Key Vocab

wiederholen - to repeat

das WC - the toilet (actually WC stands for ‘water closet’)

Phrases:

1. Hallo - hello


2. Wie geht’s? - how are you?


3. Danke - thanks


4. Bitte - you are welcome


5. Entschuldigung - sorry


6. Das verstehe ich nicht - I don’t understand that (ich verstehe das nicht)


7. Können Sie das wiederholen? - Can you repeat that? (polite)


8. Kannst du das wiederholen? - Can you repeat that? (casual)


9. Wo ist das WC? - where is the toilet? (Wo ist die Toilette)


10. Wie viel kostet das? - how much does that cost?


11. Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsch - I only speak a little German

Exercise:

Imagine you are in these situations. What do you say?

You're in a restaurant and need to find the restroom.

Someone holds the door open for you as you enter a building.

You're chatting with a friend, and you didn't catch what they just said.

Someone approaches you asking for directions in German.

You enter a shop and greet the shopkeeper.

You accidentally bump into someone on the street.

You're at a market stall, interested in buying an item.

You meet a colleague in the morning at work.

You're asking for directions from a stranger, but you didn't understand them the first time.

A friend thanks you for helping them with a task.

You're in a German language class, and the teacher explains something you don't get.