Basic Verbs
Vocabulary
| Kino Eintrittskarte | Cinema ticket |
| mitkommen | To come (kommen) along (mit) |
| Hast Du Zeit? | Do you have time? |
| Mit | With |
| Uns | Us |
| Gross(en) | Big |
| Klein(en) | Small |
| Kein / Keinen | (to have) none |
| Hunger | Hunger |
| Salat | Salad |
| einladen | To invite / To treat someone |
| heute | Today |
| morgen | Tomorrow |
| Vielen Dank! | Thanks a lot! |
Dialog
Martin: Hallo Theresa! Ich habe eine extra Eintrittskarte für das Kino. Willst Du mitkommen?
Theresa: Nein danke. Ich will in’s Kino gehen, aber ich habe keine Zeit. Tut mir leid.
Martin: Kein Problem. Hasst Du Zeit mit uns essen zu gehen?
Theresa: Ok, wo willst Du essen gehen?
Martin: Ich habe keine Ahnung wo wir essen gehen sollten. Ich bin nicht sehr hungrig.
Theresa: Ich habe auch keinen grossen Hunger. Ich will nur einen Salat essen.
Martin: Ich will auch einen Salat essen.
Theresa: Einen Moment… Ich habe kein Geld dabei.
Martin: Kein Problem! Heute lade ich Dich ein, morgen kannst Du mich einladen.
Theresa: Ok! Vielen Dank!
Martin: Gerne.
Martin: Hello Theresa! I have an extra ticket for the cinema. Do you want to come?
Theresa: No thank you. I want to go to the cinema, but I don’t have any time. I’m sorry.
Martin: No problem. Do you have time to go eat with us?
Theresa: Sure. Where do you want to go to eat?
Martin: I don’t know where I we should go to eat. I am not all that hungry.
Theresa: I am not that hungry either. I just want to eat a salad.
Martin: I would also like to eat a salad.
Theresa: Hang on… I didn’t bring any money.
Martin: No problem! Today I’ll treat you, and tomorrow you can take me out.
Theresa: Ok! Thanks!
Martin: It’s my pleasure.
Grammar
Just like in English, the Germans conjugate their verbs. Here are some conjugations to get you started.
| haben | to have |
| Ich habe | I have |
| Du hast/Sie haben | You have |
| Er/Sie/Es hat | He/She/It has |
| Wir haben | We have |
| Ihr habt | You (pl) have |
| Sie haben | They have |
| sein | to be |
| Ich bin | I am |
| Du bist/Sie sind | You are |
| Er/Sie/Es ist | He/She/It is |
| Wir sind | We are |
| Ihr seid | You are |
| Sie sind | They are |
| wollen | to want |
| Ich will | I want |
| Du willst/ Sie wollen | You want |
| Er/Sie/Es will | He/She it wants |
| Wir wollen | We want |
| Ihr wollt/Sie wollen | You want |
| Er/Sie/Es will | He/She/It wants |
The sentence order in German is:
Noun verb verb-particle
For Example: Wir wollen essen gehen. We want to go to eat.
If you want to ask a question, you place the verb at the beginning of the sentence, and reverse the verb particle, like this: Wollen wir essen gehen? Do we want to go to eat.
Now, try it with the following examples:
Example: Du hast einen Hund. You have a dog. (Question: Hast Du einen Hund?)
Example: Du bist ein Student. You are a student. (Question: Bist Du ein Student?)
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