German, is the official language of both Germany and Austria and one of the official languages of Switzerland. German comes from the West Germanic group of the Indo-European language family, along with English, Frisian, and Dutch (Netherlandic, Flemish).
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Beginner German Phrases
For those of you that are planning a trip to the German-speaking world, we have written down some basic German words that can be helpful to you.
English > German
Hello – Hallo
Good morning – Guten Morgen
Good evening – Guten Abend
Good day – Guten Tag
Good bye/Hope to see you soon – Auf Wiedersehen
How are you? – Wie gehts?
Now that you’ve learned how to greet someone, here are some practical words that you can use to ask or say something. Even if most of the sentence needs to be in English, it always makes a good impression to try to add at least please or thank you in German. Germans will be very pleased that you are making an effort to speak their language. They know how difficult it is!
No – Nein
Yes – Ja
Thank you – Danke
No thanks – Nein danke
Welcome – Wilkommen
Sorry – Entschuldigung
Please – Bitte
Great! – Toll!
I don’t understand – Ich verstehe nicht
Food is always important, therefore below a little list of some basic food and drink items. With this and some extensive hand- and feet gestures we think you should be able to get by!
Drinks – die Getraenke
Food – das Essen
Bread – das Brot
Cheese – der Kaese
Cake – der Kuchen
Water – das Wasser
Wine – der Wein
Beer – das Bier