German Day 1 - Netzwerk neu A1, Kapitel 1: Guten Tag!

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering German Day 1 vocabulary based on Netzwerk neu A1, Kapitel 1: Guten Tag!, including greetings, introductions, origin, residence, and fundamental grammar points.

Hallo!

Meaning: Hello! / Hi! | Type: Greeting | Usage: Informal and very common. Use it with friends, classmates, and people you address with du. | Example: Hallo, Nina! - Hi, Nina! | Note: A safe everyday greeting in informal situations.

Guten Morgen!

Meaning: Good morning! | Type: Greeting | Usage: Used in the morning. Works in both polite and neutral everyday situations. | Example: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! - Good morning, Ms Weber! | Note: morgen = morning.

Guten Tag!

Meaning: Good day! / Hello! | Type: Greeting | Usage: Polite, neutral greeting. Very useful with strangers, staff, teachers, and officials. | Example: Guten Tag, Herr Hansen! - Hello, Mr Hansen! | Note: One of the safest greetings when you are unsure whether to use du or Sie.

Guten Abend!

Meaning: Good evening! | Type: Greeting | Usage: Used in the evening. | Example: Guten Abend! - Good evening! | Note: Abend = evening.

Gute Nacht!

Meaning: Good night! | Type: Farewell | Usage: Usually said when someone is going to sleep or when the night is ending, not as a normal evening greeting. | Example: Gute Nacht! - Good night! | Note: Nacht = night.

Tschüs!

Meaning: Bye! | Type: Farewell | Usage: Informal and extremely common. | Example: Tschüs, bis bald! - Bye, see you soon! | Note: Use it naturally with classmates and friends.

Bis bald!

Meaning: See you soon! | Type: Farewell phrase | Usage: Friendly phrase used when you expect to see the person again soon. | Example: Tschüs! Bis bald! - Bye! See you soon! | Note: bis = until; bald = soon.

Auf Wiedersehen!

Meaning: Goodbye! | Type: Farewell | Usage: Polite/formal goodbye. Useful in shops, offices, university administration, and with strangers. | Example: Auf Wiedersehen, Frau Weber! - Goodbye, Ms Weber! | Note: A good default formal farewell.

Wie geht's?

Meaning: How are you? / How's it going? | Type: Question | Usage: Informal shortened form of Wie geht es dir? | Example: Hallo! Wie geht's? - Hi! How are you? | Note: In the coursebook it appears in informal greetings.

Wie geht es Ihnen?

Meaning: How are you? | Type: Formal question | Usage: Formal/polite version used with Sie. | Example: Guten Tag. Wie geht es Ihnen? - Hello. How are you? | Note: Ihnen is part of the formal expression; learn the whole phrase as one unit.

Gut, danke.

Meaning: Good, thank you. | Type: Response | Usage: Simple answer to Wie geht's? or Wie geht es Ihnen? | Example: Gut, danke. Und dir? - Good, thanks. And you? | Note: Very useful as a complete ready-made response.

Sehr gut.

Meaning: Very good. | Type: Response / expression | Usage: Used to say that you are doing very well or that something is very good. | Example: Wie geht's? - Sehr gut. - How are you? - Very good. | Note: sehr = very; gut = good.

Ganz gut.

Meaning: Quite good. / Pretty good. | Type: Response | Usage: A natural, slightly less enthusiastic answer than Sehr gut. | Example: Wie geht's? - Ganz gut. - How are you? - Pretty good. | Note: Learn it as a fixed phrase.

Und dir?

Meaning: And you? | Type: Informal follow-up question | Usage: Used after answering an informal Wie geht's? | Example: Gut, danke. Und dir? - Good, thanks. And you? | Note: Use with a person you address as du.

heißen

Meaning: to be called / to be named | Type: Verb | Usage: Used to say or ask someone's name. | Example: Ich heiße Anna. - My name is Anna. | Note: Key forms: ich heiße, du heißt, er/sie heißt, Sie heißen.

Wie heißt du?

Meaning: What's your name? | Type: Informal question | Usage: Ask one person you address with du. | Example: Wie heißt du? - Ich heiße Niklas. | Note: Pattern: Wie + verb + subject?

Wie heißen Sie?

Meaning: What's your name? | Type: Formal question | Usage: Ask someone you address politely with Sie. | Example: Wie heißen Sie? - Mein Name ist Nina Weber. | Note: Sie is capitalized when it means formal you.

Ich heiße …

Meaning: My name is … / I am called … | Type: Introduction phrase | Usage: Standard way to give your name. | Example: Ich heiße Eldar. | Note: Literally: I am called …

Ich bin …

Meaning: I am … | Type: Introduction phrase | Usage: Another simple way to introduce yourself. | Example: Ich bin Julia. - I am Julia. | Note: bin is the ich-form of sein.

der Name

Meaning: name | Type: Noun, masculine | Usage: Used for a person's name in general. | Example: Mein Name ist Nina Weber. - My name is Nina Weber. | Note: Always learn nouns with the article: der Name.

der Vorname

Meaning: first name / given name | Type: Noun, masculine | Usage: Common on German forms. | Example: Vorname: Nina | Note: Useful when filling out university, registration, and other forms.

der Nachname

Meaning: last name / surname | Type: Noun, masculine | Usage: Common on German forms. | Example: Nachname: Weber | Note: Useful when filling out official forms.

du

Meaning: you (informal, singular) | Type: Personal pronoun | Usage: Used with friends, classmates, children, and people when the relationship is informal. | Example: Wo wohnst du? - Where do you live? | Note: The verb form changes with du: du heißt, du wohnst, du kommst.

Sie

Meaning: you (formal/polite) | Type: Personal pronoun | Usage: Used politely with strangers, officials, customers, teachers, and in formal situations. | Example: Wie heißen Sie? - What's your name? | Note: Formal Sie is written with a capital S.

Herr / Frau

Meaning: Mr / Ms (or Mrs) | Type: Forms of address | Usage: Used before a surname in polite/formal address. | Example: Guten Tag, Herr Hansen. / Guten Tag, Frau Weber. | Note: Usually followed by the family name, not the first name.

kommen

Meaning: to come | Type: Verb | Usage: In Chapter 1 it is especially used to say where someone comes from. | Example: Ich komme aus Deutschland. - I come from Germany. | Note: Key forms: ich komme, du kommst, er/sie kommt, Sie kommen.

Woher kommst du?

Meaning: Where are you from? | Type: Informal question | Usage: Ask about a person's country or place of origin. | Example: Woher kommst du? - Ich komme aus Frankfurt. | Note: woher = where from.

Ich komme aus …

Meaning: I come from … / I am from … | Type: Sentence pattern | Usage: Use it with a country or city to state origin. | Example: Ich komme aus Deutschland. | Note: Learn the phrase as a chunk: kommen aus + place.

wohnen

Meaning: to live / reside | Type: Verb | Usage: Used to say where you live. | Example: Ich wohne in Frankfurt. - I live in Frankfurt. | Note: Key forms: ich wohne, du wohnst, er/sie wohnt, Sie wohnen.

Wo wohnst du?

Meaning: Where do you live? | Type: Informal question | Usage: Ask about someone's current place of residence. | Example: Wo wohnst du? - Ich wohne in Zürich. | Note: wo = where.

Ich wohne in …

Meaning: I live in … | Type: Sentence pattern | Usage: Use it with a city/place. | Example: Ich wohne in Frankfurt. | Note: A very practical sentence for introducing yourself.

sprechen

Meaning: to speak | Type: Verb | Usage: Used to talk about languages. | Example: Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German. | Note: Key forms: ich spreche, du sprichst, er/sie spricht, Sie sprechen.

die Sprache

Meaning: language | Type: Noun, feminine | Usage: Plural: die Sprachen. | Example: Welche Sprachen sprechen Sie? - Which languages do you speak? | Note: Learn noun + article + plural together: die Sprache, die Sprachen.

Welche Sprachen sprichst du?

Meaning: Which languages do you speak? | Type: Informal question | Usage: Ask one person about the languages they speak. | Example: Welche Sprachen sprichst du? - Ich spreche Deutsch und Englisch. | Note: welche = which; Sprachen is plural.

lernen

Meaning: to learn / study | Type: Verb | Usage: Used for learning a language or subject. | Example: Ich lerne Deutsch. - I am learning German. | Note: Key forms: ich lerne, du lernst, er/sie lernt, Sie lernen.

wie

Meaning: how; also used in fixed questions such as 'what is your name?' | Type: Question word | Usage: Appears in Wie heißt du? and Wie geht's? | Example: Wie heißt du? - What's your name? | Note: Do not translate it word-for-word in every expression; learn the full question.

wo

Meaning: where | Type: Question word | Usage: Asks about location. | Example: Wo wohnst du? - Where do you live? | Note: wo = location; woher = origin.

woher

Meaning: where from | Type: Question word | Usage: Asks about origin. | Example: Woher kommst du? - Where are you from? | Note: Different from wo: wo asks where; woher asks where from.

sein

Meaning: to be | Type: Irregular verb | Usage: One of the most important German verbs. | Example: Ich bin Julia. / Das ist Frau Kowalski. | Note: Core forms for Day 1: ich bin, du bist, er/sie ist, Sie sind.