Sie sprechen Deütsch? Basic words in german...
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
German! Deutsch! My second language, and the first language of most of my ancestors. Here are some basic words (worter) that might be useful (keyword: might) to you, if you ever go to germany or talk to someone whose first language is german. Could be useful also to linguists or people who are just interested in insulting other people without them knowing it (have fun).
Yes = Ja
No = Nein
Thank you = Danke
Thank you very much = Vielen Dank
You're welcome = Bitte schön
Please = Bitte
Excuse me = Entschuldigen Sie
Hello = Guten Tag
Goodbye = Auf Wiedersehen
So long = tschüß
Good morning = Guten Morgen
Good afternoon = Guten Tag
Good evening = Guten Abend
Good night = Gute Nacht
I do not understand = Ich verstehe nicht
Do you speak English = Sprechen Sie Englisch
I = Ich
We = Wir
You (singular, familiar) = Du
You (singular, formal) = Sie
You (plural) = ihr
They = sie
Nice to meet you. = Sehr erfreut.
How are you? = Wie geht's?
Good = Gut
Bad = Schlecht
Woman = die Frau
Man = der Mann
Daughter = die Tochter
Son = der Sohn
Mother = die Mutter
Father = der Vater
Friend = Freund (m) Freundin (f)
Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Wo ist eine badesimmer?
zero = Null
one = Eins
two = Zwei
three = Drei
four = Vier
five = Fünf
six = Sechs
seven = Sieben
eight = Acht
nine = Neun
ten = Zehn
eleven = Elf
twelve = Zwölf
thirteen = Dreizehn
fourteen = Vierzehn
fifteen = Fünfzehn
sixteen = Sechzehn
seventeen = Siebzehn
eighteen = Achtzehn
nineteen = Neunzehn
twenty = Zwanzig
twenty one = Einundzwanzig
thirty = Dreißig
forty = Vierzig
fifty = Fünfzig
sixty = Sechzig
seventy = Siebzig
eighty = Achtzig
ninety = Neunzig
one hundred = Hundert
one thousand = Tausend
one million = Million
How much does this cost? = Wieviel kostet das?
What is this? = Was ist das?
I'll buy it. = Ich nehme es.
I would like to buy ... = Ich möchte ... kaufen.
Do you have ... = Haben Sie ...
Do you accept credit cards? = Akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten?
Open = Auf, offen
Closed = geschlossen
Postcard = die Postkarte
Stamps = die Briefmarke, Briefmarken
A little = Wenig, ein bißchen
A lot = Sehr viel
All = Alles
Breakfast = das Frühstück
Lunch = das Mittagessen
Dinner = das Abendessen
Vegetarian = vegetarisch
Please bring the bill. = Die Rechnung, bitte. Zahlen, bitte.
Bread = das Brot
Beverage = das Getränk
Coffee = der Kaffee
Tea = der Tee
Juice = der Saft
Water = das Wasser
Beer = das Bier
Wine = der Wein
Salt = das Salz
Pepper = der Pfeffer
Meat = das Fleisch
Beef = das Rindfleisch
Pork = das Schweinefleisch
Fish = der Fisch
Poultry = das Geflügel
Vegetable = das Gemüse
Fruit = die Frucht, das Obst
Potato = die Kartoffel
Salad = der Salat
Dessert = der Nachtisch, das Dessert
Ice cream = das Speiseeis, das Eis, die Glace
Where is ...? = Wo ist ...?
How much does it cost? = Wieviel kostet das?
Ticket = die Fahrkarte
Where are you going? = Wohin gehen Sie?
Where do you live? = Wo wohnen Sie?
Departure = die Abfahrt
Arrival = die Ankunft
Left = links
Right = rechts
Straight = geradeaus
Up = hinauf
Down = hinunter
Far = weit
Near = nahe
Long = lang
Short = kurz
Bank = die Bank
Church = die Kirche
Restrooms = das WC, die Toilette
What time is it? = Wie spät ist es?
Day = der Tag
Week = die Woche
Month = der Monat
Year = das Jahr
Monday = Montag
Tuesday = Dienstag
Wednesday = Mittwoch
Thursday = Donnerstag
Friday = Freitag
Saturday = Samstag
Sunday = Sonntag
January = Januar
February = Februar
March = März
April = April
May = Mai
June = Juni
July = Juli
August = August
September = September
October = Oktober
November = November
December = Dezember
Spring = der Frühling
Summer = der Sommer
Fall, Autumn = der Herbst
Winter = der Winter
Today = heute
Yesterday = gestern
Tomorrow = morgen
Birthday = der Geburtstag
Happy Birthday! = Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
Yes = Ja
No = Nein
Thank you = Danke
Thank you very much = Vielen Dank
You're welcome = Bitte schön
Please = Bitte
Excuse me = Entschuldigen Sie
Hello = Guten Tag
Goodbye = Auf Wiedersehen
So long = tschüß
Good morning = Guten Morgen
Good afternoon = Guten Tag
Good evening = Guten Abend
Good night = Gute Nacht
I do not understand = Ich verstehe nicht
Do you speak English = Sprechen Sie Englisch
I = Ich
We = Wir
You (singular, familiar) = Du
You (singular, formal) = Sie
You (plural) = ihr
They = sie
Nice to meet you. = Sehr erfreut.
How are you? = Wie geht's?
Good = Gut
Bad = Schlecht
Woman = die Frau
Man = der Mann
Daughter = die Tochter
Son = der Sohn
Mother = die Mutter
Father = der Vater
Friend = Freund (m) Freundin (f)
Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Wo ist eine badesimmer?
zero = Null
one = Eins
two = Zwei
three = Drei
four = Vier
five = Fünf
six = Sechs
seven = Sieben
eight = Acht
nine = Neun
ten = Zehn
eleven = Elf
twelve = Zwölf
thirteen = Dreizehn
fourteen = Vierzehn
fifteen = Fünfzehn
sixteen = Sechzehn
seventeen = Siebzehn
eighteen = Achtzehn
nineteen = Neunzehn
twenty = Zwanzig
twenty one = Einundzwanzig
thirty = Dreißig
forty = Vierzig
fifty = Fünfzig
sixty = Sechzig
seventy = Siebzig
eighty = Achtzig
ninety = Neunzig
one hundred = Hundert
one thousand = Tausend
one million = Million
How much does this cost? = Wieviel kostet das?
What is this? = Was ist das?
I'll buy it. = Ich nehme es.
I would like to buy ... = Ich möchte ... kaufen.
Do you have ... = Haben Sie ...
Do you accept credit cards? = Akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten?
Open = Auf, offen
Closed = geschlossen
Postcard = die Postkarte
Stamps = die Briefmarke, Briefmarken
A little = Wenig, ein bißchen
A lot = Sehr viel
All = Alles
Breakfast = das Frühstück
Lunch = das Mittagessen
Dinner = das Abendessen
Vegetarian = vegetarisch
Please bring the bill. = Die Rechnung, bitte. Zahlen, bitte.
Bread = das Brot
Beverage = das Getränk
Coffee = der Kaffee
Tea = der Tee
Juice = der Saft
Water = das Wasser
Beer = das Bier
Wine = der Wein
Salt = das Salz
Pepper = der Pfeffer
Meat = das Fleisch
Beef = das Rindfleisch
Pork = das Schweinefleisch
Fish = der Fisch
Poultry = das Geflügel
Vegetable = das Gemüse
Fruit = die Frucht, das Obst
Potato = die Kartoffel
Salad = der Salat
Dessert = der Nachtisch, das Dessert
Ice cream = das Speiseeis, das Eis, die Glace
Where is ...? = Wo ist ...?
How much does it cost? = Wieviel kostet das?
Ticket = die Fahrkarte
Where are you going? = Wohin gehen Sie?
Where do you live? = Wo wohnen Sie?
Departure = die Abfahrt
Arrival = die Ankunft
Left = links
Right = rechts
Straight = geradeaus
Up = hinauf
Down = hinunter
Far = weit
Near = nahe
Long = lang
Short = kurz
Bank = die Bank
Church = die Kirche
Restrooms = das WC, die Toilette
What time is it? = Wie spät ist es?
Day = der Tag
Week = die Woche
Month = der Monat
Year = das Jahr
Monday = Montag
Tuesday = Dienstag
Wednesday = Mittwoch
Thursday = Donnerstag
Friday = Freitag
Saturday = Samstag
Sunday = Sonntag
January = Januar
February = Februar
March = März
April = April
May = Mai
June = Juni
July = Juli
August = August
September = September
October = Oktober
November = November
December = Dezember
Spring = der Frühling
Summer = der Sommer
Fall, Autumn = der Herbst
Winter = der Winter
Today = heute
Yesterday = gestern
Tomorrow = morgen
Birthday = der Geburtstag
Happy Birthday! = Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
