German Exam Review: Basic Greetings, Questions, and Numbers

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering basic German greetings, farewells, personal questions, responses, and numbers based on introductory German exam notes.

Guten Morgen

A German greeting meaning "Good morning".

Guten Tag

A German greeting meaning "Good day" or "Good afternoon".

Guten Abend

A German greeting meaning "Good evening".

Gute Nacht

A German farewell meaning "Good night".

Tschüss

An informal German farewell meaning "Bye" or "Goodbye".

Auf Wiedersehen

A German farewell meaning "Goodbye" or "See you again".

Auf Wiederhören

A German farewell used specifically on the telephone meaning "Goodbye".

Bis bald

A German phrase meaning "See you soon".

Bis dann

A German phrase meaning "See you then".

Bis gleich

A German phrase meaning "See you in a moment" or "See you shortly".

Bis später

A German phrase meaning "See you later".

Bis morgen

A German phrase meaning "See you tomorrow".

Servus / Grüezi

Regional German greetings used to say "Hello".

Grüß dich / Grüß euch

Greetings meaning "Hello to you" (singular informal) and "Hello to you all" (plural informal).

Wie alt bist du?

An informal question asking "How old are you?"

Wie alt sind Sie?

A formal question asking "How old are you?"

Wie heißt du? / Wie ist dein Name? / Wer bist du?

Informal questions used to ask someone's name or identity ("What is your name?" / "Who are you?").

Wie heißen Sie? / Wie ist Ihr Name? / Wer sind Sie?

Formal questions used to ask someone's name or identity ("What is your name?" / "Who are you?").

Wie ist deine Telefonnummer? / Wie ist Ihre Telefonnummer?

Informal and formal questions asking "What is your phone number?"

Woher kommst du? / Woher kommen Sie?

Informal and formal questions asking "Where are you from?"

Wo wohnst du? / Wo wohnen Sie?

Informal and formal questions asking "Where do you live?"

Wie geht es dir? / Wie geht es Ihnen?

Informal and formal questions asking "How are you?"

Es geht mir super

A response expressing an extremely positive mood or state of being ("I am doing super").

Es geht mir sehr gut

A response expressing that one is doing very well.

Es geht mir gut

A response expressing that one is doing well.

Es geht / Es geht so

A response expressing that one is doing mediocre or so-so.

Es geht mir schlecht

A response expressing that one is doing poorly or bad.

Es geht mir sehr schlecht

A response expressing that one is doing very poorly or very bad.

Hundert / Tausend

German cardinal numbers meaning $100$ and $1000$.