| Term | Definition |
| am Wochenende | on the weekend |
| Auf Wiedersehen | good-bye |
| Bis dann | see you then |
| Es geht. | ok, not bad, all right |
| Gute Nacht | good night |
| Guten Abend | good evening |
| Guten Morgen | good morning |
| Guten Tag | good day |
| halb | half |
| halb-zwei | one thirty |
| Ich glaube ja. | I think so |
| Ich glaube nicht. | I don't think so. |
| Ich mache Deutsch | I'm doing German homework |
| in der Bibliothek | in the library |
| ins Kino | to the movies |
| Mach's gut | take it easy |
| Musik hören | listening to music |
| Na gut! | all right |
| Nicht (wahr)? | don't you, isn't he, isn't that so? |
| Du spielst Schach, nicht? | you play chess, don't you? |
| nichts Besonderes | nothing special |
| um (sieben) uhr | at (seven) o clock |
| Um wie viel Uhr? | At what time? |
| Und dir? | and you? |
| Und Ihnen? | and you? (f) |
| Viele Grüße | (closing in a letter) regards |
| Viertel nach | quarter after |
| Viertel vor | quarter of, quarter to |
| Was ist los? | What's wrong, what's the matter, what's going on, what's up? |
| Wie geht es Ihnen? | How are you? |
| Wie geht's? | How's it going? |
| Wie spät ist es? | How late is it? |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es? | What time is it? |