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How can a native English speaker know when it is appropriate to use the polite (Sie) or the ...

In a language such as English, where there are no "built-in" (so to say) polite and familiar forms, what are some simple tips or guidelines for when to use the polite or the familiar forms? Are there …
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How can a native English speaker know when it is appropriate to use the polite (Sie) or the ...

In person-to-person contact the polite "Sie" is the standard way of addressing someone (in written contact even more so). … Exceptions from the rule are the Internet (where the informal "du" is the default form and being addressed with "Sie" is awkward, even mildly insulting when done right), and, of course a big Swedish furniture …
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Polite alternatives to "Grüß Gott"?

Servus Das ist nur angebracht, wenn man jemanden grüßt, mit dem man per Du ist. "Servus" wird unter Du-Freunden benutzt, wenn man sich begegnet und auch wenn man sich verabschiedet. … Auch nur unter Du-Freunden verwendbar, allerdings sagt man das nur, wenn man sich begegnet. "Hallo" ist kein Abschiedsgruß. Baba Ein reiner Abschiedsgruß unter Du-Freunden. …
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When to use "bezahlen" and when "zahlen"?

You can’t use (at least not in standard language) zahlen with a person as the direct object: Sie macht lieber alles selbst, statt einen Handwerker zu bezahlen. … Ich bezahle dich nicht dafür, daß du Löcher in die Luft guckst! (Exception: If the person is not the recipient of the payment, but the item that is being paid for, i.e. a slave.) …
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen "Worte" und "Wörter"?

Du schreibst also zum Beispiel einzelne (!) Wörter oder hebst sie kursiv hervor. Wörter werden gewöhnlich durch Zwischenräume (Leerzeichen, Satzzeichen usw.) begrenzt. …
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How would you say, "I speak a little bit German"?

Möchtest du sie? Ich habe noch etwas Milch. Möchtest du sie? I still have some milk. Do you want it? Ich fühle mich ein wenig unwohl hier. Ich fühle mich etwas unwohl hier. … Du machst mich überaus glücklich. Dr. Steiner war ungemein freundlich. Das ist weitaus mehr als ich erwartet habe. Hast du dich schon einigermaßen erholt? I have some money. …
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Why the switch from “ihr” to “Sie” in the following speech from Band of Brothers?

As comrades of war the general says du and ihr to his fellows. … But at the very end of his speech, he wants to make clear that this is over and he switches to the normal Anrede of civil life, which would be Sie, and that will be used hereafter. …
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Is it still good form to use a capital D for Du or Dir in a letter?

Please also note that when I say personal pronouns, I am talking only about Du, Sie, and their derivations (deiner, dir, dich and Sie, Ihrer, Ihnen, and Sie respectively). … Von 1996 bis 2006 wurde „du“ in neuer Rechtschreibung ausschließlich kleingeschrieben. …
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Is Gandalf really on 'du' terms with the Balrog? (Odd 'duzen' example)

Others have already given good answers, but I thought I'd elaborate a bit more on the difference of "Du" vs "Sie". The thing is - "Sie" is used when trying to show respect. … In contrast, "Du" is the default mode of address. It is not insulting or overly familiar, but it also doesn't add any extra respect. …
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“Du hast da noch ein Bier zu stehen” - richtig oder falsch?

Du hast zu schweigen (= musst schweigen). [...] … (Hervorhebungen jeweils von mir) Ich gehe also davon aus, dass Du mit dieser Formulierung im mündlichen Sprachgebrauch in Brandenburg und angrenzenden Gebieten nicht weiter auffällst, anderswo aber irritierte …
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The exact German word for addressing a woman with higher academic/social status (The applica...

Other than the distinction between "Du" and "Sie", German forms of addressing people don't reflect social standing nearly as detailed other languages do (and the distinction between "Du" and "Sie" is more …
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Can I switch to the du-form myself when I am addressed as "du"?

The one-sided "Du" is essentially limited to adults vs. children.* If an adult person X calls another adult person Y "Du", but expects to be addressed as "Sie" by Y, I'd consider that as an offense. … So, for all practical purposes, the quotation from german-way.com is correct: If somebody calls you "Du", you may treat it as an offer to use "Du" yourself. …
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Why is it "vielen Dank" if it is plural?

Here it is: Haben Sie vielen Dank! (Sie-Form) Habe vielen Dank! (Du-Form) verbatim: "Have many thanks!" It is a sentence in imperative mode. You use imperative mode for commands and for wishes. … In imperative mode the verb is not at position 2 but on position 1 and the subject ist almost always a pronoun in 2nd person that will be omitted if you use Du-Form. …
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Why do Netflix German subtitles always make use of formal pronouns?

The answer is probably that the choice between du and Sie in productions translated from English is not always necessarily natural. … matter how unnatural a sudden switch to du would appear, it's still more believable than the characters sticking with Sie at that point, at least while they're alone). …
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Could someone explain how to form the genitive partitive in German? (Einer meiner wording)

Person Einzahl, Du-Form: Einer deiner Söhne ist im Haus. One of your sons is in the house. Person Einzahl, Sie-Form: Einer Ihrer Söhne ist im Haus. One of your sons is in the house. … Person Mehrzahl, Du-Form: Einer eurer Söhne ist im Haus. One of your sons is in the house. Person Mehrzahl, Sie-Form: Einer Ihrer Söhne ist im Haus. …
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