Essential German
A One-Page Phrasebook
Basic German
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| ESSENTIAL GERMAN 1 |
| Common Phrases |
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Getting Around |
yes - no - maybe
ja - nein - vielleicht
yah - nine - fee-lycht |
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train - plane - car
Zug - Flugzeug - Auto
tsoog - FLOOG-tsoyk - OW-toe |
Hello! - Goodbye!
Guten Tag! - Auf Wiedersehen!
GOO-ten tak - owf-VEEder-zane |
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train station - airport
Bahnhof - Flughafen
BAHN-hof - FLOOG-hafen |
Good morning!
Guten Morgen! GOO-ten morgen |
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left - right
links - rechts linx - rechts |
| ALSO SEE: Part 2 & Glossary A-Z |
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ALSO SEE: German for Travelers |
| At the Hotel |
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Food & Drink |
Is breakfast included?
Mit Frühstück? mitt FRUY-stuyck |
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bread/rolls
Brot/Brötchen broht/brutchen |
downstairs/upstairs
unten/oben
oonten/oh-ben |
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beer - wine - juice
Bier - Wein - Saft
beer - vine - zahft |
| ALSO SEE: German for Travelers |
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ALSO SEE: Food and Dining |
| Dining Out |
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Shopping |
waiter - waitress
Ober - Kellnerin
oh-ber - kellner-in |
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That's cheap/expensive.
Das ist billig/teuer.
dahs ist billik/toy-er |
Where's the restroom/toilet?
Wo ist die Toilette?
vo ist dee toy-LETa |
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department store - grocery store
Kaufhaus - Lebensmittelgeschäft
kowf-house - -ge-sheft |
| ALSO SEE: Food and Dining |
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ALSO SEE: Money & the Euro |
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