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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What Did You Do Yesterday?

On Monday morning, Nina asks Max what he did yesterday. Say yesterday, ask a friend what they did, and say you played football, ate cake, cooked, listened to music or read a letter, using the German past.

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THE STORY

On Monday morning at the radio station, Nina asks Max what he did on Sunday, over the first coffee of the day.

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Gestern.GES-ternYesterday.
Was hast du gestern gemacht?vahs hahst doo GES-tern geh-MAKHTWhat did you do yesterday? To a friend.
Ich habe Fußball gespielt.ihh HAH-buh FOOS-bahl geh-SHPEELTI played football.
Ich habe Kuchen gegessen.ihh HAH-buh KOO-khen geh-GESS-enI ate cake.
Ich habe gekocht.ihh HAH-buh geh-KOKHTI cooked.
Ich habe Musik gehört.ihh HAH-buh moo-ZEEK geh-HURTI listened to music.
Ich habe einen Brief gelesen.ihh HAH-buh INE-en breef geh-LAY-zenI read a letter.
Das ist schön!dahs ist shurnThat's nice!