Learn how to talk about possessions
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| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 18 - Talking about possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in German. | |
| Body | |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Do you have a car?' in German. | |
| Albert: [Normal] Hast du ein Auto? | |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning 'do you have (informal)' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Hast du [Slow] Hast du | |
| Eric: Next comes the word meaning 'a, an' | |
| Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein | |
| Eric: And last is the word for 'car' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Auto [Slow] Auto | |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Do you have a car?' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Hast du ein Auto? [Normal] Hast du ein Auto? | |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Do you have a car?' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Haben Sie ein Auto? | |
| Eric: First comes phrase meaning 'do you have (formal)' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Haben Sie [Slow] Haben Sie | |
| Eric: Then we have the word meaning 'a, an' | |
| Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein | |
| Eric: And last is the word meaning 'car' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Auto [Slow] Auto | |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Do you have a car?' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Haben Sie ein Auto? [Normal] Haben Sie ein Auto? | |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'Yes, I have a car.' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ja, Ich habe ein Auto. | |
| Eric: First we have the word meaning 'yes' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ja [Slow] Ja | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich | |
| Eric: Then comes the word meaning 'have' | |
| Albert: [Normal] habe [Slow] habe | |
| Eric: Followed by the word meaning 'a' | |
| Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein | |
| Eric: And finally, we have the word meaning 'car' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Auto [Slow] Auto | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, I have a car.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Ja, Ich habe ein Auto. [Normal] Ja, Ich habe ein Auto. | |
| Eric: Finally, let’s look at the way to say 'I have a red pen.' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich habe einen roten Stift. | |
| Eric: First comes the word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich | |
| Eric: Then we have the word meaning 'to have' | |
| Albert: [Normal] habe [Slow] habe | |
| Eric: Followed by the word meaning 'one' | |
| Albert: [Normal] einen [Slow] einen | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'red' | |
| Albert: [Normal] roten [Slow] roten | |
| Eric: And last comes the word meaning 'pen, pencil, crayon' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Stift [Slow] Stift | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I have a red pen.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich habe einen roten Stift. [Normal] Ich habe einen roten Stift. | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Albert: If you want to sound really natural when asking if someone has something, you can use the word oder. Here’s an example. | |
| Du hast einen Hund, oder? This literally means “You have a dog, or..?” | |
| You just add the word oder after the sentence. It makes the whole sentence sound like a question. | |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
7 Comments
HideHow would you say 'Do you have a book?'
Hi Charlie,
Perfect!👍
Thank you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Haben Sie ein Buch?
Hello Soraya,
Yes, exactly ?! Just make sure to begin the formal "Sie" with a capital letter.
Sincerely,
Anne
Team GermanPod101.com
Hast du ein Buch? und Haben sie ein Buch?
Hi David,
Haben Sie ein Buch?
Hast du ein Buch?
Both is correct. The first sentence is more formal as you use "Sie" and the second sentence is casual as you use "Du".
Best,
Jennifer
Team Germanpod101.com
Haben Sie ein Buch?
or Hast du en Buch?