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Essential German Expressions

Essential German Expressions

If you’re off on holiday to Germany or a German speaking country this summer, or are just taking a short weekend break, you will want to have these useful expressions in your pocket.

HelloHallo (hah-loh)
GoodbyeAuf Wiedersehen / Tschüss (owf vee-dair-zayn / tchews)
PleaseBitte (bih-tuh)
Thank youDanke (dahn-kuh) 

YesJa (yah)
NoNein (nine)
Excuse me/sorryEntschuldigung (ehnt-shool-dih-gun)
My name is…
Ich heiße (ikh hie-ssuh)
What is your name?Wie heißen Sie? (vee hie-ssen zee)
Nice to meet you
Schön Sie kennenzulernen
Where do you come from?
Woher kommen Sie? (vo-hair koh-men zee)

I come from Great BritainIch komme aus Grossbritannien
How are you?Wie geht es Ihnen? (vee gayt es ee-nen)
Where is…?
Wo ist…? (voh ist…) 

I would like (2 bottles of water)Ich möchte (zwei Flaschen Wasser) (ikh merkh-tuh)
How much is that?
Wieviel kostet das?
How do I get to…?Wie komme ich zum (m/n) / zur (f)…?
I don’t understand
Ich verstehe nicht (ikh fehr-shtay-eh nikht)
I’m sorry, I don’t speak GermanEs tut mir leid, ich spreche kein Deutsch
Do you speak English?Sprechen Sie Englisch? (shprikhst doo eng-lish)

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