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Making plans in German
Jule sends a voice message: Friday, canal market. Priya starts a long Sie reply, then deletes it.
She already meets Jule with du. The invite still needs a time, a place, and a question about what to do.
By the end, you'll ask if a friend is free, suggest a time, invite them to the market, and set a meeting spot.
Keep du with Jule. Shop staff still get Sie.
By the end of this lesson
Invite someone, suggest a time, and ask what's good.
- Hast du ___ Zeit?Are you free ___?
- Wie wäre es mit ___?How about ___?
- Willst du mit zum Markt?Want to come to the market?
- Treffen wir uns vor der Bäckerei.Let's meet in front of the bakery.
- Gehen wir zusammen?Shall we go together?
- Was machen wir?What shall we do?
Scene — a voice message
Priya is at the co-working loft by the canal when a voice message from Jule pops up.
Jule wants the Friday market along the Landwehrkanal. Priya types a polite Sie line, stares at it, and deletes every word.
Learn — invite and suggest a time
Six lines cover asking if someone is free, suggesting a time, inviting a friend to the market, and picking a meeting spot.
You'll also ask what to do, and whether to go together.
Hast du ___ Zeit?
Are you free ___?
When to use it: Ask a friend if they have time, and add when.
Use du with Jule and friends; staff and strangers still get Sie.
Wie wäre es mit ___?
How about ___?
When to use it: Suggest a time, a day, or a place to a friend.
After mit, a noun with an article takes the dative form.
Say it: In wäre, ä sounds like e in bed.
Willst du mit zum Markt?
Want to come to the market?
When to use it: Invite a friend to come along to the market.
Use du here; Sie would sound like shop talk, not a friend.
Treffen wir uns vor der Bäckerei.
Let's meet in front of the bakery.
When to use it: Name a meeting spot when you make a plan.
Use this with a friend when you pick where to meet.
Say it: In Bäckerei, ä sounds like e in bed.
Gehen wir zusammen?
Shall we go together?
When to use it: Ask this when you want to go there together.
This we-question is for friends, not for shop staff.
Was machen wir?
What shall we do?
When to use it: Ask a friend what the plan should be.
Was starts the question, and machen stays in second place.
Say it: In machen, ch is the ach sound, not the ich sound.
Story — Friday at the market
Jule's voice message is already playing. Priya nearly answers with Sie, then switches to du.
The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.
- A voice message from Jule lands while Priya is still at her desk.
JuleHast du am Freitag Zeit?Are you free on Friday?- Priya types a long Sie line, stares at it, and deletes it.
PriyaJa, klar. Was machen wir?Yes, sure. What shall we do?- JuleWillst du mit zum Markt?Want to come to the market?
- PriyaDas klingt gut.That sounds good.
- PriyaWie wäre es mit drei Uhr?How about three o'clock?
- JuleFreitags mache ich nur bis zwei.On Fridays I only work until two.
- A second voice message arrives right after.
- JuleTreffen wir uns vor der Bäckerei.Let's meet in front of the bakery.
- PriyaGehen wir zusammen?Shall we go together?
- JuleJa, machen wir das.Yes, let's do that.
Practice — make the plan
Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.
They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
German
Hast du ___ Zeit?Drop the English hereWie wäre es mit ___?Drop the English hereTreffen wir uns vor der Bäckerei.Drop the English hereEnglish
What do you say?
What do you say?
You want to ask a friend if they have time. You will fill in when.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Let's meet in front of the bakery.
Treffen wir uns vor der ____.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Was machen wir?
Pick the reply
Jule says:
Pick the reply
Was machen wir?
What shall we do?
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
Shall we go together?
?
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
You want to go there together, not on another day.
Gehen wir ____?
True or false?
True or false?
This means she works late into the evening on Fridays.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Jule's market idea sounds good to you. Agree in a short way.
Pick the reply
Jule says:
Pick the reply
Gehen wir zusammen?
Shall we go together?
And you reply with:
Say it — answer Jule
Now you're Priya, answering Jule's voice message. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.
Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.
- JuleHallo.Hello.
- Priya (you)Ask if she is free on Friday.
Ask if she is free on Friday.
Hast du ___ Zeit?
Are you free ___?
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Recap — what you can say now
| German | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| Hast du ___ Zeit? | Are you free ___? | |
| Wie wäre es mit ___? | How about ___? | |
| Willst du mit zum Markt? | Want to come to the market? | |
| Treffen wir uns vor der Bäckerei. | Let's meet in front of the bakery. | |
| Gehen wir zusammen? | Shall we go together? | |
| Was machen wir? | What shall we do? |
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