German is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, the German language is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native speakers. It is the official language in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland and holds the official status in Belgium and Luxembourg. With this world-wide acceptance, it is one of the major business languages of the world.
Here are some useful German phrases.
Let's begin with learning how the pronunciation works.
| A | --- | like 'u' in 'but' |
| au | --- | like 'ow' in 'vow' |
| ä | --- | like 'bat' as in 'hare' |
| äu | --- | : like 'oy' in 'toy' |
| e | --- | like 'set' or long as in 'obey' |
| ei | --- | like 'ai' in 'aisle' |
| eu | --- | like 'oy' in 'joy' |
| i | --- | like 'win' or long as in 'marine' |
| ie | --- | like 'siege' |
| o | --- | like 'got' or long as in 'vote' |
| ö | --- | like 'er' in 'fern' |
| u | --- | like “u” in 'pull' |
| ü | --- | similar to the 'u' in 'pull' |
| ch | --- | like 'loch' |
| j | --- | like 'y' in 'yellow' |
| ng | --- | like 'long' |
| ng | --- | like 'long' |
| qu | --- | like 'kv' |
| r | --- | a guttural sound |
| s | --- | like 'see' or the 'z' in 'zoo' |
| sch | --- | like 'sh' in 'shore' |
| st | --- | pronounced 'sht' |
| sp | --- | pronounced 'shp' |
| v | --- | like the English 'f' |
| w | --- | like the English 'v' |
| z | --- | like 'ts' in 'tsar' |
| Ja | --- | Yes |
| Nein | --- | No |
| Hallo | --- | Hello |
| Guten Morgen | --- | Good Morning |
| Giten Abend | --- | Good Evening |
| Guten Tag | --- | Good Day |
| Auf Wiedersehen | --- | Goodbye |
| Tschüss | --- | Bye |
| Bitte | --- | Please |
| Sie sind willkommen | --- | You're welcome |
| Entschuldigung | --- | Excuse me / Apology |
| Wo? | --- | Where? |
| Warum? | --- | Why? |
| Wie? | --- | How? |
| Wie geht es Ihnen? | --- | How are you? |
| Es geht mir gut, danke | --- | I'm fine thanks |
| Sprechen Sie Englisch? | --- | Do you speak English? |
| Ich verstehe | --- | I understand |
| Ich verstehe nicht | --- | I don't understand |
| Was bedeutet __? | --- | What does __ mean? |
| Wie heissen Sie? | --- | What's your name? |
| Ich heisse | --- | My name is |
| Woher kommen Sie? | --- | Where are you from? |
| Ich komme aus | --- | I'm from __. |
| Wo ist College? | --- | Where is the college? |
| Ich möchte nach.fahren | --- | I want to go to. |
| Wie erreicht man __? | --- | How do I get to ___? |
| Ist es weit vin heir? | --- | Is it far? |
| Die U-Bahnstation | --- | The metro station |
| Die Bushaltestelle | --- | The bus stop |
| Der Bahnhof | --- | The train station |
| Der Fulghafen | --- | The airport |
| Der/die/das nächste | --- | The next |
| Der/die/das letzte | --- | The last |
| Einfache Fahrkarte | --- | One-way ticket |
| Rückfahrkarte | --- | Return ticket |
| Fahrkartenschalter | --- | Ticket office |
| Nord | --- | North |
| Süd | --- | South |
| Ost | --- | East |
| West | --- | West |
| Links | --- | Left |
| Rechts | --- | Right |
| Hinter | --- | Behind |
| Vor | --- | In front of |
| Gegenüber | --- | Opposite |
| Die Strasse | --- | The street |
| Die Stadt | --- | The town / city |
| Wo findet man ein preiswertes hotel? | --- | Where is a low-priced hotel? |
| Wieviel kostet es pro nacht? | --- | How much is it per night? |
| Ich suche | --- | I'm looking for |
| Darf ich es sehen? | --- | May I see it? |
| Ein hotel | --- | A hotel |
| Ein pension | --- | A guesthouse |
| Ein Einzelzimmer | --- | A single room |
| Ein Doppelzimmer | --- | A double room |
| Für eine Nacht | --- | For one night |
| Für zwei Nächte | --- | For two nights |
| Heute | --- | Today |
| Morgen | --- | Tomorrow |
| Gestern | --- | Yesterday |
| Wann? | --- | When? |
| Morgens | --- | In the morning |
| Nachmittags | --- | In the afternoon |
| Abends | --- | In the evening |
| Wie spat ist es? | --- | What time is it? |
| Es ist zehn Uhr | --- | It's ten o'clock. |
| Ich bin Vegetarier(in) | --- | I'm vegetarian. |
| Die Rechnung, bitte | --- | The bill please |
| Gaststätte | --- | Restaurant |
| Frühstück | --- | Breakfast |
| Mittagessen | --- | Lunch |
| Abendessen | --- | Dinner |
| Speisekarte | --- | Menu |
| Supermarkt | --- | Supermarket |
| Kneipe | --- | Pub |
| Suppe | --- | Soup |
| Huhn | --- | Chicken |
| Fisch | --- | Fish |
| Lammfleisch | --- | Lamb |
| Kalbfleisch | --- | Veal |
| Rindfleisch | --- | Beef |
| Schinken | --- | Ham |
| Salat | --- | Salad |
| Milch | --- | Milk |
| Tee | --- | Tea |
| Kaffee | --- | Coffee |
| Saft | --- | Juice |
| Bier | --- | Beer |
| Wein | --- | Wine |
| 1 | --- | Eins |
| 2 | --- | Zwei/zwo |
| 3 | --- | Drei |
| 4 | --- | Veir |
| 5 | --- | Fünf |
| 6 | --- | sechs |
| 7 | --- | Seiben |
| 8 | --- | Acht |
| 9 | --- | Neun |
| 10 | --- | Zehn |
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