This section will make you familiar with the sounds of German using out simplified phonetic transcription. You'll find the pronunciation of the letters and sounds explained below, together with their "imitated" equivalents. This system is used throughout the phrase book: just read the pronunciation as it it were English, noting any special rules below.

PRONUNCIATION

BASIC EXPRESSIONS

Greetings / Apologies

Communication

  difficulties

Questions

  Where?

  When?

  What sort of?

  How much/many?

  Why?

  Who? / Which? / Whose?

  Is it ...?/Are there ...?

  How?

  Can ...?

What would you like?

Other useful words

Exclamations

ACCOMMODATIONS

Reservations

Reception

Complaints

Requirements

Lodging

Youth hostel

Camping

Checking out

EATING OUT

Restaurants

Meal times

Finding a place to eat

Reserving a table

Ordering

Fast food

Complaints

Paying

Course by course

  Breakfast

 Appetizers

 Soups

  Fish and seafood

  Meat

  Side dishes

  Cheese

  Fruit

  Dessert

Drinks

Menu Reader

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