German · A1 · Family moment
Hello New Day in German
Practise friendly greetings and talk about simple daily plans. These phrases use informal du for speaking to one child, family member or friend.
What you'll learn
- Greet someone in the morning and say good night.
- Talk about meals, school, work and play.
- Use simple present-tense verbs with ich, du and wir.
- Say when something happens.
German phrases for hello new day
Guten Morgen! Wie geht es dir?
Good morning! How are you?
Use this friendly greeting in the morning. Wie geht’s? is a common shorter question.
Hallo! Das Frühstück ist fertig.
Hello! Breakfast is ready.
Use ist fertig to say that a meal is ready.
Ich esse mit dir Frühstück.
I eat breakfast with you.
Mit dir means “with you” when speaking to one familiar person.
Du fängst um acht mit der Schule an.
You start school at eight.
Anfangen means “to start.” With du, it becomes fängst … an. Um acht means “at eight o’clock.”
Dein Freund geht mit dir.
Your friend walks with you.
Geht means “goes” or “walks.” For a female friend, use deine Freundin.
Ich arbeite heute zu Hause.
I work at home today.
Heute means “today.” Zu Hause means “at home.”
Wir spielen nach dem Abendessen Karten.
We play cards after dinner.
Karten spielen means “to play cards.” Nach dem Abendessen means “after dinner.”
Gute Nacht! Schlaf gut.
Good night! Sleep well.
Say this at bedtime. Schlaf gut is a friendly wish to one familiar person.
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das Frühstück
breakfast
German nouns begin with a capital letter. Learn each noun with its article.
fertig
ready; finished
For meals, fertig usually means “ready.”
die Schule
school
After mit, die Schule becomes der Schule: mit der Schule.
der Freund / die Freundin
male friend / female friend
Use dein Freund or deine Freundin for “your friend” when addressing one familiar person.
zu Hause
at home
This describes where someone is or does something.
das Abendessen
dinner; evening meal
Nach dem Abendessen means “after dinner.”
Karten spielen
to play cards
Karten is plural. No article is needed in this expression.
Simple present
German present-tense verbs change with the subject. Use the present for routines and for plans when the time is clear.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | ich + verb ending in -e | Ich esse Frühstück. — I eat breakfast. |
| He, she or a singular noun | er / sie / dein Freund + verb usually ending in -t | Dein Freund geht mit dir. — Your friend walks with you. |
| We | wir + verb usually ending in -en | Wir spielen Karten. — We play cards. |
A verb that splits: anfangen
Anfangen means “to start.” In a simple statement, an goes at the end. With du, the vowel also changes from a to ä.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I start | ich fange … an | Ich fange um acht an. — I start at eight. |
| You start | du fängst … an | Du fängst um acht mit der Schule an. — You start school at eight. |
Du, dir and dein
Use du when “you” is the subject. After mit, use dir. Dein and deine mean “your”; their form depends on the noun.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | du | Du spielst Karten. — You play cards. |
| With you | mit dir | Ich esse mit dir. — I eat with you. |
| Your friend | dein Freund / deine Freundin | Deine Freundin geht mit dir. — Your friend walks with you. |
Useful time expressions
Use um with clock times. Heute needs no preposition. Nach means “after” and takes the dative case, so das Abendessen becomes dem Abendessen.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Clock time | um acht | Wir essen um acht. — We eat at eight. |
| Today | heute | Ich arbeite heute. — I work today. |
| After a meal | nach dem Abendessen | Wir spielen nach dem Abendessen. — We play after dinner. |
More examples
Guten Morgen! Das Frühstück ist fertig.
Good morning! Breakfast is ready.
Combine a morning greeting with a useful meal announcement.
Wir essen heute zu Hause.
We eat at home today.
Use wir to talk about something you do together.
Ich spiele nach dem Abendessen mit dir Karten.
I play cards with you after dinner.
Reuse mit dir and nach dem Abendessen to describe a shared plan.