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"Guten Morgen!"
("Good Morning!"
"Guten Tag!"
("Hello!" (literally "Good day!")
"Guten Abend!"
("Good evening!"
"Guten Morgen!" is said until about 10 a.m.
"Guten Tag!" is said from about 10 a.m. to 5 or 6 p.m.
(There is no equivalent phrase for "Good afternoon!" in German.)
"Guten Abend!" is said after 5 p.m.
"Auf Wiedersehen!"
("Goodbye!"
"Auf Wiederschauen!"
(= South Germany and Austria)
"Auf Wiederhören!"
("Goodbye!" (telephone))
"Gute Nacht!"
("Good night!"
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Grammar 1: "du" and "Sie"
du
The familiar or informal form "du" is used when talking to relatives, close friends and children.
It does not start with a capital letter.
The plural of "du" is "ihr".
Sie
The formal form "Sie" is used when you need to be more polite.
It is the usual form of address when talking to an adult whom you don't know well or at all.
A child would always say "Sie" to an adult outside his or her own family.
"Sie" always starts with a capital letter.
The plural form of "Sie" is also "Sie".
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Grammar 2: Wie geht es...?
Pronoun How are you?
Sie
(formal) "Wie geht es Ihnen?"
du
(informal) "Wie geht es dir?"
ihr
(informal plural) "Wie geht es euch?"
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Conversation 1: Im Büro
Herr Dr. Schmidt Guten Morgen, Frau Müller.
Frau Müller Guten Morgen, Herr Doktor Schmidt. Wie geht es Ihnen?
Herr Dr. Schmidt Sehr gut, danke. Und Ihnen?
Frau Müller Leider nicht sehr gut.
Herr Dr. Schmidt Oh, das tut mir Leid.
Frau Müller Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Doktor Schmidt.
Herr Dr. Schmidt Auf Wiedersehen.
Glossary
das Büro The office
im Büro In the office
Herr Mister
Frau "Frau" is the title used for both maried and single women and approximates to the English Ms., Mrs. or Miss.
Wie geht es Ihnen? "How are you?" As this is an office environment, the formal version is used.
Sehr gut, danke. "Very well, thank you". This is short for "Mir geht es sehr gut, danke" ("I'm very well, thank you", which you could also say at this point.
Und Ihnen? "And you?" This is short for: "Und wie geht es Ihnen?", which you could also say in full if you wished.
Leider nicht sehr gut. "Not so good." The word "leider" on its own means "unfortunately".
Oh, das tut mir Leid. "Oh, I'm sorry." As in English, this can mean that you are sorry to hear something or sorry because of something that you have done.
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Conversation 2: Am Bahnhof
Michael Tag, Franz.
Franz Hallo, Michael. Wie geht es dir?
Michael Gut, danke. Und dir?
Franz Prima, danke.
Michael Tschüs.
Franz Tschüs. Bis später.
Glossary
der Bahnhof The station
am Bahnhof At the station
Wie geht es dir? "How are you?" As these are two young friends who are meeting, they use the informal "du" form.
Gut, danke Well, thank you
Prima, danke "Great, thank you". The word "prima" should really only be used in informal contexts. Again, you could also say "Mir geht es prima, danke" at this point.
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Vocabulary 6: Introducing yourself
I am... "Ich bin..."
I am Mister Schmidt "Ich bin Herr Schmidt"
I am Ms. Braun "Ich bin Frau Braun"
I am Thomas "Ich bin Thomas"
I am Ute "Ich bin Ute"
Vocabulary 7: Introducing other people
And this is... "Und das ist..."
...my husband Johann "...Johann, mein Mann"
...my wife Sandra "...meine Frau Sandra"
...my son, Markus "...mein Sohn Markus"
...my daughter Britta "...Britta, meine Tochter"
Vocabulary 8: What's your name?
What's your name? My name is...
Wie heißen Sie?
Wie heißt du? ich heiße...
(Literally: "How are you called?"
Wie ist Ihr Name?
Wie ist dein Name? mein Name ist...
(Literally: "How is your name?"
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Grammar 3: Singular pronouns and possessives
Pronoun Possessive
1st Person ich "I" mein "my"
2nd Person du Sie "you" dein
Ihr "your"
3rd Person er sie es "he"/"she"/"it" sein sein /ihr/sein
Pronoun Possessive
1st Person wir "we" unser "our"
2nd Person ihr Sie "you" euer Ihr 9your)
3rd Person sie "they" ihr "their"
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Grammar 5: The verb "heißen" (= to be called)
Singular
ich heiße I am called
du heißt
Sie heißen You are called
(informal/formal)
er/sie/es heißt He/she/it is called
Plural
wir heißen We are called
ihr heißt
Sie heißen You are called
(informal/formal)
sie heißen They are called
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Grammar 6: The verb "sein" (= to be)
Singular
ich bin I am
du bist
Sie sind You are
(informal/formal)
er/sie/es ist He/she/it is
Plural
wir sind We are
ihr seid
Sie sind You are
(informal/formal)
sie sind They are
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Conversation 3: Frau Schäfer
Anna Müller Guten Tag. Ich heiße Frau Müller. Und wie heißen Sie?
Margarete Schäfer Guten Tag, Frau Müller. Freut mich. Mein Name ist Frau Schäfer und das ist Natascha, meine Tochter.
Anna Müller Hallo Natascha!
Natascha Schäfer Hallo!
Anna Müller (looking at Frau Schäfer's pram) Und wie heißt du?
Margarete Schäfer Das ist mein Sohn Winfried. Darf ich mich verabschieden, Frau Müller? Auf Wiedersehen! Schönen Tag noch.
Anna Müller Danke. Ihnen auch. Tschüs, Natascha!
Natascha Schäfer Tschüs!
Glossary
Freut mich Pleased to meet you!
Darf ich mich verabschieden? "May I say goodbye?" Used in formal contexts only.
Schönen Tag noch Have a nice day!
Ihnen auch "The same to you!" This is of course the formal version of the pronoun.
Conversation 4: An der Universität
Sophie Gerland Guten Tag, Professor Jaspert. Darf ich mich vorstellen? Mein Name ist Gerland. (Gibt ihm die Hand.)
Professor Jaspert Guten Tag, Frau Gerland. Bitte nehmen Sie Platz.
Glossary
die Universität The university
an der Universität At the university
Darf ich mich vorstellen? "May I introduce myself?" Used as a polite phrase in a formal conversation.
(Gibt ihm die Hand) "She shakes hands with him." Literally: "She gives him the hand". Not shaking hands in this highly formal context would appear rude.
Bitte nehmen Sie Platz "Please sit down." Note that Professor Jaspert uses the polite "Sie" form when speaking to Sophie, even though she is only 18 years old. He also calls her "Frau Gerland", and not "Fräulein" or "Sophie".
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Conversation 5: Marko und Barbara
Sophie Gerland Hallo Barbara! Darf ich vorstellen? Das ist mein Freund Marko.
Barbara Zacharias (Gibt ihm die Hand.) Hallo Marko!
Marko Tredup Hallo Barbara!
Barbara Zacharias Nett, dich kennen zu lernen.
Marko Tredup Danke, gleichfalls.
Glossary
Darf ich vorstellen? "May I introduce?" When introducing someone else, you omit the pronoun "mich" which you use when introducing yourself.
(Gibt ihm die Hand) Although the fellow students naturally use "du" to each other, they still shake hands on being introduced to each other.
mein Freund Here: "my boyfriend". It is also the word which is used for a "any male friend".
Nett, dich kennen zu lernen. "Nice to meet you". An informal response to being introduced. Note that "dich" is the accusative form of the pronoun "du".
Danke, gleichfalls "Thank you, likewise". Or: "The same to you".
Conversation 6: Angenehm, Frau Tredup
Marko Mutter, darf ich dir meine Freundin Sophie vorstellen?
Frau Tredup Freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen, Sophie.
Sophie Angenehm, Frau Tredup. (Sie geben sich die Hand.)
Glossary
die Mutter Mother
Darf ich dir ... vorstellen? "May I introduce ... to you?" Marko uses "dir" (the dative form of "du" because he is talking to his mother. Were he to be speaking in more formal circumstances he would say "Darf ich Ihnen ... vorstellen?"
meine Freundin Here: "my girlfriend". It is also the word which is used for a "any female friend".
Freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen. "Pleased to meet you." This is a more formal version of "Freut mich" which we met in the first conversation. Note that Frau Tredup calls Sophie "Sie", even though the latter is the same age as her son Marko.
Angenehm "Pleased to meet you". It literally just means "pleasant". It is interchangable with "Freut mich" as a polite response when being introduced to someone.
(Sie geben sich die Hand) They shake hands. Once more, shaking hands is an essential part of social etiquette in this context.
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Conversation 7: N-a-t-a-s-c-h-a
Anna Müller Wie heißt du?
Natascha Schäfer Natascha.
Anna Müller Wie schreibt man das?
Natascha Schäfer Großes n, a, t, a, s, c, h, a.
Glossary
Wie schreibt man das? How do you write that?
Großes s "Capital s." Or literally "big s". If you wanted to say "small s", you would say "kleines s".
Conversation 8: Die Bank
Maria Strauß Guten Morgen. Mein Name ist Maria Strauß.
Herr Klein Wie buchstabiert man das?
Maria Strauß Das buchstabiert man: großes s, t, r, a, u, scharfes s.
Herr Klein Bitte wiederholen Sie das, langsam.
Maria Strauß Großes s, t, r, a, u, scharfes s.
Glossary
die Bank the bank
Wie buchstabiert man das? How do you spell that?
Das buchstabiert man... It's spelt...
scharfes s "scharfes s" (literally "sharp s" is the name for the "ß" symbol. It sounds exactly like the "ss" sound.
Bitte wiederholen Sie das, langsam Could you repeat that, slowly
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Could you repeat that?
Wie bitte?
("What did you say?"
Noch mal langsam bitte!
("Say that again please, slowly."
Bitte wiederholen Sie das, langsam.
("Could you repeat that slowly?"
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