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German Phrases for Everyday Life and Travel

German Phrases for Everyday Life and Travel

Learn German phrases for everyday conversations and travel with 55 cards for English-speaking beginners. This pack introduces expressions for meeting people, asking questions and handling common situations in a German-speaking setting. Each card includes an English usage note, an example with an English translation, and audio of the phrase to support pronunciation practice. Begin with greetings for different times of day, polite requests, thanks, apologies and introductions. Practice asking someone's name, age, home, work and family, then explore phrases for prices, the time and the weather. Short dialogues show how a question or request can fit into an exchange. Travel topics cover finding a taxi, buying a ticket, asking for directions, locating a restroom or ATM, and getting to the airport. Other cards introduce ordering food, requesting a menu or bill, paying by card, making a reservation and checking opening hours. The pack also includes ways to handle a language barrier: say that you do not understand, ask someone to repeat a sentence or speak more slowly, check a word's meaning and ask whether someone speaks English. Use the cards for self-study, review before a trip or short practice sessions. Listening to the audio and reviewing examples can help you recognize familiar phrases and recall them for simple conversations.

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Hallo!

The equivalent of hello in English. Use it to greet someone.

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Wie geht's?

Use this to ask how someone is doing.

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Guten Morgen!

Use this to greet someone in the morning.

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Guten Tag!

Use this to greet someone during the day.

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Guten Abend!

Use this to greet someone in the evening.

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Gute Nacht!

Use this to say goodbye before going to bed.

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Bitte

Use this to make a polite request.

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Danke

Use this to express thanks.

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Gern geschehen

Use this to respond when someone thanks you.

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Entschuldigung

Use this to get someone's attention or to apologize.

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Es tut mir leid

Use this to apologize.

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Wie heißt du?

Use this to ask someone's name.

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Ich heiße...

Use this to introduce yourself by name.

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Freut mich

Use this when meeting someone for the first time.

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Wie viel kostet das?

Use this to ask the price of something.

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Wo ist die Toilette?

Use this to ask where the restroom is.

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Kannst du mir helfen?

Use this to ask for help.

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Ich verstehe nicht

Use this to say that you do not understand.

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Könnten Sie das bitte wiederholen?

Use this to ask someone to repeat what they said.

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Sprechen Sie Englisch?

Use this to ask whether someone speaks English.

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Ich spreche nicht viel Englisch

Use this to say that you do not speak much English.

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Wie spät ist es?

Use this to ask the time.

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Woher kommen Sie?

Use this to ask where someone is from.

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Ich komme aus...

Use this to say where you are from.

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Wie sagt man ... auf Englisch?

Use this to ask how to say something in English.

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Ich brauche...

Use this to say that you need something.

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Ich suche...

Use this to say that you are looking for something.

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Kann ich... haben?

Use this to ask for something.

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Was bedeutet ...?

Use this to ask what a word means.

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Können Sie mir zeigen?

Use this to ask someone to show you something.

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Wie lautet Ihre Telefonnummer?

Use this to ask for someone's phone number.

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Wie alt sind Sie?

Use this to ask someone's age.

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Wo wohnen Sie?

Use this to ask where someone lives.

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Was machen Sie beruflich?

Use this to ask what someone does for a living.

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Haben Sie Geschwister?

Use this to ask whether someone has brothers or sisters.

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Können Sie langsamer sprechen?

Use this to ask someone to speak more slowly.

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Ich habe mich verlaufen

Use this to say that you are lost.

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Wo finde ich ein Taxi?

Use this to ask where you can find a taxi.

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Kann ich mit Kreditkarte bezahlen?

Use this to ask whether you can pay by credit card.

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Wo kann ich ein Ticket kaufen?

Use this to ask where you can buy a ticket.

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Ich habe Hunger

Use this to say that you are hungry.

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Ich habe Durst

Use this to say that you are thirsty.

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Wie ist das Wetter?

Use this to ask about the weather.

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Wann öffnet es?

Use this to ask what time a place opens.

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Wann schließt es?

Use this to ask what time a place closes.

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Kann ich eine Reservierung machen?

Use this to ask whether you can make a reservation.

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Haben Sie eine Speisekarte?

Use this to ask for a menu.

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Ich nehme...

Use this to say what you would like to order.

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Kann ich die Rechnung bekommen, bitte?

Use this to ask for the bill.

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Wo ist der nächste Geldautomat?

Use this to ask where the nearest ATM is.

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Wie komme ich zum Flughafen?

Use this to ask how to get to the airport.

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Können Sie mir den Weg erklären?

Use this to ask for directions.

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Ist das der richtige Weg?

Use this to ask whether you are going the right way.

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Können Sie mir mehr erzählen über...?

Use this to ask for more information about something.

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Kann ich Ihr Telefon benutzen?

Use this to ask to use someone's phone.

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