German - Requests: Hurry Up

Lesson 144 of 158

Goal: Common informal ways to ask someone to hurry (Germany)

Free German lessons with guided practice, audio, and speaking support.

Ready for a quick (pun intended) lesson? This short Lesson 144 will help you ask someone to hurry in everyday German. Repeat aloud, practice with quizzes, then say the phrase yourself.

Level A1: In this lesson you'll learn the informal request Beeil dich bitte. We'll practice meaning, when to use it (informal du form), and quick alternatives you may hear in Germany. CEFR-aligned and focused on useful, everyday phrasing.

After this lesson you'll be able to:

Understand and use the informal request 'Beeil dich bitte.' (Level A1).
Tell the difference between informal, formal, and plural hurry phrases.
Practice speaking the phrase aloud so it becomes natural.

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1. Reading + Listening Practice

Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.

Beeil dich bitte.

Please hurry.

Meaning: Please hurry.

When to use: Use this to ask one person you know well (informal du). For a stranger or someone you should be polite to, use 'Beeilen Sie sich bitte.' For a group, use 'Beeilt euch bitte.'

Tip: Beginners sometimes use the formal 'Sie' with friends or forget the reflexive in the formal form; remember: informal = 'Beeil dich bitte.' formal = 'Beeilen Sie sich bitte.'

Beeil dich bitte, wir sind spät.

Please hurry, we're late.

Beeil dich bitte, der Bus kommt!

Please hurry, the bus is coming!

2. Conversational Listening Practice

Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.

At the movie theater entrance

Anna asks David to hurry at a bus stop — shows how to use 'Beeil dich bitte.' in context.

Who is Anna asking to hurry?

Anna

David, beeil dich bitte. Wir haben nicht viel Zeit.

David, please hurry. We don't have much time.

David

Okay, ich komme gleich.

Okay, I'm coming right away.

Anna

Der Film fängt in fünf Minuten an.

The movie starts in five minutes.

David

Alles klar — ich beeile mich!

All right — I'll hurry!

3. Guided Practice

Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.

What does 'Beeil dich bitte.' mean?

Which is the polite formal way to say 'Please hurry'?

Which phrase is most natural to use with a group of friends?

Which sentence shows the phrase used correctly for urgency?

We're late for the movie — Beeil dich bitte.

We're late for the movie — ___.

To a stranger at the station you should say Beeilen Sie sich bitte.

To a stranger at the station you should say ___.

You're talking to a group of friends: Beeilt euch bitte.

You're talking to a group of friends: ___.

Match the core phrases

Match the extra phrases

4. Speaking Practice

Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).

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Say this phrase out loud:

Beeil dich bitte.

Please hurry.