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German For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Whether you’re planning a trip to Germany or another German-speaking country, you’ve heard an unfamiliar German phrase and want to know what it means, or you just want to get into the spirit for your town’s annual Oktoberfest, knowing some basic German can give you the confidence you need. In the following articles, you can find basic German expressions, quest...

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Common Conversational Words and Phrases in German

By mastering the basics of polite conversation, you can put yourself and the person you’re talking w...

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Identifying a German Word’s Gender

German grammar has some striking differences to English grammar. One difference that newcomers to German notice rig...

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Basic German: Pronouncing ä, ö, and ü

German has three extra vowels: ä, ö, and ü. The German word for those curious double dot...

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How to Say Dates and Times in German

When making plans, appointments, and travel arrangements in German-speaking countries, you need to be able to state dat...

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Basic German: “How Are You?”

Getting your hellos and goodbyes straight in German is a matter of keeping in mind how well you know someone. If yo...

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German All-in-One For Dummies Cheat Sheet

All languages have ways of showing what role a noun plays in a sentence. In English, a noun’s position in th...

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Going Out to a Restaurant in Germany

Eating out is quite popular in Germany, and you will find that there is no big difference between going out to a restau...

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German Greetings and Good-Byes

When traveling in German-speaking countries, you’ll find that German words and phrases you use most frequently will be...

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How to Order Food in German

Whether you’re on a short visit to a German-speaking country or planning to live there, knowing how to order food in Germa...

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German Personal Pronouns and Their Cases

The biggest difference between German personal pronouns and English personal pronouns is that you have to distingui...

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How to Make Introductions in German

Learning the proper way to make introductions in German can help you get off to the right start. The German language ten...

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Introducing Yourself and Your Friends in German

Meeting, greeting and conversations in German often requires introductions. You might be accompanied by frie...

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Basic German: Your Daily Routine

Some German verbs that you use to describe your daily actions have an unusual construction. They’re the equivalent of...

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How to Ask Questions in German

How do you ask basic questions in German? Well, German interrogative words mean the same as they do for English: who, what, w...

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How to Make Small Talk in German

Making small talk in German is just the same as in English. Touch on familiar topics like jobs, sports, children — ju...

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Speaking German at Work

Speaking German at work and school doesn’t have to be complicated. Whether you’re looking for a job in a German-speaking...

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Getting to Know German Verb Tenses

“Tense” is the grammarians’ preferred word for “time.” Depending when the action that you&#...

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Basic German: Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers are the kinds of numbers that show what order things come in. You need ordinal numbers when you’re talki...

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