German For Dummies
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Practice these German greetings and expressions, which you’ll use daily when you visit a German-speaking country. With these expressions, you can communicate politely, feel more confident, and travel more comfortably.

English German Pronunciation
Hello! Hallo! -loh! (informal greeting)
Good day! Guten Tag! gooh-ten tahk!
Good evening! Guten Abend! gooh-ten ah-bent!
Good-bye! Auf Wiedersehen! ouf vee-der-zey-en!
Please./You’re welcome. Bitte. bi-te.
Thank you. Danke. dân-ke.
Excuse me. Entschuldigung. ênt-shool-dee-goong.
My name is…. Ich heiße…. iH hays-e….
Pleased to meet you. Freut mich. froyt miH.

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Berlitz®has taught languages to millions of people for more than 130 years. Paulina Christensen, PhD, and Anne Fox are veteran language instructors. Wendy Foster is a language instructor and the author of Intermediate German For Dummies.

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