People - Volk (The 1032nd Most Common German Word)

The German word for People is Volk. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about people. It is the 1032nd most commonly used word in German, classified as a A2 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: people

German: volk

Examples


Our people thirst for independence.	Unser Volk dürstet nach Unabhängigkeit.
He was a god to his people.	Er war ein Gott für sein Volk.
The king imposed heavy taxes on the people.	Der König legte seinem Volk hohe Steuern auf.
The people resisted their cruel ruler.	Das Volk wehrte sich gegen seinen grausamen Herrscher.
The Inca were religious people.	Die Inka waren ein religiöses Volk.
People love freedom.	Das Volk liebt die Freiheit.
The people hailed the victory.	Das Volk bejubelte den Sieg.
The king oppressed his people.	Der König unterdrückte sein Volk.

The people have spoken.	Das Volk hat gesprochen.
The Soviet people are not afraid of peaceful competition with capitalism.	Das sowjetische Volk hat keine Angst vor friedlichem Wettstreit mit dem Kapitalismus.
I dedicate this song to my people.	Ich widme dieses Lied meinem Volk.
There is no need to be frightened of his people.	Er hat keinen Grund, Angst vor seinem Volk zu haben.
The people were furious about the Prussian decrees, which they felt were unjust, and threw horsewings at their outraged majesty.	Das Volk war wütend über die als ungerecht empfundenen preußischen Verordnungen und bewarf ihre empörte Majestät mit Pferdeäfpeln.
That is why Germany is thankful to the Slovak people.	Und dafür sind wir Deutsche dem slowakischen Volk dankbar.
And since I am about to hand over another Wagner opera to the people in Manaus, at the Haus der Kunst I will make allusions to my destroyed past.	Und da ich gerade in Manaus eine weitere Oper von Richard Wagner dem Volk übergebe, werde ich im Haus der Kunst auf meine zerstörte Vergangenheit hinweisen.
I fear our people will lose hope	Ich fürchte, unser Volk wird die Hoffnung verlieren
His people can not give a damn him care.	Das Volk kümmert ihn einen Scheißdreck! ...
We need salvation, our people need peace.	Wir brauchen die Rettung, unser Volk braucht den Frieden.
Noels place was Our First stop in ireland and he showed us how hospitable and friendly the irish people are.	Noels Ort war unser erster Stopp in Irland und er zeigte uns, wie gastfreundlich und nett das irische Volk ist.
Joined the army to help my people.	Ich bin der Armee beigetreten, um meinem Volk zu helfen.
The early Christians were indeed a peculiar people.	Die ersten Christen waren in der Tat ein besonderes Volk.