Top German Expressions That Make You Speak Like A Real Local

Morgen!

" Guten Morgent" is of little use in German. A simple " Morgen!" is perfectly sufficient as a morning greeting.

I'm happy!

This phrase should be used when introducing yourself and is the German equivalent of "hello "

All right.

This tells your interlocutor that you understand everything he or she says. You can often hear it at the end of a conversation as "alles klar, tschüß!" - everything is fine, bye . You can also come across it as a question when someone asks if everything is fine: "alles klar?"

Exactly

When you use this word, you are expressing yourself in a truly German way. It is used very often and is easy to incorporate into sentences. Its meanings are: okay, exactly, you are right . Just listen to the Germans: they use it all the time.

Thank God!

It means "thank God." Similar to Hungarian, religion influences language usage. You can also often hear " Meine Güte " or " Oh mein Gott . "

All the best!

In German class, you probably learned that the birthday greeting is "Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag," which literally translates to " hearty congratulations on your birthday ." If that sounds too complicated to you, don't worry. Germans often prefer to say " Alles Gute," which means "all the best ." It's much easier, right?

Zack, zack!

" Zack , zack " is roughly equivalent to "pik-pak" in Hungarian. The speaker uses c to speed something up: zack zack, come on next!

Nonsense!

"Quatsch" means nonsense, it's like saying: this is nonsense!

That's right.

" Stimmt " is also present in Hungarian: the verb stimmel has a similar meaning. Germans use this verb when they are convinced of something or hear about something they did not know about before. They express that yes, that is indeed the case, you are right.

Meal!

This is another version of "Guten Appetit" ( good appetite) , which is also good to know and use. There is also the expression "Lass es euch schmecken".

Go ahead!

This is the German version of "Take care" or "Be good ." Always use it when saying goodbye.

Bye!

"Tschüss" is a simpler version of "auf Wiedersehen", feel free to use it when saying goodbye regardless of whether you know the person or not.