German for Gringos
A daily German course for English speakers headed to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — travel phrases, pronunciation, and cultural notes, one lesson at a time.
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German For Gringos Lesson 3 Numbers 120 2026 10 04
Lesson 3: Numbers 1–20 eins to zehn (ines, tsvy, dry, feer, foonf, zeks, ZEE-ben, ahkt, noyn, tsayn) The zwei/drei trap — use "TSVO" for two on the phone elf, zwölf (tsvurlf), teens as number + TSAYN, zwanzig (TSVAHN-tsik) Cash culture: exact change wins; Germans count one starting on the thumb
German For Gringos Lesson 2 Courtesy Essentials 2026 10 04
Lesson 2: Courtesy essentials bitte (BIT-tuh) — please / you're welcome / here you go danke (DAHN-kuh) — thank you danke schön (DAHN-kuh shurn) — thank you very much gern geschehen (gairn guh-SHAY-en) — you're welcome entschuldigung (ent-SHOOL-dee-goong) — excuse me / I'm sorry kein Problem (kine pro-BLAYM) — no problem Say bitte/danke every transaction; eye contact makes entschuldigung real
German For Gringos Lesson 1 Greetings Introductions 2026 10 04
Lesson 1: Greetings & Introductions hallo (HAH-lo) — hello guten Morgen (GOO-ten MOR-gen) — good morning guten Tag (GOO-ten TAHK) — good afternoon / good day guten Abend (GOO-ten AH-bent) — good evening ich heiße (ish HIGH-suh) — my name is wie geht's (vee GATES) — how's it going freut mich (FROYT mih) — nice to meet you tschüss (CHOOss) — goodbye W always sounds like V; greet people entering shops and elevators; Bavaria/Austria say "Grüß Gott"