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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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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German Language Game: Sprechen - Present Tense
Quick German Language Game: sprechen (to speak).
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes
The verb "sprechen" is a useful verb to know when traveling in a German-speaking country.
At least you'll want to be able to ask if someone speaks English, and say that you don't speak (fluent) German.
Sprechen - Present Tense
Note changes in the stem vowel from "e" to "i" in 2nd and 3rd person singular.
• ich spreche - I speak
• du sprichst - you speak (familiar)
• er/sie/es spricht - he/she/it speaks
• wir sprechen - we speak
• ihr sprecht - you-all speak
• sie sprechen - they speak
• Sie sprechen - you speak (formal)
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German Language Game: Accusative Pronouns
German Language Game - accusative pronouns
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 4 minutes
Play a fun and quick German Language Game to learn and practice German Accusative Pronouns:
• mich (me)
• dich (you, familiar)
• ihn (him)
• sie (her)
• uns (us)
• euch (you-all)
• sie /Sie (them /you, formal)
1. Review the accusative pronouns with the Shootout Game.
2. Recall basic verbs that take the dative (a direct object).
3. Put together simple sentences using accusative pronouns with the Word Invader Game.
4. Choose the translation of sentences with the Deal No Deal Game.
If you understand accusative pronouns as direct objects and want to try out your German vocabulary, just play the game. Otherwise, read on below and then play.
Verbs with a Direct Object
sehen - to see
[ich sehe, du siehst, er/sie sieht, wir sehen, ihr seht, sie/Sie sehen]
kennen - to know, be acquainted with
[ich kenne, du kennst, er/sie kennt, wir kennen, ihr kennt, sie/Sie kennen]
suchen - to look for
[ich suche, du suchst, er/sie sucht, wir suchen, ihr sucht, sie/Sie suchen]
anrufen - to call (a *separable-prefix verb)
[ich rufe an, du rufst an, er/sie ruft an, wir rufen an, ihr ruft an, sie/Sie rufen an]
Separable Prefix Verbs
These are verbs that separate into two parts when used in the present and simple past tenses, as well as in the imperative.
For instance, the verb "rufen" (to call, shout) can add the separable prefix "an-".
The verb "anrufen" means "to call", specifically by telephone).
The prefix "an" goes to different positions, depending on the tense or mood of the verb. For example:
Present tense, Simple Past, and Imperative - the prefix goes at the end:
• Ich rufe dich sofort an.
(I'm calling you right away.)
• Er rief gestern sehr spät an.
(He called very late yesterday.)
• Ruf mich bitte an.
(Please call me.)
Future tense, and Present Conditional - the prefix stays attached:
• Ich werde dich heute Nachmittag anrufen.
(I'll call you this afternoon.)
• Ich würde dich gerne anrufen.
(I would like to call you.)
Perfect Tenses - the prefix stays attached to the past participle:
• Ich habe dich gestern angerufen.
(I called you yesterday.)
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