German Words & Phrases

Basic German words & phrases

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From please and thank you to good morning and good night you'll have what you need to be polite and win a smile for trying.

English	German	Pronunciation
Yes/No.	Ja/Nein.	yar/niyn
Yes, please/No, thank you.	Ja, bitte/Nein, danke.	yar bitt-er/niyn dang-ker
Please.	Bitte.	bitt-er
Thank you.	Danke.	dang-ker
You're welcome.	Bitte.	bitt-er
Here is/are...	Hier ist/sind...	heer ist/zint...
Hello/Good morning/afternoon.	Hallo/Guten Morgen/Tag.	hal-lo/goot-en mor-gen/targ
Hello/Good evening.	Hallo/Guten Abend.	hal-lo/goot-en ar-bent
Goodbye.	Auf Wiedersehen.	owf vee-der-zay-en
Good night.	Gute Nacht.	goot-er naxht
How are you?	Wie geht es Ihnen?	vee gayt ess een-en
Very well, thanks.	Danke, gut.	dang-ker goot
Excuse me.	Entschuldigen Sie.	ent-shool-dig-en zee
Do you speak English?	Sprechen Sie Englisch?	shprexh-en zee eng-lish
Can you help me?	Können Sie mir behilflich sein?	kern-en zee meer be-hilf-lixh ziyn
I don't understand.	Ich verstehe nicht.	ixh fair-shtay-er nixht
I don't know.	Ich weiß nicht.	ixh viyss nixht
Please write it down.	Bitte schreiben Sie es auf.	bitt-er shriy-ben zee ess owf
Sorry.	Entschuldigung.	ent-shool-dig-oong
Leave me alone!	Lassen Sie mich in Ruhe!	lass-en zee mixh in roo-er
Where?	Wo?	voe
When?	Wann?	van
How?	Wie?	vee
Why?	Warum?	va-room
Who?	Wer?	vair
Which?	Welches?	vel-shes
Where is...?	Wo ist...?	voe ist....
How much?	Wie viel?	vee-feel
How many?	Wie viele?	vee feel-er
What's that?	Was ist das?	vass ist dass
I'd like...	Ich hätte gern...	ixh hett-er gairn...
I want...	Ich möchte...	ixh merxht-er
I like it.	Es gefällt mir.	ess ge-felt meer
I don't like it.	Es gefällt mir nicht.	ess ge-felt meer nixht
OK/Agreed.	In Ordnung/Einverstanden.	in ord-noong/iyn-fer-shtan-den
That's fine.	Das ist gut.	dass ist goot
Here are some common verb forms you will need:
I want/We want...	Ich will/Wir wollen...	ixh vill/veer voll-en
I am/We are....	Ich bin/Wir sind...	ixh bin/veer zint
I have/We have...	Ich habe/Wir haben...	ixh har-ber/veer har-ben

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