Being unable to express your emotions can be tough. If you’re feeling mad or sad or bad, you’ll want to let others know so they can help you feel better. And if you’re happy, that’s also worth sharing for entirely different reasons. This is hard enough to do in your native language sometimes, and it only gets harder in another. Learning vocabulary for feelings in German can be a great first step.
We’ve collected the basic German emotions vocab to help you get started as you learn German. And if German pronunciation is something you struggle with, click on the play buttons to hear how each word is pronounced by a native speaker!
German Emotions And Feelings Vocab
German Emotion Words
the emotion — die Emotion
the mood — die Laune
happy — glücklich
sad — traurig
excited — begeistert
the joy — die Freude
the love — die Liebe
the hate — der Hass
angry — wütend
to feel — sich fühlen
the feeling — das Gefühl
the hope — die Hoffnung
depressed — deprimiert
the sympathy — das Mitgefühl
lonely — einsam
satisfied — zufrieden
proud — stolz
disappointed — enttäuscht
upset — aufgebracht
to get over — darüber hinwegkommen
German Emotion Phrases
I like you. — Ich mag dich.
I have a strange feeling. — Ich habe ein seltsames Gefühl.
I am in a good mood today. — Ich habe heute gute Laune.
It is exasperating! — Es ist zum Verzweifeln!
I’m afraid. — Ich habe Angst!
He has the blues today. — Er ist heute melancholisch.
I love you. — Ich liebe dich.
Why are you sad? — Warum bist du traurig?
Are you happy with her? — Bist du glücklich mit ihr?
I am so unhappy. — Ich bin so unglücklich!
German Sensation Words
the sensation — die Empfindung
the pleasure — das Vergnügen
the hunger — der Hunger
the thirst — der Durst
the pain — der Schmerz
the surprise — die Überraschung
nervous — nervös
tired — müde
the fear — die Angst
to get bored — sich langweilen