You know you need to know a few basics, but you’re a busy person. Here’s some help in the form of a one-page “phrasebook” for people in a hurry.
You can print out the complete one-page version of the phrasebook.
ESSENTIAL GERMAN 1 |
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| Common Phrases | Getting Around | |
| yes – no – maybe ja – nein – vielleicht yah – nine – fee-lycht |
train – plane – car Zug – Flugzeug – Auto tsoog – FLOOG-tsoyk – OW-toe |
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| Hello! – Goodbye! Guten Tag! – Auf Wiedersehen! GOO-ten tak – owf-VEEder-zane |
train station – airport Bahnhof – Flughafen BAHN-hof – FLOOG-hafen |
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| Good morning! Guten Morgen! GOO-ten morgen |
left – right links – rechts linx – rechts |
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| At the Hotel | Food & Drink | |
| Is breakfast included? Mit Frühstück? mitt FRUY-stuyck |
bread/rolls Brot/Brötchen broht/brutchen |
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| downstairs/upstairs unten/oben oonten/oh-ben |
beer – wine – juice Bier – Wein – Saft beer – vine – zahft |
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| ng Out | Shopping | |
| waiter – waitress Ober – Kellnerin oh-ber – kellner-in |
That’s cheap/expensive. Das ist billig/teuer. dahs ist billik/toy-er |
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| Where’s the restroom/toilet? Wo ist die Toilette? vo ist dee toy-LETa |
department store – grocery store Kaufhaus – Lebensmittelgeschäft kowf-house – -ge-sheft |
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ESSENTIAL PHRASES PART 2
This section includes phrases that enhance your “coping skills,” or ways of dealing with a lack of understanding. Note: The phonetic (fo-NET-ik) pronunciation guide for each phrase is only approximate.
ESSENTIAL PHRASES PART 2
This section includes phrases that enhance your “coping skills,” or ways of dealing with a lack of understanding. Note: The phonetic (fo-NET-ik) pronunciation guide for each phrase is only approximate.
| ESSENTIAL GERMAN 2 | |
| Deutsch | English |
| Sprechen Sie Deutsch/Englisch? SHPREK-en zee DOYTsh / ENG-lish | Do you speak German / English? |
| Noch einmal, bitte. NOCK EYEn-mahl BIT-tuh | (Repeat) Once again, please. |
| Wie bitte? VEE BIT-tuh | What did you say? / What was that? |
| Langsamer, bitte. LAHNG-zahmer BIT-tuh | More slowly, please. |
| Bitte Wiederholen Sie! BIT-tuh VEE-der-HOL-en zee | Please repeat that. |
| Ich verstehe nicht. ICK fer-SHTEH-uh nickt | I don’t understand. |
| Ich habe eine Frage. ICK HAB-ah EYE-nuh FRAG-uh | I have a question. |
| Wie sagt man…?VEE zahgt mahn | How do you say…? |
| Ich weiß nicht. ICK VYEss nickt | I don’t know. |
| Doch! dock | On the contrary! / Yes. (in reply to a negative question) |
| Wo ist/sind…? VO ist/sint | Where is/are…? |
| wann? – wer? – wie? vahn – vehr – vee | when? – who? – how? |
| warum? – was? va-RUHM – vahs | why? – what? |
| Schon gut! SHON goot | Okay! |
| Ich habe kein(e)… ICK HAHB-a kine(uh) | I have no… / I don’t have any… |
| Ich habe kein Geld. ICK HAHB-ah kine gelt | I don’t have any money. |