Basic German Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar

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Basic German Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar

shivanis09
Let's Start with Some Basic German Phrases
Here are some essential German phrases to get you started:
German Language Course in Pune
Greetings:

Hallo - Hello
Guten Morgen - Good morning
Guten Tag - Good day
Guten Abend - Good evening
Gute Nacht - Good night
Common Phrases:

Bitte - Please
Danke - Thank you
Entschuldigung - Excuse me
Ja - Yes
Nein - No
Vielleicht - Maybe
Basic Questions and Answers:

Wie geht es Ihnen? - How are you?
Mir geht es gut. - I'm fine.
Was machen Sie? - What are you doing?
Ich mache nichts. - I'm doing nothing.
Wie heißen Sie? - What's your name?
Ich heiße [Your Name]. - My name is [Your Name].
Woher kommen Sie? - Where are you from?
Ich komme aus Indien. - I'm from India.
Basic German Vocabulary
Here are some basic German vocabulary words categorized:

Colors:

Rot - Red
Blau - Blue
Grün - Green
Gelb - Yellow
Schwarz - Black
Weiß - White
Numbers:

Eins - One
Zwei - Two
Drei - Three
Vier - Four
Fünf - Five
Sechs - Six
Sieben - Seven
Acht - Eight
Neun - Nine
Zehn - Ten
Days of the Week:

Montag - Monday
Dienstag - Tuesday
Mittwoch - Wednesday
Donnerstag - Thursday
Freitag - Friday
Samstag - Saturday
Sonntag - Sunday  
Months of the Year:

Januar - January
Februar - February
März - March
April - April
Mai - May
Juni - June
Juli - July
August - August
September - September
Oktober - October
November - November
Dezember - December  
Basic German Grammar
Noun Genders:
In German, nouns are divided into three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. The gender of a noun often doesn't follow logical rules, so you'll need to learn them by heart or use a dictionary.

Verb Conjugation:
German verbs are conjugated based on person, number, tense, and mood. The most basic tense is the present tense.

Example:
Ich spreche Deutsch. (I speak German.)
Du sprichst Deutsch. (You speak German.)
Er/Sie/Es spricht Deutsch. (He/She/It speaks German.)
Wir sprechen Deutsch. (We speak German.)
Ihr sprecht Deutsch. (You all speak German.)
Sie sprechen Deutsch. (You/They speak German.)
Word Order:
The basic word order in German is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). However, there are exceptions and variations, especially in subordinate clauses.