German Language Mini-Story Game 5

German Language Mini-Story Game 5: In the fifth part of Michael's trip to Germany, (Michaels Reise 5), he travels to Munich.  (photo by Philipp Bachhuber on unsplash)

The Mini-Story game uses 5 sentences from the original story. With this game - a sequence of Memory, Flash Cards, Word Invaders - you can learn and practice vocabulary and German word order.

Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

Mini-Story 5

Erzählerin: Am Samstag nimmt Michael den Intercity nach München.
Erzählerin: Am Nachmittag ruft er auf seinem Handy Claudia an.
Michael: Hallo Claudia. Ich möchte heute Abend ins Hofbräuhaus.
Michael;;Können wir uns dort treffen?
Claudia;;Ja gerne!

Vocabulary

• am Samstag - on Saturday
• er nimmt - he takes
• nehmen - to take
• den Intercity - (takes) InterCity Express 
• nach München - to need

• am Nachmittag - to write down
• er ruft an - he calls
• anrufen - to call
• auf seinem Handy - on his cell phone

• ich möchte - I would like
• mögen - to like
• heute Abend - this evening
• ins Hofbräuhaus - (to go) to the Hofbräuhaus

• wir können - we can
• uns - each other (us)
• treffen - to meet
• Ja gerne! - Yes gladly!

Word Order

Word Order in a simple sentence:
In German the verb, (nimmt) is the second element: Michael nimmt ... Am Samstag nimmt Michael ...
In English, the verb, (takes) follows the subject: Michael takes ... On Saturday, Michael takes ...

Michael nimmt den Intercity nach München.
(Michael takes the Intercity to Munich.)
Am Samstag nimmt Michael den Intercity nach München.
(On Saturday, Michael takes the Intercity to Munich.)

Er ruft Claudia an.
(He calls Claudia.)
Am Nachmittag ruft er Claudia an.
(In the afternoon, he calls Claudia.)

Ich möchte heute Abend ins Hofbräuhaus.
(I would like to go to the Hofbrauhaus this evening.)
Heute Abend möchte ich ins Hofbräuhaus.
(This evening, I would like to go to the Hofbrauhaus.)

A translation is available when you roll over a sentence. (Only on the computer)
Register or log in and go to German 1, Michael in Deutschland if you want to practice and recall the individual words and phrases of the full story of Michael's travels.

German Language Game: Geben - Present Tense

Quick German Language Game: geben (to give) - present tense.
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

Learn and practice the present forms of "geben" with this fun interactive online game.
Present Tense: stem vowel changes: du, er/sie/es = "i"; all others = "e" (including the formal "Sie")
"Geben" + indirect object (give "to whom"): Ich gebe dir ... (I give [to] you ...).
"Geben" + direct object (give "what"): Ich gebe das Geld. (I give the money.)

Present Tense of "geben"

ich gebe - I give
du gibst - you give
er/sie/es gibt - he/she/it gives
wir geben - we give
ihr gebt - you-all give
sie/Sie geben - they/you(form.) give

Idiomatic expressions

es gibt - there is
Was gibt's? - What's up?

Indirect Pronoun Objects - give "to whom":

mir - (to) me
dir - (to) you [familiar]
ihm - (to) him/it
ihr - (to) her
uns - (to) us
euch - (to) you-all
ihnen/Ihnen - (to) them/you (formal)

Direct Objects - give "what":

Ich gebe dir den Kaffee. - I give you the coffee. [der Kaffee, masculine]
Ich gebe dir die Adresse. - I give you the address. [die Adresse, feminine]
Ich gebe dir das Geld. - I give you the money. [das Geld, neuter]

Short Sentences: "Geben" + Ind. and Dir. Object

Wir geben ihr die Adresse. - We give her the address.
They give us the money. - Sie geben uns das Geld.
Ich gebe dir den Kaffee. - I'll give you the coffee.
Kannst du mir das Geld geben. - Can you give me the money?
Sie gibt ihnen den Kaffee. - She gives them the coffee.
Es gibt kein Geld. - There's no money.

You'll find more in our post: How to Use the German Modal Verb "Können"

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German Language Game: Modal Verb "Können"

Quick German Language Game: Können - Present Tense (can, to be able)

Level: Elementary (A1)
Playing Time: 3 1/2 minutes
(The picture: Können Sie Taekwondo?)

A fun interactive language game to learn and practice the present form of "können" (can/to be able)
Present Tense: stem vowel changes: singular = "a"; plural = "ö" (including the formal "Sie")
This game is also a good way to practice pronouncing German "a", and "ö".

Können - Present Tense

Note the change in the stem vowel: singular "a", plural "ö"

ich kann - I can
du kannst - you can
er/sie/es kann - he/she/it can
wir können - we can
ihr könnt - you-all can
sie/Sie können - they/you(form.) can

You'll find more in our post: How to Use the German Modal Verb "Können"

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German Language Game: Jetzt sollten wir...

Quick German Language Game: "Jetzt sollten wir..." - (Now we should...)

Level: A2 Elementary
Playing Time: 3 1/2 Minutes

A quick game to practice the German Conditional form "sollten" (should).

This quick language game also gives you some practice with simple German Word Order.
Playing this game won't make you a word order expert, but it will certainly help you understand basic patterns.
Even if you know the word-order "rules", using them while you talk takes plenty of practice.

Basic word order patterns

Renate;;Jetzt sollten wir ans Mittagessen denken.
Karl;;Ich sollte eine Pizza bestellen.
Michael;;Claudia, du solltest den Tisch decken.

Jetzt sollten wir ans Mittagessen denken.
(Now we should think of lunch.)
Note: In a basic German sentence, the verb is in 2nd position, vs English.

Ich sollte eine Pizza bestellen.
(I should order a Pizza.)
Note: In German, the "infinitve" goes to the end of the sentence, vs English.

Claudia, du solltest den Tisch decken.
(Claudia, you should set the table.)
Note the position of the German infinitive, vs English.

Words in German Language Game

• wir sollten - we should [sollen] 
• jetzt - now
• ans Mittagessen - (think) about lunch
• denken - to think
• ich sollte - I should
• eine Pizza- a pizza
• bestellen - to order
• du solltest - you should (familiar)
• den Tisch - (set) the table
• decken - to set 

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German Language Game: Ja gerne

Quick German Language Game: "Ja gerne!" - (Yes, I'd like to!)
A quick online German game to learn and practice 8 conversational words and phrases.

Say the words and phrases OUT LOUD, right after or along with the speaker. 
That's a great way to sharpen your pronunciation and to internalize idiomatic expressions.
For example, a standard expression such as:

Wir können uns treffen. [We can meet.]
Ja, gerne. [Yes, I'd like to."

NOTE that "studieren" means "to study at a university or college".
Studierst du? [Do you go to university? (fam.)]
Gehst du in die Schule? [Do you go to school? = grade, middle or high school].

Words in German Language Game

• studieren - to go to university or college
• studierst du? - do you go to university? (fam.)
• hier in Heidelberg - here in Heidelberg
• ich studiere in München - I go to university in Munich
• vielleicht - perhaps
• sich treffen - to meet each other
• vielleicht können wir uns treffen - perhaps we can meet each other
• Ja gerne! - Yes, I'd like to!

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(If you already know that "Blüten" means blossom in German - you'll learn that Blüten has still another meaning...).
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