Master greetings, self-introduction phrases, and the essential questions every A1 learner needs first — including the critical "du" vs "Sie" distinction, common countries, and professions. Every phrase includes audio pronunciation and English/Arabic translation.
Mir geht es gut, danke.I'm doing well, thank you.أنا بخير، شكراً.
Es geht mir auch gut.I'm doing well too.أنا بخير أيضاً.
Nicht so gut.Not so good.ليس بخير كثيراً.
Und dir?And you? (informal)وأنت؟ (غير رسمي)
Und Ihnen?And you? (formal)وأنت؟ (رسمي)
🗣️ Real-Life Mini-Dialogue
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👋 Greeting
Hallo! Wie heißt du?
Hello! What's your name?
مرحباً! ما اسمك؟
🙋 Response
Ich heiße Anna. Und du?
My name is Anna. And you?
اسمي آنا. وأنت؟
🌍 Origin
Woher kommst du?
Where are you from?
من أين أنت؟
🌍 Answer
Ich komme aus Saudi-Arabien.
I come from Saudi Arabia.
أنا من السعودية.
😊 Wellbeing
Wie geht es dir?
How are you?
كيف حالك؟
😊 Answer
Mir geht es gut, danke!
I'm doing well, thank you!
أنا بخير، شكراً!
🎯 Greetings & Introductions Flashcards
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💡 German Greetings & Introductions - Essential Tips
✅ "du" vs "Sie" — The Most Important Rule
du = informal (friends, family, children, peers). Sie = formal (strangers, business, elders, official situations). "Sie" is ALWAYS capitalized — even mid-sentence — to distinguish it from "sie" (she/they).
✅ Time-of-Day Greetings
Guten Morgen (until ~10-11am), Guten Tag (daytime), Guten Abend (evening). "Gute Nacht" is a farewell before sleep, not a greeting.
✅ "Wie heißt du?" — Literal Meaning
This literally means "How are you called?" — the verb "heißen" means "to be called/named", not "to be" or "to have".
✅ Regional Greetings
Moin is used any time of day in northern Germany. Servus in Bavaria & Austria means BOTH "hello" and "goodbye".
✅ "Tschüss" vs "Auf Wiedersehen"
Tschüss = casual goodbye (friends). Auf Wiedersehen = formal goodbye, literally "until we see again".
✅ Answering "Wie geht es dir?"
The natural pattern is to answer AND ask back: "Mir geht es gut, danke. Und dir?" Always echo the question.
✅ Verbs Change with du/Sie
The same verb takes different endings: "du kommst" vs "Sie kommen", "du sprichst" vs "Sie sprechen" — a preview of regular verb conjugation.
✅ No Article Before Professions
German drops the indefinite article before a profession after "sein": "Ich bin Lehrer." NOT "Ich bin ein Lehrer." (unlike English "I am A teacher").
✅ Countries Need the Right Article After "aus"
Most countries use no article: "aus Ägypten". But feminine countries need der ("aus der Türkei"), masculine ones need dem ("aus dem Libanon"), and plural-named countries need den ("aus den USA", "aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten").
