Phrases · 5fdaa11c8f65b438f143353bc59943e1


Guten Morgen!

Let’s take a look at these common phrases.

Guten Morgen!
Good morning!
Guten Tag!
Good afternoon!
Guten Abend!
Good evening!
Gute Nacht!
Good night!

Notice that Good night! is Gute Nacht!, not guten!

Bitte!

Bitte has a few different uses in German!

Bitte?
Pardon?
Ja, bitte!
Yes, please!

Bitte!
You’re welcome!

German Sounds

Let’s go over some sounds that are spelled a little differently in German.

später
später, sprechen, Spinne
(s sounds like sh)

Schnee
Schnee, Englisch, Entschuldigung
(as in “shop”)

Tschüss
Tschüss, Deutsch, kitsch
(as in “cheese”)

Notice that Entschuldigung does not have the cheese sound because t and sch are part of different syllables!