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Lesson 119 of 240

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Fix the time and place in German

Priya and Deniz pin a time at the bench outside the Späti. Wednesday at five, in front of the shop, and no long planning chat.

Anton still turns up at five on Tuesday, exactly on time and a day early.

By the end, you'll agree on a time and a place, check it with a friend, and close the plan.

Abgemacht means the plan is set. Keep it for friends, not for the landlord.

By the end of this lesson

Agree on a time and place and confirm.

  • Dann ist das abgemacht.Then it's settled.
  • Ich bin um ___ da.I'll be there at ___.
  • Ist ___ okay für dich?Is ___ okay for you?
  • Wir treffen uns vor dem Späti.We'll meet in front of the Späti.
  • Also um fünf, ja?So at five, yes?
  • Wir sehen uns dort.See you there.

Scene — the Späti bench

Deniz is already on the bench outside his Späti, a crate of bottles at his feet. Priya walks over from Fliederstraße.

It is Tuesday afternoon. They want a time on Wednesday and a place, nothing more. The bench is enough.

Deniz sits outside the Späti as Priya walks toward him from the side street.

Learn — time, place, settled

Six lines help you lock a plan: a time, a place, a check with a friend, and a short close.

Two of them have a blank for the time or the detail.

  1. Deniz nods and makes a brief gesture to mark the plan as settled.

    Dann ist das abgemacht.

    Then it's settled.

    When to use it: Say this when a plan with a friend is now set.

    In a main clause the verb comes second, so ist stands after Dann.

    Say it: The main stress in abgemacht is on Ab.

  2. Priya raises her blank watch and looks toward Deniz as she checks whether the proposed time works.

    Ich bin um ___ da.

    I'll be there at ___.

    When to use it: Say this when you name the time you will arrive.

    Put the clock time after um, then end the line with da.

  3. Deniz turns an open palm toward Priya while confirming he will be there.

    Ist ___ okay für dich?

    Is ___ okay for you?

    When to use it: Ask this to check a time or place with a friend.

    A friend gets dich here, and Sie is for strangers and staff.

  4. Priya stands in front of the Späti and opens both hands toward the pavement to indicate where they will meet.

    Wir treffen uns vor dem Späti.

    We'll meet in front of the Späti.

    When to use it: Say this to name the meeting spot in front of the shop.

    Learn der Späti with the noun, so you can say vor dem Späti.

    Say it: In Späti, ä sounds like e in get.

  5. Deniz leans forward from the bench as Priya checks that they have settled on five.

    Also um fünf, ja?

    So at five, yes?

    When to use it: Say this to recheck the time before you close the plan.

    Also sums up the plan, and ja asks your friend to confirm.

    Say it: In fünf, ü is short and rounded; start with the vowel in bit and round your lips.

  6. Priya turns away from the bench and gives Deniz a small farewell wave.

    Wir sehen uns dort.

    See you there.

    When to use it: Say this to close once the meeting place is clear.

    The verb sehen stays in second place in this main clause.

Story — five on the dot

Watch Priya and Deniz lock Wednesday at five. Anton still comes at five on Tuesday.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. Deniz sits on the bench outside the Späti. Priya walks over from Fliederstraße.
  2. PriyaIst Mittwoch um fünf okay für dich?Is Wednesday at five okay for you?
  3. DenizJa, machen wir das.Yes, let's do that.
  4. He nods at the bench and at the shop door.
  5. PriyaWir treffen uns vor dem Späti.We'll meet in front of the Späti.
  6. DenizJa, hier vorne. Ich sitze dann schon da.Yes, out here. I'll already be sitting there.
  7. PriyaAlso um fünf, ja?So at five, yes?
  8. DenizIch bin um fünf da.I'll be there at five.
  9. PriyaDann ist das abgemacht.Then it's settled.
  10. DenizWir sehen uns dort.See you there.
  11. Five o'clock on the dot, still Tuesday. A large yak in a green coat stops at the bench.
  12. AntonHallo.Hello.
  13. PriyaHallo.Hello.
  14. AntonIch bin um fünf da.I'll be there at five.
  15. DenizDu bist ja pünktlich. Heute ist Dienstag.You're right on time. Today is Tuesday.

Practice — lock the plan

A short round of tasks waits here. You will listen, match, fill a gap, swap a word, and build a line.

They stay on this one meeting, so the round stays small.

0 of 11 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    German

    Dann ist das abgemacht.Drop the English here
    Wir sehen uns dort.Drop the English here
    Also um fünf, ja?Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its German, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    You want to check a time with a friend before you lock the plan.

  4. Fill the gap

    We'll meet in front of the Späti.

    Wir treffen uns ____ dem Späti.

  5. What does it mean?

    Dann ist das abgemacht.

  6. Swap the word

    Confirm an exact time of five with a friend.

    Also ____ fünf, ja?

  7. Pick the reply

    Deniz says:

    Also um fünf, ja?

    So at five, yes?

    And you reply with:

  8. Build the line

    See you there.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  9. What do you say?

    Tell a friend when you will arrive at the meeting place.

  10. Pick the reply

    Deniz says:

    Ist um fünf okay für dich?

    Is five okay for you?

    And you reply with:

  11. True or false?

    This says you will meet in front of the Späti.

Say it — say the plan

Now you're Priya at Deniz's bench. 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.

  1. DenizWann treffen wir uns?When shall we meet?
  2. Priya (you)Ask your friend if five works for them.

    Ist ___ okay für dich?

    Is ___ okay for you?

0 of 5 said

Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Dann ist das abgemacht.Then it's settled.
Ich bin um ___ da.I'll be there at ___.
Ist ___ okay für dich?Is ___ okay for you?
Wir treffen uns vor dem Späti.We'll meet in front of the Späti.
Also um fünf, ja?So at five, yes?
Wir sehen uns dort.See you there.
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