A simple sorry is enough to acknowledge the mistake. In German, you can say “Entschuldigung” or use the more informal abbreviation “'Tschuldigung”. The English word “Sorry” works, too. You'll hear it a lot, especially among younger people.
Prost! Translation: Cheers! Toss on an “Ein Toast!” at the end to encourage a celebratory “bottoms up!” before drinking your Märzen with friends. Fun fact: if you find yourself in Switzerland with a beer in hand, you can substitute “Broscht!” for “Prost!” This is the Swiss-German way to say “Cheers!”
In regular German word order, German follows the rule of Subject - Verb - Object, which means, the subject usually comes first, then the verb describing what the subject is doing, then the object that is being "verbed". This is the same in English.
As we've mentioned, the way to say “no” in German is simply to say nein.
Tschüss – 'Bye' in German
It's short, sweet, and casual and you'll usually hear it used among friends and family. Contrary to popular belief, Germans really like cute words, so they'll also say Tschüss Tschüss, which means “bye bye” or Tschüssi, which is literally a “little goodbye”.
1. Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung (36) Officially recognised by the Duden - Germany's pre-eminent dictionary - as the longest word in German, Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung is a 36-letter, tongue-tying way of describing a rather, mundane everyday concept: motor vehicle liability insurance.
1. Hallo – “Hello” This is the simplest way to say “hello” in German. It's a friendly, all-purpose greeting that can be used in pretty much any situation, formal or informal.
German Mealtime Expressions
Because saying “Guten Appetit” before a meal in German is mandatory. You can also say “zum Wohl” (good health) or “Mahlzeit” (mealtime), particularly at lunch. Another mandatory German saying is the “Prost!” when you clink glasses.
3. Geil. Geil is a word used to describe anything you feel is cool, tasty or an interesting surprise.
Germany: No official motto, de facto: Unity and justice and freedom (German: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit).
"good girl!" in German
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TeKaMoLo is short for the German words temporal, kausal, modal and lokal. The rule basically says that the order of boxes in a German sentence usually is: Te – ka – mo – lo. when – why – how – where.
The basic German sentence order is subject, verb and object. The subject comes first or immediately after the verb (if the subject is not the first element of the sentence).
Yes and no. Compared to the very popular Romance language Spanish and French, German is regarded as hard to learn. But in truth, German is actually easier to learn than a lot of other languages. The answer truly lies somewhere in between.
The most common greeting is a handshake with direct eye contact. Men usually greet women first and wait for them to extend their hand. Close friends may hug to greet and younger people may kiss one another on the cheek. "Guten Tag" (Good day) or “Hallo” (Hello) are the most common verbal greetings used in Germany.
In Germany there is a thing, that when someone burps you have to say “Schulz”. The last one gets slapped on the forehead!