Lesson overview
Learn these light and fun icebreakers, a great way to start a conversation in German! They're particularly useful when you're meeting someone for the first time or trying to start a conversation with a stranger. These icebreakers will jumpstart a conversation while making the other person feel comfortable and at ease.
Dive into this lesson now and in 5 minutes you'll come out the other side feeling like you travelled to Germany and back.
9 words/phrases to learn
kennen wir uns von irgendwo her?
do we know each other from somewhere?
was machst du hier?
what are you doing here?
bist du neu hier?
are you new here?
ich bin neu hier
I'm new here
woher kennst du sie?
where do you know her from?
ich kenne niemanden hier
I don't know anyone here
schon mal
once before; ever
erzähl mir mehr von dir
tell me more about yourself
interessant
interesting
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