Learn German Key Phrases

English	German
No.	Nein.
Good afternoon.	Guten Tag.
Good morning.	Guten Morgen.
Thank you!	Danke.
Good evening.	Guten Abend.
I'm sorry.	Es tut mir leid.
Where is the bathroom?	Wo ist die Toilette?
Hello.	Hallo.
How are you?	Wie geht es Ihnen?
Excuse me.	Entschuldigung.
Nice to meet you.	Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
Goodbye.	Auf Wiedersehen.
My name is	Mein name ist
I'm fine.	Mir geht es gut.
Thank you very much.	Vielen Dank.
Yes.	Ja.
May I sit here?	Darf ich hier sitzen?
Please.	Bitte.
Good night.	Gute Nacht.
Where are you from?	Woher kommen Sie?
What is your name?	Wie heißen Sie?
You're welcome.	Bitte sehr.
Congratulations!	Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Learn German - English Cognates

Learning a foreign language tends to be a bit more difficult for adults than for children, but it's still doable.  German is one of the easiest languages to learn once you already know English.  In other words, if you know English, you can get a quick start at learning German by learning about cognates.

What are cognates?  Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation.  Many words are spelled almost the same in German as in English and have the same meaning.

English - German cognates examples: 

English	German
accept	akzeptieren
accent	Akzent
acrobat	Akrobat
active	aktiv
acute	akut
adapter	Adapter
address	Adresse
Africa	Afrika
allergy	Allergie
America	Amerika
apple	Apfel
April	April
architect	Architekt
arm	Arm
army	Armee
Asia	Asien
atlas	Atlas
avocado	Avocado
angel	Engel