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Review Section I.A: Lessons I.1 to I.3
Vocabulary
EnglishGermanHello!Hallo!I ich I am...Ich bin ...howwieyouduYour name is...Du heißt ...What is your name?Wie heißt du?My name is...Ich heiße ...itesit goes es gehtHow is it going?Wie geht's? (Longer: Wie geht es?)memirgoodgutI'm good.Es geht mir gut. (Shorter: Mir geht's gut. Even shorter: Gut.)you knowdu kennstDo you know...?Kennst du ...?teacherLehreryesjaheerHis name is...Er heißt ...Mr.HerrohohthanksdankeuntilbisthendannSee you!Bis dann!onaufagainwieder(to) seesehenGoodbye!(Auf) Wiedersehen!
EnglishGermanHello!Hallo!*Servus! (used in eastern Austria, informal)Moin! (used in northern Germany)Good morning!Moin Moin! (used in northern Germany)Guten Morgen!*Morgen! (shorter)Good day!Guten Tag!*Tag! (used in Germany, shorter)Good evening!Guten Abend!*Hello!Grüß Gott! (used in southern Germany, Austria and South Tyrol) Goodbye!Auf Wiedersehen!*Wiedersehen! (shorter)Bye!Tschüss!*Ciao! (pronounced as in Italian)Servus! (used in eastern Austria, informal)See you later!Bis später!*See you!Bis dann!*Bis bald!*See you soon!Bis gleich!Good night!Gute Nacht!*
*You will need to know each expression with an asterisk (*) after it. The others, of course, would be useful to know if you are traveling to regions where they are used. (As you can see, the different German-speaking regions often have their own ways of saying hello and goodbye. However, you will not be required to know any of these less common phrases for any problems or tests.)
EnglishGermanMr.HerrMrs.Frau
EnglishGermanHow are you?Wie geht's? (longer: Wie geht es?)*greatprimagoodgutvery goodsehr gutmiserablemiserabelbadschlechtnot (so) goodnicht (so) gutO.K.ganz gutall rightEs geht so. (Or shorter: Geht so.)
*The more formal form is Wie geht es Ihnen?
EnglishGermanGood morning.Guten Morgen.you (formal) Sie You are... (formal)Sie sind ...Are you...? (formal)Sind Sie ...?noneinlatespätI am late.Ich bin spät dran.You're welcome.Bitte.alsoauchlaterspäterSee you later.Bis später.
EnglishGermansingular1st personIich2nd personyoudu, Sie*3rd personhe, she, iter, sie, esplural1st personwewir2nd personyouihr, Sie*3rd persontheysie
*Sie is the formal (polite) version of du and ihr.
EnglishGermanMy name is...Ich heiße ...His/Her/Its name is...Er/Sie/Es heißt ...Their names are...Sie heißen ...Our names are...Wir heißen ...Your name is...Du heißt ...Your names are...Ihr heißt ...What is your name?Wie heißt du?*What are your names?Wie heißt ihr?*
*Remember, the formal way to ask someone's name is to ask Wie heißen Sie?
EnglishGermansingular1st personI am calledich heiße2nd personyou are calleddu heißt3rd personhe/she/it is calleder/sie/es heißtplural1st personwe are calledwir heißen2nd personyou are calledihr heißt3rd personthey are calledsie heißen*
*The form of verbs for you (polite) — Sie is exactly the same as for the plural, 3rd person pronoun they — sie.
EnglishGermansingular1st personI am ich bin2nd personyou are du bist3rd personhe/she/it is er/sie/es istplural1st personwe are wir sind2nd personyou are ihr seid3rd personthey are sie sind*
*Don't forget that the form for you (polite) — Sie is the same as for the plural, 3rd person pronoun they — sie.
EnglishGermansingular1st personI haveich habe2nd personyou havedu hast3rd personhe/she/it has er/sie/es hatplural1st personwe havewir haben2nd personyou haveihr habt3rd personthey have sie haben*
*This is also the form for you (polite) — Sie.
EnglishGermanthe directory assistancedie AuskunftI would like to have...Ich hätte gern(e) ... the phone numberdie Telefonnummerfrom Berneaus BernHow do you write this?Wie schreibt man das?pleasebitte(to) spellbuchstabierenof coursenatürlich A as in AntonA wie AntontwicezweimalThe number is...Die Nummer lautet ...
CharactersAaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZzUmlautsÄä Öö SS ß Üü ExamplesÄrger (anger) Ökonom (economist)Übermut (high spirits)
EnglishGerman who?wer? what?was? where?wo? when?wann? why?warum? how?wie?
GermanEnglish singularmasculineder Jungethe boyfemininedie Frauthe womanneuterdas Mädchen*the girlpluralmasculinedie Jungenthe boysfemininedie Frauenthe womenneuterdie Mädchenthe girls
*Note that Mädchen is neuter. (In fact, almost all words with the ending -chen are neuter.)
GermanEnglish singularmasculineein Manna manfeminineeine Fraua womanneuterein Mädchen*a girl
*Note that Mädchen is neuter.
Wie heißt Du? (1. Teil)
Hello and Goodbyes
Can you remember the most common phrases for hellos and goodbyes in German?
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Mr. and Mrs.
How do you say Mr. and Mrs. in German?
Review
Replies to Wie geht's?
Do you remember how to reply to this question?
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Wie heißt du? (2. Teil)
Sie and du
Do you remember when to use Sie and when to use du?
Review
Subject Pronouns
Do you remember what a subject pronoun is? Do you remember the German subject pronouns?
Review
Names
Do you remember how to tell your or someone else's name?
Review
Important Verbs
Do you remember how to conjugate heißen, sein, and haben?
Review
Bitte buchstabieren Sie
The German Alphabet
Do you remember how to spell the German letters?
Review
Forming Questions
Do you remember the word order in questions and the most common question words?
Review
Articles
Do you remember the definite and indefinite articles in German?
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