German A1 phrases

Practice common German phrases for beginners

Learn useful German expressions for simple conversations, greetings, reactions and everyday situations. Practice with audio, quick choices and short explanations directly in your browser.

 

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Greetings

English German
Hello! Hallo!
Good morning! Guten Morgen!
Good day! Guten Tag!
Good evening! Guten Abend!
Bye! Tschüss!
See you later. Bis später.

Small talk

English German
How are you? Wie geht's?
I'm fine. Mir geht's gut.
And you? Und dir?

Social

English German
Thank you. Danke.
Thank you very much. Vielen Dank.
You're welcome. Bitte.
No problem. Kein Problem.
All good. Alles gut.
That works for me. Das passt mir.
With pleasure. Sehr gerne.

Reacting

English German
Yes, of course. Ja, klar.
Exactly. Genau.
Really? Echt?
I see. Ach so.
No idea. Keine Ahnung.

Basics

English German
Yes. Ja.
No. Nein.
Maybe. Vielleicht.

Useful phrases

English German
Wait a second. Moment mal.
I understand. Ich verstehe.
I don't understand. Ich verstehe nicht.
Can you repeat that? Kannst du das wiederholen?
Slowly, please. Langsam, bitte.
Pardon? Wie bitte?
German everyday phrases A1
English – German
Greetings
Hello! Hallo!
Good morning! Guten Morgen!
Good day! Guten Tag!
Good evening! Guten Abend!
Bye! Tschüss!
See you later. Bis später.
Small talk
How are you? Wie geht's?
I'm fine. Mir geht's gut.
And you? Und dir?
Social
Thank you. Danke.
Thank you very much. Vielen Dank.
You're welcome. Bitte.
No problem. Kein Problem.
All good. Alles gut.
That works for me. Das passt mir.
With pleasure. Sehr gerne.
Reacting
Yes, of course. Ja, klar.
Exactly. Genau.
Really? Echt?
I see. Ach so.
No idea. Keine Ahnung.
Basics
Yes. Ja.
No. Nein.
Maybe. Vielleicht.
Useful phrases
Wait a second. Moment mal.
I understand. Ich verstehe.
I don't understand. Ich verstehe nicht.
Can you repeat that? Kannst du das wiederholen?
Slowly, please. Langsam, bitte.
Pardon? Wie bitte?

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This exercise is designed for fast vocabulary repetition and pattern recognition.

The goal is not to memorize isolated words like a dictionary. The goal is to build quick automatic recognition.

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Do not overthink every word. Try to react instinctively.

Repeated exposure helps your brain connect:

  • the sound of the word
  • the spelling
  • the meaning
  • the category or context

Over time, the correct answers start to feel obvious automatically.

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Words you miss will appear more frequently until they become easier.

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  • automatic recognition of sound patterns

Try to hear the entire word as one sound pattern instead of translating letter by letter.

🧠 Recognition comes before active fluency

Fast recognition is an important step before speaking naturally.

When common words become automatic, your brain has more energy available for grammar, listening and conversation.

📈 A good way to practice

  • Practice often in short sessions
  • Answer quickly instead of perfectly
  • Replay difficult words several times
  • Let repetition build intuition naturally

After enough repetition, many words stop feeling like translations and start feeling like direct meaning.