Playing Cards - Spielkarten
Playing Cards Glossary
An annotated English-German Glossary
Card games and card-playing terms
Also see Games and Quizzes for German
Glossaries > Card Playing Glossary
The Four Suits - Die Vier Farben
Die Kreuzdame (queen of clubs)
diamonds = Karo (das, no plur.)
clubs = Kreuz (das, no plur.)
hearts = Herz (das, no plur.)
spades = Pik (das, no plur.)
Traditional Austrian and German cards used in games like Skat have a different set of symbols and suits than non-German ("French") playing cards. They are named for colors or symbols:
diamonds = Schellen (bells)
clubs = Eichel (acorn)
hearts = Rot (red)
spades = Grün (green)
Cards - Karten (By Rank)
ace das Ass (Asse)
all four aces alle vier Asse
ace of spades Pik Ass
king der König
king of hearts Herzkönig
queen die Dame
jack, knave der Bube
joker der Joker
10 zehn, 9 neun, 8 acht, 7 sieben
6 sechs, 5 fünf, 4 vier, 3 drei
2 zwei, 1/ace eins/Ass
Card Games and Card Vocabulary
blackjack der Blackjack
bridge das Bridge (card game)
canasta das Canasta
card(s) die Karte (-n)
playing cards Spielkarten pl.
cut (cards) v. abheben
deal v. geben, ausgeben
deal n. > It's your deal. Sie geben. / Du gibst.
dealer n. der Geber
deck n. der Satz
a deck of cards ein Satz Spielkarten
draw (a card) v. (eine Karte) ziehen
face up (poker) offen ("open")
full house (poker) ein volles Haus
hand n. das Blatt
Blatt can also refer to a single card.
hand n. die Spielhand
hole card (poker) versteckte Karte ("hidden card")
lose v. verlieren
play cards Karten spielen
poker das Poker
rummy das Romme
shuffle, mix (cards/deck) v. mischen
skat der Skat (German card game)
suit (cards) die Farbe
turn > It's your turn. Du bist dran. / Sie sind dran.
trump der Trumpf
trump card die Trumpfkarte
win v. gewinnen
MORE > English-German Glossaries
GAMES > Games and Quizzes for German
WEB > Skat Rules in English
WEB > Skat-Lexikon (Deutsch)
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