Rocket German 6 Day Course

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Willkommen! Welcome to the sixth and final day of the Rocket German 6 Day Course!

In this lesson you’re going to learn how to actually do something in German, like order a cup of coffee or a tea. This lesson will conclude with three powerful words that everyone traveling to a German-speaking country needs to know. Bist du bereit? Are you ready?

Getting What You Want

The three most important verbs in German for you to learn to get around in a German-speaking country are I need, I want, and I would like.

Use “ich brauche” to tell people that you need a room in a hotel, need help, or need to catch a taxi!

Use “ich will” to tell people that you want one of these bagels, want to go shopping, or want to do a tour.

Use “ich möchte” to order food at a restaurant or to offer an opinion about what you would like to do.

Take a look at the conversation you learned in the previous part of the course to see how these three important phrases are used.

In English, this conversation goes as follows:

How to Order in German

When you’re ordering food at a café or restaurant, it’s only polite to tell the waiter what you’d like to order… rather than what you want. When traveling in a foreign country, you don’t want to be seen as demanding! So it’s good to get into the habit of using ich möchte.

It’s often used to request something in a polite way. For example…

Always include the magic word in your request that will increase your chances of better, faster, and more gracious service: bitte... please!

Bitte. Please. For example, Ich möchte bitte einen Kaffee. I’d like a coffee, please. When the waiter returns your order, it’s only polite to add, “Thank you.” Danke. Thank you.

Something to Drink

Ordering etwas zu trinken, or something to drink, is one of the most basic ordering experiences and is a good way to try out your German. Imagine you are in a coffee shop. What will you order and how will you say it? Here are some options.

Ich möchte…

If you want to streamline your German even further, you don’t actually have to tell a waiter, “I would like a cup of coffee.” You could just say, “A coffee, please.”

I Need Help!

If you are going to spend any time in a German-speaking country, you need to know how to ask for help. So memorize this essential word: Hilfe Help If you don’t remember any other words from this section, remember that if you’re in trouble you can always shout, “Hilfe!” and be understood. If the help you need isn’t of an essential nature, here are the two most useful phrases you can have at your disposal.

If you need help with something , just add “mit“ and the thing you need help with. Look at the following sentences. To understand them, you need to know that “den Koffern” are the suitcases.

Let’s see how you could put these words into use. Imagine that you have just checked into a hotel. The bellboy (der Page) asks you if you need help with your bags. der Page: Brauchen Sie Hilfe mit den Koffern? You: Ich brauche keine Hilfe, danke. Did you understand that? You told the bellboy that you didn’t need help, thank you. Or, you could have just said, “ Nein, danke.” No, thanks.

It’s nice to be able to ask for help in these circumstances, but in real emergencies you will need something a bit stronger than, “I need help.” Here are three powerful words that will catch everyone’s attention

There’s Even More Ahead!

This is just the beginning of your German education. There’s so much more to learn… like how to book a tour, how to get a hotel room, and even how to flirt! Rocket German teaches you German in an innovative, comprehensive learning package based on how people actually say things. My premium services give you access to the full 31-lesson Interactive Audio Course, plus incredibly useful software games chock-full of words and phrases you can start using immediately. You’ll get cutting-edge software that will make learning new vocabulary a snap, whether you choose to use our included vocabulary lists or design your own.

If you ever thought that learning a language would be boring and dry, you haven’t tried out Rocket German. Developed with a writer’s sense of storytelling, Rocket German gives you a context for what you’re learning by showing you ways to use it in real life. You’ll participate in conversations that will make you smile, laugh, and want to jump ahead to the next one. If you want to use your German in real life and have conversations with German-speaking friends, then Rocket German has what you need.

Hab einen schönen Tag und hoffentlich bis bald! Have a great day, and I hope to chat with you again!

Tschüß,

Paul Weber
www.rocketlanguages.com/german

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