German for beginners A1 lesson 1
Are you an absolute beginners in German? Here is the right place for you. German for all (Deutsch für alle) will go with you step by step trying to walk you through the most difficult part of learning German wich is the beginning. There is a German saying which goes: Aller Anfang ist schwer (Every start is difficult). Without wasting any precious time, let’s get started.In this lesson you will be able to do the following in German:
1. Say and understand basic words like: hi, thanks, please and so on.
2. Ask and answer questions about your person.
3. Talk about where people come from and what language they speak.
4. Say and understand countries’ and languages’ names in German.
5. Talk about hobbies.
6. Express reactions during a conversation.
Wichtige Wendungen im Alltag Important phrases for everyday life
These are some important greetings in German that you can use in everyday situations. You might also want to check phases that relate to welcoming somebody, so click hereGuten Morgen!
Good Morning!
Guten Tag!
Good day!
Hallo!
Hi!
Guten Abend!
Good evening!
Gute Nacht!
Good night!
Auf Wiedersehen!
Goodbye!
Tschüss!
Bye!
Bitte.
You're welcome.
Danke.
Thank you.
Guten Appetit!
Enjoy your meal!
Fragen und Antworten zur Person Questions and answers about the person
These questions and answers are widely used in small talk situations or when you get to know somebody for the first time. Additionally to these phrases check the wh-questions in German and the meaning of the German question-words in English here.
Wer sind Sie ? (formal)Who are you?
Wer bist du? (informal)
Who are you?
Wie heißen Sie? (formal)
What is your name?
Wie heißt du? (informal)
What is your name?
Ich heiße Karl Schmidt.
My name is Karl Schmidt.
Mein Name ist Karl Schmidt.
My name is Karl Schmidt.
Woher kommen Sie ? (formal)
Where are you from?
Woher kommst du? (informal)
Where are you from?
Ich wohne in Berlin.
I live in Berlin.
Welche Sprachen sprechen Sie? (formal)
Which languages do you speak?
Welche Sprachen sprichst du? (informal)
Which languages do you speak?
Ich spreche Deutsch.
I speak German.
Hans spricht ein bisschen Englisch.
Hans speaks a little English.
Ich lerne jetzt Spanisch.
I'm learning Spanish now.
Länder und Sprachen countries and languages
Talking about countries and languages at first meeting are one of the common ways to have a nice small talk with people. You can have a look at these illustrations which give you a clear overview about countries and nationalies in German. Have a look at them here.
DänemarkDenmark
Deutschland
Germany
Frankreich
France
Griechenland
Greece
Großbritannien
Great Britain
Italien
Italy
Marokko
Morocco
die Niederlande
the Netherlands
Österreich
Austria
Polen
Poland
Algerien
Algeria
Portugal
Portugal
Russland
Russia
Schweden
Sweden
die Schweiz
Switzerland
Spanien
Spain
Tschechien
Czech Republic
die Türkei
Turkey
Ungarn
Hungary
Arabisch
Arabic
Dänisch
Danish
Deutsch
German
Englisch
English
Französisch
French
Italienisch
Italian
Niederländisch
Dutch
Polnisch
Polish
Berberisch
Berber
Portugiesisch
Portuguese
Russisch
Russian
Schwedisch
Swedish
Spanisch
Spanish
Tschechisch
Czech
Türkisch
Turkish
Ungarisch
Hungarian
Hobbys Hobbies
Hobbies are part of safest topics you would like to talk with people you meet for the first time in a German speaking country. You can find more usefull phrases about hobbies in German here.
Was machen Sie gern? (formal)What do you like to do?
Was machst du gern? (informal)
What do you like to do?
Ich spiele gern Fußball/Tennis/Musik/Computerspiele.
I like to play soccer / tennis / music / computer games.
Hörst du gern Musik? (informal)
Do you like to listen to music?
Er kocht gern.
He likes to cook.
Sie macht gern Gymnastik.
She likes to do gymnastics.
Wir tanzen gern.
We like to dance.
Ihr schwimmt gern. (informal plural)
You like to swim.
Sie fotografieren gern. (formal)
You like to take pictures.
Fotografieren Sie auch gern? (formal)
Do you also like to take pictures?
Reaktionen im Gespräch Reactions in a conversation
Reactions in conversations are important so that the dialog between two or more stays alive even with just short reactions as: interesting, cool and so on. Here you find some more questions and reactions when somebody ask you about how you are doing.
Ich koche gern.- Ich auch.
I like cooking.
- Me too.
Ich lerne jetzt griechisch.
- Interessant!
I'm learning Greek now.
- Interesting!
Maria spricht ein bisschen französisch.
- Toll! Super!
Maria speaks a little French.
- Great! Excellent!
Muhammad kann singen.
- Wirklich?
Muhammad can sing.
- Really?
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