| Grüße und Nettigkeiten |
| Deutsch |
English |
| Everyday Pleasantries |
| Guten Tag! - Tag! |
Hello! - Hi! |
| Grüß Gott! |
Hello! (southern Germany & Austria) |
| Grüß dich! |
Hello! (familiar, informal) |
| Guten Morgen! - Morgen! |
Good morning! - Morning! |
| Guten Abend! |
Good evening! |
| Gute Nacht! |
Good night! |
| Wie geht es Ihnen? |
How are you? |
| Wie geht's? |
How are you? (familiar, informal) |
| Danke, gut. |
Fine, thanks. |
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| Sehr gut. |
Great. |
| Es geht. |
Okay. So-so. |
| Nicht so gut. |
Not so well. |
| Auf Wiedersehen. |
Good-bye. |
| Tschüs! |
Bye! See you later. (casual) |
| Requests - Bitten |
| Was möchten Sie? |
What would you like? |
| Ich möchte... |
I would like... |
| Darf ich? |
May I? |
| Können Sie mir helfen? |
Can you help me? |
| Yes/No - Thanks - You're Welcome |
| Bitte! - Ja, bitte! |
Please! - Yes, please! |
| Danke! |
Thanks! - No thanks!
Note: "Danke!" in response to an offer usually means "No thanks!" If you want to indicate a positive response to an offer, say "Bitte!" |
| Danke schön! |
Thank you! |
| Vielen Dank! |
Thanks a lot! - Many thanks! |
| Bitte schön! |
You're welcome! (in response to "Danke schön!") |
| Nein, danke! |
No thanks! | |
