| Deutsch | English |
| Sprechen Sie Deutsch/Englisch? SHPREK-en zee DOYTsh / ENG-lish | Do you speak German / English? |
| Noch einmal, bitte. NOCK EYEn-mahl BIT-tuh | (Repeat) Once again, please. |
| Wie bitte? VEE BIT-tuh | What did you say? / What was that? |
| Langsamer, bitte. LAHNG-zahmer BIT-tuh | More slowly, please. |
| Bitte Wiederholen Sie! BIT-tuh VEE-der-HOL-en zee | Please repeat that. |
| Ich verstehe nicht. ICK fer-SHTEH-uh nickt | I don't understand. |
| Ich habe eine Frage. ICK HAB-ah EYE-nuh FRAG-uh | I have a question. |
| Wie sagt man...? VEE zahgt mahn | How do you say...? |
| Ich weiß nicht. ICK VYEss nickt | I don't know. |
| Doch! dock | On the contrary! / Yes. (in reply to a negative question) |
| Wo ist/sind...? VO ist/sint | Where is/are...? |
| wann? - wer? - wie? vahn - vehr - vee | when? - who? - how? |
| warum? - was? va-RUHM - vahs | why? - what? |
| Schon gut! SHON goot | Okay! |
| Ich habe kein(e)... ICK HAHB-a kine(uh) | I have no... / I don't have any... |
| Ich habe kein Geld. ICK HAHB-ah kine gelt | I don't have any money. |