The Culture Collab
An exploration of intercultural and interdisciplinary student exchange experiences through the lens of Learn.On 2023
German
Note:
German is a very phonetic language ~ things are typically pronounced exactly as they are spelt.
ß = ss
ö = the two dots above the vowel are called an umlaut. This changes the pronunciation of the vowel​.
(Collins Dictionary, 2023; Rogan & Hoffmann, 2009)
General
Hello                                        Hallo
How are you?                            Wie gehts?
I am good                            Mir geht's gut
Thank you                                   DankeÂ
Please                                       Bitte
Yes                                            Ja
No                                          Nein
My name is ...                    Ich heiße / Ich bin ...Â
I come from Australia         Ich komme aus Australien
Sorry                               Entschuldiugung
Bye                                       Tschüss
Do you speak English?           Sprechen Sie Englisch?
Where is ...?                              Wo ist ...?
= the (Main) train station           der (Haupt)Bahnhof
= the toilet                              die ToiletteÂ
= the hospital                       das Krankenhaus
Numbers and Time
zero                                          null
one                                          eins
two                                          zwei
three                                         drei
four                                           vier
five                                           fünf
six                                          sechs
seven                                       sieben
eight                                         acht
nine                                         neun
ten                                          zehn
eleven                                         elf
twelve                                       zwölf
time                                          Ziet
What time is it?                       Wie spät ist es?
It is ...                                      Es ist ...
= 9 o'clock.                               neun UhrÂ
= Half past 12 / 12.30                       Halb zwölf
= Quarter past 4 / 4:15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Viertel nach vier
= Quarter to 5 / 4:45                    Viertel vor fünf
Physiotherapy
up                                           hoch
down                                       runter
left                                           links
right                                        rechts
sit                                          sitzen
stand up                                  aufstehen
walk                                        gehen
pain                                       Schmerz
hurts                                       tut weh
cough                                      Husten
arm                                           Arm
leg                                           Bein
hand                                         Hand
foot                                           Fuß
shoulder                                   Schulter
hip                                          Hüfte
knee                                          Knie
elbow                                     Ellbogen
head                                         Kopf
Speech Language Pathology
open                                        offen
close                                     schließen
speak / talk                                sprechen
louder                                       lauter
softer                                        leiser
swallow                                  schlucken
mouth                                      Mund
tongue                                     Zunge
(Collins Dictionary, 2023; Rogan & Hoffmann, 2009)