Introducing Yourself
Note: 
means that audio is not available for that word or phrase.
| What is your name? |  | Wie heißen Sie? (formal) |
| Wie heißt du? (informal) | |
| My name is Petra. | | Ich heiße Petra. |
| Pleased (to meet you). | | Angenehm. |
| I am 22 years old. | | Ich bin 22 Jahre alt. |
| How old are you? | | Wie alt sind Sie? (formal) |
| Wie alt bist du? (informal) | |
| Where are you from? | | Woher kommen Sie? (formal) |
| Woher kommst du? (informal) | |
| I'm from the US. | | Ich komme aus den Staaten. |
| No, I'm from Canada. | | Nein, Ich komme aus Kanada. |
| You're from England. | | Sie kommen aus England. (formal) |
| You're from Scotland. | | Du kommst aus Schottland. (informal) |
| She's from Australia. | | Sie kommt aus Australien. |
| He's from Ireland. | | Er kommt aus Irland. |
| We're from New Zealand. | | Wir kommen aus Neuseeland. |
| They are from Wales. | | Sie kommen aus Wales. |
| How do you like Germany? | | Wie gefällt es Ihnen in Deutschland? (formal) |
| I like it very much. | | Es gefällt mir sehr gut. |
| Have you ever been to Austria? | | Waren Sie schon einmal in Österreich? (formal) |
| No, never. | | Nein, niemals. |
| This is my second time in Switzerland. | | Ich bin zum zweiten Mal in der Schweiz. |
| What do you do? | | Was sind Sie von Beruf? (formal) |
| I'm a student. | | Ich bin Studentin (female) |
| Ich bin Student (male) | |
| I'm on vacation. | | Ich mache Urlaub. |
| I'm here on business. | | Ich bin beruflich hier. |
| Days of the Week | ||
| Monday | | Montag |
| Tuesday | | Dienstag |
| Wednesday | | Mittwoch |
| Thursday | | Donnerstag |
| Friday | | Freitag |
| Saturday | | Samstag |
| Sunday | | Sonntag |
German Phrases
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