German · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 2
DankeThank you
The little words of politeness — danke, bitte, Entschuldigung — and two sound traps English speakers nearly always misread. First: w in German sounds like English "v" — willkommen is "VIL-kommen", not an English w. Second: z is always "ts" — ganz, zehn begin with the ts sound. (And v mostly sounds like "f".) One key note: bitte means both "please" and "you're welcome" — the all-purpose politeness word. Standard German.
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Danke!— Thank you!
- LukasHallo, Lena. Danke!Hello, Lena. Thank you!
- LenaBitte! Gern.You're welcome! Gladly.
- LukasBitte, Lena — guten Abend?Please, Lena — good evening? (asking)
- LenaJa, guten Abend! Tschüss.Yes, good evening! Bye.
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Entschuldigung!— Excuse me!
- LenaEntschuldigung, Lukas!Excuse me, Lukas!
- LukasBitte, bitte. Okay!Please, please. It's okay!
- LenaTut mir leid. Auf Wiedersehen!I'm sorry. Goodbye!
- LukasWillkommen, Lena! Auf Wiedersehen.Welcome, Lena! Goodbye.
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- danke
interjectionthank you
- bitte
interjectionplease; you're welcome
- Entschuldigung
nounsorry, excuse me
- auf Wiedersehen
phrasegoodbye (formal)
- gern
adverbgladly, with pleasure
- tut mir leid
phraseI'm sorry
- willkommen
adjectivewelcome
- gut
adj./adv.good, well
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