Greetings and Introductions
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- Greet people in German at different times of day
- Introduce yourself and ask basic questions about others
- Use essential vocabulary related to personal information
- Conjugate basic verbs in the present tense
- Understand and use simple German sentence structures
1. Greetings and Phrases
Learn these greetings and practice them throughout the day:
German | English | Usage |
---|---|---|
Hallo | Hello | Informal, any time |
Guten Morgen | Good morning | Until about 11 AM |
Guten Tag | Good day | From late morning to early evening |
Guten Abend | Good evening | From early evening onwards |
Gute Nacht | Good night | When parting for the night |
Tschüss | Bye | Informal farewell |
Auf Wiedersehen | Goodbye | Formal farewell |
Danke | Thank you | Expressing gratitude |
Bitte | Please / You're welcome | Request or response to thanks |
🎯 Practice: Record yourself saying each greeting, focusing on pronunciation.
2. Essential Vocabulary
Nouns
German | English | Article |
---|---|---|
der Name | name | der |
die Stadt | city | die |
das Land | country | das |
die Sprache | language | die |
der Beruf | profession/job | der |
die Adresse | address | die |
das Alter | age | das |
die Telefonnummer | phone number | die |
🎯 Practice: Create flashcards for these words, including their articles.