Getting What You Want Using German — Video Conversation

Learn how to state what you want using a formal conversation as an example with this video conversation

Lesson Transcript

In this lesson, you'll listen to a dialogue with the text.

Second, you'll review the key vocabulary followed by the English translations.

And finally, you'll review the dialogue with the text again to master what you've learned.

First, listen to the dialogue with the text on the screen.

Ich möchte gerne Deutsch lernen.

Okay. Möchten Sie etwas essen?

Ja, gerne.

Gut. In zehn Minuten gibt es Essen.

Essen wir alle zusammen?

Ja, meine Frau und meine Tochter möchten auch etwas essen.

Now you'll hear the key vocabulary followed by the English translation.

Essen, 'food'

bitte, 'please, you're welcome'

gern(e), 'gladly'

zusammen, 'together'

etwas, 'something'

essen, 'to eat'

es gibt, 'there is, there are'

möchten, 'to want, would like'

Finally let's review the dialogue again, see if you can understand more this time.