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Add me on WhatsApp in German

Jule sits with Priya at the co-working loft by the canal and already has WhatsApp open.

She wants to add Priya, send a voice message, and share a location. Priya still types a long polite line with Sie.

By the end, you'll ask if someone is on WhatsApp, add them, send a voice note or a pin, and check they got it.

Jule uses du from the first minute. Meet that with du, not Sie.

By the end of this lesson

Add a friend on WhatsApp and send a location or a voice message.

  • Bist du auf WhatsApp?Are you on WhatsApp?
  • Ich füge dich hinzu.I'll add you.
  • Ich schicke dir eine Sprachnachricht.I'll send you a voice message.
  • Hier ist mein Standort.Here's my location.
  • Hast du es bekommen?Did you get it?
  • Hier ist der QR-Code.Here's the QR code.

Scene — the loft

The loft by the canal is quiet. Jule has headphones around her neck and her phone on the desk.

Priya still has a long Sie sentence open. Jule does not wait. She is already on WhatsApp.

Jule sits at the desk with headphones around her neck and her phone nearby while Priya pauses across the quiet loft.

Learn — add me on WhatsApp

Six short lines cover adding a friend on WhatsApp, a voice message, a location pin, and a QR code.

You'll also check whether the other person got it.

  1. Jule holds her phone and looks across at Priya, checking whether she uses the app.

    Bist du auf WhatsApp?

    Are you on WhatsApp?

    When to use it: Ask a friend if they use WhatsApp.

    Learn it as one piece for a friend.

  2. Jule taps her phone to add Priya as a contact.

    Ich füge dich hinzu.

    I'll add you.

    When to use it: Tell a friend you will add them now.

    Learn it as one piece when you add someone.

    Say it: Füge has a tight ü with rounded lips.

  3. Jule holds her phone near her mouth as she records a voice message.

    Ich schicke dir eine Sprachnachricht.

    I'll send you a voice message.

    When to use it: Tell a friend you will send a voice note.

    Learn it as one piece for a voice message.

    Say it: Sprachnachricht starts with sp, said as shp.

  4. Jule turns her phone toward Priya to share her location.

    Hier ist mein Standort.

    Here's my location.

    When to use it: Share where you are on the map.

    Learn it as one piece when you pin a place.

    Say it: Standort starts with st, said as sht.

  5. Jule looks up from her lowered phone, waiting to see whether Priya received the location.

    Hast du es bekommen?

    Did you get it?

    When to use it: Check that a friend received your message.

    Learn it as one piece after you send something.

  6. Priya holds up her phone with a square code on the screen for Jule to scan.

    Hier ist der QR-Code.

    Here's the QR code.

    When to use it: Show the code so a friend can add you.

    Learn it as one piece when you show the code.

Story — still typing

Watch Jule add Priya on WhatsApp and send a voice note before Priya finishes typing.

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

  1. Jule taps her phone. Headphones sit on her neck.
  2. JuleHallo.Hello.
  3. Priya types a long unsent line: Guten Tag, könnten Sie mir bitte vielleicht…
  4. JuleSag ruhig du zu mir.You can just say du to me.
  5. Then she is already looking at her phone.
  6. JuleBist du auf WhatsApp?Are you on WhatsApp?
  7. PriyaJa.Yes.
  8. JuleIch füge dich hinzu.I'll add you.
  9. Priya holds up her phone.
  10. PriyaHier ist der QR-Code.Here's the QR code.
  11. Jule scans. A ping. Priya is still typing.
  12. JuleIch schicke dir eine Sprachnachricht.I'll send you a voice message.
  13. Jule drops a pin before Priya hits send.
  14. JuleHier ist mein Standort.Here's my location.
  15. JuleHast du es bekommen?Did you get it?
  16. PriyaJa.Yes.

Practice — pin and voice note

Eleven short tasks mix listening, matching, a gap, a swap, and a build.

Keep going; each one is only one line.

0 of 11 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    German

    Ich schicke dir eine Sprachnachricht.Drop the English here
    Hier ist mein Standort.Drop the English here
    Hier ist der QR-Code.Drop the English here

    English

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

  3. What do you say?

    Your friend is on WhatsApp. Tell her you will add her.

  4. Find the mistake

  5. Fill the gap

    I'll send you a voice message.

    Ich schicke dir eine ____.

  6. What does it mean?

    Hier ist der QR-Code.

  7. Swap the word

    Share your own location pin with a friend.

    Hier ist ____ Standort.

  8. Pick the reply

    Jule says:

    Hast du es bekommen?

    Did you get it?

    And you reply with:

  9. True or false?

    This line means you will add a friend.

  10. What do you say?

    You want a short hello before you talk on the app.

  11. Build the line

    I'll add you.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

Say it — say it back

Now you're Priya at the loft with Jule. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. JuleHallo.Hello.
  2. Priya (you)Ask if she uses the messaging app.

    Bist du auf WhatsApp?

    Are you on WhatsApp?

0 of 6 said

Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Bist du auf WhatsApp?Are you on WhatsApp?
Ich füge dich hinzu.I'll add you.
Ich schicke dir eine Sprachnachricht.I'll send you a voice message.
Hier ist mein Standort.Here's my location.
Hast du es bekommen?Did you get it?
Hier ist der QR-Code.Here's the QR code.
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