Basic expressions: Greeting someone and apologizing for being late
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Key Phrases
Guten Morgen!
Good morning!
Es tut mir leid.
I'm sorry.
Wie geht es dir?
How are you?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone politely in the morning
Jemanden morgens höflich begrüßen
Apologizing and responding politely
Sich entschuldigen und höflich reagieren
Asking and answering how someone is feeling
Fragen und beantworten, wie es jemandem geht
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’ve just arrived a little late to a friendly morning visit in Germany. You greet the host, apologize, ask how they are, and then get invited in for tea.
Hallo! Guten Morgen.
Hello! Good morning.
Guten Morgen, Emily !
Good morning, Emily!
Entschuldigung, ich bin zu spät.
Sorry, I’m late.
Kein Problem.
No problem.
Es tut mir leid.
I’m sorry.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hallo!
HAH-loh
Hello!
Guten
GOO-ten
Good
Morgen
MOR-gen
Morning
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning.
Guten Morgen, Emily Smith !
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning, Emily Smith!
Entschuldigung.
ent-SHOOL-dee-goong
Sorry.
Ich bin
ikh bin
I am
Zu spät
tsoo shpayt
Late
💬 [zu spät] means "late" as a fixed little phrase. You can reuse the same pattern with time words: [zu früh] = "too early" or "early," depending on context.
See breakdown →Ich bin zu spät.
ikh bin tsoo shpayt
I am late.
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