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Making plans: useful German phrases

Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

Next week
nächste Woche
Next week
Tomorrow
morgen
Tomorrow
What time is it?
Wie spät ist es?
What time is it?
See you tomorrow
bis morgen
See you tomorrow

Make the conversation more specific

Useful German expressions for making plans
What you want to say	German
Next week	nächste Woche Next week
Tomorrow	morgen Tomorrow
What time is it?	Wie spät ist es? What time is it?
See you tomorrow	bis morgen See you tomorrow
Are you free on ...?	Hast du am … Zeit? Show English translation Are you free on …?
Would you like to join us?	Möchtest du mitkommen? Show English translation Would you like to join us?
Where shall we meet?	Wo treffen wir uns? Show English translation Where shall we meet?
Does ... work for you?	Passt dir …? Show English translation Does … work for you?
Let's keep in touch.	Lass uns in Kontakt bleiben. Show English translation Let's keep in touch.

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
Lass uns am Wochenende ausgehen.
Let's go out this weekend.
You
Hast du am Samstag Zeit?
Are you free on Saturday?
Partner
Ja, am Samstag habe ich Zeit. Gehst du mit Freunden?
Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends?
You
Möchtest du mitkommen?
Would you like to join us?

Making plans 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.