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4 | Wie geht‘s?

How’s it going?

Learn:

Ask and answer "how are you"
Personal pronouns: ihr, sie (plural), Sie (plural)

pronouns in plural: ihr sie / Sie
Translations

Anna:Anna (name)
noun
Jayes
particle
?

Anna: Yes?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun
Hallohello
interjection
AnnaAnna (name)
noun
!

Paul: Hello, Anna!

Anna:Anna (name)
noun
PaulPaul (name)
noun
! Wiehow / like; as (comparison)
adverb
geht'sgoes it
verb
?

Anna: Paul! How's it going?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun
Gutgood; well
adjective
, dankethank / thanks
verb / particle
! Undand
conjunction
selbstself; even
particle
?

Paul: Fine, thank you! And yourself?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun
Auchalso, too, as well
adverb
gutgood; well
adjective
. Undand
conjunction
werwho; whoever
adverb
istis
verb
dasthe (neuter); that
article
?

Anna: Also fine. And who is this?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun
Dasthe (neuter); that
article
istis
verb
MeiliMeili (Chinese name)
noun
. Sieshe
personal pronoun
kommtcomes
verb
ausout; out of; from
preposition
ChinaChina
noun
. MeiliMeili (Chinese name)
noun
, dasthe (neuter); that
article
istis
verb
AnnaAnna (name)
noun
MaywaldMaywald (last name)
noun
, einea
article
Freundinfemale friend; girlfriend
noun
.

Paul: This is Meili. She comes from China. Meili, this is Anna Maywald, a friend.

Meili:Meili (name)
noun
Gutengood
adjective
Tagday
noun
Frauwoman; Ms.; Mrs. / wife
noun
MaywaldMaywald (last name)
noun
!

Meili: Hello Ms. Maywald!

Anna:Anna (name)
noun
Gutengood
adjective
Tagday
noun
. Waswhat / something (coll.)
adverb
kanncan
verb
ichI
personal pronoun
fürfor
preposition
Sieyou (formal)
personal pronoun
tunto do; make; put
verb
?

Anna: Hello. What can I do for you?

Meili:Meili (name)
noun
IchI
personal pronoun
möchtewould like
verb
hierhere
adverb
studierento study (in university)
verb
.

Meili: I would like to study here.

Anna:Anna (name)
noun
Ahaaha; ah I see
particle
. Dannthen
adverb
...

Anna: Aha. Then ...

Paul:Paul (name)
noun
Ohoh
interjection
neinno
particle
! IchI
personal pronoun
mussmust
verb
zurto the
preposition
Arbeitwork; job; labor
noun
.

Paul: Oh no! I have to go to work.

Meili:Meili (name)
noun
Ohoh
interjection
... Tschüssbye
interjection
, PaulPaul (name)
noun
! Dankethank / thanks
verb / particle
!

Meili: Oh ... bye, Paul! Thanks!

Paul:Paul (name)
noun
Bitteplease; you're welcome
particle
! Tschüssbye
interjection
! AnnaAnna (name)
noun
, wirwe
personal pronoun
telefonierento telephone; talk on the phone
verb
morgentomorrow
adverb
!

Paul: You’re welcome! Bye! Anna, we phone tomorrow! (meaning: let’s have a phone call tomorrow)

New words

 

die Arbeit
the work; job

aha
aha; ah I see

auch
also, too

dann
then

eine
a (female)

die Freundin
the female friend; girlfriend

für
for

er, sie, es geht
he, she, it goes

gut
good; well

ihr
you 
(plural); her

ich kann
I can

ich möchte
I would like

morgen
tomorrow

ich muss
I must

selbst
self; even

Sofia
Sofia (name)

telefonieren
to telephone

tschüss
bye

tun
to do; make

zur
to the

Hint

Indas ist Anna Maywald, eine Freundin“, we see that das can also mean that. The article eine is the female form of ein.

And just as you can say „I want out“ instead of „I want to walk out“ in English, you can sometimes drop the main verb in German and say „ich muss zur Arbeit“ instead of „ich muss zur Arbeit gehen“.

  1   Comprehension quiz

 
Anna already knows Meili, and what she wants.
Anna is Paul’s girlfriend.
Paul forgot that he’s supposed to be on his way to work.
Anna Maywald is in her office, and learns that Meili wants to enroll in a course of study.

 

6 Responses

  1. The first statement of page 1 is a bit confusing. In my opinion it should say,
    “Anna already knew Meili and what she wanted before she walked in.”

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