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Light Conversation: German words for real conversations

The “Light Conversation” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Light Conversation” set

48 · German

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sowieso [zoviˈzoː] anyway adverb

sich austauschen [zɪç ˈaʊsˌtaʊʃən] catch up phrase

in Kontakt bleiben [ɪn kɔnˈtakt ˈblaɪ̯bən] keep in touch phrase

Ich hätte gern gewusst [ɪç ˈhɛtə gɛʁn gəˈvʊst] I was wondering phrase

ehrlich gesagt [ˈeːr.lɪç gəˈzaːkt] to be honest phrase

übrigens [ˈyːbʁɪgn̩s] by the way phrase

erzähl mir mehr [ɛʁˈt͡sɛːl miːʁ meːʁ] tell me more phrase

das ist cool [das ɪst kuːl] that's cool phrase

klingt lustig [kliŋt ˈlʊstɪç] sounds fun phrase

klingt interessant [klɪŋt ɪnˈtɛʁɛsɑnt] sounds interesting phrase

klingt schön [kliŋt ʃøːn] sounds nice phrase

was ist passiert [vas ɪst paˈsiːʁt] what happened phrase

Lokalnachrichten [loˈkaːlnaˌxʁɪçtən] local news noun

freier Tag [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ taːk] day off phrase

Arbeitstag [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tstaːk] workday noun

Mittagspause [ˈmɪtak͡sˌpaʊ̯zə] lunch break noun

Kaffeepause [ˈkafeːˌpaʊ̯zə] coffee break phrase

wie immer [vi ˈɪmɐ] same as usual phrase

Wie ist es dir ergangen [viː ɪst ɛs diːɐ̯ ɛʁˈgaŋən] how have you been phrase

freie Zeit [ˈfʁaɪ̯ə tsʌɪ̯t] free time phrase

ziemlich gut [ˈtsiːmlɪç guːt] pretty good phrase

Wochentag [ˈvɔxənˌtaːk] weekday noun

Wochenende [ˈvɔxənˌɛndə] weekend noun

wie geht's [viː geːts] how's it going phrase

Wie geht es dir [viː geːt ɛs diːɐ] how are you phrase

was ist los [vas ɪst loːs] what's up phrase

Urlaub [ˈʊr.laʊp] vacation noun

Smalltalk [ˈsmɔːltɔːk] small talk noun

schönes Wetter [ˈʃøːnəs ˈvɛtɐ] nice weather phrase

Schön, dich zu sehen [ʃøːn dɪç tsuː ˈzeːən] good to see you phrase

schlechtes Wetter [ˈʃlɛçtəs ˈvɛtɐ] bad weather phrase

ruhiger Tag [ˈʁuːɪgɐ taːk] quiet day phrase

reise [ˈraɪ̯.zə] trip noun

Nicht schlecht [nɪçt ʃlɛçt] not bad phrase

Nachrichten [ˈnaːxʁɪçtən] news noun

Lieblingsplatz [ˈliːplɪŋsˌplats] favorite place noun

Lieblingsfilm [ˈliːplɪŋsˌfɪlm] favorite movie noun

Lieblingsessen [ˈliːplɪŋsˌɛsən] favorite food noun

Lange nicht gesehen [ˈlaŋə nɪçt gəˈzeːən] long time no see phrase

Hobby [ˈhɔ.bi] hobby noun

geschäftiger Tag [gəˈʃɛftɪgɐ taːk] busy day phrase

eigentlich [ˈaɪgəntlɪç] actually adverb

trotzdem [ˈtʁɔts.dɛm] anyway adverb

Reise trip noun

Posten item noun

aufholend catching up phrase

jedenfalls at any rate phrase

auf jeden Fall At all events phrase

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