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| Common Phrases | Getting Around | |
| yes - no - maybe ja - nein - vielleicht yah - nine - fee-lycht |
train - plane - car Zug - Flugzeug - Auto tsoog - FLOOG-tsoyk - OW-toe |
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| please - thanks bitte - danke BIT-tuh - DAHN-kuh |
train station - airport Bahnhof - Flughafen BAHN-hof - FLOOG-hafen |
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| You're welcome. Bitte. BIT-tuh |
bus/tram stop Haltestelle halta-shtella |
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| Hello! - Goodbye! Guten Tag! - Auf Wiedersehen! GOO-ten tak - owf-VEEder-zane |
to Berlin - to the airport nach Berlin - zum Flughafen nahch BARE-lin - tsoom FLOOG-hahfen |
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| Good morning! Guten Morgen! GOO-ten morgen |
left - right links - rechts linx - rechts |
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| Excuse me! Entschuldigen Sie! ent-SHOOL-de-gen zee |
Where is...? the museum/cinema Wo ist...? das Museum/Kino vo ist... das moo-zay-oom/kee-no |
| At the Hotel | Food & Drink | |
| a double/single room ein Doppelzimmer/Einzelzimmer |
fruit - vegetables Frucht - Gemüse froocht - ge-muy-za |
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| with/without bath/toilet mit/ohne Bad/WC? mitt/oh-na baht/vay say |
cake - dessert - meat Kuchen - Nachtisch - Fleisch KOO-ken - nach-tish - flysh |
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| Is breakfast included? Mit Frühstück? mitt FRUY-stuyck |
bread - rolls Brot - Brötchen broht - brutchen |
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| downstairs/upstairs unten/oben oonten/oh-ben |
beer - wine - juice Bier - Wein - Saft beer - vine - zahft |
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| air conditioning - elevator/lift Klimaanlage - der Lift KLEE-mah-an-lahga - dare lift |
water - coffee - tea - milk Wasser - Kaffee - Tee - Milch vah-sir - kah-FAY - tay - milch |
| Dining Out | Shopping | |
| waiter - waitress Ober - Kellnerin OH-ber - KELLner-in |
How much is that? Was kostet das? vahs kostet dass |
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| menu - to order die Speisekarte - bestellen dee SHPY-sa-karta - be-SHTELL-en |
That's cheap/expensive. Das ist billig/teuer. dahs ist billik/toy-er |
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| Where's the restroom/toilet? Wo ist die Toilette? vo ist dee toy-LETa |
department store - grocery store Kaufhaus - Lebensmittelgeschäft kowf-house - -ge-sheft |
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