Small talk and meeting people in German

38 German words on “Small talk and meeting people”: hallo, auf Wiedersehen, danke, bis später, Name and more. Every word comes with a translation, transcription and audio.

Words for easy conversation and meeting people: greetings, introductions, questions about work, family, home city, weather, weekends and hobbies. Use this list to start small talk, keep a friendly chat moving, and close the conversation politely while traveling, studying or joining a new group.

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Level 1

  1. hallo — hello
  2. auf Wiedersehen — goodbye
  3. danke — thank you
  4. bis später — see you later
  5. Name — name
  6. kennenlernen — meet
  7. Freund — friend
  8. freut mich — nice to meet you
  9. wie geht es dir — how are you
  10. vorstellen — introduce

Level 2

  1. froh — glad
  2. Familie — family
  3. Nachbar — neighbor
  4. arbeiten — work
  5. leben — live
  6. Wochenende — weekend
  7. Musik — music
  8. fragen — ask
  9. schön — nice
  10. freundlich — friendly

Level 3

  1. lustig — funny
  2. sprechen — talk
  3. Job — job
  4. Kollege — colleague
  5. reisen — travel
  6. Urlaub — holiday
  7. Land — country
  8. Stadt — city
  9. Wetter — weather

Level 4

  1. Unterhaltung — conversation
  2. Freizeit — free time
  3. Hobby — hobby
  4. genießen — enjoy
  5. spannend — interesting
  6. sonnig — sunny
  7. Antwort — answer
  8. lange nicht gesehen — long time no see
  9. Smalltalk — small talk

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