4 | Wie geht‘s?

How’s it going?

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Personal pronouns: ihr, sie (plural), Sie (plural)

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Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Jayes
particle ?

Anna: Yes?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Hallohello
interjection AnnaAnna (name)
noun (f.) !

Paul: Hello, Anna!

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

Anna: Paul! How's it going?

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

Paul: Fine, thank you! And yourself?

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

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

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

Meili: Hello Ms. Maywald!

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Gutengood
adjective Tagday
noun (m.) . 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 (f.) IchI
personal pronoun möchtewould like
verb hierhere
adverb studierento study (in university)
verb .

Meili: I would like to study here.

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

Anna: Aha. Then ...

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

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

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

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

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Bitteplease; you're welcome
particle ! Tschüssbye
interjection ! AnnaAnna (name)
noun (f.) , 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

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Hint

In „das 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“.

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Mfatih says:

November 12, 2023 at 9:49 PM

I cannot see Grammar Explainer exercises which I hear, or do not they exist?

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1. german-stories.com says:
  
  November 13, 2023 at 10:37 AM
  
  Hi! The Grammar Explainer and the Vocabulary Coach are extra audios. They’re for learning by hearing. For example if you want to brush up your German vocab while jogging through the park. If you go to the next page and you’ll see the grammar in written form.