Hi da! Wie geht's?
On this page, I'd like to teach you some short German phrases. You can use these phrases when you come
across a German later in your downtown. =)
This conversation is in formal style. The guidance on the German pronunciation given
below the sentence is attempted to meet the real one as close as possible. Have fun!
PRONUNCIATION GUIDANCE:
1. In German, every letter is pronounced. Including the one standing at the end.
2. è is read as the e in lever, tender,
taken
3. Capitalised letters, such as H, V, etc. indicate stress.
4. Dashes ( - ) are given so as to ease the reading of long words.
CONVERSATION:
Hello! Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening!
Hallo! Guten Morgen! Guten Tag! Guten Abend!
Do you speak german?
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
(pronunciation: sh-pray-Hèn zee doich?)
Yes, (I speak) a little. No, (I can't speak) at all.
Ja, (Ich spreche) ein bisschen. Nein, (Ich spreche es) gar nicht.
(pron: ya, (iH sh-pray-Hè) ain bee-shèn. Nine, (iH sh-pray-Hè ès) gar
nisHt.)
I don't understand.
Ich verstehe nicht.
(pron: iH versh-stay-Hè nisHt)
Please say that in English.
Auf Englisch, bitte.
(pron: auf english, bittè)
Could you pls repeat that?
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
(pron: kènnèn Zee das bittè Vee-dèr-holèn?)
Could you pls write that?
Können Sie das bitte schreiben?
(pron: kènnèn Zee das bittè shry-bèn?)
What's your name?
Wie heissen Sie?
(pron: Vee high-zèn zee?)
My name is....
Ich heisse....
(pron: iH high-zè..)
How are you ?
Wie geht's Ihnen ?
(pron: Vee gates ee-nèn?)
I'm fine, I'm bad, I'm sick.
(Es geht) mir gut, (Es geht) mir schlecht, Ich fühle mich krank.
(pron: (ès gate) mir gut, (ès gate) mir sh-layH, iH vee-lè miH krangk)
Where do you live?
Wo wohnen Sie?
(pron: Vo voh-nèn zee?)
I live in...
Ich wohne in...
(pron: iH vo-nè in..)
I want to work, I want to finish my jobs, I want to eat, I want to pray,
I want to take a rest, I want to go home.
Ich will arbeiten, Ich will meine Aufgaben erledigen, Ich will essen, Ich will
beten, Ich will mich ausruhen, Ich will heimgehen.
(pron: iH vil ..ar-by-tèn, ..my-nè auf-gabèn erlay-digèn, ..essèn, ..bay-tèn,
..miH aus-rou-èn, ..haim gain.)
Do you want to come with?
Wollen Sie mitkommen?
(pron: wollèn zee mit-kommèn?)
Yes, of course. No, I'm sorry.
Ja, Natürlich. Nein, Es tut mir leid.
(pron: ya, na-tear-lisHt, nine, es tut mir lyde)
Let's eat! Let's go! Let's take a rest! Come on! Come inside!
Essen wir! Gehen wir! Ruhen wir aus! Komm mal! Kommen Sie herein!
(pron: essèn wir, gain wir, rou-en wir aus, komm mal, kommèn zee her-ain!)
Thank you. You are welcome.
Vielen Dank. Bitte.
(pron: vee-lèn dank. bittè.)
Good bye!
Auf Wiedersehen!
(pron: auf vee-dèr-zain!)
