Practice using bitte and imperative forms in German
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| Do you know how to ask someone to do something in German? |
| Welcome to Three Step German Practice by GermanPod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to politely ask someone to do something in German. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| Aron, bitte trink viel Tee und bleib heute im Bett. |
| "Aron, please drink a lot of tea and stay in bed today." |
| Alles klar. Soll ich auch Medikamente nehmen? |
| "All right. Should I also take medication?" |
| In German, you use the imperative form of a verb when you want to tell someone to do something. |
| Adding bitte makes the command sound polite, so instead of just saying trink "drink" or bleib "stay," you can say bitte trink or bitte bleib. |
| This is the form you use when speaking to friends, family, or people you know well. |
| The imperative is usually shorter than the infinitive, and some verbs change a little, like essen becomes iss or helfen becomes hilf. |
| With this pattern, Bitte + verb, you can politely ask or tell someone to do something in everyday situations. |
| Now let's practice using this grammar with some sentences. |
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