Survival Phrases in German

Hallo – hello/hi [hallo]
Bis bald – later [biz balt]
Tschüß – bye [tshuiss]
Auf Wiedersehen – good-bye (literally: until seeing each other again) [ouf veedahsehan]
Guten Morgen – good morning [gootan moahgan]
Guten Tag – good day, hello [gootan tahk]
Guten Abend – good evening [gootan ahbant]
Gute Nacht – good night [goota nakht]
Grüß Gott – good day, hello (used in Bavaria and Austria) [gruiz got]

Wie geht’s? – How are you? (neutral but casual) [vee gehtz]
Wie geht’s dir? – How are you? (informal) [vee gehtz deeah]
Wie geht’s Ihnen? – How are you? (formal) [vee gehtz eehnahn]
Gut. – Fine. [goot]
Und dir/Ihnen? – And you? (informal/formal) [oont deeah/eehnahn]
Ganz okay. – Quite okay. [gahnts goot]
Könnte besser sein. – Could be better. [kehntah bezah syn]
Es muss. – It has to be (okay). [ez mooz]
Schlecht. – Bad. [shlekht]
Danke – thanks [dankeh]
Danke schön – thank you [dankehshoin]
Bitte – please/you’re welcome [beettah]
Gern geschehen – no problem [geahn geshehn]
Schön, dich kennen zu lernen. – Nice to meet you. (informal) [shoin dikh kehnnan tsoo leahnan]
Sehr erfreut. – Nice to meet you. (formal) [seah eahfroit]
Guten Appetit! – Happy meal/enjoy! [gootan appeteet]
Gesundheit! – Bless you! (after someone sneezes) [gehsoondhyt]
Viel Glück! – Best of luck! [feel gluik]
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! – Congratulations! [heatsleehen gluikvoonsh]
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag! – Happy Birthday! [heatsleehen gluikvoonsh tsoom gebootstahk]
Entschuldigung – excuse me/sorry [entshooldeegoonk]