German · A1 · Milestone
Three-quarter Milestone Chest in German
Review familiar German for everyday family life: talking about pain, money, sports, sleepovers and bedtime. Use these phrases when speaking to one child.
What you'll learn
- Ask simple questions with wo and wer.
- Review statements with du and simple instructions.
- Use dich for self-care and noch nicht for “not yet.”
- Talk about belongings, money and time.
German phrases for three-quarter milestone chest
Wo am Bein tut es dir weh?
Where does your leg hurt?
Literally, “Where on your leg does it hurt?” Dir means “to you” in this expression.
Du hast fünfzig Euro.
You have fifty euros.
Use Euro without an added plural ending after an amount.
Du spielst Basketball.
You play basketball.
No article is needed before Basketball.
Wer kommt zur Übernachtungsparty?
Who comes to the sleepover?
Wer means “who.” Zur is short for zu der.
Bring deinen Schlafsack mit.
Bring your sleeping bag.
A friendly, direct instruction to one child. Mit goes at the end.
Wasch dich vor dem Schlafengehen.
Wash yourself before bed.
Dich means “yourself” here. Vor dem Schlafengehen means “before going to bed.”
Es ist noch nicht neun Uhr.
It is not nine o'clock yet.
Noch nicht means “not yet.” Use Uhr when giving a clock time.
Da ist die Tasche von deinem Freund.
There is your friend's bag.
This points out the bag. For a female friend, say von deiner Freundin.
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das Bein
leg
Am Bein means “on the leg”; am is short for an dem.
wehtun
to hurt
The parts separate in a simple sentence: Das tut weh. — That hurts.
fünfzig Euro
fifty euros
Fünfzig is the number 50.
Basketball spielen
to play basketball
With du: Du spielst Basketball.
die Übernachtungsparty
sleepover
A party where guests stay overnight.
der Schlafsack
sleeping bag
In the instruction, “your sleeping bag” becomes deinen Schlafsack.
sich waschen
to wash oneself
When speaking to a child: Du wäschst dich. — You wash yourself.
die Tasche
bag
A general word for a bag.
der Freund / die Freundin
male friend / female friend
After von, use deinem Freund or deiner Freundin for “your friend.”
Simple questions
Use wo to ask about a place and wer to ask about a person. When wer is the subject, use a singular verb such as kommt.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ask where it hurts | Wo … tut es dir weh? | Wo am Bein tut es dir weh? |
| Ask who is coming | Wer + kommt + …? | Wer kommt zur Übernachtungsparty? |
Statements with du
Du is the informal “you” for one person. Many du verb forms end in -st. The du form of haben is hast.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Having | du hast | Du hast fünfzig Euro. |
| Playing | du spielst | Du spielst Basketball. |
Instructions to one child
For a direct instruction, begin with the command form and leave out du. With mitbringen, put mit at the end. Use dich when the child does the action to themselves.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Bring something along | Bring + object + mit. | Bring deinen Schlafsack mit. |
| Wash yourself | Wasch dich + … | Wasch dich vor dem Schlafengehen. |
Small words for everyday review
Learn these short patterns as chunks. Noch nicht means “not yet.” Vor means “before” in a time expression. Von can show who something belongs to.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Not yet | noch nicht + time | Es ist noch nicht neun Uhr. |
| Before going to bed | vor dem Schlafengehen | Wasch dich vor dem Schlafengehen. |
| Your friend's belongings | von deinem Freund / von deiner Freundin | Da ist die Tasche von deinem Freund. |
More examples
Tut dir das Bein weh?
Does your leg hurt?
For a yes-or-no question, put the verb tut first.
Bring deine Tasche mit.
Bring your bag.
Tasche is feminine, so use deine rather than deinen.
Es ist noch nicht Zeit fürs Bett.
It is not time for bed yet.
Reuse noch nicht. Fürs is short for für das.