German · Real conversations
Study: German conversation practice
Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help. 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 student speaking with a teacher or classmate.
Goal: Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help.
Read the conversation
Partner
Öffnet bitte eure Bücher.
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Open your books, please.
You
Auf welcher Seite sind wir?
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Which page are we on?
Partner
Seite zwanzig. Dort ist die neue Aufgabe erklärt.
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Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there.
You
Wann müssen wir die Aufgabe abgeben?
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When is the assignment due?
Partner
Sie ist am Montag fällig. Hast du die erste Frage schon versucht?
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It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question?
You
Könntest du meine Antwort überprüfen?
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Could you check my answer?
Partner
Ja, zeig sie mir. Hast du den Rest schon gemacht?
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Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest?
You
Ich bin noch nicht fertig.
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I haven't finished yet.
Partner
Das ist okay. Du kannst die Übung mit jemandem aus der Klasse besprechen.
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That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate.
You
Können wir zusammenarbeiten?
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Can we work together?
Try your part first
Partner says: Open your books, please. Your goal: Which page are we on?
Reveal a sample reply
Auf welcher Seite sind wir?
Which page are we on?
Partner says: Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there. Your goal: When is the assignment due?
Reveal a sample reply
Wann müssen wir die Aufgabe abgeben?
When is the assignment due?
Partner says: It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question? Your goal: Could you check my answer?
Reveal a sample reply
Könntest du meine Antwort überprüfen?
Could you check my answer?
Partner says: Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest? Your goal: I haven't finished yet.
Reveal a sample reply
Ich bin noch nicht fertig.
I haven't finished yet.
Partner says: That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate. Your goal: Can we work together?
Reveal a sample reply
Können wir zusammenarbeiten?
Can we work together?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different assignment.
- Work with a different partner.
- Explain which part is unfinished.
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.
