German basic phrases game
Seventeen phrases that each do one job: introduce yourself, admit you did not follow, ask the price, ask for the bill, ask for help. All of them are in the Sie form, which is the one you want with anyone you have just met.
17 words 5 games Free · no signup
Five games take this set. Whole clauses are too long for the grid and spelling games, so Flooded Hold is the one to play: it shows a phrase against an English meaning and asks whether they match.
The 17 words you will practise
| German | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Ich heiße … | My name is … | ikh HY-seh |
| Wie heißen Sie? | What is your name? | vee HY-sen zee |
| Ich komme aus … | I am from … | ikh KOM-meh ows |
| Freut mich | Nice to meet you | froyt mikh |
| Ich lerne Deutsch | I am learning German | ikh LEHR-neh doytch |
| Ich verstehe nicht | I don't understand | ikh fer-SHTAY-eh nikht |
| Sprechen Sie Englisch? | Do you speak English? | SHPRE-khen zee ENG-lish |
| Können Sie das wiederholen? | Could you repeat that? | KURN-nen zee dass vee-der-HOH-len |
| Langsamer, bitte | Slower, please | LANG-zah-mer BIT-teh |
| Ich weiß nicht | I don't know | ikh vice nikht |
| Wie sagt man … auf Deutsch? | How do you say … in German? | vee zahkt man owf doytch |
| Wo ist …? | Where is …? | voh ist |
| Wo ist die Toilette? | Where is the toilet? | voh ist dee toy-LET-teh |
| Wie viel kostet das? | How much does that cost? | vee feel KOS-tet dass |
| Ich hätte gern … | I would like … | ikh HET-teh gehrn |
| Die Rechnung, bitte | The bill, please | dee REKH-noong BIT-teh |
| Können Sie mir helfen? | Can you help me? | KURN-nen zee meer HEL-fen |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the German basic phrases lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
Ich hätte gern or ich will?
Ich hätte gern, every time. Ich will is grammatically fine and socially blunt, closer to I demand than I would like. Ich hätte gern einen Kaffee is how you order one.
Which phrase is worth learning first?
Ich verstehe nicht, with langsamer, bitte and können Sie das wiederholen? behind it. Together they keep a conversation going instead of ending it, which no amount of vocabulary does on its own.
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