I just realized today it’s been 5 months since I’ve moved to Munich. “Herzlich Willkommen” is the first thing I read auf Deutsch in Germany. And I remember the first time I bumped into someone, he said “Entschuldigung” to me. To be fair, I thought he probably must have been muttering “can’t you see woman” in German, but later I realized that’s what you say for “sorry” und “excuse me”. And let’s not forget “tut mir leid”. Although every time I say “tut mir leid”, I feel like I need to do a mini curtsy while I say it! There’s something about it that makes me want to do so .

I later moved onto learning “Können Sie mir helfen” and let me tell you that this particular line has helped me galore. And oh, how could I forget “Ich weiss nicht”. To be fair, I did it pick that up while learning German and I use it a lot in class too. There you go mein liebe Leute, I’ve given you a list of words you should be knowing and using while in München.

Elza