German Greetings: 10 Ways to Say “Hello” in German. 1 1. Hallo – “Hello”. This is the simplest way to say “hello” in German. It's a friendly, all-purpose greeting that can be used in pretty much any ... 2 2. Guten Tag – “Good day”. 3 3. Alles klar – “All clear”. 4 4. Was ist los? – “What’s up?”. 5 5. Wie geht es dir? – “How’s it going?”. More items
Continue saying these aloud in German and, with practice, you'll automatically remember the meaning; it will become subliminal and you won't even have to think about it. A good exercise: Write each phrase or sentence out as you say it the first two times.
Ein Sprichwort, a saying or a proverb, can be a fun way to learn and remember new vocabulary in German. The following sayings, proverbs, and idiomatic expressions ( Redewendungen) are our favorites.
Literally, it means something like “greetings (from) God”. A better, less literal translation is “God bless you”. It's a very formal way of saying hello. Bavarians also use Grüß dich!, which essentially means “greetings to you!”.
Basic German PhrasesGuten Tag = Good morning.Hallo = Hello.Ich heiße … = My name is …Sprechen Sie Englisch? = Do you speak English?Wie heißt du? = What's your name?Wie geht es dir? = How are you?Gut, danke = Fine, thank you.Nett, Sie kennen zu lernen = Nice to meet you.More items...
Variations of the expression thank you in GermanVielen Dank! This basically means thanks a lot.Danke sehr! Sehr means very. ... Danke im Voraus! If someone promises to do something for you or offers you something, you could respond with 'danke im Voraus' which means 'thank you in advance'. ... Danke schön!
Very often people just reply with the same thing that has been said to them. Guten Morgen, Franz! – Guten Morgen, Helmut! Good morning, Franz!
Note that there are plenty of other (maybe regional) variants of how to answer danke, such as (mentioned in comments below) "nichts zu danken", "keine Ursache", "für nichts", "kein Problem", etc. Aventurin is right.
“Du bist willkommen” means 'It's good to have you here'. The best answer to the thank would be “keine Ursache” ('don't mention it'), in northern dialect also the cute “da nich für”.
Definition of danke schoen : thank you very much.
Report Ad. “Wie geht's” is actually the short form of “Wie geht es” (How's it going) or “Wie geht es Dir/Ihnen” (How are you doing). It is used in formal (Ihnen) and informal (Dir) situations, you can use it to start a conversation with whoever you meet.
bye; goodbyeTschüß (Tag; Tschüs) bye; goodbye; see you. bye. goodbye.
Definition of wie geht's? : how goes it? : how is it going? — used as a greeting.
We say “Bitte” (Please). The German word bitte means so much more than “please” or “you're welcome.” In some ways, it's a go-to word like “pardon.” Keep reading to find out more about bitte and how you can incorporate it into your daily German vocabulary.
Literally, "many thanks".
Schon literally means “yet” or “already,” such as, Hast du schon gegessen? meaning “Have you eaten yet?” or Es ist schon spät, “It's already late.” It's a really common German expression. Idiomatically, it's often used to make a statement friendlier or to add emphasis.
Keep in mind that the symbol ß (as in heiß) stands for a double "s, " and remember correct German word order, which is different from that in English.
Literally: It's a sausage to me. Es geht um die Wurst. It's do or die / now or never / the moment of truth. Literal: It's about the sausage. Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen. Comparing apples and oranges. Literally: Comparing apples and pears. In des Teufels Küche sein. To get into hot water.
Ein Sprichwort, a saying or a proverb, can be a fun way to learn and remember new vocabulary in German. The following sayings, proverbs, and idiomatic expressions ( Redewendungen) are our favorites. Some expressions are more common than others.
The future tense is used much less in German than in English. Very often the present tense is used with an adverb instead, as with the present progressive in English: Er ruft morgen an. = He's going to call tomorrow.
The German verb sprechen means to speak or to talk. It is an irregular (strong) verb and a stem-changing verb. Notice the change from e to i in the du and er/sie/es present tense forms. The past participle is gesprochen .
Grüß Gott is an expression that's mainly used in Bavaria (south-eastern Germany) and Austria. Literally, it means something like “greetings (from) God”. A better, less literal translation is “God bless you”. It's a very formal way of saying hello.
Na is another regional German greeting. It's common in the north, and people from Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland tend to struggle with it. I can't blame them, because it's hard to explain.
You also sometimes hear people doubling it up: moin moin! The origins of the word “moin” are uncertain. Many think that it comes from a regional pronunciation of Morgen (“morning”), but it's possible that it also comes from a Low German word meaning “good”. Whatever the case, you can use moin at all times of day.