German · A1 · Milestone
Halfway Milestone Chest in German
Celebrate your progress by reviewing German phrases for homework, family activities, small treasures and the weather. Use du when speaking to one child.
What you'll learn
- Ask about homework and suggest reading together.
- Talk about activities and plans using the present tense.
- Express pride and give a polite instruction.
- Review familiar words for belongings, days and weather.
German phrases for halfway milestone chest
Hast du Hausaufgaben?
Do you have any homework?
Hausaufgaben is plural in German. You do not need a separate word for “any” here.
Lass uns zusammen lesen.
Let's read together.
Lass uns followed by an infinitive is a useful way to say “let's.”
Du hast am Dienstag Schwimmen.
You have swimming on Tuesday.
Schwimmen names the scheduled activity here. Am Dienstag means “on Tuesday.”
Ich bin stolz auf dich.
I am proud of you.
Learn stolz auf dich as a chunk meaning “proud of you.”
In deiner Tasche sind ein paar Münzen.
There are some coins in your pocket.
Ein paar means “a few” or “some.” Tasche can mean a pocket or a bag; context makes it clear.
Leg deinen Zahn bitte in eine Schachtel.
Put your tooth in a box, please.
Leg is an instruction to one child. Bitte makes the request polite.
Wir treffen deinen Freund.
We are going to meet your friend.
German often uses the present tense for plans. For a female friend, say deine Freundin.
Heute ist es sonnig.
It is sunny today.
Es is used in many weather expressions, like “it” in English.
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Try it free for 7 daysKey words
die Hausaufgaben
homework
Normally used in the plural when talking about homework.
zusammen
together
Useful with activities: zusammen lesen, “read together.”
der Dienstag
Tuesday
Use am Dienstag for “on Tuesday.”
stolz
proud
Use stolz auf when saying who you are proud of.
die Münze
coin
The plural is die Münzen.
der Zahn
tooth
The plural is die Zähne.
die Schachtel
box
Often a small cardboard box, suitable for little treasures.
sonnig
sunny
Use es ist sonnig to describe sunny weather.
Questions and statements
In a yes/no question, the verb comes first. In a statement, the verb is the second sentence element.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Yes/no question | Verb + subject + rest | Hast du Hausaufgaben? |
| Statement starting with today | Heute + verb + subject + rest | Heute ist es sonnig. |
Suggestions and instructions
Use Lass uns with an infinitive for a shared suggestion. Use an imperative to tell one child what to do.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Shared suggestion | Lass uns + rest + infinitive | Lass uns zusammen lesen. |
| Polite instruction | Leg + object + bitte + place | Leg deinen Zahn bitte in eine Schachtel. |
Your: dein, deinen, deiner
The ending of dein changes with the noun and its role in the sentence. Learn these short patterns together.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine direct object | deinen + masculine noun | Wir treffen deinen Freund. |
| Location inside a feminine noun | in deiner + feminine noun | In deiner Tasche sind ein paar Münzen. |
Present tense for plans
German can use the present tense for future plans when the timing is clear from context or a time expression.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled activity | am + day | Du hast am Dienstag Schwimmen. |
| Planned meeting | wir + present-tense verb | Wir treffen deinen Freund. |
More examples
Hast du ein Buch?
Do you have a book?
Reuse Hast du to ask about another familiar thing.
Lass uns zusammen spielen.
Let's play together.
Replace lesen with spielen to suggest playing.
Wir treffen deine Freundin am Dienstag.
We are going to meet your friend on Tuesday.
Freundin refers to a female friend.
In deiner Tasche ist eine Münze.
There is a coin in your pocket.
Use ist for one coin and sind for several coins.