German · A1 · Family moment
Our Cosy Day in German
Use these warm, everyday phrases when caring for your child. They use du, the familiar German word for “you,” and common verbs in the present tense.
What you'll learn
- Talk about feeding, changing, movement and sleep.
- Use common present-tense verbs with ich (I) and du (you).
- Notice the vowel changes in du isst and du schläfst.
- Express love with Ich liebe dich.
German phrases for our cosy day
Du trinkst deine Milch.
You drink your milk.
Trinken means “to drink.” With du, use trinkst.
Ich halte dein Fläschchen.
I hold your bottle.
Fläschchen is a natural word for a baby's feeding bottle.
Du isst deine Banane.
You eat your banana.
Essen changes its vowel with du: du isst.
Ich wechsle deine Windel.
I change your nappy.
Windel means “nappy” or “diaper.” Ich wechsle means “I change.”
Du krabbelst zu mir.
You crawl to me.
Zu mir means “to me,” showing where your child is crawling.
Ich singe für dich.
I sing to you.
Für dich literally means “for you.” This is a natural way to describe singing to your child.
Du schläfst in deinem Gitterbett.
You sleep in your cot.
Gitterbett means “cot” or “crib.” Schlafen changes its vowel with du: du schläfst.
Ich liebe dich.
I love you.
Use dich for “you” as the person receiving the love.
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die Milch
milk
German nouns begin with a capital letter.
das Fläschchen
little bottle; baby's feeding bottle
The ending -chen makes a noun refer to something small. Nouns ending in -chen use das.
die Banane
banana
In this phrase, deine Banane means “your banana.”
die Windel
nappy; diaper
Eine Windel wechseln means “to change a nappy.”
krabbeln
to crawl
Commonly used for a baby moving on hands and knees.
das Gitterbett
cot; crib
A child's bed with raised sides made of bars.
The present tense with ich and du
The present tense can describe routines or what is happening now. Most verbs use -e with ich and -st with du. In these simple statements, the verb comes directly after ich or du.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| trinken — to drink | ich trinke; du trinkst | Du trinkst deine Milch. |
| halten — to hold | ich halte; du hältst | Ich halte dein Fläschchen. |
| wechseln — to change | ich wechsle; du wechselst | Ich wechsle deine Windel. |
| krabbeln — to crawl | ich krabble; du krabbelst | Du krabbelst zu mir. |
| singen — to sing | ich singe; du singst | Ich singe für dich. |
| lieben — to love | ich liebe; du liebst | Ich liebe dich. |
Vowel changes with du
Some common verbs change their vowel with du. Learn these forms as small chunks.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| essen — to eat | ich esse; du isst | Du isst deine Banane. |
| schlafen — to sleep | ich schlafe; du schläfst | Du schläfst in deinem Gitterbett. |
Saying “your”
The ending of dein depends on the noun's gender and its role in the sentence. Learn these useful combinations first.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Feminine objects | deine Milch; deine Banane; deine Windel | Du trinkst deine Milch. |
| Neuter object | dein Fläschchen | Ich halte dein Fläschchen. |
| Location with in | in deinem Gitterbett | Du schläfst in deinem Gitterbett. |
More examples
Du trinkst deine Milch.
You are drinking your milk.
German uses the same present-tense form for “you drink” and “you are drinking.”
Ich halte dein Fläschchen.
I am holding your bottle.
No extra verb is needed to describe what you are doing right now.