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Yes please! - Yes please!


Vocabulary
Ja Yes
Nein No
Nein, danke. No thank you.
Bi e Please
Ja, bi e. Yes please.
Wie bi e? Pardon?
Entschuldigung! Sorry! / Excuse me!
Kein Problem. No problem.
Here's a tip
Whether you're visiting Oktoberfest in Munich or exploring the buzzing cosmopolitan
🍺
Berlin , it is always useful to have some survival phrases ready to enrich your
🇩🇪
adventures.
Are you ready? Ja? (Yes?)
Let's go! 🚀

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"Bi e" can mean "please", "there you go", and "you're welcome". So you will o en hear
9/14/2020 Learn to speak a language in 10 minutes a day - Busuu

conversations like this one:


Guest: Ein Bier, bi e. (One beer please.) 
Waitress *brings beer*: Bi e! (There you go!) 🍺

Guest: Danke! (Thanks!)


Waitress: Bi e! (You're welcome!)
Entschuldigung is comprised of..
Ent - un- as in "to undo something",
schuldig - guilty,
ung - an ending for nouns.
So when we apologise in German, we ask the other person to "un-guilt" us. 😆

Are you ready to apply your new words in real-life situations? Let's practise again in the
next activity! First, some quick revision:
Ja, bi e! (Yes, please!) ✅

Nein, danke! (No, thanks!) ❌

Wie bi e? (Pardon?) ❓

Entschuldigung! (Sorry! / Excuse me!)


Kein Problem. (No problem.) 👍

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