Have you ever wondered how many words you know in the languages you speak? There are quick tests you can take online and check it out.
Test your English vocab
Test you German vocab
The good news is: to be completely fluent and functional in a language you don’t need the imposing 20-30 thousand words a native speaker usually understands. I use English on a daily basis to communicate with the Chatterbug team and yet according to this test, I “only” know a little over 8k words!
How many words do you know?