German Greetings
Mastering a new language requires a fundamental understanding of how to greet others. This class will introduce you to crucial German phrases and words commonly used in greetings.
Familiarize yourself with the basics
Here are some of the most common German greeting phrases:
- Good morning
- Guten Morgen
- Good afternoon / Hello / Good day
- Guten Tag
- Good evening
- Guten Abend
- Good night
- Gute Nacht
- Hello
- Hallo
- How’s it going? / How are you? (informal)
- Wie geht’s?
- How’s it going? / How are you? (formal)
- Wie geht es Ihnen?
- Welcome
- Willkommen
- Goodbye
- Auf Wiedersehen
- Bye (informal)
- Tschüss
- Yes
- Ja
- No
- Nein
- Thank you
- Danke
- Please / You’re welcome
- Bitte
- Excuse me / Sorry
- Entschuldigung
Learn related vocabulary
Now, let’s build upon the basic greetings with some related vocabulary words, focusing on introductions, responses to greetings, and polite expressions.
Introductions:
- My name is…
- Mein Name ist…
- I’m pleased / I’m happy / Nice to meet you
- Freut mich
- I come from…
- Ich komme aus…
- I live in…
- Ich wohne in…
- I work as…
- Ich arbeite als…
Responses to Greetings:
- I’m good / I’m fine
- Mir geht’s gut
- Not bad
- Nicht schlecht
- It could be better
- Es könnte besser sein
- Very well, thank you
- Sehr gut, danke
- I’m tired
- Ich bin müde
Polite expressions:
- Many thanks
- Vielen Dank
- I’m sorry
- Es tut mir leid
- Can I help you? (formal)
- Kann ich Ihnen helfen?
- Can I help you? (informal)
- Kann ich dir helfen?
- May I…?
- Darf ich…?
Conclusion:
With these German phrases and related vocabulary, you are now equipped to greet and engage in basic conversation with German speakers. Remember, practice makes perfect, so use these phrases as often as you can. Viel Glück! (Good luck!)
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