{"id":7752,"date":"2016-09-24T17:54:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T17:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=7752"},"modified":"2016-09-24T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T17:54:38","slug":"a-few-german-words-you-cant-go-without","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/a-few-german-words-you-cant-go-without\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few German Words You Can&#8217;t Go Without"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn&#8217;t like travelling? I think we all do! And we all want to make a good impression on the natives. A good way to do that is by speaking some of their words! If you are a beginner in German, and you just want to have some short, but important words, then look no further!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4579\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4579\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4579\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/09\/IMG_1430-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Conversations\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conversations<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No matter what country you visit, the locals will always appreciate you trying to speak their language &#8211; even, or maybe especially, if it is just a few words! Of course it is then good to know some words you can use. Below some useful and common words that you will use everyday. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Guten Tag<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Guten-Tag.mp3'>guten-tag<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Guten-Morgen.mp3'>guten-morgen<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Guten-Abend.mp3'>guten-abend<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Gute-Nacht.mp3'>gute-nacht<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Hallo.mp3'>hallo<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Moin.mp3'>moin<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Mahlzeit.mp3'>mahlzeit<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Guten-Tag.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"guten-tag\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"guten-tag\\\". 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Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Hallo.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"hallo\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"hallo\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Moin.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"moin\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"moin\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:00\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Mahlzeit.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"mahlzeit\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"mahlzeit\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b>Good Day \/ Hello<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A word that you cannot go without. You have to say hello to people you say, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guten Tag<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a good way to start a conversation. Depending on the time of the day, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guten Morgen <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(good morning), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guten Abend <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(good evening) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gute Nacht<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (good night) are used. In the afternoon, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guten Tag <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a good word to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the north-west of Germany, the word <\/span><b><i>moin<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is used too for hi, throughout the day. You can use it in formal and informal conversations, so it is pretty versatile. However, outside that region, people may frown upon hearing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">moin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so it won&#8217;t get you through the entire country!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Mahlzeit<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (meal time) is used especially in western Germany and Austria\u00a0around lunch time (noon &#8211; around 2PM) and mostly at work, when having food there, for example. In northern Germany, it may even be used throughout the day. It is a way to say hello and to wish people <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guten Appetit <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(enjoy your meal) at the same time. It is informal, and is preferably used when you know the people you are greeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Hallo<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is not only used when meeting somebody, but also on the phone. Among youth, <\/span><em><b>hey<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><em><b>hi\u00a0<\/b><\/em><b><\/b>(pronounced the same as in English)<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0are common.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Auf Wiedersehen \/ Tsch\u00fcss<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Auf-Wiedersehen.mp3'>auf-wiedersehen<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Tsch\u00fcss.mp3'>tschuss<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Tschau.mp3'>tschau<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bis-sp\u00e4ter.mp3'>bis-spater<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bis-gleich.mp3'>bis-gleich<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bis-dann.mp3'>bis-dann<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Auf-Wiedersehen.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"auf-wiedersehen\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"auf-wiedersehen\\\". 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Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b>Goodbye \/ Bye<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Auf Wiedersehen<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(until another time) is quite formal, and is not used in informal conversations. If you go to a shop, you can definitely say it, though, and it is likely that they will tell you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">auf Wiedersehen. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More common, also used informally, is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>tsch\u00fcss<\/strong> <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(bye) or forms of this like <\/span><b><i>tschau <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(like the Italian <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ciao<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pronounced in a Germany way). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other popular ways to say bye are <\/span><b><i>bis dann <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Until then), <\/span><b><i>bis sp\u00e4ter <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(see you later) and <\/span><b><i>bis gleich <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(see you in a bit). <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Bitte<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bitte.mp3'>bitte<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bittesch\u00f6n.mp3'>bitteschon<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bitte-sehr.mp3'>bitte-sehr<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bitte.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"bitte\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"bitte\\\". 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Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Bitte-sehr.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"bitte-sehr\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"bitte-sehr\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b>Please \/ Here you go<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitte<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is used as \u201cplease\u201d, in for example \u201cein Brot, bitte\u201d (one bread, please). However, unlike English, it is also used if you give something, as in \u201chere you go\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the context of \u201chere you go\u201d, you can also use <\/span><b><i>bittesch\u00f6n<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><b><i>bitte sehr<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Gern geschehen<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Gern-geschehen.mp3'>gern-geschehen<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Gern-geschehen.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"gern-geschehen\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"gern-geschehen\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b>You\u2019re welcome<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gern geschehen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is used if you did something for somebody, and that person thanks you for it. As in \u201cyou\u2019re welcome\u201d. In this context you can also say <\/span><em><b>keine Ursache<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><em><b>kein Problem<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, (both mean <strong>no problem<\/strong>)\u00a0or something less formal like <\/span><em><b>aber klar doch!\u00a0<\/b><\/em>(<strong>but of course!\/sure!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Danke<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Danke.mp3'>danke<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Danke-sehr.mp3'>danke-sehr<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Vielen-Dank.mp3'>vielen-dank<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Danke.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"danke\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"danke\\\". 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Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Vielen-Dank.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"vielen-dank\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"vielen-dank\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b>Thanks \/ Thank you<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Danke<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a very easy way to say thank you. And it is an important word! Often used are also <\/span><b><i>Danke sehr<\/i><\/b> <b><i>\/ Vielen Dank <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(thanks a lot). Rather rare are longer forms like <\/span><b><i>Ich danke Ihnen <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(I thank you).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Es tut mir Leid<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Es-tut-mir-Leid.mp3'>es-tut-mir-leid<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Es-tut-mir-Leid.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"es-tut-mir-leid\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"es-tut-mir-leid\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b>I\u2019m sorry<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Something happens and you have to apologize.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Das <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/ <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Es tut mir Leid! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(I apologize for that\/it!) will do the job. Less common, but still universally understood is simply <\/span><b><i>sorry<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which you may also pronounce in a German way (short <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">o<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, hard <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r&#8217;s). <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Entschuldigung \/ Entschuldigen Sie<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Entschuldigen-Sie.mp3'>entschuldigen-sie<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Entschuldigung.mp3'>entschuldigung<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Entschuldigen-Sie.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"entschuldigen-sie\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"entschuldigen-sie\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/Entschuldigung.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"entschuldigung\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"entschuldigung\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><b><i>Sorry \/ Excuse me<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Somebody is standing in the way and you want to pass? <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entschuldigen Sie <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">does the job. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entschuldigung <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a little less formal, but totally fine. You are already being polite by saying it, anyway \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I hope this little list helps you, and if you have words or expressions to add that I forgot about &#8211; let me know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/conversations-350x183.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/conversations-350x183.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/conversations-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/conversations.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Who doesn&#8217;t like travelling? 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