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122 everyday German phrases — greetings, directions, dining, shopping, emergencies. Masculine and feminine Azure neural TTS voices.

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English Goodbye	German Auf wiedersehen	masc	fem

English Please	German Bitte	masc	fem

English You're welcome	German Bitte schön	masc	fem

English Thank you	German Danke	masc	fem

English Thank you very much	German Danke schön	masc	fem

English Good night	German Gute nacht	masc	fem

English Good evening	German Guten abend	masc	fem

English Good morning	German Guten morgen	masc	fem

English Good day	German Guten tag	masc	fem

English My name is	German Ich heiße	masc	fem

English I'm from	German Ich komme aus	masc	fem

English I don't understand	German Ich verstehe nicht	masc	fem

English Yes	German Ja	masc	fem

English No	German Nein	masc	fem

English Do you speak English	German Sprechen Sie Englisch	masc	fem

English Bye	German Tschüs	masc	fem

English How are you	German Wie geht es dir	masc	fem

English How are you	German Wie geht es Ihnen	masc	fem

English Where's the toilet	German Wo ist die Toilette	masc	fem

English Happy birthday	German Alles gute zum geburtstag	masc	fem

English Merry Christmas	German Fröhliche weihnachten	masc	fem

English Get well soon	German Gute besserung	masc	fem

English Enjoy your meal	German Guten appetit	masc	fem

English I love you	German Ich liebe dich	masc	fem

English I don't speak German	German Ich spreche kein Deutsch	masc	fem

English Cheers	German Prost	masc	fem

English Do you speak German	German Sprechen Sie Deutsch	masc	fem

English Do you speak German	German Sprichst du Deutsch	masc	fem

English Thank you very much	German Vielen Dank	masc	fem

English How's it going	German Wie geht's	masc	fem

English Hello	German Hallo	masc	fem

English Excuse me	German Entschuldigung	masc	fem

English Maybe	German Vielleicht	masc	fem

English Do you speak English?	German Sprichst du Englisch?	masc	fem

English What's your name	German Wie heißen Sie?	masc	fem

English What's your name	German Wie heißt du?	masc	fem

English Where are you from?	German Woher kommen Sie?	masc	fem

English Where are you from?	German Woher kommst du?	masc	fem

English How much is this	German Wie viel kostet das?	masc	fem

English I would like...	German Ich möchte...	masc	fem

English I would like	German Ich hätte gern...	masc	fem

English Help!	German Hilfe!	masc	fem

English See you soon	German Bis bald	masc	fem

English See you later	German Bis später	masc	fem

English Have a nice day	German Schönen Tag noch	masc	fem

English You're welcome	German Gern geschehen	masc	fem

English No problem	German Keine Ursache	masc	fem

English Excuse me	German Entschuldigen Sie	masc	fem

English I'm sorry	German Es tut mir leid	masc	fem

English Nice to meet you	German Freut mich	masc	fem

English How old are you?	German Wie alt bist du?	masc	fem

English How old are you?	German Wie alt sind Sie?	masc	fem

English I am ... years old	German Ich bin ... Jahre alt	masc	fem

English What do you do?	German Was machst du?	masc	fem

English What do you do?	German Was machen Sie?	masc	fem

English How was your day?	German Wie war dein Tag?	masc	fem

English Where do you live?	German Wo wohnst du?	masc	fem

English Where do you live?	German Wo wohnen Sie?	masc	fem

English What time is it?	German Wie spät ist es?	masc	fem

English Where is...?	German Wo ist...?	masc	fem

English How do I get to...?	German Wie komme ich zu...?	masc	fem

English Straight ahead	German Geradeaus	masc	fem

English Left	German Links	masc	fem

English Right	German Rechts	masc	fem

English Far from here?	German Weit von hier?	masc	fem

English When does the train leave?	German Wann fährt der Zug?	masc	fem

English A ticket to...	German Eine Fahrkarte nach...	masc	fem

English Where is the train station?	German Wo ist der Bahnhof?	masc	fem

English The bill, please	German Die Rechnung, bitte	masc	fem

English A table for two people	German Ein Tisch für zwei Personen	masc	fem

English I am vegetarian	German Ich bin Vegetarier	masc	fem

English The food was delicious	German Das Essen war lecker	masc	fem

English A glass of water, please	German Ein Glas Wasser, bitte	masc	fem

English Can I pay by card?	German Kann ich mit Karte zahlen?	masc	fem

English Do you have...?	German Haben Sie...?	masc	fem

English I'm just looking	German Ich schaue nur	masc	fem

English Too expensive	German Zu teuer	masc	fem

English I'll take it	German Ich nehme es	masc	fem

English Do you have a room available?	German Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei?	masc	fem

English For one night	German Für eine Nacht	masc	fem

English Call a doctor	German Rufen Sie einen Arzt	masc	fem

English I need help	German Ich brauche Hilfe	masc	fem

English I have pain	German Ich habe Schmerzen	masc	fem

English I feel sick	German Mir ist schlecht	masc	fem

English I have a fever	German Ich habe Fieber	masc	fem

English How is the weather?	German Wie ist das Wetter?	masc	fem

English It's raining	German Es regnet	masc	fem

English It's cold	German Es ist kalt	masc	fem

English It's warm	German Es ist warm	masc	fem

English I'm doing well	German Mir geht es gut	masc	fem

English I am tired	German Ich bin müde	masc	fem

English Can you help me?	German Können Sie mir helfen?	masc	fem

English Have a good trip	German Gute reise	masc	fem

English Have a nice weekend	German Schönes wochenende	masc	fem

English See you tomorrow	German Bis morgen	masc	fem

English Pleased to meet you	German Angenehm	masc	fem

English Pardon me?	German Wie bitte?	masc	fem

English It doesn't matter	German Macht nichts	masc	fem

English No problem	German Kein problem	masc	fem

English May I?	German Darf ich?	masc	fem

English Of course	German Natürlich	masc	fem

English Exactly	German Genau	masc	fem

English I don't know	German Ich weiß nicht	masc	fem

English One moment, please	German Einen moment, bitte	masc	fem

English Can you repeat that?	German Können Sie das wiederholen?	masc	fem

English Slower, please	German Langsamer, bitte	masc	fem

English Where are the restrooms?	German Wo sind die toiletten?	masc	fem

English Is there wifi here?	German Gibt es hier WLAN?	masc	fem

English What is that?	German Was ist das?	masc	fem

English I am allergic to...	German Ich bin allergisch gegen...	masc	fem

English Where is the pharmacy?	German Wo ist die apotheke?	masc	fem

English I am lost	German Ich habe mich verlaufen	masc	fem

English The menu, please	German Die speisekarte, bitte	masc	fem

English Another beer, please	German Noch ein bier, bitte	masc	fem

English Separate or together?	German Getrennt oder zusammen?	masc	fem

English Is this seat free?	German Ist hier noch frei?	masc	fem

English What size?	German Welche größe?	masc	fem

English Can I try this on?	German Kann ich das anprobieren?	masc	fem

English When is check-out?	German Wann ist check-out?	masc	fem

English The key, please	German Der schlüssel, bitte	masc	fem

English It is snowing	German Es schneit	masc	fem

English I am hungry	German Ich habe hunger	masc	fem

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