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preposition; also used for some cases where English would auf on, onto (upon) use “in” or “at”, as prepositions usually don't correspond across languages.
SAMPLE SENTENCES
D i e se r Ta g i st e i n Fe i e rta g . H e u te i st e i n g u te r Ta g .
This day is a public holiday. Today is a good day.
D i e Z e i tu n g l i e g t a u f d e m Ti sch . Ve rste h st d u m i ch , w e n n i ch a u f En g l i sch spre ch e ? The newspaper lies on the table. Do you understand me when I speak on (in) English?
GRAMMAR
In this lesson you will learn how to greet someone .
R e g i ste r G e rm a n En g l i sh
Ph ra se 1 i n fo rm a l Hallo. Hi.
Word 1 Hallo. Hi
Ph ra se 2 fo rm a l G u te n Ta g ! G o o d d a y.
Word 1 Guten good
Word 2 Tag day
Ph ra se 3 i n fo rm a l Tsch ü ss! G o o d - bye !
Word 1 Tschüss! Bye!
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Au f Ph ra se 4 fo rm a l Wi e d e rse h e n ! G o o d bye .
Word 1 Auf on, upon
Word 2 Wiedersehen! Good bye!
CULTURAL INSIGHT
Due to the large number of dialects in Germany, you may hear many different greeting phrases depending on the area. In Austria and in the catholic southern part of Germany, they even say Grüß Gott, which means "greetings to god". In the past, people from the north could barely talk to people from the south, since they spoke very different languages. But nowadays, if you use these common phrases then everyone will understand you, I'm sure!
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