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Guten Morgen goot-en mor-gen Good Morning |
Guten Tag goot-en tahk Hello/Good Day |
Guten Abend goot-en ah-bent Good Evening |
Gute Nacht goot-eh nakht Good Night |
Tag / Hallo / Servus tahk / hah-loh / sair-voohs Hi / Hello / Hi & Bye (Southern Germany & Austria) |
Auf Wiedersehen owf vee-dair-zayn Goodbye |
Grüß dich / Grüß Gott! Hello! / Greetings! (Southern Germany & Austria) |
Tschüs / Tschau tchews / chow Bye! |
Gehen wir! geh-en veer Let's go! |
Bis später biss shpay-ter See you later |
Bis bald biss bahlt See you soon |
Bis morgen biss mohr-gen See you tomorrow |
Bitte bih-tuh Please |
Danke (schön / sehr) dahn-kuh shurn/zair Thank you |
Bitte schön bih-tuh shurn You're welcome |
Es tut mir leid. ehs toot meer lite I'm sorry |
Entschuldigen Sie ehnt-shool-dih-gun zee Excuse me |
Verzeihung Pardon me |
Wie geht es Ihnen? vee gayt es ee-nen How are you? (formal) |
Wie geht's? vee gayts How are you? (informal) |
(Sehr) Gut / So lala zair goot / zo lahlah (Very) Good / OK |
Schlecht / Nicht Gut shlekht / nisht goot Bad / Not good |
Es geht. ess gate I'm ok. (informal) |
Ja / Nein yah / nine Yes / No |
Wie heißen Sie? vee hie-ssen zee What's your name? (formal) |
Wie heißt du? vee hiesst doo What's your name? (informal) |
Ich heiße... ikh hie-ssuh My name is... [I am called...] |
Es freut mich. froyt mikh Pleased to meet you. |
Gleichfalls. glykh-fals Likewise. |
Herr / Frau / Fräulein hair / frow / froi-line Mister / Misses / Miss |
Woher kommen Sie? vo-hair koh-men zee Where are you from? (formal) |
Woher kommst du? vo-hair kohmst doo Where are you from? (informal) |
Ich komme aus... ikh koh-muh ows... I'm from... |
Wo wohnen Sie? vo voh-nen zee Where do you live? (formal) |
Wo wohnst du? vo vohnst doo Where do you live? (informal) |
Ich wohne in... ikh voh-nuh in I live in... |
Wie alt sind Sie? vee alt zint zee How old are you? (formal) |
Wie alt bist du? vee alt bisst doo How old are you? (informal) |
Ich bin ____ Jahre alt. ikh bin ____ yaa-reh alt I am ____ years old. |
Sprechen Sie deutsch? shpreck-en zee doytch Do you speak German? (formal) |
Sprichst du englisch? shprikhst doo eng-lish Do you speak English? (informal) |
Ich spreche (kein)... ikh shpreck-uh kine I (don't) speak... |
Verstehen Sie? / Verstehst du? fehr-shtay-en zee / fehr-shtayst doo Do you understand? (formal / informal) |
Ich verstehe (nicht). ikh fehr-shtay-eh nikht I (don't) understand. |
Ich weiß (nicht). ikh vise nikht I (don't) know. |
Können Sie mir helfen? ker-nen zee meer hell-fen Can you help me? (formal) |
Kannst du mir helfen? kahnst doo meer hell-fen Can you help me? (informal) |
Natürlich / Gerne nah-tewr-likh / gair-nuh Of course / Gladly |
Kann ich Ihnen helfen? kahn ikh ee-nen hell-fen May I help you? (formal) |
Kann ich dir helfen? kahn ikh deer hell-fen May I help you? (informal) |
Wie bitte? vee bih-tuh What? Pardon me? |
Wie heißt ___ auf Deutsch? vee heist ___ owf doytch How do you say ___ in German? |
Wo ist / Wo sind... ? voh ist / voh zint Where is / Where are... ? |
Es gibt... ess geept There is / are... |
Was ist los? vahs ist lohs What's the matter? |
Das macht nichts. dass makht nikhts It doesn't matter. |
Das ist mir egal. dass ist meer eh-gahl I don't care. |
Keine Angst! ky-nuh ahngst Don't worry! |
Ich habe es vergessen. ikh hah-buh ess fehr-geh-sen I forgot. |
Jetzt muss ich gehen. yetz mooss ikh geh-en I must go now. |
Ich habe Hunger / Durst. ikh hah-buh hoong-er / dirst I'm hungry / thirsty. |
Ich bin krank / müde. ikh bin krahnk moo-duh I'm sick / tired. |
Ich habe Langeweile. ikh hah-buh lahn-guh-vy-luh I'm bored. |
Ich möchte / Ich hätte gern... ikh merkh-tuh / ikh heh-tuh gairn I'd like... |
Das gefällt mir. dahs geh-fehlt meer I like it. |
Prima / Toll / Super! pree-mah / tohl / zoo-pair Great / Fantastic! |
Gesundheit! geh-soont-hyt Bless you! |
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! herts-likh-en glewk-voonsh Congratulations! |
Sei ruhig! zy roo-hikh Be quiet! (informal) |
Willkommen! vil-koh-men Welcome! |
Viel Glück! feel glewk Good luck! |
Schauen Sie mal! / Schau mal! show-en zee mal / show mal Look! (formal / informal) |
Bitte schön? Yes? / What would you like to order? |
Was darf's sein? What can I get you? / How can I help you? |
Sonst noch etwas? Anything else? |
Bitte schön. Here you go. (handing something to someone) |
Zahlen bitte! The check, please! |
Stimmt so. Keep the change. |
Ich bin satt. I'm full. |
Mir ist schlecht. I feel sick. |
Es tut mir weh. It hurts. |
Ich liebe dich. ikh leeb-uh dikh I love you. (informal) |
Du fehlst mir. I miss you. (informal) |
Alles ist in Ordnung. Everything is fine. |
Wie wäre es mit ... ? How about...? |
Was für ein...? What kind of (a)...? |
Nicht wahr? [general tag question] |
Ich is not actually pronounced ikh, unless you are speaking a northern dialect of German. If you are speaking a southern dialect, then it is more like ish. There is no equivalent sound in English. In standard German, it is somewhere between ish and ikh. Technically, it is a voiceless palatal fricative and its voiced counterpart is the y sound in yes.
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