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🇩🇪 German Greetings & Basics Flashcards
The polite essentials: hello, thank you, please, sorry — the twenty phrases that set the tone of every conversation you'll ever have. This free deck gives you the 18 essential German words with English translations — read them below, then study them properly with spaced-repetition flashcards.
Study this deck free →| English | German (Deutsch) |
|---|---|
| hello | hallo |
| good morning | guten Morgen |
| good day | guten Tag |
| good evening | guten Abend |
| good night | gute Nacht |
| bye (casual) | tschüss |
| goodbye | auf Wiedersehen |
| please / you're welcome | bitte |
| thank you | danke |
| yes | ja |
| no | nein |
| excuse me / sorry | Entschuldigung |
| I'm sorry | es tut mir leid |
| how are you? | wie geht's? |
| good, thanks | gut, danke |
| nice to meet you | freut mich |
| I don't understand | ich verstehe nicht |
| do you speak English? | sprechen Sie Englisch? |
How to actually learn these words
- Say every word out loud as you flip it — silent review builds recognition, speaking builds recall.
- Use spaced repetition: review right before you'd forget. Our study mode schedules each card automatically.
- Go both directions: English → German is the one that helps you SPEAK; don't skip it because it's harder.
- Little and often beats cramming: five minutes a day outperforms an hour on Sunday.