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    Say It in German: New Edition
    Say It in German: New Edition
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    Say It in German: New Edition

    By M. Charlotte Wolf, Ph.D.

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    "Gets quickly to the heart of communication." — The New York Times
    Compact and comprehensive, this convenient reference contains more than 2,000 entries of terms for every occasion. Completely updated contents include a 2,500-word English-German dictionary with vocabulary for modern technology, transportation, and communications, plus essential information for travelers and points of interest about language and culture.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateJan 23, 2013
    ISBN9780486310671
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      Say It in German - M. Charlotte Wolf, Ph.D.

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      Copyright

      Copyright © 2011 by M. Charlotte Wolf

      All rights reserved.

      Bibliographical Note

      Say It in German: New Edition, first published in 2011 by Dover Publications, Inc., is a completely revised and updated work, which supercedes Say It in German, originally published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 1950.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Wolf, M. Charlotte.

      Say it in German / M. Charlotte Wolf.—New ed.

      p. cm.—(Dover language guides)

      "Is a completely revised and updated work, which

      supercedes Say It in German, originally published by

      Dover Publications, Inc., in 1950."

      9780486310671

      1. German language—Conversation and phrase books.

      2. German language—Pronunciation. I. Title.

      PF3121.W65 2011

      438.3’421—dc23

      2011019353

      Manufactured in the United States by Courier Corporation

      47636701

      www.doverpublications.com

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Introduction

      EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS

      TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION

      COMMUNICATION

      ACCOMMODATIONS

      RESTAURANT AND FOOD

      SIGHTSEEING, WORSHIP, AND ENTERTAINMENT

      SPORTS, GAMES, AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

      BANK AND MONEY

      SHOPPING

      HEALTH AND WELLNESS

      NUMBERS, TIME, DATES, AND WEATHER

      FAMILY

      APPENDIX

      Dictionary

      Index

      Numbers / Zahlen

      Introduction

      GERMAN LANGUAGE: OVERVIEW

      German is one of the Germanic languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English. It is the official language of Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein. In addition, it is one of four official languages in Switzerland, and one of three regularly used in Luxembourg. There are an estimated 126 million native speakers of German, primarily in Europe. It is no surprise then that it is the most widely spoken native language in the European Union. Regionally, German is spoken by native-speaking minorities in forty countries, among them Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania.

      An international language of business, science, research, publishing, and tourism, German is spoken as a foreign language by roughly an additional 80 million people around the world. It is one of the three most frequently learned languages in the world, as well as one of the ten most widely spoken languages in the world. It is among the five most widely used languages on the Internet. Germany is the second most popular destination for U.S. travelers in Europe and among the top ten international travel destinations.

      GERMAN LANGUAGE: AT A GLANCE

      German is the dominant language in:

      Germany (82.7 million)

      Austria (8.1 million)

      Switzerland (4.6 million)

      Liechtenstein (32,000)

      . . . has official status in:

      Luxembourg (400,000)

      Italy (Bolzano/Südtirol) (200,000)

      Belgium (70,000)

      . . . is spoken by minorities in:

      Russia (roughly one million)

      France (Alsace and Lorraine) (one and a half million)

      Poland (Silesia) (half a million)

      Romania (150,000)

      Hungary (62,000)

      Czech Republic (Bohemia) (60,000)

      Denmark (35,000)

      Slovakia (15,000)

      Groups of German speakers still exist in Kazakhstan, Namibia (former German Southwest Africa), areas of North America (among the Hutterites, Mennonites, and Amish), and in Argentina, and Paraguay, among other non-European regions.

      HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

      The pronunciation, sentence patterns, and idioms are given in standard German or Hochdeutsch, which is understood by German speakers everywhere. Regional vocabulary that will help you when you travel around Germany or visit Austria, Switzerland, Northern Italy, Eastern France, Liechtenstein, Bohemia, or Luxembourg is also included.

      The phrases in this book have been carefully selected to help you communicate in any German-speaking country, either as a traveler or a resident, and they are categorized according to the situations you will most likely encounter when in a German-speaking country.

      The sections have been alphabetized according to their English entries, which are arranged as follows:

      (entry #) (English) (German) [phonetic transcription of German entry]

      The sections on public notices and road signs are organized in the following way:

      (entry #) (German) (English) [phonetic transcription of German entry]

      In some sentences, the words in square brackets may be swapped with the substitutions immediately following, which are also in square brackets. Therefore, the entry

      Take a [left] [right] turn here

      yields two sentences: Take a left turn here, as well as Take a right turn here.

      German is a declined language, which means that nouns, articles, adjectives, and verbs take different endings depending on their grammatical status. Substitutions provided along with each sample sentence will always be in the correct grammatical form as required by rules governing conjugation, case, gender, and number. Be aware, however, that substitutions you supply from the index at the end of the book or take from a dictionary may not always be in the correct form. However, German speakers should have no trouble understanding the content of what you say.

      German nouns take three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). When a noun or pronoun in an entry has different forms for masculine and feminine, both forms are given in brackets; the feminine form is indicated as (fem.), and the masculine form is indicated as (masc.). Make sure to use the genders appropriately, for every noun in German has one. That is, refer to masculine nouns using the masculine form, to feminine nouns using the feminine form, and to neuter ones using the neuter.

      German has three different modes of address for the pronoun you. Sie is used for formal occasions when you address one or more people. Ihr is used when addressing a group of people you know (or a group of adolescents or children). Du is reserved for individuals with whom you are familiar, or for an adolescent or child.

      Similarly, German has three different forms for the imperative, or command, form.

      Thus, Look! translates into:

      SHAU-en ZEE

      Schaut! SHAUT

      SHAU

      PRONUNCIATION

      Note that the phonetic transcription provided for each word and phrase is modeled closely after the sound and pronunciation patterns of English, which eliminates the need for creating a special guide to pronunciation. Pronunciation follows each German entry word, phrase, or sentence, broken down into syllables separated by dashes (-). Syllables written in upper case are stressed, while those in lower case are unstressed (e.g., minister: MIN-is-tah).

      GERMAN SOUNDS

      Below you will find a brief description of German sounds that are markedly different from English. Sounds that are similar to English sounds are not listed.

      Vowels, including umlauts and diphthongs

      Consonants

      EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS

      Useful Phrases

      Hi! (informal) TAHK

      grewss GOTT (Austria and southern Germany)

      (Switzerland) GREW-tsee

      Hello. HALL-oh

      Good morning. Guten Morgen.

      GOO-ten MOHR-gen

      Quick & to the Point/Sidebars

      Throughout the book, you will notice two types of shaded boxes. The Quick & to the Point sections summarize the most important words and phrases contained in the chapter. These essential and handy phrases provide the easiest and simplest communication that a traveler may need on any given topic. The sidebars, also appearing in tinted boxes, contain an interesting fact for the traveler. Pertinent to the theme of each chapter, the sidebars may inform readers about a unique aspect of the culture, feature special details about the language, or offer a bit of entertaining trivia.

      Good day. GOO-ten TAHK

      Good evening. GOO-ten AH-bent

      Good night. GOO-te NAHKHT

      Welcome! Herzlich Willkommen!

      HERTS-lisch VILL-komm-en

      Good-bye! owf VEE-da-zayn

      owf VEE-da-shaun (Austria and southern Germany)

      SAIR-voos (Austria and southern Germany)

      Bye! (informal) TSHEWSS

      See you! biss DANN/SHPAY-te

      Pleased to meet you! AN-ge-name

      Yes. YAH

      No. NINE

      Maybe. fee-LEISCHT

      Please or you’re welcome. BIT-e

      Thank you. DAN-ke

      MAIR-see (Switzerland)

      May I? DAHRF isch

      Excuse me! [Entschuldigung] [Verzeihung]! ent-SHOOL-dee-goong/fair-TSEI-oong

      All right; fine. in AWRD-noong

      It doesn’t matter. [Das macht nichts] [Schon gut]. dass MAHHKT nischts/shohn GOOT

      Don’t bother. Bemühen Sie sich nicht. be-ME W-en ZEE zisch nischt

      I’m sorry. ess toot MEE-ah LITE

      That’s very kind of you!

      Sehr freundlich von [Ihnen]! (formal, singular or plural) ZAIR FROIND-lisch fawn EE-nen

      OISCH

      DEE-ah

      Come in! hay-a-EIN

      Come here!

      [Kommen Sie] her! (formal, singular or plural) KOMM-en zee hay-a

      [Kommt] ___! (informal, addressing groups)

      KOMMT

      KOMM

      Come with me! [Kommen Sie] mit! (formal, singular or plural) KOMM-en zee mit

      [Kommt] ___! (informal, addressing groups)

      KOMMT

      KOMM

      Come back later! [Kommen Sie] später wieder! (formal, singular or plural)

      KOMM-en zee SHPAY-tah VEE-da

      [Kommt] ___! (informal, addressing groups)

      KOMMT

      KOMM

      Come early!

      [Kommen Sie] früh! (formal, singular or plural)

      KOMM-en zee FREW

      [Kommt] ___! (informal, addressing groups)

      KOMMT

      KOMM

      Wait a moment. [Warten Sie] einen Moment.

      (formal, singular or plural)

      VAHR-ten ZEE EIN-en moh-MENT

      [Wartet] ___. (informal, addressing groups)

      VAHR-tet

      VAHR-te

      Wait for us!

      [Warten Sie] auf uns! (formal, singular or plural)

      VAHR-ten ZEE auf OONS

      [Wartet ] ___! (informal, addressing groups)

      VAHR-tet

      VAHR-te

      Not yet! NOKH NISCHT

      Not now! NISCHT YETST

      Listen! [Hören Sie] zu! (formal, singular or plural)

      HOER-en zee TSOO

      [Hört] ___! (informal, addressing groups)

      HOERT

      HOER

      Look out! PASS-en zee AUF

      [Passt ] ___! (informal, addressing groups)

      PASST

      PASS

      Be careful! FAW-zischt

      Social Phrases and Basic Questions

      36. May I introduce [Mr. Müller]?

      Darf ich vorstellen; das ist [Herr Müller].

      DAHF isch FAW-shtell-en DASS ist HAIR MEWL-eh

      37. ___ [Mrs. Huber]___ [Frau Huber].

      FROW HOO-beh

      38. How are you?

      Wie geht es [Ihnen]? (formal, singular or plural)

      VEE GAYT ess EE-nen

      OISCH

      DEE-ah

      39. Very well,

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