German · Real conversations
Making plans: German conversation practice
Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A friend arranging a relaxed meetup.
Goal: Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.
Read the conversation
Partner
Lass uns am Wochenende ausgehen.
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Let's go out this weekend.
You
Hast du am Samstag Zeit?
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Are you free on Saturday?
Partner
Ja, am Samstag habe ich Zeit. Gehst du mit Freunden?
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Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends?
You
Möchtest du mitkommen?
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Would you like to join us?
Partner
Sehr gern. Ich habe noch nicht entschieden, wohin ich gehen möchte.
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I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go.
You
Wo treffen wir uns?
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Where shall we meet?
Partner
Treffen wir uns am Bahnhof. Welche Uhrzeit passt dir?
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Let's meet by the station. What time suits you?
You
Passt dir fünf Uhr?
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Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner
Fünf ist perfekt. Ich schreibe dir, falls sich etwas ändert.
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Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes.
You
Lass uns in Kontakt bleiben.
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Let's keep in touch.
Try your part first
Partner says: Let's go out this weekend. Your goal: Are you free on Saturday?
Reveal a sample reply
Hast du am Samstag Zeit?
Are you free on Saturday?
Partner says: Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends? Your goal: Would you like to join us?
Reveal a sample reply
Möchtest du mitkommen?
Would you like to join us?
Partner says: I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go. Your goal: Where shall we meet?
Reveal a sample reply
Wo treffen wir uns?
Where shall we meet?
Partner says: Let's meet by the station. What time suits you? Your goal: Does five o'clock work for you?
Reveal a sample reply
Passt dir fünf Uhr?
Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner says: Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes. Your goal: Let's keep in touch.
Reveal a sample reply
Lass uns in Kontakt bleiben.
Let's keep in touch.
Make it your own
- Choose a different day.
- Invite one more person.
- Suggest a place closer to home.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
