Two strangers, a couple, walk up to where Lisa Müller and John Smith are standing.
Stranger 1:"Guten Tag! Ich suche Lisa Müller. Hei?en Sie Lisa Müller?"
Lisa:"Ja, und Sie? Wie hei?en Sie?"
Stranger 1:"Ich hei?e Lutz Schmidt."
Stranger 2:"Ich hei?e Christine Schmidt."
Lisa:"Angenehm."
Stranger 1:"Wo wohnen Sie?"
Stranger 2:"Woher kommen Sie? Kommen Sie aus ?sterreich?"
Lisa:"Nein, ich komme aus Deutschland und ich wohne hier in Bern."
Seeing that this isn’t the Lisa Müller they were looking for, the couple excuses themselves and walks away.
GermanEnglish
suchento look for, search
Sie / sieyou (formal) / theyWhen capitalised, this is the formal and polite way of saying "you".
You should always address strangers as "Sie" Careful: when not capitalised, this word means "they".
jayes
undand
wiehowQuestion word, but also used in other sentences, such as "Look how beautiful this is!"
Angenehm (Sie kennenzulernen)Nice (to get to know you). Often used abbreviated like this.
wowhere
woherfrom where, whence
?sterreichAustriaThe "reich" part means "empire".
neinno
hierhere
GermanEnglish
werwho
waswhat
wannwhen’
wowhere
wiehow
warumwhy
wievielhow much
welche Sprache(n)which language(s)