| 50 USEFUL, IF NOT ESSENTIAL, VOCABULARY WORDS | ||
| Copyright © 2016 by Dr. John V. Richardson Jr., PhD aka "The Genealogical Informatician" | ||
| GERMAN | ENGLISH | EXAMPLES |
| Ahnentafel | Pedigree | |
| Alter | Age | |
| Amt | Office | |
| Amtsblatt | Official | |
| Anschrift | Address | |
| Auswanderungs akt | Emigration Act | |
| Band | Volume | |
| Beerdigung | Burial | |
| Beruf | Occupation | Ackerer/Farmer |
| Bestimmungsort | Destination | |
| Bundesland | State | Land Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Erwachsen | Adult | |
| Evangelische | Evangelical | Protestant/Lutheran |
| Familienbuch | Family register | |
| Flächenländer | Area State | |
| Friedhof | Cemetery | |
| Geboren/Geburten | Born/Birth | * = birth |
| Geburtsort | Birthplace | |
| Geirf | Region | |
| Gemeinde | Municipality | |
| Gewerbe | Occupation | |
| Heiraten | Marriage | ∞= marriage |
| Herkunftsort | Place of Origin | |
| Höhe | Height | |
| Kanton | County | |
| Katholische | Catholic | |
| Kinder | Kinder | |
| Kirche (K.) Church | Church | |
| Kirchenbuch | Church records book | |
| Konfirmationen (Konfirm.) | Confirmation | |
| Kreis (Kr.) | District (county) | Kusel or Kaiserslautern |
| Landkreise | District | Rhineland/Palatine or Kusel |
| Ledig | Single | |
| Ort | Place | |
| Pfarrei, Pfarrkirche (Pfk.) | Parish, Parish church | |
| Quelle | Source | |
| Rathaus | City Hall | |
| Rufmane | Call Name | Jakob |
| Regierungsbezirk | Region/Administrative District | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Standesamt (StdA.) | Civil registration office | |
| “Family Registrar’s Office” | ||
| Sterbe | Death | † = Death |
| Taufen | Baptism | |
| Tote | Death | |
| Verbandsgemeinde | Convention Community | Neunkirchen am Potzberg/Altenglan |
| Verheiratet | Married | |
| Vorname | Given name | Peter/Jacob/Johan=Hansi |
| Wohin | Destination | |
| Zivilstandsregister | Civil registration records | |
| Zurname | Surname | Weber/Kempf/Stouffer/Strickler |