Hello everyone and welcome to our video series
on learn German for beginners.
In the previous lesson, we learned a few greetings
in German.
In this lesson you will learn a few common
phrases in German.
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So let’s begin: Lektion 2, once again: Lektion
2
"häufige Redemittel" or Common phrases.
Once again: häufige Redemittel
I would again request you not to get into
the details of the structures.
The best would be to repeat each one of them
after you hear me.
Good luck!
Let's come to the first expression you have
already heard in the previous video.
"Danke!"
or "Danke schön!"
once again: "Danke!"
or "Danke schön!"
If you are really thankful for something,
you say "Vielen Dank!"
once again: "Vielen Dank!"
Please note that the "V" has the sound of
"F"
It's "Vielen Dank!"
As a reaction for "Danke!", "Danke schön!"
and “Vielen Dank” you will say:
"Bitte!"
or "Bitte schön!"
once again: "Bitte!"
or "Bitte schön!"
Like every other language, even German has
words with multiple meanings
For example, "Bitte!".
"Bitte!"
also means "Please!"
Once again: Bitte
In the next phrase we will come across a common
use if Bitte:
"Entschuldigen Sie, bitte!"
Once again "Ent - schul - digen Sie, bitte!"
But this structure is only used in formal
situations.
In informal or casual situations you can just
say "Entschuldigung, bitte!"
once again: "Entschuldigung, bitte!"
You can also use Entschuldigung to say Sorry.
Or you can say:
"Es tut mir leid!"
Once again: "Es tut mir leid!"
Please note, you have to say "Es tuut mir
leid!".
The "tuut" has to be long and not "tut".
Let's move to the next one!
"Wie bitte?"
If I don't understand what one is saying,
and I want them to repeat.
I would say "Wie bitte?"
Since this is a question, it is very important
to use the correct intonation “Wie bitte”?
as if you're asking a question.
An alternative to Wie bitte?
is: "noch einmal, bitte!"
once again: "noch einmal, bitte!"
Please note the change in the intonation - since
this is not a question but a request.
The next one is a more formal way of asking
someone to repeat something: “Bitte wiederholen
Sie” once again: “Bitte wiederholen Sie”
You will be listening to these structures
in your daily life in Germany.
The next one is!
"Sprechen Sie Deutsch?"
or "Sprechen Sie Englisch?"
once again: "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?"
or "Sprechen Sie Englisch?"
Now if I don't speak these languages.
I would say.
"Ich spreche kein Deutsch." or "Ich spreche
kein Englisch."
once again: "Ich spreche kein Deutsch." or
"Ich spreche kein Englisch."
And if I speak a bit, I would say
"Ich spreche etwas Deutsch" or "Ich spreche
etwas Englisch"
once again: "Ich spreche etwas Deutsch" or
"Ich spreche etwas Englisch"
I believe you have already made out from the
previous structures
"Ich" is for "I"
The next one says.
"Ich verstehe nicht"
Once again: "Ich verstehe nicht"
Excellent!
Let's move on to the next one.
"Ich weiß nicht" once again: "Ich weiß nicht"
The Beta symbol has the sound of a double
S.
As an alternative you can say "Keine Ahnung!"
once again: "Keine Ahnung!"
Here is the next one: “Kein Problem” once
again “Kein Problem”
Now a very simple one: "Einen Moment, bitte!"
once again: "Einen Moment, bitte!"
Now coming to the three most important words
in a language.
"Ja" once again: “Ja”
"Nein" once again: “Nein”
"Vielleicht" once again: “Vielleicht”
Please notice the "J" has the sound of "ye"
"Nein" as the english number nine.
"Vielleicht".
Again, the "V" has the sound of "F".
Now let’s go through all these phrases once
again.
Don’t forget to repeat after me.
Danke / Danke schön!
/ Vielen Dank!
Bitte / Bitte schön!
Bitte!
Entschuldigen Sie, bitte!
Entschuldigung, bitte!
Es tut mir leid!
Wie bitte?
/ Noch einmal, bitte!
Bitte wiederholen Sie!
Sprechen Sie Deutsch / Englisch?
Ich spreche 
etwas /
kein Deutsch.
Ich verstehe nicht.
Ich weiß nicht.
/ Keine Ahnung!
Einen Moment, bitte!
Ja / Nein / Vielleicht
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