German · A1 · Milestone
A1 halfway chest in German
Celebrate your progress with eight useful German phrases for family routines, encouragement, and everyday needs.
What you'll learn
- Review familiar phrases for everyday family life.
- Ask politely for food and find the bathroom.
- Use simple statements about days and weather.
- Recognize polite requests and instructions to a child.
German phrases for a1 halfway chest
Badezeit!
Bath time!
A cheerful way to announce that it is time for a bath.
Ich möchte etwas Brot.
I would like some bread.
Use ich möchte to ask politely for something.
Gute Nacht, mein Schatz.
Good night, my love.
Mein Schatz is an affectionate expression for a child or partner.
Heute ist Montag.
Today is Monday.
German day names begin with a capital letter.
Ich bin stolz auf dich.
I am proud of you.
Use dich when speaking directly to one child or someone you know well.
Wo ist die Toilette?
Where is the bathroom?
Use Toilette when asking where to use the toilet. Badezimmer means a room for bathing.
Halt meine Hand.
Hold my hand.
Halt is a direct instruction to one child or someone you know well.
Es ist sonnig.
It is sunny.
Use es ist with adjectives to describe the weather.
Hear these phrases and practise them
Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.
Try it free for 7 daysKey words
die Badezeit
bath time
A compound noun combining bathing and time.
das Brot
bread
Etwas Brot means some bread.
die Nacht
night
Gute Nacht is the usual bedtime farewell.
der Schatz
treasure; darling
Mein Schatz can be used affectionately for a child of any gender.
heute
today
It is lowercase unless it begins a sentence.
stolz
proud
Use stolz auf to say who or what you are proud of.
die Toilette
toilet; restroom
Useful when asking for the bathroom in a public place.
die Hand
hand
Meine Hand means my hand.
sonnig
sunny
A simple adjective for describing the weather.
Review: forms of sein (to be)
Use bin with ich (I), and ist with es (it) or a singular noun. In Heute ist Montag, the verb comes after the opening time word.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I am | ich bin | Ich bin stolz auf dich. |
| It is | es ist | Es ist sonnig. |
| Today is | heute ist | Heute ist Montag. |
| Where is ...? | Wo ist + singular noun? | Wo ist die Toilette? |
Polite requests and familiar instructions
Ich möchte means I would like. For a direct instruction to one familiar person, use an imperative such as halt. Bitte (please) can make either phrase more polite.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Polite request | Ich möchte + thing. | Ich möchte etwas Brot. |
| Instruction to one child | Halt + thing. | Halt meine Hand. |
| Instruction with please | Halt bitte + thing. | Halt bitte meine Hand. |
More examples
Ich möchte etwas Wasser.
I would like some water.
Replace Brot with Wasser to ask for a drink.
Heute ist Dienstag.
Today is Tuesday.
Use the same pattern with another day.
Wo ist das Badezimmer?
Where is the bathroom?
This asks for the room used for bathing, for example in a home.
Halt bitte meine Hand.
Please hold my hand.
Bitte adds please to the instruction.
Es ist warm.
It is warm.
Replace sonnig with warm to describe the temperature.