| GREETINGS & PHRASES | ||
| ENGLISH | GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION |
| Yes. | Ja. | yar |
| No. | Nein. | nine |
| Please. | Bitte. | bitter |
| Thank you. | Danke. | danker |
| Good morning. | Guten Morgen. | gootern morgen |
| Good afternoon. | Guten Tag. | gootern taag |
| Good evening. | Guten Abend. | gootern aabent |
| Goodbye. | Auf Wiedersehen. | owf veederzayn |
| Excuse me! (getting attention) | Entschuldigen Sie bitte! | ent-shuldiggern zee bitter |
| Excuse me? | Wie bitte? | vee bitter |
| Sorry! | Entschuldigung! | ent-shuldiggung |
| Do you speak English? | Sprechen Sie Englisch? | sprecken zee Ennglish |
| I don't understand. | Ich verstehe nicht. | ikh fehrshtayer nihkt |
| I am called .... | Ich heisse .... | ihk hysser |
| I live in .... | Ich wohne in .... | ihk vorne in |
| NUMBERS | ||
| ENGLISH | GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION |
| 0 | null | nul |
| 1 | eins | eyns |
| 2 | zwei | tsvy |
| 3 | drei | dry |
| 4 | vier | fear |
| 5 | fünf | foonf |
| 6 | sechs | zeks |
| 7 | sieben | zeebern |
| 8 | acht | akht |
| 9 | neun | noyn |
| 10 | zehn | tsayn |
| 11 | elf | elf |
| 12 | zwölf | tsvolf |
| 13 | dreizehn | dry-tsayn |
| 14 | vierzehn | fear-tsayn |
| 15 | fünfzehn | foonf-tsayn |
| 16 | sechzehn | zek-tsayn |
| 17 | siebzehn | zeeb-tsayn |
| 18 | achtzehn | akht-tsayn |
| 19 | neunzehn | noyn-tsayn |
| 20 | zwanzig | tsvan-tsigh |
| 21 | einundzwanzig | eyn-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 22 | zweiundzwanzig | tsvy-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 23 | dreiundzwanzig | dry-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 24 | vierundzwanzig | fear-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 25 | fünfundzwanzig | foonf-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 26 | sechsundzwanzig | zeks-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 27 | siebenundzwanzig | zeebern-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 28 | achtundzwanzig | akht-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 29 | neunundzwanzig | noyn-oont-tsvan-tsigh |
| 30 | dreizig | dry-tsigh |
| 40 | vierzig | fear-tsigh |
| 50 | fünfzig | foonf-tsigh |
| 60 | sechszig | zekhs-tsigh |
| 70 | siebzig | zeeb-tsigh |
| 80 | achtzig | akht-sigh |
| 90 | neunzig | noyn-tsigh |
| 100 | (ein) hundert | hundert |
| 101 | hunderteins | hundert-eynss |
| 102 | hundertzwei | hundert-tsvy |
| 200 | zweihundert | tsvy-hundert |
| 500 | fünfhundert | foonf-hundert |
| 1,000 | (ein) tausend | tau-zent |
| DAYS & MONTHS | ||
| ENGLISH | GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION |
| Monday | Montag | monn-tag |
| Tuesday | Dienstag | deens-tag |
| Wednesday | Mittwoch | mitt-vokh |
| Thursday | Donnerstag | donners-tag |
| Friday | Freitag | fry-tag |
| Saturday | Samstag | zams-tag |
| Sunday | Sonntag | zon-tag |
| January | Januar | yan-yooaar |
| February | Februar | feb-rooaar |
| March | März | mehrts |
| April | April | appril |
| May | Mai | my |
| June | Juni | yooni |
| July | Juli | yooli |
| August | August | ow-gust |
| September | September | zep-tember |
| October | Oktober | oktowber |
| November | November | november |
| December | Dezember | detsember |
'I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse' - George V
Languages - Germany
Site Admin.
Foundation
Spoken by more than 120 million people in 38 countries of the world, German (Deutsch) is a language of numerous variations formed from a common base, differing amongst the national identities of its native speakers, most notably amongst the three main centers of usage, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Significantly, with today's progression towards English as the common global language, German still accounts for the most written translations into and from a language, is one of the the three most learned and is the tenth most spoken languages worldwide. It is also the second major language of the Internet with more than 8% of websites written in German.
| SHOPPING | ||
| ENGLISH | GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION |
| I would like .... | Ich möchte .... | ihk murkhter |
| I am looking for .... | Ich suche .... | ihk zoohker |
| I am just browsing. | Ich sehe mich nur um. | ihk zayer mihk noor oom |
| Do you have ....? | Haben Sie ....? | haaben zee |
| How much is this / that? | Was kostet dies / das? | vass kostet deess/dass |
| The bill please. | Die Rechnung bitte. | dee rehknung bitter |
| I want to pay. | Ich mochte zahlen. | ikh murhkter zaalen |
| Do you accept .... ? | Nehem Sie .... ? | naymen zee |
| The cash desk | Kasse | kasser |
| Self-service | Selbstbedienung | zelbst-bedeenung |
| Bakery | Bäckerei | becker-eye |
| Bank | Bank | bank |
| Butcher | Fleischerei / Metzgerei | fliescher-eye / metsger-eye |
| Department store | Kaufhaus | kowf-howss |
| Drugstore | Apotheke | apotayker |
| Market | Markt | markt |
| Shoe store | Schuhgeschäft | shoo-gesheft |
| Sporting goods store | Sportgeschäft | shport-gesheft |
| Supermarket | Supermarkt | zooper-markt |
| Toy store | Spielwarengeschäft | shpeel-vaaren-gesheft |
| Dry-cleaners | Reinigung | rynigung |
| Post Office | Postamt | posst-amt |
| (Shopping) bag | Tüte | toota |
| EATING & DRINKING | ||
| ENGLISH | GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION |
| Meat | Fleisch | flysh |
| Beef | Rindfleisch | rint-flysh |
| Pork | Schweinefleisch | shvyne-flysh |
| Chicken | Hächchen | henshen |
| Ham | Schinken | shinken |
| Lamb | Lammfleisch | lamm-flysh |
| Sausage | Würste | voorsta |
| Turkey | Truthahn | troot-haan |
| Veal | Kalbfleisch | kalp-flysh |
| Cutlet | Schnitzel | shnitsel |
| Chop | Kotelett | kotlett |
| Fish | Fisch | fish |
| Egg | Ei | eye |
| Vegetables | Gemüse | gemoozer |
| Potatoes | Kartoffeln | kartoffeln |
| French fries | Pommes frites | pommers fritters |
| Fried potatoes | Bratkartoffeln | brat-kartoffeln |
| Boiled potatoes | Salzkartoffeln | zalts-kartoffeln |
| Cauliflower | Blumenkohl | bloomenkoal |
| Beans | Bohnen | bornen |
| Peas | Erbsen | ehrpsen |
| Carrots | Mohrrüben | more-rewben |
| Salad | Salat | zalaat |
| Cucumber | Gurke | goorker |
| Onions | Zwiebeln | tsveebeln |
| Fruit | Obst | ohbst |
| Orange | Apfelsine | apfel-zeener |
| Pear | Birne | beerner |
| Cherries | Kirschen | kirshen |
| Lemon | Zitrone | tsit-rorner |
| Raspberries | Himbeeren | him-beeren |
| Strawberries | Erdbeeren | erd-beeren |
| Plums | Pflaumen | pflowmen |
| Pineapple | Ananas | ananaas |
| Bread | Brot | brort |
| Cheese | Käse | kayzer |
| Red wine / White wine | Rotwein / Weisswein | roat-vine / viess-vine |
| Bottle / Glass | Flasche / Glas | flasher / glas |
| Water | Wasser | vasser |
| Lemonade | Limonade | limonaada |
| Orange juice | Orangensaft | oranjen-saft |
| Apple juice | Apfelsaft | apfel-saft |
| Mineral water | Mineralwasser | minneraal-vasser |
| Beer | Bier | beer |
| Coffee | Kaffee | kafay |
| Tea | Tee | tay |
| Milk | Milch | milsh |
| Sugar | Zucker | tsookker |
| Cake | Kuchen | koohken |
| Gateau | Torte | torta |
| A piece | Stück | shtook |
| Child's portion | Kinderportion | kinder-port-sion |
| Small portion | kleine Portion | klyner port-sioan |
| Large portion | große Portion | groasser port-sioan |
| Cup | Tasse | taaser |
| Small pot | Kännchen | kennshen |
| Knife | Messer | messer |
| Fork | Gabel | garbel |
| Spoon | Löffel | lurfel |
| TRAVEL | ||
| ENGLISH | GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION |
| Car | Auto | owto |
| Bicycle | Fahrrad | faaraat |
| Train | Zug | tsoog |
| Bus | Bus | booss |
| Aeroplane | Flugzeug | floog-zoig |
| Tram | Straßenbahn | shtraassen-baan |
| Right | rechts | rekhts |
| Left | links | links |
| Straight on | geradeaus | gerader-aus |
| Over | uber | oober |
| Under | unter | oonter |
| Next to | neben | nayben |
| After | nach | nahk |
| Way in (on foot) | Eingang | eyn-gang |
| Way out (on foot) | Ausgang | ows-gang |
| Way in (drive) | Einfahrt | eyn-fart |
| Way out (drive) | Ausfahrt | ows-fart |
| Police | Polizei | pollits-eye |
| Traffic jam | Stau | shtau |
| Accident | Unfall | oonfal |
| Motorway (e.g. A2) | Autobahn | owto-barn |
| Main road | Bundersstraße | bunder-strarsser |
| Secondary road | Landstraße | lant-shtrarsser |
| Petrol | Benzin | ben-tseen |
| Lead free petrol | Bleifrei Benzin | bly-fry ben-tseen |
| Diesel | Diesel | deezel |
| Petrol station | Tankstelle | tank-shteller |