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Compound letters:
Sch: sounds like “sh”
Ch: sounds sometimes like “sh” or like “kh”.
St: sounds like “sht” at the beginning, and like “st” at the end of a word.
German Cardinal Numbers
German Numbers are easy to learn, cardinal numbers are a piece of cake if you
understand the logic behind them, from 0 to 12 you will find unique words, that
you just need to memorize as is. 13 to 19 are composed words meaning (3- 10)
for 13 (dreizehn), (4-10) for 14 (fierzehn).(check the table below). For 16 and 17
(sechzehn instead of sechszehn) and (siebzehn instead of siebenzehen) So now
you can easily count to 20.
The logic that numbers from 21 to 99 is the opposite of English, for example in
English we say: “twenty one” for 21, in German we say “one and twenty”, note
that it’s not only read the opposite way, but also there is an extra “and” which is
in German “und”, and all numbers are connected (einundzwanzig).
It’s easy to master this your first day if you look at the table above and read the
notes following it carefully.
13 dreizehn 34 vierunddreißig
14 vierzehn 35 fünfunddreißig
15 fünfzehn 36 sechsunddreißig
17 siebzehn 38 achtunddreißig
18 achtzehn 39 neununddreißig
19 neunzehn 40 vierzig
20 zwanzig 50 fünfzig
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German Ordinal Numbers
Once you have mastered the cardinal numbers, you will have no problem at all
learning the German ordinal numbers, because they simply add -te to the cardinal
numbers. Some small exceptions are in red font in the table below, one thing that
you should know is that ordinal numbers are just like adjectives, so they may take
different endings depending on the case used in each specific situation. Please
check the adjectives section for more information.
German Numbers
German Ordinal Numbers
first erste eighth achte
second zweite ninth neunte
third dritte tenth zehnte
fourth vierte eleventh elfte
fifth fünfte twelfth zwölfte
sixth sechste twentieth zwanzigste
seventh siebte twenty-second zweiundzwanzigste
he table below contains: German phrases, expressions and words in German,
conversation and idioms, greetings and survival phrases. Most of the sentences
are used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you
memorize them, if you don’t know how to say something in German then check
the alphabet page, to get some help.
Blue font refers to the polite form that you need to use in German with people
you don't know or respect a lot.
Also you will notice I used the dash / in some places in the German phrases table
when we have more than one possible expression, for example “Good-bye” can
be expressed as Auf Wiedersehen! or Tschüß! So you will find a dash between the
two expressions.
German Phrases
Greetings in German
Hi! Hallo!
You're Welcome! (answering "thank you") Gern gescheh'n!/ Keine Ursache!/ Kein Problem!
Can You Help Me? Kannst du/ Können Sie mir helfen?
Go Straight! Then Turn Left/ Right! Gehen Sie geradeaus! Dann links / rechts abbiegen!
How Much Is This? Was kostet das?/ Wie teuer ist das?
I live in (the U.S/ Germany) Ich wohne (in den U.S.A./ in Amerika/ in Deutschland)
I've Been Learning German For 1 Month Ich lerne seit einem Monat Deutsch
How Old Are You? Wie alt bist du/ sind Sie?
I'm (twenty, thirty…) Years Old. Ich bin (zwanzig, dreißig,...) Jahre (alt).
Wishes in German
I'd Like To Visit Germany One Day Ich möchte eines Tages (mal) nach Deutschland reisen
Say Hi To John For me. Grüß/ Grüßen Sie John von mir!
Good Night & Sweet Dreams! Gute Nacht und träum was schönes!
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Misunderstanding in German
I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) Entschuldigung, ich habe Sie nicht verstanden!
Can You Say It Again? Kannst du/ Können Sie das nochmal wiederholen?
Can You Speak Slowly? Kannst du/ Können Sie (etwas) langsamer sprechen?
I Don't Understand! Ich verstehe das/ dich/ Sie nicht! (das:that, dich:you, Sie:you polite)
What Does " gato" Mean In English? Was bedeutet "nacht" auf englisch?
How Do You Say "Please" In German? Wie sagt man "please" auf deutsch?
Here You Go! (when giving something) Bitte sehr!/ Bitte schön!
In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. am Morgen/ morgens/ am Abend/ abends/ in der Nacht
What Time Is It? Wieviel Uhr ist es?/ Wie spät ist es?
It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. Es ist zehn Uhr. Sieben Uhr dreißig/ halb acht.
German Articles
If you don’t know it yet articles in German change depending on the case used in
the sentences. If you’re not familiar with that then please check the German
Cases page before proceeding to this page.
Plural die Männer (the men), die Frauen (the women), die Brote (the breads)
Well, that’s not all; the form we went through above is only for the nominative
case. Now let’s have a look at all the rest:
German Definite Articles
Dative: Ich gebe dem Mann ein Buch (I give the book to the man)
Genitive: Ich habe das Buch des Mannes (I have the book of the man)
You may have noticed how the definite article changes each time the case
changes. So try to memorize the table above by heart, I’m sure it’s not that hard.
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Again, that’s not all; the form we went through above is only for the nominative
case. Now let’s have a look at all the rest:
Dative: Ich gebe einem Mann ein Buch (I give the book to a man)
Genitive: Ich habe das Buch eines Mannes (I have the book of a man)
So the same thing happens to the indefinite article, it changes each time the case
changes. So try to memorize the table above by heart as well. Good luck!