German Basics: Phrases, Questions, and Numbers 0–20

Vocabulary practice cards covering fundamental German conversational phrases, greetings, geography facts, questions, and counting numbers from 0 to 20 based on test preparation notes.

Wie alt bist du?

German question meaning "How old are you?" (Norwegian: "Hvor gammel er du").

Woher kommst du?

German question meaning "Where do you come from?" (Norwegian: "Hvor kommer du fra").

Wo wohnst du?

German question meaning "Where do you live?" (Norwegian: "Hvor bor du").

Wer bist du?

German question meaning "Who are you?" (Norwegian: "Hvem er du").

Wie ist deine E-Mail-Adresse?

German question meaning "What is your email address?" (Norwegian: "Hva er e-postadressen din").

Guten Tag

German greeting meaning "Good day" / "Hello" (Norwegian: "God dag").

Guten Morgen

German greeting meaning "Good morning" (Norwegian: "God morgen").

Guten Abend

German greeting meaning "Good evening" (Norwegian: "God kveld").

Grüß dich

German informal greeting meaning "Hello" / "Hi" (Norwegian: "Hei").

Grüß Gott

Traditional South German / Austrian greeting meaning "Good day" / "Greetings" (Norwegian: "God dag").

Servus

Informal greeting used in Southern Germany and Austria meaning "Hi" / "Hello" (Norwegian: "Hei").

Moin

Northern German greeting meaning "Hello" / "Good morning" (Norwegian: "Moin").

Tschüss

Informal German farewell meaning "Bye" (Norwegian: "Hade").

Tschau

Informal German farewell borrowed from Italian meaning "Bye" / "Ciao" (Norwegian: "Hade").

Bis später

German farewell meaning "See you soon" / "See you in a bit" (Norwegian: "Vi ses straks").

Auf Wiedersehen

Formal German farewell meaning "Goodbye" (Norwegian: "På gjensyn").

Bis morgen

German farewell meaning "See you tomorrow" (Norwegian: "Ses i morgen").

die Bundesrepublik Deutschland

The official name of Germany: the Federal Republic of Germany (Norwegian: "Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland").

die Hauptstadt von Deutschland heißt Berlin

German statement meaning "The capital of Germany is called Berlin" (Norwegian: "Hovedstaden i Tyskland heter Berlin").

in Deutschland

German prepositional phrase meaning "in Germany" (Norwegian: "i Tyskland").

in Norwegen

German prepositional phrase meaning "in Norway" (Norwegian: "i Norge").

in Österreich

German prepositional phrase meaning "in Austria" (Norwegian: "i Østerrike").

in der Schweiz

German prepositional phrase meaning "in Switzerland" (Norwegian: "i Sveits").

Wie viele Einwohner hat…?

German question meaning "How many inhabitants does… have?" (Norwegian: "Hvor mange innbyggere har…?").

Wie viele Leute wohnen in…?

German question meaning "How many people live in…?" (Norwegian: "Hvor mange mennesker bor i…?").

Das Bundesland hat eine Landeshauptstadt

German statement meaning "The federal state has a state capital" (Norwegian: "Forbundslandet har en delstatshovedstad").

Hast du ein Hobby?

German question meaning "Do you have a hobby?" (Norwegian: "Har du en hobby").

Was machst du gern?

German question meaning "What do you like to do?" (Norwegian: "Hva liker du å gjøre").

Was macht er / sie gern?

German question meaning "What does he / she like to do?" (Norwegian: "Hva liker han / hun å gjøre").

Was ist dein Lieblingsfach?

German question meaning "What is your favorite subject?" (Norwegian: "Hva er yndlingsfaget ditt").

null

The German word for the number 0.

eins

The German word for the number 1.

zwei

The German word for the number 2.

drei

The German word for the number 3.

vier

The German word for the number 4.

fünf

The German word for the number 5.

sechs

The German word for the number 6.

sieben

The German word for the number 7.

acht

The German word for the number 8.

neun

The German word for the number 9.

zehn

The German word for the number 10.

elf

The German word for the number 11.

zwölf

The German word for the number 12.

dreizehn

The German word for the number 13.

vierzehn

The German word for the number 14.

fünfzehn

The German word for the number 15.

sechzehn

The German word for the number 16.

siebzehn

The German word for the number 17.

achtzehn

The German word for the number 18.

neunzehn

The German word for the number 19.

zwanzig

The German word for the number 20.