Problem: Article: This includes "Ja" (ya) for "yes" and "Nein" (nine) for "no" as well as: "Wie bitte?" (vee bitteh), "pardon me?" "Es Tut mir leid!" (ess toot mere lied), "I am sorry!" "Entschuldigung!" (ehnt-shool-dig-ung), "Excuse me!" While technically speaking, saying "thank you" in German has a formal/informal distinction, a simple "Danke!" (dank-eh), or "thanks!" is absolutely fine to be used in any situation. If you are curious, the full formal version is "Ich danke Ihnen" (ich dank-eh eenin), while the informal is "Ich danke dir" (ich dank-eh deer). The word for "please" is "Bitte!" (bittuh). The same phrase doubles as "you're welcome!" If you want to know if something is available at a store, restaurant, etc., then simply ask "Haben Sie [insert item]?" (hah-ben zee), or "Do you have [insert item]?" For example, "Haben Sie Kaffee?" (hah-ben zee cah-fay), "Do you have coffee?" If you want to know how much something you see costs, then ask "Wie viel kostet das?" (vee feel cost-et dahs). If you are lost, need to find something, or otherwise need help, a few phrases will come in handy. To ask for help: "Konnen Sie mir helfen, bitte?" (coon-en zee mere helf-en bit-teh), "Could you help me, please?" To ask for a location: "Wo ist [insert place]?" (Voh ihst), "Where is [insert place]?" For example, "Wo ist die Toilette, bitte?" (Voh ihst die Toil-et-eh, bit-teh), "Where is the restroom?" or "Wo ist der Bahnhof?" (Voh ihst dare Bahn-hof), "Where is the train station?" To be polite, introduce the question by saying: "Entschuldigen Sie, bitte, wo ist der Bahnhof?" (ent-shool-dig-ung zee bit-tuh, voh ihst dare bahn-hof), "Excuse me, please, where is the train station?" To ask if someone speaks another language: "Sprechen Sie Englisch?" (or Spanisch/Franzosisch, etc.) (shpreh-chen zee english/shpanish/fran-zoo-tzish, etc.), "Do you speak English/Spanish/French?" German numbers generally work much the same as English numbers. The main exception is for numbers 21 and above: you say "einunzwanzig" (ayn-uhnd-tsvahn-tsich), literally "one-and-twenty" for 21; "vierunddreiig" (fear-uhnd-dry-sich), literally "four-and-thirty" for 34; "siebenundsechzig" (zee-ben-uhnd-zech-tsich), literally "seven-and-sixty" for 67, etc. 1"eins" (ayenz) 2--"zwei" (tsvai) 3--"drei" (dry) 4--"vier" (feer) 5--"funf" (foonf) 6--"sechs" (zechs) 7--"sieben" (zee-ben) 8--"acht" (ahcht) 9--"neun" (noyn) 10--"zehn" (tsehn) 11--"elf" (elf) 12--"zwolf" (tsvoolf) 13--"dreizehn" (dry- tsehn) 14--"vierzehn" (feer- tsehn) 15--"funfzehn" (fuenf- tsehn) 16--"sechzehn" (zech- tsehn) 17--"sieb-zehn" (zeeb- tsehn) 18--"acht-zehn" (uhcht- tsehn) 19--"neun-zehn" (noyn- tsehn) 20--"zwanzig" (Tsvahn-tsick or "Tsvahn-tsich") "twenty" 21"einundzwanzig" 22"zweiundzwanzig" 30dreiig 40vierzig 50funfzig 60sechzig 70siebzig 80achtzig 90neunzig 100hundert
Summary: Learn a few basic phrases for interacting in public. Say please and thank you. Make simple requests and questions about items. Ask for help or directions. Learn to count in German.

Problem: Article: Check your kitchen cabinets to see if they go all the way to the ceiling or if there is space above them. Empty space above cabinets causes energy to get stuck there and stagnate. You need to counteract this waste of energy by filling the space with lively positive energy. Bring life with leafy, green potted plants. Don't crowd the space, but place enough to ensure the space is well balanced. Install lighting to drive away dark energy. Place beloved objects on the cabinets that create positive energy. It's a common problem to have a kitchen faucet that leaks, but you may not realize how this negatively affects your house's feng shui. Water is the symbol for wealth, so a drippy faucet literally means that your wealth is slowly draining away. If you notice that your faucet is leaking, takes steps immediately to get it fixed. Check out this article for DIY faucet fixes. At the very least, if you can't get the leak fixed, make sure the water drips into a pitcher or basin so it can still be used rather than going down the drain. You could use this to water the plants on top of the cabinets. Because feng shui values open space and minimalism, it is important to sort through your cabinets (and pantries) on occasion to get rid of things that you are not using. Utensils, appliances, and food that are not being used are only collecting energy and wasting it. If you know you don't use something very often, consider whether it is really necessary or not. Getting rid of old food frequently is important because your kitchen is the source of health in your home and old food does not promote good health. If the kitchen represents health in your home, then the stove is the center of that health because it prepares your food. Keeping your stove clean keeps the energy of the food positive, but a dirty and grimy stove reduces the energy of the food which ultimately reduces your own energy. Use all of the stove's burners regularly to maintain the overall strength of the stove's energy. Move your trash can away from the stove to keep the negative energy of the garbage away from the positive energy of the fresh food you prepare on the stove. When you face the stove, you may be facing away from the entrance to your kitchen. Because of this, it is possible for someone to come up behind you without you knowing it. This is bad energy because it makes you restless and you can't focus your attention on the food. To counteract this, hang a mirror over the stove to give yourself a view behind you.
Summary:
Fill negative space above cabinets. Fix the leaky faucet. Clean out cabinets regularly. Show love to your stove.