German phrases: Getting to know people
Use *Sie* with adults you don't know, and *du* with friends, children and young people.
Speed:
- Wie heißen Sie?What's your name? · formal; informal:
- Ich heiße Lena.My name is Lena.
- Freut mich.Nice to meet you.
- Woher kommen Sie?Where are you from? · formal; informal:
- Ich komme aus Kanada.I'm from Canada.
- Wo wohnst du?Where do you live? · informal
- Was machen Sie beruflich?What do you do for a living? · formal
- Ich bin Ingenieurin.I'm an engineer. · a woman speaking; a man says
- Ich lerne seit einem Jahr Deutsch.I've been learning German for a year.
- Sind Sie verheiratet?Are you married?
- Wollen wir uns duzen?Shall we say “du” to each other? · usually offered by the older person