German Language Game: Müssen - Present Tense
Quick German Language Game: müssen (to have to, must)
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes
A fun interactive language Word Shoot game to learn and practice the present tense forms of "müssen" (must, to have to).
Then, with Word Invaders, put together simple sentences using the vocabulary below.
Remember to say the German out loud!
Müssen - Present Tense
Note: the change in the stem vowel: singular "u", plural & formal "ü".
• ich muss - I have to, must
• du musst - you have to, must (familiar)
• er/sie/es muss - he/she/it has to, must
• wir müssen - we have to, must
• ihr müsst - you-all have to, must
• sie/Sie müssen - they/you (formal) have to, must
** Formal you - "Sie" - is singular and plural, and always capitalized.
Vocabulary
• warten - to wait
• finden - to find
• anrufen - to call
• umsteigen - to change (trains, etc.)
• jetzt - now
• bald - soon
• morgen - tomorrow
• das Büro - the office
• das Buch - the book
German Word Order
Note the German word order in sentences with a modal verb (for example, with "müssen").
• Du musst mich morgen anrufen.
• You have to call me tomorrow.
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German Language Game: Kaufen, Zahlen
Quick German Language Game: kaufen, zahlen (to buy, to pay)
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 1/2 minutes
Play a quick German language game to learn the verbs "kaufen" and "zahlen" and to combine them with basic vocabulary into short sentences.
In the sentences, note the German word order. It's a little different from the English.
When you play the game, say the German out loud. It's the best way to improve your pronunciation.
Vocabulary
• kaufen - to buy
• zahlen - to pay
• ich möchte - I would like
• ich muss - I have to
• jetzt - now
• später - later
• bald - soon
• etwas - something
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Spanish Language Game: Months of the Year
Quick Spanish Language Game: Months of the Year.
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 minutes
A fun interactive language game to learn and practice Spanish months of the year.
English speakers can mostly recognize the names of the Spanish months, but pronouncing and spelling them takes a little practice.
Note: the months are not capitalized in Spnish, and they are all masculine.
Months of the Year
• enero - January
• febrero - February
• marzo- March
• abril - April
• mayo - May
• junio - June
• julio - July
• agosto - August
• septiembre - September
• octubre - October
• noviembre - November
• diciembre - December
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German Language Game: Months of the Year
Quick German Language Game: Months of the Year.
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 minutes
A fun interactive language game to learn and practice German months of the year.
English speakers can easily recognize the names of German months.
But pronouncing them is a little different, and kind of fun to learn.
Try to come close to the sound of the native speaker when you repeat or say the months aloud.
Note: As in English, the months are capitalized in German. They are all masculine: der Januar, der Februar, etc. The German month March has an umlaut: März
Months of the Year
• Januar - January
• Februar - February
• März - March
• April - April
• Mai - May
• Juni - June
• Juli - July
• August - August
• September - September
• Oktober - October
• November - November
• Dezember - December
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Italian Language Game: Potere - Present Tense
Italian Language Game: potere (can, be able) - 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 "potere".
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 can" formal (singular): Lei può
Potere - can, be able
- io posso - I can
- tu puoi - you can (familiar)
- lui, lei può - he, she can
- noi possiamo - we can
- voi potete - you-all can
- loro possono - they can
Vocabulary
- pagare - to pay
- prendere - to take
- parlare - to speak
- aiutare - to help
Always say the words OUT LOUD as you play the game. It's the best way to practice pronunciation.
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