Grü?e und Nettigkeiten9 }( a- T) {# g6 U% t2 x
Deutsch English( b3 N, q T d
Everyday Pleasantries, R% Q! G# P' t' k, T
Guten Tag! - Tag! Hello! - Hi!. Y- z/ m; } [( ] H- b
Grü? Gott! Hello! (southern Germany & Austria)
9 z' W/ `& e F) }$ i Grü? dich! Hello! (familiar, informal). I0 T. D% d- p6 e" R
Guten Morgen! - Morgen! Good morning! - Morning!
$ U, L9 `7 }8 p+ ^ Guten Abend! Good evening!
- O' G( J0 b- U" I Gute Nacht! Good night!
Q2 U. {% W, \6 k; S Wie geht es Ihnen? How are you?6 I& u) K$ \# O3 g
Wie geht's? How are you? (familiar, informal)/ m8 n5 |+ [( E; b/ M8 S
Danke, gut. Fine, thanks.
5 Y: _% g f5 f: f Sehr gut. Great.
3 x! @* R- |0 u Es geht. Okay. So-so.
2 K2 z% \) [, L; I Nicht so gut. Not so well.% F7 I6 v! y! O; N$ x# y6 [* c$ ]! G2 }
Auf Wiedersehen. Good-bye.
5 j' v0 H) w7 V" h7 k* { Tschüs! Bye! See you later. (casual)! q# R* o. ]& j7 i- C q, m# {
Requests - Bitten
& C+ N2 m% U8 z) [( Q: x2 k) f6 n Was m?chten Sie? What would you like?" C" c+ o2 D" l9 M( ]
Ich m?chte... I would like...6 A0 V# z! S6 S7 z% e/ E- L* E
Darf ich? May I?$ Z% T: _# b& w2 M+ n
K?nnen Sie mir helfen? Can you help me?1 O( p( n8 U7 w! T3 n9 q' e0 c
Yes/No - Thanks - You're Welcome% G' k( C+ p7 G# v8 v, L' X
Bitte! - Ja, bitte! Please! - Yes, please!7 r$ d2 E( W+ ^2 z
Danke! Thanks! - No thanks!
- t: O P, j' M Note: "Danke!" in response to an offer usually means "No thanks!" If you want to indicate a positive response to an offer, say "Bitte!"
7 m4 @7 L5 o" ~# \ Danke sch?n! Thank you!- s* u- V: g1 ]
Vielen Dank! Thanks a lot! - Many thanks!
N% A% b- m9 m0 N5 _ Bitte sch?n! You're welcome! (in response to "Danke sch?n!")
/ e U x( ]" m2 [ K Nein, danke! No thanks! |