🇩🇪 German Small Talk & Introductions
Names, where you're from, and the magic words — 'more slowly, please'. The phrases that turn strangers into conversations. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | German |
|---|---|
| What's your name? | Wie heißt du? |
| My name is… | Ich heiße… |
| Nice to meet you | Freut mich |
| Where are you from? | Woher kommst du? |
| I'm from… | Ich komme aus… |
| Do you speak English? | Sprechen Sie Englisch? |
| I speak a little | Ich spreche ein bisschen |
| I don't understand | Ich verstehe nicht |
| Can you repeat that? | Können Sie das wiederholen? |
| More slowly, please | Langsamer, bitte |
| What do you do? | Was machst du beruflich? |
| See you later! | Bis später! |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More German phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in