be familiar with (a person)
lernen to learn
machen to do, to make
sagen to say
schreiben to write
spielen to play
spinnen to spin, to spin a web, to be crazy
springen to jump
stehen to stand
suchen to look for, to search for
üben to practise
unterrichten to teach
verkaufen to sell
verlieren to lose
verstehen to understand
versuchen to try
wohnen to live, to inhabit
antworten to answer
benützen to use
besitzen to own
besuchen to visit
bleiben to stay
bringen to bring
danken to thank
drucken to print
drücken to push
dürsten to thirst
entschuldigen to apologise
erklären to explain
finden to find
fliegen to fly
folgen to follow
frühstücken to have breakfast
fühlen to feel
geniessen to enjoy
grüssen to greet
gucken to look, to peep*
hängen to hang
hassen to hate
hoffen to hope
kämpfen to fight
kochen to cook
kommen to come
kosten to cost
kotzen to throw up
kriegen to seize, to make war
küssen to kiss
lachen to laugh
leben to live
legen to lay sth down
lieben to love
liegen to lie, to be situated
lügen to lie, to tell an untruth
mieten to rent
öffnen to open
passen to be suitable, to fit
passieren to happen
pflanzen to plant
putzen to clean
rauchen to smoke
regnen to rain
reisen to travel
reiten to ride (a horse)
rennen to run
riechen to smell
schicken to send
schiessen to shoot
schliessen to close
schmecken to taste
schmerzen to hurt
schneiden to cut
schreien to scream
schwimmen to swim
setzen to set sth down
singen to sing
sitzen to sit
spazieren to go for a walk, to stroll
stinken to stink
stören to bother
studieren to study
tanzen to dance
töten to kill
trauen to trust
träumen to dream
trinken to drink
trocknen to dry
wählen to choose
weinen to cry
wünschen to wish
zeigen to show
ziehen to pull
*the 'g' in guchen is pronounced like a 'ch'