About This Lesson
Use Practicing a sentence again to practice German conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Kannst du das noch einmal sagen?
KAHNST doo dahs nokh EYE-nmahl ZAH-gen? Can you say that again?
B
Ich sage es noch einmal.
ikh ZAH-guh ess nokh EYE-nmahl. I will say it one more time.
A
Jetzt verstehe ich es.
yetst fer-SHTAY-uh ikh ess. Now I understand.
B
Wir üben den Satz zusammen.
veer EW-bun dayn zahts tsoo-ZAH-men. Let's practice the sentence together.
A
Der erste Teil ist für mich noch schwer.
dair AIR-stuh tile ist fyoor mikh nokh shvair. The first part is still hard for me.
B
Wir können diesen Teil langsam üben.
veer KUR-nen DEE-zen tile LAHNG-zahm EW-bun. We can practice that part slowly.Word by Word
Kannst
In „Kannst du das noch einmal sagen?“, „Kannst“ is the form of können used with du and expresses ability in this question. It comes before the subject in this question pattern and is followed by the infinitive „sagen“. You use it when asking whether one person is able or willing to do something.
du
In „Kannst du das noch einmal sagen?“, „du“ refers to the person being asked to repeat the sentence. It is the subject paired with „Kannst“ in the question. Use it when speaking directly to one person in an informal situation.
das
Here, „das“ refers to the sentence or words that were just heard. It is the thing that the speaker asks the other person to say again. It can be reused as a short reference to something already understood from the context.
noch
In „noch einmal“, „noch“ adds the idea of another repetition. „Noch“ works together with „einmal“ here: „noch“ signals another time, while „einmal“ gives the one-time unit. This expression is useful when asking for or offering a repetition.
einmal
In „noch einmal“, „einmal“ contributes the meaning of one time, giving the phrase the sense of doing something one more time. It combines with „noch“ to refer to another repetition. Use this expression when something should be repeated once more.
sagen
In „Kannst du das noch einmal sagen?“, „sagen“ means to say the requested words. It is the infinitive after „Kannst“ and appears at the end of the question. It is used when referring to saying words, sentences, or other content aloud.
Ich
In „Ich sage es noch einmal“, „Ich“ refers to the person who will repeat the words. It is the subject of „sage“. Use it when speaking about yourself as the person doing an action.
sage
Here, „sage“ is the form of sagen used with „Ich“ and presents the speaker's immediate promise to repeat something. It is followed by the object „es“ and the repetition phrase „noch einmal“. You use this form when stating what you say or will say in this context.
es
In „Ich sage es noch einmal“, „es“ refers to the words or sentence that the other person asked to hear again. It keeps the repeated content from having to be named again. It can refer back to a specific thing already clear in the conversation.
Jetzt
In „Jetzt verstehe ich es“, „Jetzt“ means now and marks the moment when understanding has been reached. It is placed at the beginning to frame the statement in time. Use it to point to the present moment or a change that has just happened.
verstehe
Here, „verstehe“ is the form of verstehen used with „Ich“ and means that the speaker now understands what was said. It is followed by „es“, which refers to the content just heard. Use it when confirming that spoken or explained information is clear.
Wir
In „Wir üben den Satz zusammen“ and „Wir können diesen Teil langsam üben“, „Wir“ refers to the speaker and at least one other person. It is the subject of both statements. Use it when describing an action shared by the speaker and others.
üben
In „Wir üben den Satz zusammen“, „üben“ means practice and describes working on the sentence. With „Wir“, this form states that the people are practicing together. It is commonly used with the material or skill that is being practiced.
den
In „den Satz“, „den“ is the definite article before „Satz“ and refers to one specific sentence. It shows which sentence is being practiced. A reusable point is that it stands directly before the noun in this object phrase.
Satz
Here, „Satz“ means the sentence that the learners are practicing together. It names the language unit being repeated or worked on. Use it when talking about a specific sentence in a language-learning context.
zusammen
In „Wir üben den Satz zusammen“, „zusammen“ means together and shows that the participants practice as a group. It describes an action shared by the people in „Wir“. Use it to indicate that people do an activity with one another.
Der
In „Der erste Teil“, „Der“ is the definite article before „Teil“ and identifies a specific part. It begins the noun phrase describing the part that is difficult. It is used before a known or clearly identified noun in this phrase.
erste
In „Der erste Teil“, „erste“ means first and identifies the part that comes at the beginning. It directly describes „Teil“. Use it to identify the first item or section in an ordered group.
Teil
Here, „Teil“ means a part or section of the sentence. It refers specifically to the first section that the speaker finds difficult. Use it when dividing a sentence, task, or other whole into sections.
ist
In „Der erste Teil ist für mich noch schwer“, „ist“ is the form of sein that links the first part with the description „schwer“. It states the condition of that part for the speaker. A reusable pattern is a subject followed by „ist“ and a description.
für
In „für mich“, „für“ introduces the person for whom the first part is difficult. It connects the description „schwer“ with the speaker's perspective. Use it before a person or thing when expressing what something is for or how it applies to someone.
mich
In „für mich“, „mich“ refers to the speaker as the person affected by the difficulty. It is the form of „ich“ used after „für“ here. Use it after „für“ when referring to yourself in this role.
schwer
Here, „schwer“ means difficult and describes the first part as hard for the speaker. It appears after „ist“ and is connected to the perspective introduced by „für mich“. Use it to describe a task, section, or material that is difficult.
können
In „Wir können diesen Teil langsam üben“, „können“ expresses that practicing this part is possible for the group. It is used with „Wir“ and comes before the infinitive „üben“. A reusable pattern is „können“ followed by an infinitive at the end of the clause.
diesen
In „diesen Teil“, „diesen“ points to the particular part that was just mentioned as difficult. It stands directly before „Teil“ and identifies the object being practiced. Use it when referring to a specific part in the immediate context.
langsam
In „diesen Teil langsam üben“, „langsam“ means slowly and describes how the group will practice. It modifies the action „üben“ rather than naming another part of the sentence. Use it when suggesting a slower pace for an activity.
Grammar Points
Sage ...!
Sage noch einmal.
ZAH-guh nokh EYE-nmahl.Say again.
The informal singular imperative uses the verb stem without the pronoun du.
langsam als Adverb
Sage langsam.
ZAH-guh LAHNG-zahm.Say slowly.
German uses the adjective form langsam as an adverb; it does not take an extra ending.
German Vocabulary
erste
adj
AIR-stuh
first
jetzt
adv
yetst
now
langsam
adv
LAHNG-zahm
slowly
noch einmal
phrase
nokh EYE-nmahl
again; one more time
Kannst du das noch einmal sagen?
sage
verb
ZAH-guh
say
sagen
verb
ZAH-gen
to say
Satz
noun
zahts
sentence
schwer
adj
shvair
difficult; hard
Teil
noun
tile
part
üben
verb
EW-bun
to practice
verstehe
verb
fer-SHTAY-uh
understand
zusammen
adv
tsoo-ZAH-men
together
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Can you say that again?
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Kannst du das noch einmal sagen?I will say it one more time.
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Ich sage es noch einmal.Now I understand.
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Jetzt verstehe ich es.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to say
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sagentogether
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zusammenpart
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Teilunderstand