German A1: Greetings & Small Talk
40 A1-level cards for first-contact German. Covers formal and informal greetings, farewells, introducing yourself, small talk phrases for work and shops, and the essential Sie vs. du distinction.
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#1
Q:Hello (informal)
- A:Hallo
#2
Q:Good morning
- A:Guten Morgen
#3
Q:Good day / Good afternoon (formal greeting)
- A:Guten Tag
#4
Q:Good evening
- A:Guten Abend
#5
Q:Good night
- A:Gute Nacht
#6
Q:Goodbye (formal)
- A:Auf Wiedersehen
#7
Q:Bye / See you (informal)
- A:Tschüss
#8
Q:See you soon
- A:Bis bald
#9
Q:See you tomorrow
- A:Bis morgen
#10
Q:See you on Monday
- A:Bis Montag
#11
Q:How are you? (formal)
- A:Wie geht es Ihnen?
#12
Q:How are you? (informal)
- A:Wie geht's?
#13
Q:I'm fine, thank you
- A:Mir geht es gut, danke
#14
Q:Not so good
- A:Nicht so gut
#15
Q:So-so / Not bad
- A:Es geht
#16
Q:My name is...
- A:Ich heiße... / Mein Name ist...
#17
Q:What is your name? (formal)
- A:Wie heißen Sie?
#18
Q:What is your name? (informal)
- A:Wie heißt du?
#19
Q:Nice to meet you
- A:Schön, Sie kennenzulernen / Freut mich
#20
Q:Where are you from? (formal)
- A:Woher kommen Sie?
#21
Q:Where are you from? (informal)
- A:Woher kommst du?
#22
Q:I am from Germany
- A:Ich komme aus Deutschland
#23
Q:I am from the USA
- A:Ich komme aus den USA
#24
Q:Do you speak English? (formal)
- A:Sprechen Sie Englisch?
#25
Q:Do you speak German? (informal)
- A:Sprichst du Deutsch?
#26
Q:I don't understand
- A:Ich verstehe nicht
#27
Q:Please speak slowly
- A:Bitte sprechen Sie langsam
#28
Q:Can you repeat that please?
- A:Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
#29
Q:Thank you
- A:Danke / Danke schön
#30
Q:You're welcome
- A:Bitte / Gern geschehen
#31
Q:Excuse me (to get attention)
- A:Entschuldigung
#32
Q:Sorry (apology)
- A:Es tut mir leid
#33
Q:Yes
- A:Ja
#34
Q:No
- A:Nein
#35
Q:Please
- A:Bitte
#36
Q:What do you do for work? (formal)
- A:Was machen Sie beruflich?
#37
Q:The weather is nice today
- A:Das Wetter ist heute schön
#38
Q:Did you have a nice weekend? (informal)
- A:Hattest du ein schönes Wochenende?
#39
Q:"Sie" is used for...
- A:formal address (strangers, authority figures, colleagues you don't know well) — Sie ist die formelle Anrede
#40
Q:"du" is used for...
- A:informal address (friends, family, children, peers who agree to it) — du ist die informelle Anrede