Ebay classes
If you want to learn some useful business words in Deutsch I highly recommend to start using ebay.de
“Wir drücken Ihnen die Daumen!”
We cross the fingers for you ebay says when you place a bid.
Another interesting phrase I learn for conversation this days it’s:
“Es hängt davon ab” – It depends
Looking for work
“Sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse” – Means that you have a good knowledge of the language.
Usually at the middle of a work interview your Arbeitgeber will ask “Shall we switch to Deutsch” And at that precise moment if you say “Nein!” you will loose like 4 points.
If you speak english you will tend to speak shitty Deutsch or “retarded Deustch” mixing both languages.
For example you will say:
Ich habe ins Rathaus anmelded
Nein! Take that chewingum out of your mouth and write down in richtig Deutsch:
Ich habe mich ins Rathaus angemelded
Hangover related
“Ich habe einen Kater” – I have a hangover.
Never say this at work, if you’ve been brave enough to get out into that “cool” bar in Neuköln with your spanisch friends, then you stand like a man until the end of work and you hold the tears tight.
“Ich gehe 4 stunde ins fitnesscenter. Ich habe einen Muskelkater” – I’ve been 4 hours in the gym. I have a muscle ache (Or muscle hangover)