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Lesson 26 of 240

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Priya is at Bäckerei Krause with her backpack. She still has no transit pass for the U-Bahn. Anton already has a Deutschlandticket on a cord.

He does not have a spare. She will need her own.

By the end, you'll say what you have, what you do not have, and answer a friend's question.

Keep these lines short. Show the thing, or say you do not have it.

By the end of this lesson

Say what you have and what you do not have.

  • Ich habe ___.I have ___.
  • Ich habe kein ___.I don't have ___.
  • Hast du das?Do you have that?
  • Ich habe es dabei.I've got it with me.
  • Ich habe keins.I don't have one.
  • Nein, das habe ich nicht.No, I don't have that.

Scene — the ticket on a cord

Priya is back at Bäckerei Krause with her backpack on the chair. She has no transit pass yet.

Anton sits at the corner table. A Deutschlandticket hangs on a cord. He does not have a spare. His Milchkaffee is still full.

Priya’s backpack rests on a chair while Anton sits at the corner table with his ticket on a cord and a full coffee.

Learn — what you have

Six short lines cover I have, I don't have a ticket, and a friend's question.

You'll also say you've got it with you, or that you don't have one.

  1. Anton sits beside his untouched full milky coffee at the corner table.

    Ich habe ___.

    I have ___.

    When to use it: Say this to name a thing you have.

    Learn it as one piece, then name the thing.

    Say it: Habe puts the stress on the first syllable.

  2. Priya looks down at her empty palm beside the backpack on the chair.

    Ich habe kein ___.

    I don't have ___.

    When to use it: Say this when you do not have a ticket.

    Learn it as one piece, then name the ticket.

  3. Priya points toward the plain transit card Anton holds out on its cord.

    Hast du das?

    Do you have that?

    When to use it: Ask a friend if they have the thing you mean.

    Learn it as one piece with a friend.

  4. Anton lifts the transit card on its cord to show that he has it with him.

    Ich habe es dabei.

    I've got it with me.

    When to use it: Say this when the thing is with you now.

    Learn it as one piece for something you carry.

  5. Anton gestures that he has no spare while Priya listens across the corner table.

    Ich habe keins.

    I don't have one.

    When to use it: Say this when you do not have one.

    Learn it as one piece when you have none.

  6. Priya turns slightly toward Anton and raises one empty hand to indicate that she has no spare either.

    Nein, das habe ich nicht.

    No, I don't have that.

    When to use it: Say this to answer that you do not have that.

    Learn it as one piece for a clear no.

    Say it: Nicht uses the soft ch, as in ich, not ach.

Story — no spare

Watch Priya and Anton talk about a ticket. She has a backpack, but she has no pass yet.

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

  1. Priya's backpack is on the chair. Anton's Deutschlandticket hangs on a cord.
  2. AntonGuten Morgen.Good morning.
  3. PriyaGuten Morgen.Good morning.
  4. She puts a hand on the backpack.
  5. PriyaIch habe einen Rucksack.I have a backpack.
  6. Anton holds the ticket on the cord toward her.
  7. AntonHast du das?Do you have that?
  8. PriyaIch habe kein Deutschlandticket.I don't have a Deutschlandticket.
  9. AntonIch habe es dabei.I've got it with me.
  10. She looks at the cord. She wants a spare ticket.
  11. PriyaHast du das?Do you have that?
  12. AntonIch habe keins.I don't have one.
  13. He checks if she has a spare too.
  14. AntonHast du das?Do you have that?
  15. PriyaNein, das habe ich nicht.No, I don't have that.

Practice — have or not

Eleven short exercises wait here. You'll hear a line, fill a gap, build one, and pick a reply.

They stay small, so you can keep moving.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. What does it mean?

    Ich habe es dabei.

  3. What do you say?

    You want to name a thing you have, and you still need to say what it is.

  4. Fill the gap

    No, I don't have that.

    Nein, das habe ich ____.

  5. Pick the reply

    Anton says:

    Hast du ein Deutschlandticket?

    Do you have a Deutschlandticket?

    And you reply with:

  6. Build the line

    I don't have one.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  7. Swap the word

    The thing is with you right now, not missing.

    Ich habe es ____.

  8. Match the pairs

    German

    Hast du das?Drop the English here
    Ich habe es dabei.Drop the English here
    Ich habe keins.Drop the English here
    Nein, das habe ich nicht.Drop the English here

    English

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

  9. What do you say?

    You have no transit pass. Name the ticket you do not have.

  10. What does it mean?

    Guten Morgen.

  11. What do you say?

    You want to tell Anton you are new here.

Say it — say what you have

Now you're Priya at the bakery with your backpack. 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. AntonHast du das?Do you have that?
  2. Priya (you)He means your backpack. Say you have it with you.

    Ich habe es dabei.

    I've got it with me.

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Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Ich habe ___.I have ___.
Ich habe kein ___.I don't have ___.
Hast du das?Do you have that?
Ich habe es dabei.I've got it with me.
Ich habe keins.I don't have one.
Nein, das habe ich nicht.No, I don't have that.
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