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German is a wonderful language! Sure some words can be a bit long and it seems like there’s a lot of the letter S, but it’s direct and does what it says on the tin. A lot of it also sounds quite English, which is probably due to the fact that both English and German come from a bigger language family called the ‘Indo-European’ languages. But we won’t bore you with that here!
This Saturday is German Language Day, so whether you’re headed to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, or a handful of other countries, it might be useful to pick up a few key words. We’ve listed a few of our favourites for your perusal.
| Hallo | hah-low | hello |
| Danke | dan-kuh | thank you |
| Bitte | bit-uh | please, you're welcome, or excuse me |
| Bier | bee-ur | beer |
| Toilette | toy-uh-let-uh | toilet |
| Hotel | ho-tel | hotel (fairly self-explanatory, that one) |
| Krankenhaus | kran-ken-house | hospital (this one literally translates to 'sick-house') |
| Bushaltestelle | boos-hal-teh-shtel-uh | bus stop (three words in one: 'bus-stop-place') |
| Zentrum | zent-room | centre (look for this on the end of words - ie. stadtzentrum means 'city centre') |
| Handy | hen-dy | mobile phone |
| Tasche | tash-uh | bag |
| Auto | ow-toe | car (think autobahn, meaning 'car-way') |
| Buch | boo-kh | book (that 'kh' is a sort of hiss from the back of the throat) |
| Schuh | schoo | shoe (shock horror) |
So there you go! Regardless of whether you’re actually going anywhere that German is the common tongue, it can’t help to have a few words up your sleeve.
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