Frequently Used German Phrases
* **(a vowel followed by the letter "e" signifies an umlaut.)
- Gruess***Gott
- This is the traditional Bavarian greeting. You will hear it all the time!
- Auf Wiedersehen
- This is the typical "see you later". Often you will only hear "wiedersehen!"
- Auf Wiederschauen
- Same use as "Auf Wiedersehen". Often you will only hear "wiederschauen!"
- Ich haette***gerne...
- This is the most polite way to request something or order from a menu. For example: "Ich haette gerne ein Cola, bitte", "I would like a cola, please".
- Bitte
- This word has 2 primary meanings in conversation. "Bitte" or "Bitte Schoen***" means "You're Welcome". "Bitte" can also mean "please", as in the example abovel.
- Danke
- "Danke", "Danke Schoen***", "Danke sehr", "Vielen Dank:--"Thanks", "Thank you", "Thank you very much", and "Many thanks"--respectively.
- WIe viel...
- How much...
- "Wie viel kostet das?" "How much does this cost?"
- "Wie viel Uhr ist es?" "What time is it?"
- "Wie viel Zeit haben wir?" "How much time do we have?"
- Bis dann...
- Until then...or "see you then"
- Bis spaeter***....
- Until later..or "see you later"
- Bis bald...
- Until soon.. or "see you soon"
- Guten Tag/Morgen...
- Guten Abend...
- Good evening (used before bedtime)
- Gute Nacht
- Good night (used for bedtime or later)
- Ich heisse...
- I am called____ or "my name is_____"
- Wie heissen Sie?
- What are you called? or "what is your name?" (formal version. Always start out with formal speech until told to do otherwise.)
- Ich komme aus der USA.
- Woher kommen Sie?
- Where do you come from? (formal version. Always start out with formal speech until tld to do otherwise.)
- Woher kommst du?
- Where do you come from? (informal version.)
Adjectives:
- Muede***
- Froh
- Traurig
- Satt
- "full" as in eating situations. Literally means "satiated".
- heiss/warm
- hot/warm. BUT never say "ich bin heiss." It has a sexual connotation. If you are hot or warm, say "Mir ist heiss" or "Mir ist warm".
Nouns:
- ein Saenger***/ eine Saengerin***
- a singer (male) a singer (female)
- der Zug
- der WC
- the "water closet" or bathroom
- die Toilette
- das Geschaeft***
- das Gasthaus
- das Berg/ die Bergen
- the mountain/the mountains
- Bayern!
- Muenchen***
- Munich (capital of Bayern)
- Kiefersfelden
- Kiefersfelden--the village where IPAI is located (directly translated--Pine fields. www.kiefersfelden.de)
- Kufstein
- The Austrian village directly south of Kiefersfelden. (www.kufstein.at)
- Oberaudorf
- The German village directly north of Kiefersfelden. (www.oberaudorf.de)
- Hamburg
- The German city where the Musical Theatre Intensive is being held.
More to come....
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