German · A1 · Family moment
Shoes on, let's go! in German
Simple German phrases for getting ready and leaving the house with your child. Practise separable verbs for getting up, putting clothes on and coming along.
What you'll learn
- Give simple, friendly instructions to your child.
- Ask whether your child is coming along and where their bag is.
- Use the separable verbs aufstehen, anziehen and mitkommen.
German phrases for shoes on, let's go!
Steh bitte auf.
Get up, please.
A request to one child. The verb aufstehen splits: steh comes first and auf goes at the end.
Zieh deine Schuhe an.
Put your shoes on.
Anziehen means to put on clothes or shoes. An goes at the end.
Zieh deinen Mantel an.
Put your coat on.
Use deinen with Mantel because it is a masculine direct object.
Kommst du mit?
Are you coming along?
Mitkommen splits into kommst and mit. The verb comes first in this yes/no question.
Wir gehen jetzt los.
We are leaving now.
Losgehen means to set off. Los goes at the end.
Schnell, bitte.
Quickly, please.
A short prompt to hurry. A warm tone keeps it friendly.
Wo ist deine Tasche?
Where is your bag?
Wo means where. Deine Tasche means your bag when speaking to one child.
Los geht’s!
Off we go!
A common, cheerful expression for getting moving. Geht’s is short for geht es.
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aufstehen
to get up
Separable verb: auf + stehen.
anziehen
to put on
Used for clothes and shoes. Separable verb: an + ziehen.
mitkommen
to come along
Separable verb: mit + kommen.
losgehen
to set off; to leave
Separable verb: los + gehen.
der Schuh
shoe
Plural: die Schuhe.
der Mantel
coat
Plural: die Mäntel.
die Tasche
bag
Plural: die Taschen.
bitte
please
Makes a request more polite.
schnell
quick; quickly
Use Schnell, bitte to ask someone to hurry.
jetzt
now
Useful for saying that it is time to leave.
Separable verbs
In simple present-tense statements, questions and commands, these verbs split. The main verb changes to match the person or command, and the prefix usually goes at the end.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Get up | aufstehen → steh … auf | Steh bitte auf. — Get up, please. |
| Put on | anziehen → zieh … an | Zieh deine Schuhe an. — Put your shoes on. |
| Come along | mitkommen → kommst … mit | Kommst du mit? — Are you coming along? |
| Set off | losgehen → gehen … los | Wir gehen jetzt los. — We are leaving now. |
Commands to one child
For a direct instruction to one child, use the informal singular command without du. Add bitte to make it more polite.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Stand up / get up | Steh … auf! | Steh bitte auf. — Get up, please. |
| Put something on | Zieh … an! | Zieh bitte deinen Mantel an. — Put your coat on, please. |
| Come along | Komm … mit! | Komm bitte mit. — Come along, please. |
Saying your: deine and deinen
Dein means your when speaking informally to one person. Its ending depends on the noun and its role. Use deine for plural direct objects and feminine subjects; use deinen for masculine singular direct objects.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Plural direct object | die Schuhe → deine Schuhe | Zieh deine Schuhe an. — Put your shoes on. |
| Masculine direct object | der Mantel → deinen Mantel | Zieh deinen Mantel an. — Put your coat on. |
| Feminine subject | die Tasche → deine Tasche | Wo ist deine Tasche? — Where is your bag? |
More examples
Zieh bitte deine Schuhe an.
Put your shoes on, please.
Bitte fits naturally after zieh.
Ich ziehe meinen Mantel an.
I am putting my coat on.
Anziehen also splits in a statement. Meinen Mantel means my coat as a direct object.
Ja, ich komme mit!
Yes, I’m coming along!
A simple reply to Kommst du mit?
Wir gehen jetzt los. Komm bitte mit.
We are leaving now. Come along, please.
Two short sentences you can use together at the door.