German · A1 · Family moment
Our Evening Reset in German
Use gentle German invitations to make space for a calm end to a busy day. These phrases use “Lass uns …” (“Let’s …”) when speaking to one child.
What you'll learn
- Suggest shared activities with “Lass uns …”.
- Name common evening activities and objects.
- Use “dein” forms to talk about your child’s belongings.
German phrases for our evening reset
Lass uns die Bildschirme ausschalten.
Let's turn off the screens.
“Ausschalten” means “to turn off” and stays together at the end.
Lass uns ein Buch aussuchen.
Let's choose a book.
“Aussuchen” means “to choose” or “to pick out”.
Lass uns ein Kapitel lesen.
Let's read one chapter.
“Ein Kapitel” means “a chapter” or “one chapter”.
Lass uns über deinen Tag sprechen.
Let's talk about your day.
Use “über … sprechen” to mean “talk about …”.
Lass uns deine Schultasche packen.
Let's pack your school bag.
“Deine Schultasche” means “your school bag” when speaking to one child.
Lass uns den Plan für morgen durchgehen.
Let's check tomorrow's plan.
“Durchgehen” means “to go through” or “to review”. “Für morgen” means “for tomorrow”.
Lass uns deinen Wecker stellen.
Let's set your alarm.
“Den Wecker stellen” is the usual expression for setting an alarm clock.
Lass uns „Gute Nacht“ sagen.
Let's say goodnight.
“Gute Nacht” is the bedtime farewell “goodnight”.
Hear these phrases and practise them
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der Bildschirm
screen
Plural: “die Bildschirme”.
das Buch
book
Plural: “die Bücher”.
das Kapitel
chapter
Plural: “die Kapitel”; the noun does not change.
der Tag
day
“Dein Tag” means “your day”.
die Schultasche
school bag
German writes this compound noun as one word.
der Plan
plan
“Der Plan für morgen” means “tomorrow’s plan”.
morgen
tomorrow
Use a lowercase “m”. “Der Morgen”, with a capital letter, means “the morning”.
der Wecker
alarm clock
Use “stellen” to talk about setting it.
Making suggestions with “Lass uns …”
When speaking to one child, use “Lass uns” followed by the activity. Put the main verb in its infinitive form at the end, without “zu”. This invites the child to do something together with you.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Basic pattern | Lass uns + other words + infinitive. | Lass uns ein Kapitel lesen. |
| Speaking to several children | Lasst uns + other words + infinitive. | Lasst uns ein Buch aussuchen. |
Keep separable verbs together
Some German verbs have a prefix that can separate. After “Lass uns”, the verb is an infinitive, so the prefix stays attached.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Turn off | ausschalten | Lass uns die Bildschirme ausschalten. |
| Choose | aussuchen | Lass uns ein Buch aussuchen. |
| Review | durchgehen | Lass uns den Plan für morgen durchgehen. |
Using “your” with objects
“Dein” means “your” when speaking informally to one person. Its ending depends on the noun’s gender and role. For a direct object, masculine nouns use “deinen” and feminine nouns use “deine”.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine object | der Wecker → deinen Wecker | Lass uns deinen Wecker stellen. |
| Feminine object | die Schultasche → deine Schultasche | Lass uns deine Schultasche packen. |
More examples
Lass uns zusammen lesen.
Let's read together.
“Zusammen” means “together”.
Lass uns dein Buch einpacken.
Let's pack your book.
“Buch” is neuter, so “your book” stays “dein Buch” as a direct object.