20 essential holiday phrases in German
Monday, 12th April 2010
A lot of Germans speak very good English, but making an effort to learn some of the language before you go on holiday to Germany, Switzerland or Austria will always be appreciated!
| Hello | Hallo | |
| Goodbye | Auf Wiedersehen/ Tschüss (informal)
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| Please | Bitte
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| Thank you | Danke | |
| Yes | Ja | |
| No | Nein | |
| Excuse me/sorry | Entschuldigung
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| My name is... | Ich heisse | |
| What is your name? | Wie heissen Sie?
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| Nice to meet you | Schön Sie kennenzulernen
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| Where do you come from? | Woher kommen Sie?
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| I come from Great Britain/America | Ich komme aus Grossbritannien/Amerika
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| How are you? | Wie geht es Ihnen?
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| Where is...? | Wo ist…?
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| I would like (2 bottles of water) | Ich möchte (zwei Flaschen Wasser)
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| How much is that? | Wieviel kostet das?
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| How do I get to...? | Wie komme ich zum (m/n)/zur(f)…?
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| I don’t understand | Ich vestehe nicht
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| I’m sorry, I don’t speak German | Es tut mir leid, ich spreche kein Deutsch
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| Do you speak English? | Sprechen Sie Englisch?
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Tags: holiday, vocabulary, phrases, german, english
Posted by Laura Harrison 2010-04 under Vocabulary,
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Posted by Jodi on 05/05 at 07:09 PM
When ordering at a restaurant in Hamburg, I have found that it's more common to say:
Ich hätte gern [ein Glas Rotwein]. -or- Ich nehme [ein Glas Rotwein], bitte! -rather than- Ich möchte [ein Glas Rotwein]
Grüsse aus Deutschland!
Cheers!
Jodi
:)