German
Autumn term 2024
This term we will be learning German greetings and numbers to ten.
German Greetings
The time of day and how well you know the person you are speaking to should help you choose which greeting to use.
You can practice your German vocabulary with the Super Movers.
German | English |
wie geht’s? | how are you? |
hallo | hello |
danke | thanks |
auf Wiedersehen | goodbye |
guten morgen | good morning |
guten tag | good afternoon (good day) |
guten abend | good evening |
gute nacht | good night |
schlecht | awful |
nicht so gut | not so good |
es geht | so-so |
gut | good |
sehr gut | very good |
wunderbar | wonderful |
Using the vocabulary in the table above. Can you write a dialogue to greet someone?
German:
Jamie: Hallo Sophie.
Sophie: Guten Tag, Jamie.
Jamie: Auf Wiedersehen
Sophie: Auf Wiedersehen!
English:
Jamie: Hello Sophie.
Sophie: Good day, Jamie.
Jamie: Goodbye
Sophie: Goodbye!
German introductions
Being able to greet someone and introduce yourself is useful when speaking a foreign language. These phrases will help you begin a conversation in German.
Where do you come from?
German | English |
Woher kommst du? | Where do you come from? |
Ich komme aus England | I come from England |
Saying your name
The verb heißen is used to ask someone their name:
- Wie heißt du? - What is your name? (This literally means ‘how are you called?’)
- Ich heiße - I am called
- Ich heiße Beth - I am called Beth
To ask the question back, you could repeat wie heißt du? or simply ask und du? (and you?).
You can also say mein Name ist Beth (my name is Beth).
What do you like?
German | English |
Was magst du? | What do you like? |
Ich mag… | I like… |
Ich mag…nicht | I don't like… |
Ich liebe… | I love… |
Schokolade | chocolate |
Katzen | cats |
Fußball | football |
Tennis | tennis |
Schlangen | snakes |
Geister | ghosts |
nein | no |
ja | yes |
Saying how you are
To ask how someone is, use the question wie geht’s? This literally means 'how is it going?’ in German.
To say how you are, use the following phrases:
German | English |
sehr gut, danke | very good, thanks |
und dir? | and you? |
gut | good |
sehr gut | very good |
toll | great |
nicht schlecht | not bad |
nicht so gut | not so good |
furchtbar | awful |
Saying where you live
To talk about where you live, use the verb wohnen (to live):
- Wo wohnst du? - Where do you live?
- Ich wohne - I live
- Ich wohne in Youlrave- I live in Youlgrave.
- Ich wohne in Bakewell- I live in Bakewell.
