Rocket German Newsletter Series
Guten Tag! Welcome to the Rocket German Newsletter Series!
Here are some very useful phrases for you that will make you sound more fluent and are handy to know when socializing with Germans.
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| All the best! | Alles Gute! |
| Good luck! | Viel Glück! |
| Have fun! | Viel Spaß! |
| Lots of love! | Alles Liebe! |
| Have a good trip! | Gute Reise! |
| Enjoy your meal! | Guten Appetit! |
| Cheers! | Prost! |
| Good health! | Zum Wohl! |
| Be lucky! | Viel Erfolg! |
| Well done! | Gut gemacht! |
| Take care! (casual) | Pass auf dich auf! |
| Take care! (formal) | Passen Sie auf sich auf! |
| Best wishes from… | Herzliche Grüße von… |
| Best wishes to… | Herzliche Grüße an… |
| Congratulations! | Herzlichen Glückwunsch! |
| Welcome! | Herzlich Willkommen! |
| With sympathy! | Mein Beileid! |
| Best wishes on your birthday | Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! |
| Bless you! | Gesundheit! |
| Have a nice vacation! | Schöne Ferien! |
| Happy Easter! | Frohe Ostern! |
| Merry Christmas! | Frohe Weihnachten! |
| Happy New Year! | Frohes neues Jahr! |
Let’s review how to apologize again. The easiest way to apologize in German is to say…
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| Excuse me! | Entschuldigung! |
Or in a more casual way…
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| Excuse me! | Entschuldige! |
You could also say…
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| I’m sorry to hear that! | Das tut mir leid! |
A very polite, but less common way of apologizing in German is to say…
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| Forgiveness! | Verzeihung! |
If someone stepped on your toes and apologized you might want to say…
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| No worries! | Macht nichts! |
That’s it for today’s lesson.
Bis bald!
Paul Weber
Rocket German
P.S. You can test your German skills below…
Exercise 1. Match the German word with its English translation.
| 1. | Macht nichts! | (_________) | a. Take care! |
| 2. | Gesundheit! | (_________) | b. No worries! |
| 3. | Viel Glück! | (_________) | c. Bless you! |
| 4. | Pass auf dich auf! | (_________) | d. Welcome! |
| 5. | Herzlich Willkommen! | (_________) | e. Good luck! |
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