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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in German
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten German words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 German phrases in this lesson
- Wie geht es Ihnen?vee GAYT es EE-nen
- How are you?
- Mir geht es gutmeer GAYT es GOOT
- I'm fine, thanks
- Und Ihnen?oont EE-nen
- And you?
- Wie heißen Sie?vee HY-sen zee
- What's your name?
- Ich heiße...ikh HY-seh
- My name is...
- Woher kommen Sie?voh-HAIR KOM-en zee
- Where are you from?
- Ich komme aus...ikh KOM-eh ows
- I'm from...
- Das gefällt mirdas geh-FELT meer
- I like it
- Es ist wunderschönes ist VOON-der-shurn
- It's beautiful
- Willkommenvil-KOM-en
- Welcome
Uses the formal "Ihnen" (Sie form), appropriate with strangers, older people, or in professional settings. Germans often answer honestly rather than just saying "fine."
Literally "it goes well for me." You can shorten it to "Gut, danke" in casual contexts. Adding "und Ihnen?" or "und dir?" (and you?) shows good social awareness.
Polite. With friends: "und dir?" (oont DEER).
Literally "that pleases me".