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German A1: Greetings & Small Talk

40 cardsEnglish → GermanBeginner~20 minUpdated May 15, 2026
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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.

This is a free, public flashcard deck on Memor More containing 40 cards about Language Learning, covering german, a1, greetings for learning German from English. Estimated study time: 20 min. Designed for spaced repetition — review with the Memor More iOS app for optimized recall.

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Cards in this deck

#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
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