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Lesson 185 of 240

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What I'm into in German

At the loft, Jule drops her headphones on the table. She is really into field recording this month, and Priya wants to know how that started.

You'll ask what a friend is into these days, name your own new interest, and say why it sticks.

Use du with Jule. Lasting favorites wait for the next lesson.

By the end of this lesson

Ask what a friend is into, name a new interest, and say why you like it.

  • Wofür interessierst du dich im Moment so?What are you into these days?
  • Im Moment interessiere ich mich total für ___.I'm really into ___ at the moment.
  • Wie bist du dazu gekommen, dich für ___ zu interessieren?How did you get interested in ___?
  • Ich verbringe viel Zeit damit.I spend a lot of time on it.
  • Ich will unbedingt mehr darüber erfahren.I really want to learn more about it.
  • Ich war schon immer neugierig darauf.I've always been curious about it.

Scene — the loft desk

Late afternoon in the co-working loft by the canal. Jule drops her headphones on the long desk and grins.

Priya looks up from her laptop. Plants hang by the window, and the whiteboard stays blank.

Jule sets her headphones on the long desk as Priya looks up from her laptop in the canal-side loft.

Learn — a new interest

Six lines let you ask what a friend is into now, name a new interest, and say how it started.

You can also say you spend time on it, want to learn more, or have always been curious.

  1. Priya turns from her laptop toward Jule with an open, questioning gesture.

    Wofür interessierst du dich im Moment so?

    What are you into these days?

    When to use it: Ask a friend what they are into right now.

    Use du with a friend.

    Say it: The ü in Wofür is a tight ee with rounded lips.

  2. Jule grins beside the headphones she has just placed on the desk.

    Im Moment interessiere ich mich total für ___.

    I'm really into ___ at the moment.

    When to use it: Name a new interest you are really into now.

    The verb interessiere stays second, even after Im Moment.

    Say it: The ü in für is a tight ee with rounded lips.

  3. Priya leans toward Jule across the desk with a focused, questioning gesture.

    Wie bist du dazu gekommen, dich für ___ zu interessieren?

    How did you get interested in ___?

    When to use it: Ask a friend how they got into that interest.

    Use du with a friend when you ask how it started.

  4. Jule sits back in her chair and gestures broadly beside a small field recorder and headphones.

    Ich verbringe viel Zeit damit.

    I spend a lot of time on it.

    When to use it: Say you spend a lot of time on that interest.

    Damit points back to the interest you just named.

    Say it: The z in Zeit sounds like ts, and ei sounds like eye.

  5. Jule leans eagerly across the desk toward Priya, ready to learn more about field recording.

    Ich will unbedingt mehr darüber erfahren.

    I really want to learn more about it.

    When to use it: Say you really want to learn more about it.

    Will stays in second place, and the rest follows.

  6. Jule looks toward the canal beside Priya, who holds her camera near the loft window.

    Ich war schon immer neugierig darauf.

    I've always been curious about it.

    When to use it: Say this curiosity has been with you for a long time.

    War stays in second place after Ich.

    Say it: Schon starts with a sh sound, as in she.

Story — headphones on the table

Watch Jule talk about her new interest at the loft. Priya asks how it started.

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

  1. Jule drops her headphones on the long desk. Something like water and a bicycle bell leaks out.
  2. JuleHör mal, ich habe da was Neues.Listen, I've got something new.
  3. PriyaWofür interessierst du dich im Moment so?What are you into these days?
  4. JuleIm Moment interessiere ich mich total für Feldaufnahmen.I'm really into field recording at the moment.
  5. PriyaWie bist du dazu gekommen, dich für Feldaufnahmen zu interessieren?How did you get interested in field recording?
  6. JuleIch war schon immer neugierig darauf.I've always been curious about it.
  7. PriyaWie kam es dazu?How did that come about?
  8. JuleEin Kollege hat mir mal sein Mikrofon geliehen.A colleague lent me his microphone once.
  9. PriyaAch so.Oh, I see.
  10. She turns a headphone toward Priya. Canal water, then a train in the distance.
  11. JuleIch verbringe viel Zeit damit.I spend a lot of time on it.
  12. PriyaUnd jetzt?And now?
  13. JuleIch will unbedingt mehr darüber erfahren.I really want to learn more about it.
  14. PriyaIm Moment interessiere ich mich total für Fotografie.I'm really into photography at the moment.
  15. JuleWas magst du?What do you like?
  16. PriyaIch mag ruhige Höfe.I like quiet courtyards.
  17. JuleWie bist du dazu gekommen, dich für Fotografie zu interessieren?How did you get interested in photography?
  18. PriyaIch war schon immer neugierig darauf.I've always been curious about it.
  19. JuleDann nimm den Kanal doch mal auf.Then record the canal sometime.

Practice — what you're into

Ten short exercises wait here. You'll listen, fill a gap, build a line, and pick the right reply.

They stay on the new interest lines, so the round moves fast.

0 of 10 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. What do you say?

    A friend asked what you are into these days. Name a new interest you are really into now.

  3. Fill the gap

    I've always been curious about it.

    Ich war schon immer neugierig ____.

  4. Pick the reply

    Jule says:

    Warst du schon immer neugierig darauf?

    Have you always been curious about it?

    And you reply with:

  5. Build the line

    I really want to learn more about it.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  6. What does it mean?

    Wie bist du dazu gekommen, dich für ___ zu interessieren?

  7. Swap the word

    You spend a lot of time on this interest, not a little.

    Ich verbringe ____ Zeit damit.

  8. True or false?

    This asks how someone got into an interest.

  9. Find the mistake

  10. What do you say?

    A friend asked what you like. Name one thing you like.

Say it — ask her back

Now you're Priya at the loft. Jule has a new interest. 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. JuleHör mal, ich habe da was Neues.Listen, I've got something new.
  2. Priya (you)Ask what she is into these days.

    Wofür interessierst du dich im Moment so?

    What are you into these days?

0 of 6 said

Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Wofür interessierst du dich im Moment so?What are you into these days?
Im Moment interessiere ich mich total für ___.I'm really into ___ at the moment.
Wie bist du dazu gekommen, dich für ___ zu interessieren?How did you get interested in ___?
Ich verbringe viel Zeit damit.I spend a lot of time on it.
Ich will unbedingt mehr darüber erfahren.I really want to learn more about it.
Ich war schon immer neugierig darauf.I've always been curious about it.
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