The first impression of someone you’ve just met is really important. If you’re heading to a German speaking region, the following tips will also be handy. Here are some basic German communication skills we would like to share with you. 

Basic German greetings

Because Germans value efficiency, they often greet a single word. Below are the following examples of shortened greetings.

“Yes” and “No”

At one time or another, everyone must make decisions or get answers to questions, and the required response is frequently “yes”, “no”, or sometimes “maybe”. You’ll surely need these important words.

We have a small exercise. We’re going to ask you a question. Listen carefully.

Now, you have to quickly think about what your answer will be: ja, nein or vielleicht. Then you will listen to our answers and see if we have the same idea. Get set! Ready! Go!

“Please” and “Thank you”

Being polite is very important because it helps us build relationships. Being polite can also reduce the social distance between two people, which makes it easier to communicate.

Just the same in English, the word bitte (please) can exist in many places in a German sentence.

Nevertheless, the word bitte is most commonly placed in the middle of a sentence in German.

This is the end of our today's German speaking lesson. We hope that you can know how to use German greetings and essentials correctly. And don’t forget to follow us in the next German lessons.

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