20 essential holiday phrases in German

Wednesday, 1st June 2011

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!

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Hello	Hallo
Goodbye	Auf Wiedersehen/ Tschüss (informal)
Please	Bitte
Thank you	Danke
Yes	Ja
No	Nein
Excuse me/sorry	Entschuldigung
My name is...	Ich heisse
What is your name?	Wie heissen Sie?
Nice to meet you	Schön Sie kennenzulernen
Where do you come from?	Woher kommen Sie?
I come from Great Britain/America	Ich komme aus Grossbritannien/Amerika
How are you?	Wie geht es Ihnen?
Where is...?	Wo ist…?
I would like (2 bottles of water)	Ich möchte (zwei Flaschen Wasser)
How much is that?	Wieviel kostet das?
How do I get to...?	Wie komme ich zum (m/n)/zur(f)…?
I don’t understand	Ich vestehe nicht
I’m sorry, I don’t speak German	Es tut mir leid, ich spreche kein Deutsch
Do you speak English?	Sprechen Sie Englisch?

Tags: holiday, vocabulary, phrases, german, english

Posted by Laura Lippert 2011-06 under Vocabulary,
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Comments

1. 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
   
   :)

2. Posted by mike geary  on  05/30  at  11:24 AM

   Thanks I'm heading to Germany soon. These phrases look very useful. I'm going to Cologne.
   
   Danke

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