Willkommen
This is your guide to German for visiting Central Europe. In the guide, are important words and phrases that you may use on your travels.
Addressing people:
Hello = Hallo
Goodbye = Auf Wiedersehen
Good morning = Guten Morgen
Good day = Guten Tag
Good afternoon = Guten Abend
Cheers = Prost
Manners:
I would like = Ich möchte
Can I have ... = Kann ich ... haben
You're welcome = Bitte schön
Thank you = Danke
Sorry = Es tut mir leid
Excuse me = Entschuldigung
Please = Bitte
Simple questions:
Do you speak English? = Sprechen sie Englisch?
How do you say ___ in English? = Wie sagt man ___ auf Englisch?
How do you say ___ in German? = Wie sagt man ___ auf Deutsch?
The check, please! = Die Rechnung, bitte!
How much does it cost? = Wie viel kostet das?
How = Wie
What = Was
Where = Wo
Answering questions:
Yes = Ja
No = Nein
I don't understand. = Ich verstehe nicht.
I don't know. = Ich weiß nicht.
Language proficiency:
I don't speak German. = Ich spreche kein Deutsch.
I speak a little German. = Ich spreche ein bisschen.
I speak German. = Ich spreche Deutsch.
With/without:
With = Mit
Without = Ohne
Cafe vocabulary:
A little = Ein bisschen
Small = Klein (m.)/Kleine (f.)
Big = Groß
This = Das
Coffee = Kaffee
Milk = Milch
Sugar = Zucker
Restaurant vocabulary:
I have a reservation. = Ich habe eine Reservierung.
+ for (go to number section) people. = für ___ Leute.
+ under (your name). = unter ___.
I'm a vegetarian. = Ich bin Vegetarier (m.)/Vegetarierin (f.)
Water = Wasser
Still water = Stilles Wasser
Sparkling water = Wasser mit Kohlensäure
Bread = Brot
Meat = Fleisch
Steak = Steak
Fish = Fisch
Wine = Wein
Appetizer = Appetizer
Entree/main course = Hauptgericht
Dessert = Nachtisch
Animals:
Dog = Hund
Cat = Katze
Bird = Vogel
Numbers:
One = Eins
Two = Zwei
Three = Drei
Four = Vier
Five = Fünf
Six = Sechs
Seven = Sieben
Eight = Acht
Nine = Neun
Ten = Zehn
In trouble:
Help! = Hilfe!