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Video:German Language Greetings

with Maria Montgomery

Want to learn some common German language greetings and how to say them? This video will show you the basics before you try to speak German.See Transcript

Transcript:German Language Greetings

Hi. I'm Maria Montgomery and I'm a German teacher for ilanguageschool.com, here for About.com. Let's learn some German.

Basic German Language Greetings

Hallo Maria.

Wie geht's?

Hello Maria. How are you?

Hallo Ute. Mir geht es ganz gut.

Hello Ute.

I am good.

Und was macht deine Familie?

And how is your family?

Ja, denen geht es gut.

Yes, they are fine.

Die Kinder lernen in der Schule.

Other German Expressions

The children learn in school.

Und der Mann arbeitet viel.

And my husband is busy working.

Oh, das ist zu schade.

What a pity.

Wie geht es deiner Familie?

How is your family?

Meiner Familie geht es ganz gut.

My family is good.

Meine Kinder die sind

My kids are

in der Schule auch

at school as well.

Und mein Mann

And my husband

ist auf einer Arbeitsreise

is on a business trip

Ist doch schön

It's nice

dich wieder zu sehen

to see you again

Ja, dich auch

Yes, you too Also

dann, tschüss.

Saying Bye in German

Ok then, bye.

Bis nächstes Mal.

See you next time.

 

German Vocabulary

Guten Tag – Hello (Good Day)

Wie geht's? – How are you?

Ganz gut – All good

die Familie – Family

die Kinder – Children

Lernen – Learn

die Schule – School

die Arbeit – Work

Schade – Pity

Shamezu sehen – See You

Tschüss – Goodbye



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