Milky Way Galaxy and the Solar System in German
When you were a child, one of the “most” common topics is speaking about the planets. You can study about the list of the nine planets here Names of all the planets in German with example sentences. Is that all that you need to know? What about describing something as simple as a comet or the entire universe? Of course you need to know the vocabulary necessary to describe the moon and the stars in German, comets and asteroids in German, Universe in German etc. We would also like to learn about the Milky way and the solar system in German!
A simple example for its importance: You’re lying down in the grass with your partner and you and you want to romantically describe “THE GORGEOUS MILKY WAY AND THE DEPTHS OF SPACE”. And your partner turns out to be a gorgeous (or handsome) German dude / dudette. You know it’s a sure homerun if you speak romantically about the infinite depths of Space in German. You need to explain the beauty in German. How do you do that? Simple… know the words for the universe in German and then string them together with some grammar.
In this post, we will be learning about a comprehensive list of the objects in the known Universe in German with tons and tons of example sentences.
Topics:
- How to say Universe in German?
- How to say Solar System and Milky Way Galaxy in German?
- Space objects such as asteroids, comets and meteors in German?
- Space related inventions?
Milky Way Galaxy and solar system in German
- WORD: The German translation for “The Universe” is “Das Universum”
- EXAMPLE SENTENCE: “The universe is not infinite.” à Das Universum ist nicht unendlich.
- WORD: The German word for “The Galaxy” is “Die Galaxie”
- EXAMPLE SENTENCE: “Milky Way is a Galaxy.” à Die Milchstraße ist eine Galaxie.
- WORD: The German translation for “Solar System” is “Das Sonnensystem”
- EXAMPLE SENTENCE: “Our Solar system has nine planets.” à Unser Sonnensystem hat neun Planeten.
Asteroids, moons, and the solar system in German
Ok now that you are convinced that you can’t be talking about the nine planets all the time and that you need talk about Meteors in German, the universe, the galaxy, the stars and what not in German, we now know the next logical step.
Sometimes, you need to be more generic in cases when talking to acquaintances. Sometimes you need to be very specific when talking to friends and you are to deep dive into many a topic.
| Universe in English | The universe in German | English Sentence | German Sentence |
| The Milky Way | Die Milchstraße | There are billions of stars in the milky way. | In der Milchstraße gibt es Milliarden von Sternen. |
| The universe | Das Universum | The universe has many galaxies. | Das Universum hat viele Galaxien. |
| The galaxy | Die Galaxie | The artist painted a picture of the galaxy. | Der Künstler malte ein Bild der Galaxie. |
| The solar system | Das Sonnensystem | The solar system has nine planets | Das Sonnensystem hat neun Planeten |
| The comet | Der Komet | A comet is faster than an asteroid. | Ein Komet ist schneller als ein Asteroid. |
| The meteor | Der Meteor | I saw a meteor yesterday. | Ich habe gestern einen Meteor gesehen. |
| The asteroid | Der Asteroid | We have an asteroid in our school. | Wir haben einen Asteroiden in unserer Schule. |
| The meteoroid | Der Meteoroid | We sold the meteoroid | Wir haben den Meteoroiden verkauft |
| The black hole | Das schwarze Loch | Stephen Hawking studied about black holes. | Stephen Hawking hat sich mit Schwarzen Löchern beschäftigt. |
| The Northern lights | Die Nordlichter | I want to see the northern lights. | Ich möchte die Nordlichter sehen. |
| The orbit | Die Umlaufbahn | The orbit is elliptical. | Die Umlaufbahn ist elliptisch. |
| Gravity | die Schwerkraft | Newton discovered gravity. | Newton entdeckte die Schwerkraft. |
| Astronomy | Astronomie | I study Astronomy in Harvard. | Ich studiere Astronomie in Harvard. |
One more set of examples
| Universe in English | The universe in German | English Sentence | German Sentence |
| The Milky Way | Die Milchstraße | The German astronomer studies about the milky way. | Der deutsche Astronom forscht über die Milchstraße. |
| The universe | Das Universum | God created the universe. | Gott hat das Universum erschaffen. |
| The galaxy | Die Galaxie | The Andromeda Galaxy is bigger than the Milky Way Galaxy. | Die Andromeda-Galaxie ist größer als die Milchstraße. |
| The solar system | Das Sonnensystem | The sun is the centre of the solar system. | Die Sonne ist das Zentrum des Sonnensystems. |
| The comet | Der Komet | Do comets have names? | Haben Kometen Namen? |
| The meteor | Der Meteor | The museum has found many meteors and meteoroids. | Das Museum hat viele Meteore und Meteoroide gefunden. |
| The asteroid | Der Asteroid | The nuclear bomb destroyed the asteroid. | Die Atombombe zerstörte den Asteroiden. |
| The meteoroid | Der Meteoroid | What is the difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid? | Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einem Meteoriten und einem Asteroiden? |
| The black hole | Das schwarze Loch | There are many black holes in the universe. | Es gibt viele schwarze Löcher im Universum. |
| The Northern lights | Die Nordlichter | You can see the Northern lights from Norway. | Sie können die Nordlichter von Norwegen aus sehen. |
| The orbit | Die Umlaufbahn | The satellite is in an elliptical orbit. | Der Satellit befindet sich auf einer elliptischen Umlaufbahn. |
| Gravity | die Schwerkraft | If there was no gravity, humans would fly. | Gäbe es keine Schwerkraft, würden Menschen fliegen. |
| Astronomy | Astronomie | The German woman loves Astronomy. | Die Deutsche liebt Astronomie. |
German Space related inventions that help us study the planets
Space is filled with wondrous inventions made by man. Today we are going to study not only about planets in German or the universe in German; we are also going to study about the various man made inventions which help us study the universe and its wondrous secrets.
In this section, we will be learning about the list of all tools and inventions in German related to space with a couple of examples thrown in.
| Universe in English | The universe in German | English Sentence | German Sentence |
| The space station | Die Raumstation | The international space station was built in 1998 | Die Internationale Raumstation wurde 1998 gebaut |
| The satellite | Der Satellit | SpaceX has launched over four hundred satellites | SpaceX hat über vierhundert Satelliten gestartet |
| The rocket | Die Rakete | NASA launches rockets every year. | Die NASA startet jedes Jahr Raketen. |
| The rocket fuel | Der Raketentreibstoff | Rocket fuel is very expensive | Raketentreibstoff ist sehr teuer |
| The spaceship | Das Raumschiff | John wanted to make a spaceship. | John wollte ein Raumschiff bauen. |
| The space shuttle | Der Spaceshuttle | The space shuttle exploded. | Das Space Shuttle ist explodiert. |
| The space suit | Der Raumanzug | Buzz Aldrin owns a space suit. | Buzz Aldrin besitzt einen Raumanzug. |
| The oxygen cylinder | Die Sauerstoffflasche | Scuba divers and astronauts carry an oxygen cylinder. | Taucher und Astronauten tragen eine Sauerstoffflasche. |
| The telescope | Das Teleskop | The young boy loves his telescope. | Der kleine Junge liebt sein Teleskop. |
| The Hubble telescope | Das Hubble-Teleskop | The Hubble telescope is thirty years old. | Das Hubble-Teleskop ist dreißig Jahre alt. |
