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    How do I say "beautiful" in German?
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    "Beautiful" in German is "schön". If you want to address a man you say "schöner", for a lady you use "schöne" and for a thing "schönes". Use the appropriate articles (der, die, das).
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    How do I say "You're welcome" in German?
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    The more conversational way to say "you're welcome" is "bitte". The word bitte can have a lot of meanings and can be used in many ways, but most often it is used as "you're welcome".
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    How do I say, "I have two brothers, one sister"?
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    To say that you should say, "Ich habe zwei Brüder und eine Schwester." Pronounced: Ich habe ts-v-eye Br-oo-der unt eye-n-uh Sh-vest-er. Note that the "u" in Brüder has an umlaut, changing it to a plural.
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    How do I say "How are you today"?
    Sarah Porsche-Monroe
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    To somebody you know well, say: "Wie geht es dir heute?" or "Wie geht's dir heute?". To somebody you don't know that well, say: "Wie geht es Ihnen heute?"
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    What is "good night" and "good morning"?
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    Good night is "gute nacht" and good morning is "guten morgen," with a slight roll of the "r."
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    How do you say "I am going to eat"?
    MasterLukiboy
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    To say "I am going to eat" you say "Ich esse jetzt"! Uncommon is when you say "ich werde essen"... It means the same, but no German actually says that!
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    How do you say “code red” in German?
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    You would say “Code rot!”, although it’s not a common saying. If there’s an emergency, you would say “Es liegt ein Notfall vor!” which means “There’s an emergency!”
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