Hello, please and your first introduction in German
Greet someone, be polite, and say your name and country.
12 minutes · A free lesson from First steps: alphabet and everyday basics · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
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- Narrator: Hallo!Say: ha-lohہَلوMeans: Hello!
- Narrator: Guten Morgen!Say: goo-ten mor-genگُوتن مورگنMeans: Good morning!
- Narrator: Guten Tag!Say: goo-ten tahkگُوتن تاکMeans: Good day! / Hello!
- Narrator: Tschüss!Say: chuessچُسMeans: Bye! (informal)
- Narrator: Bitte.Say: bi-tuhبِتَہMeans: Please. / You're welcome.
- Narrator: Danke.Say: dan-kuhدانکَہMeans: Thank you.
Say it out loud (40 seconds): Greet someone, say your name and where you are from, then thank them. Use the phrases above.
A model answer
Hallo! Ich heiße Sara. Ich komme aus Pakistan. Danke.Say: haloh! ikh haisuh zaaraa. ikh komuh ows paakistaan. dankuh.ہالو! اِخ ہائسَ زارا. اِخ کومَ آؤس پاکِستان. دانکَ.Means: Hello! My name is Sara. I come from Pakistan. Thank you.
Quick check: Which word means “thank you” in German?
- Bitte.
- Danke.
- Nein.
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B: Danke.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Which phrase means “My name is Sara.”?
- Ich heiße Sara.
- Ich komme aus Pakistan.
- Bitte langsam.
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A: Ich heiße Sara. — Ich heiße Sara. — “My name is Sara.”. Put your own name in place of Sara.
Quick check: Which word means “Yes.”?
- Nein.
- Ja.
- Tschüss!
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B: Ja. — Ja. means “Yes.”, and Nein. means “No.”.
Quick check: Which phrase do you use to say goodbye?
- Hallo!
- Bitte.
- Tschüss!
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C: Tschüss! — Tschüss! means “Bye! (informal)”.