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A formal greeting used throughout the day, typically until early evening. No specific grammatical rules apply beyond being a fixed phrase.

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An informal greeting, suitable for friends, family, and people you know well. No specific grammatical rules apply.

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Formal question. The verb 'heißen' (to be called) is conjugated for 'Sie' (you, formal). The sentence structure is question word + verb + subject.

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Standard way to state your name. 'heißen' is a regular verb. Subject 'Ich' (I) is followed by the conjugated verb 'heiße' and then your name.

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Another common way to state your name. 'Mein Name' (my name) is the subject, followed by the verb 'ist' (is) and then your name.

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Versatile phrase using the verb 'sein' (to be). Can be followed by a name, profession, or age. 'Ich' (I) is the subject, 'bin' is the conjugated verb.

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Formal question about origin. 'Woher' (from where) is the question word, followed by the verb 'kommen' (to come) conjugated for 'Sie' (you, formal).

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Standard way to state your country or city of origin. 'aus' (from) is a preposition that always takes the dative case. 'Ich' (I) is the subject, 'komme' is the conjugated verb.

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Formal question about residence. 'Wo' (where) is the question word, followed by the verb 'wohnen' (to live) conjugated for 'Sie' (you, formal).

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Standard way to state your place of residence. 'in' (in) is a preposition that takes the dative case when indicating a fixed location. 'Ich' (I) is the subject, 'wohne' is the conjugated verb.

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Formal question about profession. 'Was' (what) is the question word, followed by the verb 'machen' (to do) conjugated for 'Sie' (you, formal). 'beruflich' means 'professionally'.

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Standard way to state your profession. In German, you usually do not use an indefinite article (a/an) before a profession. 'Ich' (I) is the subject, 'bin' is the conjugated verb 'sein'.

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Used to state which languages you speak. 'Ich' (I) is the subject, 'spreche' is the conjugated verb 'sprechen' (to speak).

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Standard phrase to indicate you are currently learning German. 'Ich' (I) is the subject, 'lerne' is the conjugated verb 'lernen' (to learn).

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Standard way to state your age. 'Ich' (I) is the subject, 'bin' is the conjugated verb 'sein' (to be). The number comes before 'Jahre alt' (years old).

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A polite and formal phrase. 'Es freut mich' (it pleases me) is a fixed expression. 'Sie' is the accusative form of 'you' (formal), and 'kennenzulernen' is an infinitive clause.

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A slightly shorter and very common formal phrase. 'Schön' (nice/beautiful) is an adjective. 'Sie' is the accusative form of 'you' (formal), and 'kennenzulernen' is an infinitive clause.

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Used to politely ask the same question back to a formal person. It's a shortened form of 'Und wie geht es Ihnen?' or 'Und woher kommen Sie?' etc.

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Used to introduce another person. 'Das' (that/this) acts as a demonstrative pronoun, followed by the verb 'ist' (is) and the name of the person being introduced.

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A polite and formal way to ask permission to introduce yourself. 'Darf' is the conjugated modal verb 'dürfen' (may/to be allowed). 'mich' is the accusative reflexive pronoun.