Greetings & Introductions
සුබ පැතීම් සහ හඳුන්වාදීම
Say hello, goodbye, and introduce yourself with confidence — the most-used phrases in the exam.
These are the phrases you'll use in literally every conversation, and they form the entire first part of the Goethe A1 speaking exam. Practice the audio until it feels natural.
Greetings by time of day
Guten Morgen!
Good morning! (until ~10am)
Guten Tag!
Good day! (10am–6pm)
Guten Abend!
Good evening! (after 6pm)
Gute Nacht!
Good night!
Hallo!
Hello! (informal, anytime)
Tschüss!
Bye! (informal)
Auf Wiedersehen!
Goodbye! (formal)
Courtesy words
Bitte
Please / You're welcome
Danke
Thank you
Danke schön
Thank you very much
Entschuldigung
Excuse me / Sorry
Es tut mir leid
I'm sorry
Introducing yourself
Wie heißen Sie?
What is your name? (formal)
Ich heiße Navinda.
My name is Navinda.
Woher kommen Sie?
Where are you from?
Ich komme aus Sri Lanka.
I come from Sri Lanka.
Wo wohnen Sie?
Where do you live?
Ich wohne in Colombo.
I live in Colombo.
Wie alt sind Sie?
How old are you?
Ich bin 25 Jahre alt.
I am 25 years old.
Freut mich!
Nice to meet you!
Sie (formal 'you') and du (informal 'you') change the whole sentence. Use Sie with strangers, officials, and in the exam unless told otherwise.
Sie (විධිමත්) සහ du (අවිධිමත්) යනු දෙකම 'ඔබ' යන්නයි, නමුත් වාක්යය වෙනස් වෙනවා. නොහඳුනන අයත් සමඟ සහ විභාගයේදී Sie පාවිච්චි කරන්න.
Check your understanding
Which greeting would you use at 8pm?