| İngilizce | Almanca | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| General | the main thing is that ... | dass ... |
| General | the main thing is that ... | Hauptsache ist |
| Phrases | ||
| Phrases | the only thing that is certain is that ... | Fest steht (nur), dass ... |
| Phrases | the only thing that is certain is that ... | Sicher ist (nur), dass ... |
| Phrases | the thing that bothers me is that ... | was mir Sorgen macht ist, dass ... |
| Phrases | the thing that bothers me is that ... | was mich beunruhigt ist, dass ... |
| Speaking | ||
| Speaking | It's a good thing that ... | Es ist zu begrüßen, dass ... |
| Speaking | That is probably the best thing. | Das dürfte wohl das Beste sein. |
| Speaking | that kinda thing | so was |
| Speaking | That was a vile thing to say. | Es war eine Gemeinheit, so etwas zu sagen. |
| Business Correspondence | ||
| Business Correspondence | to see that such a thing does not happen again | dass das nicht wieder passiert |
