| 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? |