Title: German Basics — LearnCoachAssist

Q: How do you say "Good morning" in German?
A: Guten Morgen

Q: How do you say "Good evening" in German?
A: Guten Abend

Q: How do you say "Good night" in German?
A: Gute Nacht

Q: How do you say "Hello" informally in German?
A: Hallo

Q: How do you say "Goodbye" in German?
A: Auf Wiedersehen (formal) / Tschüss (informal)

Q: How do you say "Please" in German?
A: Bitte

Q: How do you say "Thank you" in German?
A: Danke / Danke schön

Q: How do you say "You're welcome" in German?
A: Bitte schön / Gern geschehen

Q: How do you say "Excuse me" in German?
A: Entschuldigung

Q: How do you say "I'm sorry" in German?
A: Es tut mir leid

Q: How do you say "My name is..." in German?
A: Ich heiße... / Mein Name ist...

Q: How do you ask "How are you?" formally in German?
A: Wie geht es Ihnen?

Q: How do you ask "How are you?" informally in German?
A: Wie geht's? / Wie geht es dir?

Q: How do you say "I don't understand" in German?
A: Ich verstehe nicht

Q: How do you say "Do you speak English?" in German?
A: Sprechen Sie Englisch?

Q: What is the number 1 in German?
A: eins

Q: What is the number 2 in German?
A: zwei

Q: What is the number 3 in German?
A: drei

Q: What is the number 7 in German?
A: sieben

Q: What is the number 10 in German?
A: zehn

Q: What is the number 20 in German?
A: zwanzig

Q: What is the number 100 in German?
A: hundert

Q: What is the number 1000 in German?
A: tausend

Q: How do you say 21 in German?
A: einundzwanzig — note: the ones digit comes before the tens

Q: How do you say 57 in German?
A: siebenundfünfzig (seven-and-fifty)

Q: What are the three definite articles in German?
A: der (masculine), die (feminine), das (neuter)

Q: What is the gender and article of "Tisch" (table)?
A: der Tisch — masculine

Q: What is the gender and article of "Lampe" (lamp)?
A: die Lampe — feminine

Q: What is the gender and article of "Buch" (book)?
A: das Buch — neuter

Q: What is the gender and article of "Mädchen" (girl)?
A: das Mädchen — neuter (the -chen suffix always makes a noun neuter)

Q: What is the gender and article of "Freiheit" (freedom)?
A: die Freiheit — feminine (nouns ending in -heit are always feminine)

Q: What is the gender and article of "Universität" (university)?
A: die Universität — feminine (nouns ending in -tät are always feminine)

Q: What is the gender and article of "Computer" (computer)?
A: der Computer — masculine

Q: What is the plural article for all genders in German?
A: die — the plural article is the same regardless of gender

Q: What is the indefinite article for masculine nouns?
A: ein (e.g., ein Mann)

Q: What is the indefinite article for feminine nouns?
A: eine (e.g., eine Frau)

Q: What is the indefinite article for neuter nouns?
A: ein (e.g., ein Kind)

Q: Conjugate sein (to be) in the present tense for ich, du, er/sie/es
A: ich bin, du bist, er/sie/es ist

Q: Conjugate sein (to be) in the present tense for wir, ihr, sie/Sie
A: wir sind, ihr seid, sie/Sie sind

Q: Conjugate haben (to have) in the present tense for ich, du, er/sie/es
A: ich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat

Q: Conjugate haben (to have) in the present tense for wir, ihr, sie/Sie
A: wir haben, ihr habt, sie/Sie haben

Q: Conjugate gehen (to go) in present tense for ich, du, er
A: ich gehe, du gehst, er geht

Q: Conjugate sprechen (to speak) for ich, du, er in present tense
A: ich spreche, du sprichst, er spricht — stem-changing verb (e→i)

Q: Conjugate fahren (to drive) for ich, du, er in present tense
A: ich fahre, du fährst, er fährt — stem-changing verb (a→ä)

Q: What are the four grammatical cases in German?
A: Nominativ (subject), Akkusativ (direct object), Dativ (indirect object), Genitiv (possession)

Q: How does the masculine definite article change across cases?
A: Nominativ: der, Akkusativ: den, Dativ: dem, Genitiv: des

Q: How does the feminine definite article change across cases?
A: Nominativ: die, Akkusativ: die, Dativ: der, Genitiv: der

Q: How does the neuter definite article change across cases?
A: Nominativ: das, Akkusativ: das, Dativ: dem, Genitiv: des

Q: How does the plural definite article change across cases?
A: Nominativ: die, Akkusativ: die, Dativ: den, Genitiv: der

Q: Which case does the preposition "mit" (with) take?
A: Dativ — e.g., mit dem Mann

Q: Which case does the preposition "für" (for) take?
A: Akkusativ — e.g., für den Mann

Q: Which case does the preposition "in" take?
A: It is a Wechselpräposition: Akkusativ (motion toward) or Dativ (location)

Q: Give an example of the genitive case showing possession
A: Das Auto des Mannes — The man's car (the man = des Mannes, genitive)

Q: How does "ein" change in the accusative masculine?
A: It becomes einen — e.g., Ich sehe einen Hund (I see a dog)

Q: What is the German modal verb for "can/to be able to"?
A: können — ich kann, du kannst, er kann

Q: What is the German modal verb for "must/to have to"?
A: müssen — ich muss, du musst, er muss

Q: What is the German modal verb for "want to"?
A: wollen — ich will, du willst, er will

Q: What is the German modal verb for "should/ought to"?
A: sollen — ich soll, du sollst, er soll

Q: What is the German modal verb for "may/to be allowed to"?
A: dürfen — ich darf, du darfst, er darf

Q: What is the German modal verb for "to like to"?
A: mögen — ich mag, du magst, er mag (subjunctive: möchte = would like)

Q: Where does the verb go in a German modal verb sentence?
A: The modal verb is in position 2; the infinitive goes to the end: Ich kann Deutsch sprechen

Q: What is the basic word order in a German main clause?
A: Subject – Verb – Object (verb is always in second position)

Q: What happens to word order after a subordinating conjunction like "weil" (because)?
A: The conjugated verb moves to the end of the clause: ...weil ich müde bin

Q: What happens to verb position in a yes/no question?
A: The verb comes first: Sprichst du Deutsch?

Q: In a German sentence with time-manner-place, what is the correct order?
A: Time – Manner – Place: Ich fahre morgen schnell nach Berlin

Q: How do you say "bread" in German?
A: das Brot

Q: How do you say "water" in German?
A: das Wasser

Q: How do you say "milk" in German?
A: die Milch

Q: How do you say "cheese" in German?
A: der Käse

Q: How do you say "apple" in German?
A: der Apfel

Q: How do you say "chicken" (food) in German?
A: das Hähnchen / das Hühnchen

Q: How do you say "beer" in German?
A: das Bier

Q: How do you say "cake" in German?
A: der Kuchen

Q: How do you say "I would like..." when ordering food?
A: Ich hätte gern... / Ich möchte...

Q: How do you say "The bill, please" in German?
A: Die Rechnung, bitte

Q: How do you say "Where is the train station?" in German?
A: Wo ist der Bahnhof?

Q: How do you say "I need a ticket to Berlin" in German?
A: Ich brauche eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin

Q: How do you say "When does the train depart?" in German?
A: Wann fährt der Zug ab?

Q: How do you say "Where is the toilet?" in German?
A: Wo ist die Toilette?

Q: How do you ask "How much does this cost?" in German?
A: Wie viel kostet das?

Q: How do you say "I have a reservation" in German?
A: Ich habe eine Reservierung

Q: How do you say "Help!" in German?
A: Hilfe!

Q: How do you say "left" and "right" in German?
A: links (left) / rechts (right)

Q: What does the German false friend aktuell mean?
A: current / up-to-date — NOT "actual" (which is tatsächlich)

Q: What does the German false friend bekommen mean?
A: to receive / to get — NOT "to become" (which is werden)

Q: What does the German false friend Gift mean?
A: poison — NOT "gift/present" (which is Geschenk)

Q: What does the German false friend Chef mean?
A: boss / manager — NOT "chef/cook" (which is Koch)

Q: What does the German false friend Rat mean?
A: advice / council — NOT "rat" (which is Ratte)

Q: What does the German false friend sensibel mean?
A: sensitive — NOT "sensible" (which is vernünftig)

Q: What does the German false friend Handy mean?
A: mobile phone / cell phone — NOT "handy/convenient" (which is praktisch)

Q: What does the German false friend Gymnasium mean?
A: academic secondary school — NOT "gymnasium" (which is Turnhalle)

Q: How do you say "I am learning German" in German?
A: Ich lerne Deutsch

Q: How do you form the past tense (Perfekt) of regular verbs?
A: haben + ge-[stem]-t — e.g., Ich habe gemacht (I did/made)

Q: How do you form the past tense (Perfekt) of gehen?
A: sein + gegangen — Ich bin gegangen (I went) — movement verbs use sein

Q: How do you negate a verb in German?
A: Place nicht after the verb or before the element being negated: Ich spreche nicht

Q: How do you negate a noun with an indefinite article?
A: Use kein/keine instead of nicht ein: Ich habe keine Zeit (I have no time)

Q: What is the difference between "du", "ihr", and "Sie"?
A: du = informal singular, ihr = informal plural, Sie (capitalized) = formal singular & plural

Q: How do you say "I like it" in German?
A: Es gefällt mir (lit. "it pleases me") — uses the Dativ case

Q: How do you say "today", "tomorrow", and "yesterday" in German?
A: heute (today), morgen (tomorrow), gestern (yesterday)

Q: What are the days of the week in German?
A: Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag, Sonntag