French Language Game: Maintenant, Bientôt

Quick French language Game: Maintenant, Bientôt (now, soon ...)
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 minutes

Add 4 common adverbs (now, soon, today, tomorrow) to your vocabulary and practice your pronunciation with this quick language game.
You'll first play Memory, Car Race, and Word Shoot - to practice the four common adverbs.
Then you'll build and practice short sentences with them, in the Word Invader game.
Repeat the words aloud and try to imitate the sound and rhythm of the speaker.

4 Common Adverbs

• maintenant - now
• bientôt - soon
• aujourd'hui - today
• demain - tomorrow

Vocabulary and Sentences

jamais - never
Maintenant ou jamais. - Now or never.
prêt - ready
Le dîner sera bientôt prêt. - The dinner will be ready soon.
il fait beau - it's nice weather
Il fait beau aujourd'hui. - It's nice weather today.
je vais - I go, I'm going
Demain je vais à Paris. - Tomorrow I'm going to Paris.

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Spanish Language Game: Hacer - Present Tense

Quick Spanish Language Game: hacer (to do, make) - present tense
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

Play "hacer" to learn and practice the present tense of the irregular Spanish verb for "to do, make".
You'll practice the personal verb forms and make easy sentences with them.
Note that pronouns (yo, tú, él, etc.) are often dropped in Spanish, except when they are needed for clarity or emphasis.
In this game, we first include the pronouns in the Word Shoot Game, for the conjugation. We then drop the pronouns in the Word Invader Game, for the easy sentences.

Present Tense of "hacer"

• yo hago - I do, make
• tú haces - you do, make (familiar)
• él, ella hace - he, she does, make
• Usted hace - you do, make (formal)
• nosotros/as hacemos - we do, make (m/f)
• vosotros/as hacéis - you do, make (pl, m/f) [Spain]
• ellos/as hacen - they do, make (m/f)
• Ustedes hacen - you do, make (pl) [Latin America]

Vocabulary and Sentences

• los deberes - the homework
• el trabajo - the work
• las compras - the shopping
• la pregunta - the question
• Hace muchos deberes. - He does a lot of homework.
• Hacen mucho trabajo. - You do a lot of work. (pl) [Latin America]
• Hacen muchas preguntas. - They ask many questions.
• Hacéis muchas compras. - You do a lot of shopping. (pl) [Spain]
• Haces muchas preguntas. - You ask a lot of questions. (familiar)
• Hacemos mucho trabajo. - We do a lot of work.

French Language Game: Être - Future Tense

Quick French Language Game: Être (to be) - Future Tense
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 2 1/2 minutes

Play this fun online game sequence of Word Shoot and Flash Cards to learn and practice the future tense of the verb "être." 
With the future tense of the verb "être" (to be) you have an extra conversational tool.
You'll hear different voices with somewhat different accents.

Here you can play the present tense: Etre - Present Tense.

Être - Future Tense

• je serai - I'll be
• tu seras - you'll be (familiar)
• il/elle sera - he/she will be
• nous serons - we'll be
• vous serez - you'll be (formal & plural)
• ils/elles seront - they'll be (m/f)

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Italian Language Game: Volere - Present Tense

Italian Language Game: volere (want) - present tense.
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 1/2 minutes

Play this fun Italian Word Shoot game and learn the present-tense forms of the irregular verb "volere".
Then, with Word Invaders, put together an easy sentence with each.

Note that in Italian subject pronouns often dropped, except for emphasis or clarity.
But, with or without a pronoun, you always have to use the correct verb form.

Note also:
"you want" formal (singular): Lei vuole

Volere - want

• io voglio - I want
• tu vuoi - you want (familiar)
• lui, lei vuole - he, she wants
• noi vogliamo - we want
• voi volete - you-all want
• loro vogliono - they want

Vocabulary

• mangiare - to eat
• leggere - to read
• comprare - to buy
• il giornale - the newspaper
  
  

Always say the words OUT LOUD as you play the game. It's the best way to practice pronunciation.

If you want to play a game to review all three Modal Verbs together, click here: Volere. Dovere. Potere.

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German Language Game: Ich heiße - My name is

German Language Game: "Ich heiße" - My name is (I'm called)

Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 minutes

Play a fun German language game to practice the conversational verb "heißen". You commonly use it to tell someone your name, or ask about someone's name.

Note that the German letter -ß- sounds like a double "s". The letter is called "esszett" or "scharfes ess", and is used after a long vowel, or a combination of two vowels, eg: "ei".

As you play, say the German OUT LOUD.

Heißen - Present Tense

• ich heiße - my name is
• du heißt - your name is (familiar)
• er/sie heißt - his/her name is
• Sie heißen - your name is (formal)
• wir heißen - our name is
• ihr heißt - your name is (plural)
• sie heißen - their name is

Vocabulary

• der Bruder - the brother
• mein Bruder - my brother
• die Schwester - the sister
• meine Schwester - my sister
• die Freundin - the friend (f), girlfriend
• deine Freundin - your girlfriend (familiar)
• Wie heißt du? - What's your name? (familiar)
• Wie heißen Sie? - What is your name? (formal)

Note: In informal situations, you could also say: "Ich bin ..." (I am ...).
The phrase "Mein Name ist ..."(My name is ...) is generally used in written language.

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