Warum Nicht! (Why Not!)

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Hallo! I am now learning German at last! I hope this will be a fruitful one. :) I have listed below some of the most common expression and greetings used by German peeps (taken from German.about.com. Let's take a look and practice!

Everyday Pleasantries

Guten Tag! - Tag! Hello! - Hi!

Grüß Gott! Hello! (southern Germany & Austria)

Grüß dich! Hello! (familiar, informal)

Guten Morgen! - Morgen! Good morning! - Morning!

Guten Abend! Good evening!

Gute Nacht! Good night!

Wie geht es Ihnen? How are you?

Wie geht's? - How are you? (familiar, informal)

Danke, gut. - Fine, thanks.

Sehr gut - Great. Es geht - Okay. So-so.

Nicht so gut. - Not so well.

Auf Wiedersehen. - Good-bye.

Tschüs! - Bye! See you later. (casual)

Requests - Bitten

Was möchten Sie? What would you like?

Ich möchte... I would like...

Darf ich? May I?

Können Sie mir helfen? - Can you help me?

Yes/No - Thanks - You're Welcome

Bitte! - Ja, bitte! - Please! - Yes, please!

Danke! - Thanks! - No thanks!Note: "Danke!" in response to an offer usually means "No thanks!" If you want to indicate a positive response to an offer, say "Bitte!"

Danke schön! - Thank you!

Vielen Dank! - Thanks a lot! - Many thanks!

Bitte schön! - You're welcome! (in response to "Danke schön!")

Nein, danke! - No thanks!