German Language Game: Fahren - Present Tense

Quick German Language Game:  "fahren" (to drive, go by vehicle, ride).
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

The verb "fahren" and the noun "die Fahrt" are words used frequently in everyday German.
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Test yourself on the present tense of "fahren".
Learn to form simple sentences with "weiterfahren" and "zurückfahren".

Fahren - Present Tense

Note changes in the stem vowel from "a" to "ä" in 2nd and 3rd person singular.

• ich fahre - I drive
• du fährst - you drive (familiar)
• er, sie, es fährt - he/she/it drives
• wir fahren - we drive
• ihr fahrt - you-all drive
• sie fahren - they drive
• Sie fahren - you drive (formal)

Vocabulary

• weiterfahren - to drive on
• Bitte fahren Sie weiter. - Please drive on.
• zurückfahren - to drive back
• ich fahre zurück - I'm driving back
• Morgen fahre ich zurück. - Tomorrow I'm driving back.
• die Fahrt - the drive, trip, ride
• Einfache Fahrt bitte. - One-way (ticket) please.
• Gute Fahrt! - Have a good trip.
  
  

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German Language Game - Word Hero 4

German Language Game: Word Hero - Test 4.
Test yourself on 8 common plural nouns. 

• der Tag - die Tage (day - days)
• die Woche - die Wochen (week - weeks)
• der Monat - die Monate (month - months)
• das Jahr - die Jahre (year - years)
• das Buch - die Bücher (book - books)
• der Gruß - die Grüße (greeting - greetings) 
• das Haus - die Häuser (house - houses)
• der Platz - die Plätze (city square - squares)
  
  

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German Language Game: Word Hero 2

German Language Game: "Word Hero" Test 2: 10 Nouns.
As you play repeat the words out loud and try to anticipate the answers.
You'll your improve your pronunciation and build your vocabulary.
One way to remember the correct article is to say it together with the noun several times and recall it from time to time. That way you'll learn which one "sounds right".
That how we know when something is right in our own language.

• der Tag - the day
• der Tisch - the table
• der Kaffee - the coffee
• der Spaß - the fun
• die Wohnung - the apartment
• die Küche - the kitchen
• die Tür - the door
• das Zimmer - the room
• das Mittagessen - the lunch
• das Bild - the picture

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German Language Game: gehen

German Language Game: "gehen" (to go, walk). 
Learn and practice the present forms of "gehen" and four verbs that combine with "-gehen".
You'll also put together four simple sentences.
Always repeat out loud after the speaker!

Vocabulary in German Language Game

• ich gehe - I go, walk
• du gehst - you go, walk (familiar)
• er geht - he goes, walks
• wir gehen - we go, walk
• ihr geht - you go, walk (pl, familiar)
• sie gehen - they go, walk
• Sie gehen - you go, walk (formal)
  
  
• weitergehen - to walk on
• weggehen - to go away
• hinaufgehen - to go up 
• vorbeigehen - to walk by, go by
  
  
• Ich gehe weiter. - I walk on.
• Er geht nicht hinauf. - He does not go up.
• Kannst du bitte weggehen. - Can you please go away.
• Wir gehen beim Bäcker vorbei. - We're going by the baker's.
   

Note: The verbs "weitergehen", "weggehen", "hinaufgehen", and "vorbeigehen" are "separable prefix verbs".
This means that in a sentence where the verb is conjugated, the prefix (the first part of the word) goes to the end.
In its infinitive form, the two parts of the verb stay together.

Examples

• Ich gehe weiter. 
• Ich möchte weitergehen.
  
  
• Er geht nicht hinauf.
• Er will nicht hinaufgehen.
  
  
• Du gehst weg.
• Kannst du bitte weggehen.
  
  
• Wir gehen beim Bäcker vorbei.
• Wir wollen beim Bäcker vorbeigehen.
  
  

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German Language Game: Wissen - Present Tense

Ouick German Language Game - the verb "wissen" - to know (a fact).
Level: Beginner (A1)
Time to Play: 4 minutes

You'll learn and practice the present tense forms of the verb "wissen" (to know), which is irregular.
The singular forms "ich, du, er, sie, es" have a long vowel "-ei-", and are spelled with the letter "ß" (pronounced "ss").
The plural forms "wir, ihr, Sie, sie" have a short vowel "-i-" (-ih), and are spelled with "-ss-".

Wissen - Present Tense

• ich weiß - I know
• du weißt - you know (familiar)
• er, sie, es weiß - he, she, it knows
• wir wissen - we know
• ihr wisst - you know (plural)
• Sie wissen - you know (formal)
• sie wissen - they know

Sentences with forms of the verb "wissen"

• Wissen Sie, wie sie heißt? - Do you know what her name is?
• Ja, ich weiß es. - Yes, I know (it).
• Sie wissen nicht, wo sie wohnt? - You don't know where she lives?
• Doch. - Yes, I do. (contradicting a negative)
• Doch, ich weiß, wo sie wohnt. - Yes I do, I know where she lives.

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