Grü?e und Nettigkeiten
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5 Q) P# j" w! w9 _ Everyday Pleasantries: a; F* Q: D, t8 x" W
Guten Tag! - Tag! Hello! - Hi!
+ m; F8 M y% ^, |- Y, f; D Grü? Gott! Hello! (southern Germany & Austria)
) q5 @/ k& T/ _1 D' q Grü? dich! Hello! (familiar, informal)
0 n0 m( a- t4 f Guten Morgen! - Morgen! Good morning! - Morning!
2 P8 R v: g. | K/ k2 f Guten Abend! Good evening!/ U- R# B% V7 [: W! R
Gute Nacht! Good night!
" r P( q9 m0 [0 ]% E' u Wie geht es Ihnen? How are you?: Q& h* L9 w: i9 p+ [
Wie geht's? How are you? (familiar, informal)% W. g; y, J4 ]) E8 R' K- k
Danke, gut. Fine, thanks.
- K K; n. k9 P- k Sehr gut. Great.
% O$ _7 B: c$ n8 b) J1 n( }1 @ Es geht. Okay. So-so.; d) V+ ?/ O9 X5 P
Nicht so gut. Not so well.1 R" u+ N( z1 G- p, [9 A/ D1 _/ p
Auf Wiedersehen. Good-bye.
5 P. `0 x( f( s M' D8 ?& v. o Tschüs! Bye! See you later. (casual)
( U9 G8 R* Y2 K6 n; }; W1 ~/ ~ Requests - Bitten
! f1 ~1 Y$ j9 U# ^! K* A Was m?chten Sie? What would you like?: n7 U5 H* d2 z( X+ `
Ich m?chte... I would like...
5 v% E3 l3 u; c/ k$ M! I Darf ich? May I?
5 B" ]- V5 C0 g% D1 D3 D1 O K?nnen Sie mir helfen? Can you help me?: V) V; }) o; C0 V% c5 p
Yes/No - Thanks - You're Welcome! f& g2 x0 S5 k( ~
Bitte! - Ja, bitte! Please! - Yes, please!5 Y7 i, j- v9 ]2 |2 b& }
Danke! Thanks! - No thanks!5 E l D# J& Q3 a4 r# \
Note: "Danke!" in response to an offer usually means "No thanks!" If you want to indicate a positive response to an offer, say "Bitte!"9 ^4 k$ P" R7 |; _" _1 D) Q4 M; j
Danke sch?n! Thank you!
7 L% F) b- I4 _9 i Vielen Dank! Thanks a lot! - Many thanks!! E# G& Q# h% d
Bitte sch?n! You're welcome! (in response to "Danke sch?n!")- a# T. E2 \7 j% M6 B4 m
Nein, danke! No thanks! |