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Hi my name is Alisa. Welcome to the top 25 German phrases. Let’s get started.
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Hallo. “Hello.”
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It’s usually used between friends and
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usually you add Hallo. Wie gehts? It’s “Hello, how are you?”
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Guten Morgen. “Good morning.”
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and obviously it’s used in – very casual would be just “morning” Morgen.
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Guten Tag. “Good afternoon”
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Guten Tag means “good afternoon” or “good day”. You don’t usually say it to friends.
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Guten Tag.
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Na klar. “Of course.”
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Na klar means “of course”. I actually use it a lot. It’s very casual.
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Kannst du mein Auto heute waschen? Na klar.
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That would be actually really good, but it means “can you wash my car today? Of course.”
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Who wouldn’t want that, right?
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Wie heißen Sie? “What’s your name?”
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Wie heißen Sie? means “what’s your name?”
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Wie heißen Sie? is a very formal way. To say it between friends and it would be more
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Wie heißt du? Wie heißen Sie? Ich heiße Alisa.
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“What’s your name? My name is Alisa.”
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Ich bin “I am”
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Ich bin heute gut drauf. “I am in a really good mood today.”
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Ich bin im Urlaub “I am on vacation”
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Wie geht es Ihnen? “How are you?”
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Wie geht es Ihnen? and then Mir get es gut.
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“How are you? I am good.”
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Es freut mich Sie kennenzulernen. “Nice to meet you.”
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Hallo. Wie gehts? Es freut mich Sie kennenzulernen. “Hello, how are you? Nice to meet you.”
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It is a very common sentence.
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Mir geht es gut, danke. Und Ihnen? “I'm fine, thanks. And you?”
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Mir geht es gut, danke. Und Ihnen? “I am fine, thanks. And you?” It’s the answer
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to if you get asked Wie geht es Ihnen? when you are talking to friends, you can actually
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say Mir geht es gut, danke. Und dir?
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Bitte. “Please.”
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Bitte also means “you're welcome”.
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Danke, dass du heute Einkaufen warst. Bitte. “Thank you for going grocery shopping today,
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you're welcome!”
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Bis später. “See you later”
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Bis gleich means when you are actually meeting in maybe 5 to 10 minutes; and Bis später
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is used mostly for example in the morning and you are going to meet during the evening.
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Hallo, sollen wir heute Essen gehen? Ja gerne. Ja dann bis später. “Hello, should we go
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have something to eat today? Yes sure! See you later.”
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Ich glaube schon. “I think so.”
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Meinst du wir können heute was Trinken gehen? Ich glaube schon. Yeah, “Do you think we
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can go have drinks tonight? I think so.” Ich glaube schon is kind of like an uncertain
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thing to say.
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Danke “thank you”
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Danke is very casual between friends and family. Wie geht es dir heute? Danke, sehr gut. “How
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are you today? Thank you, I am fine.”
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Gern geschehen. “You're welcome.”
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Danke, dass du mir beim Umzug geholfen hast.
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Gern geschehen. “Thank you for helping me move. You are welcome.”
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Ja. “Yes.”
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Ja means “yes”, and of course it’s a
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very, very common word in German. You use it all the time when you are listening to
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someone. Ja… Kannst du heute bitte mit dem Hund spazieren gehen?
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Ja. “Can you take the dog for a walk today? Yes.”
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Nein. “No.”
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Hast du am Samstag Zeit? Nein, leider nicht. ”Are you free on Saturday? No, sorry, I am not.”
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Just saying nein is a little bit rude. So people just add “no, I am not free”.
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Okay. “Okay.”
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It’s more used with friends and family and not at workplace.
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When I was a child, I wasn’t allowed to say okay; for example, yeah, I
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had to say “yes” or “no”, ja / nein, and of course okay is also used in, for example:
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Wie geht es dir? Mir gehts okay. “How are you? I’m okay.”
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Kannst du mir vielleicht deine Kamera heute ausleihen? Okay.
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“Could you lend me your camera today? Okay.”
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Entschuldigung “excuse me”.
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Entschuldigung, Sie haben gerade Ihre Schlüssel verloren. “Excuse me, you just dropped your keys.”
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So yeah “excuse me” and “I am sorry” means both
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Entschuldigung. It’s a very formal way to ask somebody for a favor.
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Kein Problem. “No problem.”
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It’s very common sentence. I use it all the time. Kein Problem. Kein Problem. …
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If someone is going to be late, (he say) Ich komme erst in 10 Minuten.
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KP! means “No problem!”
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Wie viel Uhr ist es? “What time is it?”
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Yes obviously when you want to know the time, you ask this and it’s used at work.
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It’s neither formal or casual. You can use it with
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friends, you are in the city and you forgot your watch.
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Entschuldigen Sie, wie viel Uhr ist es? “Excuse me, what time is it?”
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It’s a very common phrase and used everywhere.
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Einen Moment bitte. “One moment, please.”
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You bought something and you want to return it.
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Entschuldigen Sie, ich würde gerne etwas zurückschicken. Einen Moment bitte.
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“Excuse me, I would like to return something. One moment please.”
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Ich hätte gerne... “I would like…”
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Ich hätte gerne einen Salat mit Pommes. “I would like salad with fries.”
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I would like a water.
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Wie viel macht das? “How much is it?”
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Ich hätte gerne ein Kleid für eine Hochzeit. Wie viel macht das?
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“I would like a dress for a wedding, how much is it?”
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Zahlen, bitte. “The check, please.”
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When you are ordering something and you are finished and you want to pay,
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you usually say to the waiter or waitress. Zahlen, bitte.
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Hilfe! “help!”
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Hilfe like “help” is when you are in need of something or you can’t do it by yourself,
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you scream or you say Hilfe!
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Ich bräuchte Hilfe heute Abend. “I need help tonight.”
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Thank you for watching. Today we did the top 25 German phrases. Don’t forget to subscribe,
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