Travel General. General - Essentials. General - Conversation. Asking for help. Asking if a person speaks English

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1 - Essentials Können Sie mir bitte helfen? Asking for help Sprechen Sie Englisch? Asking if a person speaks Sprechen Sie _[Sprache]_? Asking if a person speaks a certain language Ich spreche kein _[Sprache]_. Clarifying that you don't speak a certain language Das verstehe ich nicht. Explaining that you don't understand Can you help me, please? Do you speak? Do you speak _[language]_? I don't speak_[language]_. I don't understand. - Conversation Hallo! Standard greeting Hi! Informal greeting Guten Morgen! Greeting used in the morning Guten Abend! Greeting used in the evening Hello! Hi! Good Morning! Good Evening! Gute Nacht! Good Night! Greeting used when leaving in the evening/night or before going to bed Wie geht es Dir? How are you? Polite small talk enquiring about the other person's well-being Page

2 Gut, danke. Polite reply to 'How are you?' Wie heißt du? Asking the other person's name Mein Name ist. Telling someone your name Woher kommst Du? Asking about someone's origin Ich bin aus. Answering about your origin Wie alt bist du? Asking about someone's age Ich bin Jahre alt. Answering about your age Ja Positive reply Nein Negative reply Bitte Filler word to add polite touch Bitteschön! Used when giving something to someone Danke. Thanking someone Vielen Dank. Thanking someone very warmly Good, thank you. What s your name? My name is. Where are you from? I am from. How old are you? I am years old. Yes No Please Here you go! Thank you. Thank you very much. Page

3 Gern geschehen. Politely replying to a 'thank you' Es tut mir Leid. Apologizing for something Entschuldigung. Getting the attention of someone Schon gut. Replying to an apology if you accept it Kein Problem. Replying to an apology if you accept it Aufpassen! Making someone aware of a danger Ich habe Hunger. Used when feeling hungry Ich habe Durst. Used when feeling thirsty Ich bin müde. Used when feeling tired Ich bin krank. Used when feeling sick Ich weiß nicht. You don't know the answer to a question Es war nett, Sie kennenzulernen. Polite good-bye phrase after first meeting Auf Wiedersehen! Saying farewell You're welcome. I am sorry. Excuse me. It's OK. No problem. Watch out! I am hungry. I am thirsty. I am tired. I am sick. I don't know. It was nice meeting you. Goodbye! - Complaints Page

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5 Ich möchte mich beschweren. Polite way of starting your complaint Wer ist hier der Verantwortliche? Finding out who is responsible Das ist wirklich inakzeptabel. Strongly expressing your dissatisfaction Ich will mein Geld zurück! Asking for a refund Wir warten seit über einer Stunde. Complaining about long waiting times I would like to make a complaint. Who is in charge here? This is totally unacceptable! I want my money back! We have been waiting for over an hour. - Swearing Dieses Essen schmeckt scheiße! Rude way of showing displeasure with your food Dieses Getränk schmeckt wie Pisse! Rude way of showing displeasure with a drink This food tastes like crap! This drink tastes like piss! Dieser Ort ist ein Drecksloch! Rude way of showing displeasure with an establishment This place is a shithole! Dieses Auto ist Schrott! Rude way of showing displeasure with a car Die Bedienung ist eine Katastrophe! Rude way of showing displeasure with the service Das ist eine totale Abzocke! Rudely complaining about a high price This car is a wreck! The service sucks! This is a total rip-off! Page

6 Powered by TCPDF ( Travel Das ist doch Blödsinn! Rude way of showing disbelief in something someone said That is bullshit! Du bist ein Vollidiot! Insulting a person by criticizing his/her intelligence Du verstehst einen Dreck davon! Insulting a person by criticizing his/her knowledge Verpiss dich! Rudely telling a person to leave immediately Lass uns das draußen regeln! Asking a person to fight outside of an establishment You are a stupid moron! You don't know shit! Piss off! Let's settle this outside! Page