Saturday, May 23, 2020

Essential German Phrasebook

Dont have time to learn German?  You know you need to know a few basics, but youre a busy person. Heres some help in the form of a  one-page  Ã¢â‚¬Å"phrasebook† for people in a hurry. You can print out the complete one-page version of the phrasebook. ESSENTIAL GERMAN 1 Common Phrases Getting Around yes - no - maybeja - nein - vielleichtyah - nine - fee-lycht train - plane - carZug - Flugzeug - Autotsoog - FLOOG-tsoyk - OW-toe Hello! - Goodbye!Guten Tag! - Auf Wiedersehen!GOO-ten tak - owf-VEEder-zane train station - airportBahnhof - FlughafenBAHN-hof - FLOOG-hafen Good morning!Guten Morgen! GOO-ten morgen left - rightlinks - rechts linx - rechts At the Hotel Food Drink Is breakfast included?Mit Frhstck? mitt FRUY-stuyck bread/rollsBrot/Brtchen broht/brutchen downstairs/upstairsunten/obenoonten/oh-ben beer - wine - juiceBier - Wein - Saftbeer - vine - zahft Dining Out Shopping waiter - waitressOber - Kellnerinoh-ber - kellner-in Thats cheap/expensive.Das ist billig/teuer.dahs ist billik/toy-er Wheres the restroom/toilet?Wo ist die Toilette?vo ist dee toy-LETa department store - grocery storeKaufhaus - Lebensmittelgeschftkowf-house - -ge-sheft Essential Phrases Part 2 This section includes phrases that enhance your â€Å"coping skills,† or ways of dealing with a lack of understanding. Note: The phonetic (fo-NET-ik) pronunciation guide for each phrase is only approximate.   ESSENTIAL GERMAN 2 Deutsch English Sprechen Sie Deutsch/Englisch?SHPREK-en zee DOYTsh / ENG-lish Do you speak German / English? Noch einmal, bitte.NOCK EYEn-mahl BIT-tuh (Repeat) Once again, please. Wie bitte?VEE BIT-tuh What did you say? / What was that? Langsamer, bitte.LAHNG-zahmer BIT-tuh More slowly, please. Bitte Wiederholen Sie!BIT-tuh VEE-der-HOL-en zee Please repeat that. Ich verstehe nicht.ICK fer-SHTEH-uh nickt I dont understand. Ich habe eine Frage.ICK HAB-ah EYE-nuh FRAG-uh I have a question. Wie sagt man...?VEE zahgt mahn How do you say...? Ich wei nicht.ICK VYEss nickt I dont know. Doch!dock On the contrary! / Yes. (in reply to a negative question) Wo ist/sind...?VO ist/sint Where is/are...? wann? - wer? - wie?vahn - vehr - vee when? - who? - how? warum? - was?va-RUHM - vahs why? - what? Schon gut!SHON goot Okay! Ich habe kein(e)...ICK HAHB-a kine(uh) I have no... / I dont have any... Ich habe kein Geld.ICK HAHB-ah kine gelt I dont have any money.

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