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Everyday German phrases to help with your camping holiday in Germany

English	German	Pronounced
Hello.	Guten Tag.	GOO-ten tahk
Hello. (In Austria and Bavaria only)	Grüß Gott!	gruus got
Hello. (In Austria and Bavaria only)	Servus!	SEHR-voos
Hello. (informal)	Hallo.	hah-LOH
How are you? ( used as a real question, not a form of greeting)	Wie geht's?	vee gayts?
Fine, thank you.	Danke, gut	DAN-kuh, goot
What is your name?	Wie heißt du? / Wie heißen Sie?	vee highst doo? / vee HIGH-sen zee?
My name is ______ .	Ich heiße ______ .	ikh HIGH-suh
Nice to meet you	Nett, Sie kennen zu lernen.	net zee KEN-en tsoo LER-nen
Nice to meet you (friendly)	Sehr angenehm.	zayr AHN-geh-naym
Please.	Bitte.	BIT-tuh
Thank you.	Danke.	DAN-keh
You're welcome.	Bitte sehr!	BIT-tuh zayr
Yes.	Ja.	yah
No.	Nein.	nine
Excuse me. (to get attention)	Entschuldigen Sie.	ent-SHUL-di-gen zee
Excuse me. (i.e. pardon me)	Entschuldigung.	ent-SHUL-di-goong
I'm sorry.	Es tut mir leid.	es toot meer lied
Goodbye	Auf Wiedersehen.	owf VEE-der-say-en
Goodbye - informal	Tschüs.	chuuss
Goodbye (In Austria and Bavaria only)	Servus!	ZEHR-foos
I can't speak German well.	Ich kann nicht so gut deutsch [sprechen	ikh kahn nikht zo goot doytsh [shprekhen]
Do you speak English?	Sprichst du / Sprechen Sie englisch?	shprikhst doo / shprekhen zee ENG-lish?
Is there someone here who speaks English?	Kann hier jemand Englisch?	kahn heer YEH-mahnd ENG-lish?
Help!	Hilfe!	HILL-fuh!
Good morning.	Guten Morgen.	GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good evening.	Guten Abend.	GOO-ten AH-bend
Good night (to sleep)	Gute Nacht.	GOO-tuh nakht
I don't understand.	Ich verstehe das nicht.	ikh fur-SHTAY-uh dahs nikht
Where is the toilet, please?	Wo ist die Toilette, bitte?	voh ist dee twah-LET-uh, BIT-tuh?

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