Help! How to say these sentences in German?
I have to introduce myself for my German class. Please help me with these sentences. 1. "My favourite colour is blue and my hobby is dancing. I also like to listen to music and watching movies." 2. "My sisters' names are Alia and Sarah. My brothers' names are Uzair and Rayyan." 3. "I am studying communications/I am a communications student." (I'm a girl btw) 4. "I really enjoy learning German and hope to speak it fluently." Thank you in advance!
Some high level german sentence starters and linking words?
for causal conjunctions: -if: gesetzt den Fall im Falle insofern sofern unter der Voraussetzung (unter der Voraussetzung, dass...) -nevertheless: gleichwohl obgleich obschon obwohl obzwar -as far as: soweit -despite: ungeachtet -especially as: zumal modal conjunctions: -by: indem -whereas: während wohingegen -although: wiewohl temporal conjunctions: -before: bevor ehe -after: nachdem -since: seitdem -as soon as: sobald -while: solange während meaning more or less "furthermore" / "besides" außerdem darüber hinaus des Weiteren ferner im Übrigen in weiterer Folge nebenbei überdies unter anderem weiterführend weiters (used in Austria) zudem zusätzlich ...
How do you say "Sorry, I don't speak German, do you speak English?" in German?
You could say “Entschuldigung, ich spreche kein Deutsch. Sprechen Sie Englisch?”, but that may not be taken well. Someone may think you're joking, since you've just responded in perfect German.Or you might find that a bit much to remember, or even too difficult to pronounce.If that's the case, try saying “Kein Deutsch. Englisch, bitte?” which literally translates to “No German. English please?”Alternatively, you could just say “Entschuldigung?” (“Sorry/Pardon?”) while gesturing that you don't understand. It's amazing how much you can communicate on a basic level without words.If you're going to travel to Germany, however, my best advice would be to learn a few phrases that you could use and even buy a phrasebook, so you can easily communicate basically. Even if it's as simple as knowing to say “noch ein Bier, bitte!” (“another beer please!”) when your waiter asks “Haben Sie noch einen Wunsch?” (“Would you like anything else?”), it can be really useful.I hope that this helps and if you'd like to know more, just let me know!
What are some useful German phrases for a new speaker?
So you speak German already?And you meet Germans and speak German with them?The best is that you always have some notebook and pencil ready:Können Sie mir das bitte aufschreiben?Kannst du das bitte aufschreiben?Dieses Wort/diesen Satz/diesen Ausdruck….…. kenne ich noch nicht.….habe ich nicht verstanden.……möchte ich mir merken.Apart from that learning mode your German will improve with these sentences ;-) :Invitations, dates, so that you have a lot of chances to speak and talk:Haben Sie/Hast du Lust ….zu mir zum Abendessen/zum Mittagessen/zum Kaffee/ auf ein Glas Wein/ auf ein Bier zu kommen?Wollen wir mal zusammen essen gehen? Wann haben Sie /hast du Zeit? Morgen, am Samstag, am…..(Datum) ? Wieviel Uhr?Wollen wir uns mal treffen? Kaffee trinken? / Auf ein Bier? / Auf ein Glas Wein?Have fun!(If you need a translation or explanation please write a short comment.)
Some good, juicy German sentences/phrases on health (fluent speakers only please)?
Alkohol und Nikotin rafft die halbe Menschheit hin. Ohne Alkohol und Rauch stirbt die and're Hälfte auch. (Alcohol and nicotine carries away half mankind. Without alcohol and smoke the other half dies as well.)
How do we say sweet dreams in German?
As I think the other answers have made clear, this is one of those examples where, although it is a simple concept in and as of itself, the translation is not a simple matter. This is because German-speakers do not use the phrase ‘Sweet dreams!’ as a good-night wish in the way that English-speakers do.Welcome to the world of ‘culturally-accurate’ translation.(It’s a ‘mine-field’, by the way.)Certainly, you can translate the English phrase ‘Sweet dreams’ into German on a word-for-word basis, and you’ll get ‘Süße Träume’ (or ‘Süsse Träume’ if you don’t want to use the ß letter). As a phrase, it makes perfect sense in German on a semantic level. However, it won’t have the same impact on a German-speaker as an English-speaker, because it’s just not what German-speakers say in this situation.When someone is about to go to bed, the most natural thing to say in German is ‘Schlaf gut!’ (‘Sleep well!’), and, er, that’s about it. As others have pointed out, you could add something along the lines of ‘Träum ’was Schönes!’ (‘Dream something nice!’), but that is less usual.As it happens, and due to the internationalisation of English-speaking media (particularly from the US), there are more and more of these ‘English’-type idiomatic phrases entering the German language, whether through ‘poor’ translation or otherwise. Germany always dubs the foreign-language TV and film media into German, as opposed to subtitling them as the Netherlands do, and sometimes the translation of the dubbed script is a bit ‘off’.In terms of ‘English’ phrases entering German (in the sense of being word-for-word translations, where a more ‘traditional’ German idiom already exists), there is, for example, an on-going battle in German between the ‘traditional’ Das hat keinen Sinn and the ‘Anglicised’ Das macht keinen Sinn for That doesn’t make sense.So, maybe in a few years’ time, the good-night wish Süße Träume will be perfectly acceptable in German, too.
Is Spanish sentence structure/grammar similar to German?
Absolutely NOT on the sentence structure, though there are many similarities in other parts of the grammar. In German, the sentence is Subject, Verb, everything else. No order AT ALL on the "everything else" part. In Spanish, there can be more before the verb, and there's a distinct order (more like English, but not the same as English, either) to the whole sentence. But, adjectives have to match nouns, there's six forms to the verbs (standard conjugation), distinct object forms for pronouns (like a declension, though that doesn't extend to nouns and adjectives), and four ways to say "you". (There's only three in French). I learned Spanish before German, and found German easier at the outset, but, because of circumstances beyond my control, never got as much into German as the Romance languages. The first time you learn a foreign language, it's most difficult...each successive language you learn becomes more easy. You'll do fine if you add Spanish. One piece of advice: don't try to learn too many at the same level at the same time...stagger.
How do you say "sweet dreams" in German? What are some other good night phrases?
sweet dreams = süße Träume other terms you can use: Träum was schönes. = dream something nice (I don't know if you would say it like that in English but in German you do^^) gute Nacht = good night Schlaf gut. = Sleep well.