Greetings in the German Here are some common German greetings: 5 a eel alo) Guten Morgen - Good morning Guten Tag — Good day Guten Abend — Good evening Tila eke Wie geht's? — How are you? Servus — Hi/Bye (informal, used in southern Germany and Austria) ECT Meal CLOUT st te MULTI) Tet ast acu cc Migs aieen re CE katie eee ee U EAC tele a ee ‘+ Hallo, mein Name ist [Your Name}. (Hello, my name is [Your Name}.) ‘+ Ich komme aus [Your Country/City]. eon Coomera (ee7 8) See Res OU poe) aoe ere accra) STR as Cae hat) TUM acre Be tn (Hi rm [Your Namel.) Seu eT ie (07 y (tm from [Your Gountry/City)) Se UU Ganon) Oe eras ey aa ee) eee nemo (Nice to meet you.) Re ee eat eeneee een Ea Tl eo Cont oc ra ceri read ca Core eer cere penn Tec) bar oe cet Teer et Peay eet ce Paro ee eta Pec) DeuBt SRC] Ser ERC Oe Raa) eS) Sa Eras) See ce SCT CL ST Raa oag eeu ROD Tm Vel leo Se Aer een Rue ae mote ca Cee aes trek cc aac ea Oi ed Sle Cordon (ie Na alae CODays of the week in german DER Rune une cy 4 te DE eed Dr ag Dre Rg Donnerstag - Thursday Freitag ~ Friday ‘Samstag (or Sonnabend in some regions) ~ Saturday Reng Me aos Heute ist Montag. — Today is Monday. Dee UM rT Ri uc eC RR Oot RE Pee ern Ran cerDCD ec aaa DRC Tg PU Ee ey eC Caen g Cee carer] Carrer tg PRS ee oa SOR ccm SUM ee SMD CST Cs See eet oe eT See Cm ane CT Wn ureaDSSS uy Here are the names of the months in German: Seer ee Cun Lg Poe cot Emu aL Ca G Pan eg EM eit eet ROL True SOM sess ane oc Pee ue cd Let me know if you'd like help with pronunciation or related phrases!Ce ed ee a ROO tc wou citing ea eae Cea CCC) aaa eres oa at eens Oe enone) eed edt T i Cees uae) cee cass Ser eC Ser eR TD Oe a ee ed Oe Cod Sa ce eR eee eee eo en Cu ue(Nominative, Accusative, and Dative) Ld Case Nominative eer ped Ply Case Nominative estes Dea ry rd Pecan) ey cry co You (plural) oa ory or i co ihm ai eo) BoC Ue Ca et ae nea) eo ny oo coo You (formal) a aa IhnenExplanation of Cases DA Se leet ce cucu + Ich gehe zur Schule. (I go to school.) 2. Accusative ~ Used for the direct object of a sentence. * Ersieht mich. (He sees me.) 3. Dative — Used for the indirect object of a sentence. Seer eh ta} Examples with All Cases ‘+ Ich liebe dich. (I love you.) ~ Nominative: ich, Accusative: dich ee ta aM uD ea ea hee Seu CCRC iO Ra RCNA etter caoeee eC eo ay Pea) Cee ae a Ce eo Oo ec Cr Oe cu DUR ee UT Oe ae Roe eu GEE ee eCard eas ood ocr) ich () 5 ny enon) st ee er) t oro ire) ey wir ohnen rennet) t on Se ee) en Peery Soa ea) Ce od ich wohne meat emt en) Pm oe Coed ee) ee! Senne) wt Cee) ine een Reena eae) sie/Sie —_wohnen Sem cre}Example: Arbeiten (to work) Note: Verbs like arbeiten that end in -t or -d add an extra -e before -st or -t for smoother Poe cus orn ro en Ce co sie/Sie Cn eS en Cr ihe sie/Sie Conjugation oa eee prerny eo er cored Gehen (to go) Cd ror Pot cod Por roy roid ced CM ite} eee eed Csr) eee eee es} Se) ee ere eo) Sie arbeiten dort. (They/You formal work there) cay Ce ee rc) Gehst du in die Stadt? (Are you going to the city?) rene Leese) Wir gehen spazieren. (We are going for a walk.) Seed ce ee a) ‘Sie gehen jetzt. (They/You formal are going now.)ee OS og ea’ Cees Len acum aac ect Cee ee em cert Ta) Cr ey et ee ra aoe Coy a Example: machen (to en) eed cod ood macht or cad or Ce ee ee Co Ces} Machst du Sport? (Do you do sports?) See acy pens} Cee eee Perr) Dee aCe ae ato} Ce ene) Coron) Examples with Different Regular Verbs Spielen (to play) Ca) ich spiele ey Porn Ces aa Cod ra acd sie/Sie spielen ed es) eee ee ery Senge a) Wir spielen zusammen, (We play together) Bee ec) Se coe)Kaufen (to buy) Cn ich en Coes co Pod Conjugation Percy ory Pe cor or Peco eed rence cantor) Coreen nna) Sie kauftKleidung, (She is buying clothes.) Wir kaufen Gemiise, (We are buying vegetables.) Se eee ene yy See ere} AR oT ree Nuc DO OCR cc) ‘These verbs require an extra -@ in the du, er/sie/es, and ihr forms for smoother Pron mericLt oon ich en ed co sie/Sie Example: finden (tofind) Example Sentence finde findest findet re findet finden eee ee) Findest du die Lésung? (Do you find the solution?) Sees et) Se Ren) Cuca) ie finden es interessant. (They find it interesting.)Verbs ending in -s, -ss, -B, -7 (e. relsen, heiBen) These verbs drop the -s from the du ending: CCS Pronoun _ called) ich haibe FA eit enfed | ra a 5 ete est siefie helen Oe eres Sy Ich hei Maria. (My name is Maria.) Dee) Cae) oes ae LSS) Pee CLO) Sle helen Miler. (Their/Your formal Miller) 1. Listen to native speakers: Hearing regular verb conjugations in context helps with memorization and pronunciation. De Uc Cee eeu cae) Comet 3. Use flasheards: Write the infinitive on one side and the conjugated forms on the other. SR Su en eae eeu ee cee eedWord order in statements and yes/no questions in german PU oa UC Eee une eee nC Cee Re Ge Eee Cee meee Dee MaRS Cass PCR Cm cc Cuicy Ina statement (elso called a declarative sentence), the word order typically follows this Pores Cree OR Cea ee SEM er Ru on Se Oa ee SCC nes ee! Sd Seen aint Coane) SMM neue uns (You work every day.) OCH et nC nus (We are going to the cinema.)2. Word Order in Yes/No Questions In ayes/no question, the word order is slightly different. The verb comes first, followed by the subject, and then the rest of the sentence. [vert] + [Subject] + [Rest of the sentence] eo Sekt mat ira (Are you learning German?) SEIN ye untd Ca i) Bee Cn an Lcd (Are we going to the cinema?) Rete are Se Teen C oN ity RS RCE ee aS ea A ‘when, wo = where), the question word comes first, followed by the verb and then the subject. [Question word] + [Verb] + [Subject] + [Rest of the sentence] Examples: Sere ut tens a Canesten eng} PC ee EAC OE Tuc cca (What is she eating for lunch?) SECTOR CCn a cr Lg (Where is he going?)4. Word Order in Subordinate Clauses Ina subordinate ctause, the verb typically moves to the end of the sentence. [Subordinating conjunction] + [Subject] + [Rest of the sentence] + [Verb] our + Ich wei6, (Subject) dass (Subordinating conjunction) du (Subject) heute (Rest of the sentence) arbeitest, Crone Tc) Bn att ur Rea ie nd eer ce (She says that we are going to the cinema.) Summary of Word Order Rules: 1. Statements: Subject + Verb + Rest of the sentence Pe OL ue Eee Cet Red SIS uo er eee reco tg Peat eT ee an oc ou ue en ea ce Cues Nac)