German · Real conversations
Outdoor plans: German conversation practice
Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan. 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 walk.
Goal: Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan.
Read the conversation
Partner
Ich möchte auf dem Waldweg spazieren gehen.
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I'd like to walk along the forest path.
You
Ist der Weg offen?
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Is the path open?
Partner
Ja, er wurde gestern wieder geöffnet.
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Yes, it reopened yesterday.
You
Wie anstrengend ist die Wanderung?
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How difficult is the walk?
Partner
Der Anstieg ist leicht, aber es gibt keine Geschäfte auf der Strecke.
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The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route.
You
Sollten wir Wasser mitbringen?
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Should we bring water?
Partner
Ja, bring genug Wasser mit. Der Himmel wird jetzt sehr dunkel.
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Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now.
You
Lass uns umkehren.
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Let's turn back.
Partner
Gute Idee. Wir können einen sichereren Tag für den Spaziergang wählen.
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Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk.
You
Wir sollten den Wetterbericht anschauen.
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We should check the forecast.
Try your part first
Partner says: I'd like to walk along the forest path. Your goal: Is the path open?
Reveal a sample reply
Ist der Weg offen?
Is the path open?
Partner says: Yes, it reopened yesterday. Your goal: How difficult is the walk?
Reveal a sample reply
Wie anstrengend ist die Wanderung?
How difficult is the walk?
Partner says: The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route. Your goal: Should we bring water?
Reveal a sample reply
Sollten wir Wasser mitbringen?
Should we bring water?
Partner says: Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now. Your goal: Let's turn back.
Reveal a sample reply
Lass uns umkehren.
Let's turn back.
Partner says: Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk. Your goal: We should check the forecast.
Reveal a sample reply
Wir sollten den Wetterbericht anschauen.
We should check the forecast.
Make it your own
- Choose a shorter route.
- Change the weather conditions.
- Suggest turning back sooner.
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.
