German Language Game: Word Order with "dass"

Quick German Language Game: Word Order with "dass"
Play this fun online Word Invader language game to learn and practice German word order with "dass"  (called a "subordinate conjunction").

You'll learn the difference between "a simple sentence" and a sentence with "dass".

For example:

Du bist hier. (You are here.)

Ich bin froh, dass du hier bist. (I'm glad that you are here.)

The statement "...., dass du hier bist" is called a "dependent clause" and has a different word order than a simple sentence.

To compare the two Sentences:

Du bist hier.
Ich bin froh, dass du hier bist.

In a simple sentence, the verb follows the subject: Du bist ...

In a "dependent clause", the verb "bist" goes to the end: ... dass du hier bist. 

Simple Sentences

• Du bist hier. - You are here.
• Du sprichst Deutsch. - You speak German.
• Du hast recht. - You are right.
• Du rufst bald zurück.  - You call back soon.

Sentences with "dass" 

• Ich bin froh, dass du hier bist. - I'm glad that you're here.
• Ich weiß, dass du Deutsch sprichst. - I know that you speak German.
• Ich glaube, dass du recht hast. - I believe that you're right.
• Ich hoffe, dass du bald zurückrufst. - I hope that you call back soon.

Vocabulary

• sein - to be
• du bist - you are (familiar)
• sprechen - to speak 
• du sprichst - you speak (familiar)
• recht haben - to be right
• du hast recht - you're right (familiar)
• zurückrufen - to call back
• du rufst zurück (familiar)
• hoffen - to hope
• ich hoffe - I hope
• wissen - to know (a fact)
• ich weiß - I know
• glauben - to believe
• ich glaube - I believe
• froh sein - to be glad
• ich bin froh - I'm glad

Say the words and phrases OUT LOUD, right after or along with the speaker. 

By playing this game, you'll also be working on your pronunciation. 

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French Language Game: 1-20 Add and Subtract

Quick French Language Game: French Numbers 1-20: Add and Subtract
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

Practice the basic French numbers 1-20 with a fun interactive language game that has you add and subtract using 1-20.

With the Number Invaders game, you first do a few additions and then a few subtractions.

Finally, with the Number Shoot game, you'll mix them up.

Sounding out French numbers is an excellent way to practice French pronunciation. Plus, you'll notice that it's an extra challenge to add and subtract in French.

Here you can go back to review French Numbers 1-20. 

French Numbers 1-20

 1 - un
 2 - deux
 3 - trois
 4 - quatre
 5 - cinq
 6 - six
 7 - sept
 8 - huit
 9 - neuf
10 - dix
11 - onze
12 - douze
13 - treize
14 - quatorze
15 - quinze
16 - seize
17 - dix-sept
18 - dix-huit
19 - dix-neuf
20 - vingt

Play the game a few times until you get it!

And when you're ready, you can continue with  French Numbers 21 and Beyond.

PLAY NEXT after numbers

Learn and practice present tense, regular -er endings:

Quick French Language Game: 4 Easy Verbs. 

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Italian Language Game: 8 Colors

Quick Italian Language Game: 8 Colors
Playing Time: 4 1/2 minutes

Play this fun interactive Italian game to pronounce, learn and write the names for 8 common colors.
Some colors end in -o, for example "rosso" (red). When used with a singular masculine noun, as in "the red book", the ending stays -o: "il libro rosso".
But when the same color is used with a singular feminine noun, as in "the red car", the ending is -a: "la macchina rossa".

Other colors do not end in -o. When these are used with a singular noun, they do NOT change.

As you play, say the words OUT LOUD and imitate the Italian pronunciation.

8 Italian Colors

• rosso/ rossa - red (m/f)
• bianco/ bianca - white (m/f)
• nero/ nera - black (m/f)
• giallo/ gialla - yellow* (m/f)
  
  
• marrone - brown
• blu - blue**
• verde - green
• arancione - orange
  
  

*Note: In Italian "un giallo" or "un libro giallo" also refers to a detective novel, film or story.

**Note: Italian has another word for the color "blue": "azzurro". This is the color "light blue" or "sky blue". It's the color of the national men's football team, who are known as "Gli Azzurri" (the Blues), and of the women's national soccer team, known as "Le Azzurre".

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More than an Italian Language Game

With our Italian 1 course you'll practice Italian for FREE - with the story of a young man traveling through Italy. "The Story" and easy games will let you forget that you are actually learning Italian!
If you just play ONE lesson a day (we call them "Scenes") - and review the previous day's dialogue and Scene - you'll be amazed how much you'll have learned after 36 days!
And make sure to listen to the Podcast after each Level (six Scenes)

German Language Game: Ich möchte - I would like

German Language Game: "Ich möchte" - I would like

Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

"Ich möchte ..." is how you politely ask for something in German.  This phrase is used all the time in conversational German. In most situations, it is better to use "ich möchte" than "Ich will" (I want), which in German is quite strong and definite. In English "I want" is much more common.

*Note: With a negative, "möchte" is best translated with "want", as in: "Sie möchte nichts lesen"  - "She doesn't want to read anything."

The verb "mögen" means "to like". The form "ich möchte", etc. expresses a wish, and is similar to the Conditional Mood in English. In German, this form is called Konjuntiv II. Don't worry about the grammar, though, just go ahead and say "ich möchte", now you know how to use it.

As you play, say the German OUT LOUD.

Mögen - Present Conditional

• ich möchte - I would like
• du möchtest - you would like
• er/sie möchte - he/she would like
• Sie möchten - you would like (formal)
• wir möchten - we would like
• ihr möchtet - you-all would like (plural)
• sie möchten - they would like

Vocabulary

• essen - to eat
• trinken - to drink
• lesen - to read
• zahlen - to pay
• etwas - something
• nichts - nothing, not anything
• was? - what?

More Than a German Language Game

A quick reminder: You can practice German online for FREE with our 36-Scene German 1 Story: "Michael in Deutschland" and our 72-Scene German 2 Mystery Story Sequel: "Blüten in Berlin?"
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Dutch Language Game: Numbers 1-20

Quick Dutch Language Game: Numbers 1 to 20.

The Dutch numbers are easy for English speakers. But their pronunciation does need some practice. Always say the numbers out loud after the native speaker.
With this interactive Dutch numbers game, which includes some simple additions and subtractions (for example: twee plus een is ...; twaalf min drie is ... ), you can learn the numbers 1-20 in Dutch.

What makes it fun is that you'll follow a sequence of Memory game, Shootout, Word Invaders, and Word Hero. 

Dutch Numbers 1-20

1  een
 2  twee
 3  drie
 4  vier
 5  vijf
 6  zes
 7  zeven
 8  acht
 9  negen
10 tien
11 elf
12 twaalf

Note: From 13 to 19, you add the suffix -tien (ten), but 13 and 14 are slightly irregular.
13 dertien
14 veertien

Note: The numbers 15 to 19 are quite regular: 5+10 (vijftien), 6+10 (zestien), etc.
15 vijftien
16 zestien
17 zeventien
18 achttien
19 negentien
20 twintig

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