Brit Reacts to 10 GERMAN PHRASES Every Traveler Should Know! (Basic German)

[@kaddy0306]

You pronounce german so good like someone who spend a few month here ^^ You would learn german in no time i guess!!!

[@Herzschreiber]

I am surprised about how good your pronunciation is! I heard Brits or Americans who already spent one or two years as expats in Germany and their pronunciation was worse than what I heard from you here. And it is nice to see how much of the stuff you learned back then in school was "archived" somewhere in your brain. If you will keep in mind that a "V" in German ist very often pronunced like "F" (e.g. 4 doesn't sound like vier but like "fear") you were close to perfect :)

[@dwayneslens]

Thank you, that’s so nice to know. It must of stuck from School. I wish I took language lessons throughout school. Kind of a missed opportunity. And thanks for telling me it sounds like fear (noted) 👍🏾😊

[@rosetoren3881]

@@dwayneslens I can only agree with the previous speaker. Unlike many others, your German pronunciation is really good. Love your channel. Can't wait to see more. 🖖

[@Herzschreiber]

@@dwayneslens Kein Problem, my pleasure! :)

[@ThereWasATime]

I was about to comment the same, very good!

[@KaiHenningsen]

@@dwayneslens A few things I noticed: German Z is English TS SP and ST are (usually) pronounced SHP and SHT

[@bas1330]

To be honest, your pronunciation is very good. You had an extremely good teacher as a child or a (unused) skill to speak german or simply both. In any case, good pronunciation and intonation.

[@dwayneslens]

Thanks haha! Me Gallagher he was a Scottish guy. It must of stuck from childhood. But also I do think I might be good at languages but I’ve never applied myself to learning.

[@rosetoren3881]

@@dwayneslens Scottish and German have many sounds in common. Personally, as a German, I find the Scottish pronunciation very easy.

[@ImalaNSW]

I think you should start learning German again. Your pronunciation is soooo good. I love to hear your German. And it was so heartwarming to see the joy in your eyes, when you start to remember the things you learned! I was immediately smiling vom ear to ear. Hope you have a wonderful christmas time. Greetings from Germany

[@winterlinde5395]

Your pronunciation sounds good!

[@biancarichling789]

If you want to be really polite when approaching people you can also say Entschuldigen Sie bitte'. This is really respectful, especially when talking to strangers.

[@kustanhardelus6919]

you should react to "How anyone (including YOU) can read German" a very interesting video that shows how close english and german actually are.

[@rosetoren3881]

Oh yes, that's awesome. I recommend that always.

[@Iamtruerevelation]

Offensichtlich die beiden haben denselben Entstehung und haben sich dann bloß getrennt und entwickeln wo ich viele andere Sprachen haben sich auch anders entwickelt und halt auch viele influencer in andere Sprachen ist ganz normal für die Welt heutzutage

[@heikosimons1389]

You learn German so quickly and your pronunciation is even much better than many local people. I love listening to your videos they’re always cheering and amazing. Sehr gut gemacht und weiter so 👍😊

[@mimischunemann9232]

this is the best! 😂 typically my 8th graders say "hä was?" a lot, seeing you as a grown man say it got me cracking up, you are so honestly and respectfully interested, this is so much fun! thanks for your videos!

[@MetalGoat84]

If I would met you in Germany I would understand your German skills. You do a really good job and you remember lots of words. By the way my english also is quite good ;) I definitely will check out more videos of your channel. Greetings from Germany and have a lovely holiday season in the UK.

[@endless-nimu]

I'm impressed by your pronounciation. Way to go :D

[@hasumoto1707]

Sometimes Americans said to me "Oh wow, it's not that harsh. I thought German always sounds that harsh." I sometimes reply: "The very most of English speakers only know German from movies. Soldiers yelling German. If I would only know English from scenes of 'Full Metal Jacket', I would propably think the same with English of cause. But the German language can be also be friendly and lovely too." think about it ;)

[@TRuh4You]

Well done! Really good!Come to Kiel during Kiel Week (Kieler Woche) in June!!! ⚓⛵⛱

[@08Melb]

your pronunciation is so good! Keep at it! Love your videos.Greetings from Germany- Tschüss :)

[@lars5174]

Here in the South (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria) it is very common to use "Tschau" (Pronounced like Chow) which is a germanized version of the italian "Ciao" but is only used to say "goodbye" whereas italians use it to say hello too. It is also very common to hear "passt schon" (or bassd schon) instead of "Kein Problem" which kind of means something like "don't worry about it" or "it's allright" but literally translates to "it'll fit"

[@madmax3915]

very good pronunciation, i´m impressed!

[@sigridf820]

Very nice pronunciation 😊 I just discovered your channel, but I’m impressed by your open and curious approach 👍🏻

[@peter_althoff]

It's always good to understand a little German, after all you never know when we'll come to visit again. 🤣🤣 Btw. the common answer to "Mach's gut" is "Mach's besser" Most common answers to "Wie geht's?" are "Es geht", " Geht so" or "Gestern ging's noch"

[@berlindude75]

For the higher numbers up to 20 you still see the common Germanic origin of both German and English (cf. "teen-ager"): 11 = elf = eleven, 12 = zwölf = twelve, 13 = drei-zehn = thir-teen, 14 = vier-zehn = four-teen, 15 = fünf-zehn = fif-teen, 16 = sech-zehn = six-teen, 17 = sieb-zehn = seven-teen, 18 = acht-zehn = eigh-teen, 19 = neun-zehn = nine-teen, 20 = zwanzig = twenty This right-to-left order of reading the digits (between 13 and 19) continues in German up to 99 (21 = ein-und-zwanzig = "one-and-twenty", 99 = neun-und-neunzig = "nine-and-ninety"), while in modern English for such constructed numbers past 20 you switch entirely to reading the digits from left to right (21 = "zwanzig-eins" = twenty-one, 99 = "neunzig-neun" = ninety-nine).

[@nettcologne9186]

to add something: In the morning: In the north you can also say "Moin" instead of "Guten Morgen" and in Switzerland it is a "Grüezi" In the evening: Everyone understands "Tschüss", but in the south ( Bavaria and Austria ) they tend to say "Servus".

[@CavHDeu]

I have to add Guten Abend or N'abend for good evening.

[@arnodobler1096]

Moin und Moin Moin applies all day.

[@mandragoradavenganza7115]

"Servus" also can be used like "hello", but it´s more colloquial language....

[@willybauer5496]

Up here in the North where I live, "Moin" is just a universal greeting all over the day and doesn't mean "Guten Morgen". Hey, you can also say Moin in the evening! What's really funny, it's getting even fashionable in the more Southern parts, as I've been adressed with a hearty "Moin" recently in the Ruhr area.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

@@arnodobler1096 if you say Moin Moin, you're shatty😁

[@carla3562]

Hey dude. I will just start kicking it off. I've watched some of your videos right now and your sense to adopt the sound of the German langu😅age is really good. I encourage you to do so, because the origins of our languages are quite similar (we both have a Saxon origin and centuries ago we had a Roman [As of the language of the Roman Empire, commonly named Latin]).

[@joergfro7149]

I am surprised about how good your pronunciation is nearly Flawless !! wow

[@tubekulose]

You actually did really well! One little hint: In German the "z" is not pronounced as it is in English. The German "z" sounds like "ts". So "zwei (2)" would be pronounced like "tsveye" and "zehn (10)" like "tsehn". 🙂

[@Aktivist1000]

I would say that "Mach's gut" is the equivalent to "Take care".

[@bayernhof1158]

Hallo Engländer, deine Aussprache ist sehr gut !😀

[@dwayneslens]

Danker 😊

[@aw3s0me12]

10:17 *Insanly good!* straight sup just for the great effort you made with 12 back then. Respect!

[@CavHDeu]

I don't say Tschüss i say Tschau, but it sounds exactly like the Italian greeting Ciao 😂 Bitte is one of the most useful german words, you can also use it to ask Wie bitte? It can get pretty crazy with all meanings of it.

[@mizapf]

All those colloquial "good bye" phrases were actually imported from other languages: Adios -> Tschüss Adieu -> Tschö Ciao -> Tschau

[@Samiraela]

And to be honest, we often just say "bye" or, if we know for sure, we'll see each other tomorrow: "Bis morgen" like "see us tomorrow".

[@penaarja]

So love Your videos.

[@misanthrop7105]

In the northern region you hear mostly „moin“. Wich comes from „moi‘jen dag“ = guten tag. So if you hear „moin“ either you are in the north or the person who says it comes from northern germany

[@tillsamesreuther9712]

Hi Dwayne I think your pronounciation (that's a difficult word in english ;-)) of german is preety good

[@svenstylesz]

I like your German videos. You're also a likeable guy. Your German sounds very good too. You have my subscription. Greetings from Germany.

[@mickypescatore9656]

Very good! 👍😊

[@franzdreier1961]

And when English people come to Germany, please don't be surprised how many of us answer you in English, even at my age (62) many of us can speak English or understand it

[@Mike-hr3ns]

very nice, keep going

[@istoOi]

English in school: "Let us meet outside and discuss our different opinions there" English in real life: "Cash me outside, how 'bout that"

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

you learned really good stuff, we learned:Colin , where is the apple. Stuff, you didn't use in daily live, and we learned Oxford English. When I saw the 'Shetland' series for the first time, I couldn't understand a word😄

[@shirokage2182]

Very good pronunciation! As a little tip for the German z, you can replace it with a 'ts', that's how we pronounce it 😉

[@andromeda2449]

Realy good you speak a clear german Yep.. your eins zwei drei is cooorect

[@atdynax]

I actually don't use Tschüss, because it is so harsh. I say Ciao.

[@sabine_schmidthh]

Wow you´re pronounciation sounds perfect to me and i should know it as a German. You seem to be very talented if it comes to foreign languages 👏please learn German, wish you all the best and send you hugs from Hamburg (northern Germany) 🤗

[@Ohrwurm1950]

your german is getting better (y) 😉

[@Latenight927]

@dwayne you say you can't speak German but you pronounce it pretty well :)

[@newnobee]

You did increbibly WELL, no doubt about it! Especially when it's soooo long ago, that you've learned and used the most basic words/phrases in school and never used them again. And there is another very important thing that really should give you more confidence: the german and english languages share a hell of a lot, just remember that "english" is based on the german "Angeln" and "Sachsen", two german-based people who take over the british Island and formed what later became England. 😉 We have a LOT more in common than you might think! Dig a little deeper into the history of England and the U.K., you'll be surprised! 😉

[@mizapf]

"vier" (4) sounds like English "fear". Mind that German "v" sounds like "f" (except for words of Latin origin, where it is like English v).

[@magdalenakotyrba4151]

Wow, great pronounciation!!!👍🏻

[@psychedelostrance73]

I love your T-Shirt 😜

[@R-T_BK79]

I´m from germany and english is my second language. I have almost no problems reading, understanding and writing in english. But sometimes i struggle with speaking english. My go to solution is to do a fake accent (in a comical way of course) so i can go around any mishaps

[@SirBSpecial]

The english I learned in school was,... ok to get the basics but to write or talk fluently I just learned years after by watching content like this, video games, AI-stuff and so on.

[@tomkger5055]

About beeing polite in Germany....we also have a saying that goes something like that. " If you´re the boss (CEO) of a company and don´t know the name of the cleaning women (personal) you suck." I hope that´s a global phrase.

[@ethenielpast3599]

your German Is great :D

[@Midna78]

You're welcome is also "Gern geschehen" in German.

[@MarsOhr]

Your german pronunciation is good.

[@indrageneh7013]

Hey, your German is pretty well.

[@Iamtruerevelation]

You're welcome means actually gern geschehen.

[@b.bleinagel1082]

And when you visit Germany and you're in Bavaria, people say "Grüß Gott" (Grias God) instead of Guten Tag, that means greet god and "Pfiade" instead of Tschüss (bye) and "Servus" instead of Hallo😂

[@YukiTheOkami]

Good pronounceation Dont worry about a little accent i belive accent is part of somebodys origin and charachter And yes indeed we lern a type of english in school thats........ lets cuts say verry localized Oxford Engliih Like oxford is this small university place in england and depending on your teacher it be more or less strict about how u pronounce the words exactly. While alsonironicly lot of teachers have a thick german accent them selves. Wich agsin i dont think is bad but maybe sub optimal for teaching😅. And the issue basicly is at least with a middle class or lower degree u dont lern a lot off filler words or double meaning words or slang and then u come out of school with 16 or 18 and u feel dumb and unsure about your english skill. At least this was true for me😅 While truth is my english teacher hatet me so she was extra harsh about my examen. Like oh this is not a british english term thats austrailian or this is amarican minus point.😅 As if people in real life care 😅

[@dwayneslens]

Agreed. Yeah honestly nobody cares lol! And the German accent is actually quite pleasant when speaking English. We really don’t mind there’s much worst accents lol!

[@Why-D]

And as you started to remeber, you should use the drive and move with learning German!

[@madTitanja]

And if you are in northgermany its mutch more easyer to say good Day, good morning, good afternoon & all of this with just 1 Worth that you cann use all the time: moin or moin moin !!! 😉 (I'm from northgermany so i know it^^) Ps: oh wow your german sounds perfect ,respect good job😎👍its much better than my englisch is. Are you shure that you aren't gernan? ^^

[@tma2465]

As a real north german guy you only say "Moin" (one word) to wish someone a good day. If you say "Moin, Moin" (two words), you're outing yourself as a tourist or as a people that talks too much! 😉😄

[@Am-Fear-Liath]

Alle: _Machs Gut_ Ich: _Machs besser_

[@dannyf359]

We in berlin say water not was

[@sarderim]

Dang mate, your pronounciation is really good! Sure there is an accant but everyone in germany would understand what you´re saying! If you get some practice you would be fluent in no time!

[@dwayneslens]

Haha thanks. That’s awesome. Maybe I should learn. I’ve been told this by Swedish people as well. Maybe languages is my thing lol!

[@SasukeGER]

As a Meme .... "Do you speak Englisch" .... your normally get "Sprech Deutsch du Hu*****" :D

[@TheKampfschaf]

One night in England and the world's your oyster... 😅?

[@krupnikovic]

You know english is based on german? In the jear 450 the roman leave Britannia and the britisch people called german tribes to save them. German tribes Saxon and Angeln (Engeln) arrived and stay there. They build Kingdoms like Wessex, Sussex (Saxon), Mercia and more. Around 800 King Alfred kreate all Kingdoms to one, England (based on Engeln). The Anglo-Saxony (old english) is near the old saxon language. Here in north Germany, in lower Saxony, many people can speak the old saxony until today (Plattdeutsch).

[@LunaBianca1805]

Well, they teach Oxford English in my part of Germany, so I'll probably don't sound like a proper native speaker, either 😅

[@brausewitz]

Entschuldigung ist Moore used the schorted Version Tschuldigung.

[@chrisrudolf9839]

8:35 If you ever are in Germany and have to tell someone that you don't speak German, maybe better say it in English or mispronounce the ch in sprechen as a k on purpose ;-). Because if you can say "Ich spreche kein Deutsch" and perfectly pronounce the German light ch like you just did, it might happen that the other person believes you are messing with them.

[@kierontemnov2452]

Das war nicht übel!

[@klauskuhnast2394]

Besides "Tschüss" there is also "Tschau"

[@worldwidebear1967]

12:12 min "Ich hätte gerne.. is a very hard unpolite version of "I would like to have" more polite is " Ich möchte gerne..." sounds more friendlier and warm. " Ich möchte gern ein Wienerschnitzel, bitte" sound better instead " Ich hätte gern ein Wienerschnitzle, bitte" that sounds like a command. BTW your pronunciation in German sounds very good.

[@Torfmoos]

A little Tipp if you say "ich hätte gern ein Wiener Schnitzel" don t be astonished if you didn t get a Pizza. *just kidding

[@Ninjai1971]

Learning to count 1 to 10 is easy for english speaking industrial metal fans: just watch the rammstein music video Sonne with english subs XD

[@thorralf]

Wo wohnst Du? This is a direct question tp get the private address. Saying this to a girl can have a slap in the face as answer. Properly is "Woher kommst Du?" to ask for the country or town. Ask "Wo bist Du her?" is slang

[@taupegrillon5975]

Omg, you're so sweet and handsome, please don't be offended.

[@UtaNeubecker]

The "z" sounds like "ts" in German

[@arnewengertsmann9111]

However, it might be a bit strange, if you tell someone you don't speak German in almost perfect German.^^ It is almost as strange as the tons of Germans, who tell you in quite excellent English, that their English is bad. Saw that happen quite a few times by now (probably did it myself, if I think about it).^^

[@dannyf359]

If you ever visit Germany Berlin don'the worry most people in berlin speak english

[@creaturion_cosplay]

moin 😁

[@stefankauffmann5313]

In Germany nobody would say :"Meine Name ist ..." Better you say: "Ich heiße ....." (literally something like "I'm called ...")

[@dannyf359]

In berlin you can speak english

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

Just courage. If you try hard, you can speak German quite well after 30 years. Not flawless but quite good. Not even Germans speak German flawless.

[@mandragoradavenganza7115]

"Was" und "Hä" is slang. Better you use "wie bitte?" - it´s more polite....

[@ileana8360]

I on´t like how he is `´singing the German phrases while she is emphasizing the ´´harsch stereotipe. German isn´t harsch at all unless you are yelling at somebody, giving oderds. Y ou should rathere watch Feli from Germany, if you wanna know how German sounds

[@marcellajoseph5740]

Can you tell the woman that german words not supposed to be yelled. Please, speak normaly. Germans are not deaf.

[@ruebe1234561]

Mach’s gut mach's besser