🇩🇪 Day 1 – Activity 4
🗣️ 20 Daily Use Sentences – 20 Tägliche Sätze
🎯 Learning Objective
Start speaking from Day 1 with these 20 short, powerful sentences for daily communication — greetings, thanks, requests, and simple replies.
🗣️ Key Phrases – Daily Use Sentences
- 👉 „Guten Morgen!“
Good morning! - 👉 „Guten Abend!“
Good evening! - 👉 „Wie geht’s?“
How are you? - 👉 „Mir geht’s gut.“
I’m doing well. - 👉 „Danke schön!“
Thank you very much! - 👉 „Bitte!“
You’re welcome / Please! - 👉 „Entschuldigung!“
Excuse me / Sorry! - 👉 „Ich verstehe nicht.“
I don’t understand. - 👉 „Können Sie bitte wiederholen?“
Can you please repeat? - 👉 „Wie heißt du?“
What’s your name? - 👉 „Ich heiße Ravi.“
My name is Ravi. - 👉 „Woher kommst du?“
Where are you from? - 👉 „Ich komme aus Indien.“
I am from India. - 👉 „Wie spät ist es?“
What time is it? - 👉 „Ich habe Hunger.“
I’m hungry. - 👉 „Ich habe Durst.“
I’m thirsty. - 👉 „Mir ist kalt.“
I’m cold. - 👉 „Mir ist warm.“
I’m warm / hot. - 👉 „Bis bald!“
See you soon! - 👉 „Tschüss!“
Bye!
🇩🇪 German Culture
Germans value politeness. Always greet with “Guten Tag” when entering a shop or office. A quick smile and “Danke” go a long way 🇩🇪🙂.
🎉 Fun Facts
- “Hallo” works everywhere — formal or casual!
- “Tschüss” is informal goodbye, “Auf Wiedersehen” is more formal.
- “Wie geht’s?” is short for “Wie geht es dir?” (How are you?)
📘 Vocabulary
| English | German | Speak |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Hallo | |
| Thank you | Danke | |
| Sorry | Entschuldigung | |
| Goodbye | Tschüss |
🇮🇳 Tip for Indian Learners
Use “Sie” (formal you) with strangers and “du” (informal) with friends. Example: “Wie heißen Sie?” for formal settings and “Wie heißt du?” with friends. Remember: Germans appreciate your effort to speak even simple phrases 💬🇮🇳.