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Use Getting ready for a sunny walk to practice German conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Draußen ist es sonnig.
DROW-sen ist ess ZON-nikh. It's sunny outside.
B
Bring deine Sonnenbrille mit.
BRING DYE-nuh ZON-nen-BRIL-uh mit. Bring your sunglasses.
A
Ist es zu heiß für einen Spaziergang?
IST ess tsoo HICE fewr EYE-nen shpa-TSEER-gahng? Is it too hot for a walk?
B
Es ist warm, aber wir können trotzdem gehen.
ess ist varm, AH-ber veer KURN-en TROTS-dame GAY-en. It's warm, but we can still go.
A
Wir können im Schatten bleiben.
veer KURN-en im SHAT-ten BLY-ben. We can stay in the shade.
B
Die Bäume sollten uns kühl halten.
dee BOY-muh ZOL-ten oons KYOOL HAL-ten. The trees should keep us cool.
A
Ich bringe eine Flasche Wasser mit.
ikh BRING-uh EYE-nuh FLAH-shuh VAH-ser mit. I'll bring a bottle of water.
B
Das wird beim Spaziergang nützlich sein.
dahs veert byme shpa-TSEER-gahng NOOT-tslikh zine. It'll come in handy during the walk.Word by Word
Draußen
In "Draußen ist es sonnig", "Draußen" means outside and sets the location of the weather statement. Use it to say that something is happening or located outside, such as when making a plan for a walk.
ist
The form "ist" means is and links the subject with a condition; at the start of the question, "Ist" is the same form with sentence capitalization. It is useful in statements or questions about what the weather or another situation is like.
es
In "Draußen ist es sonnig", "es" is the impersonal subject used for the weather and does not refer to a named object. Reuse "es" in a weather statement with "ist" and an adjective.
sonnig
The adjective "sonnig" means sunny and describes the weather in "Draußen ist es sonnig". Use it after a form of "sein" when telling someone that the weather is sunny.
Bring
In "Bring deine Sonnenbrille mit", "Bring" tells one person to bring something along. It is useful for a direct request, especially in the reusable pattern "Bring ... mit" with the item placed between "Bring" and "mit".
deine
In "Bring deine Sonnenbrille mit", "deine" means your and identifies the sunglasses as belonging to or being associated with the person being addressed. Reuse it before a thing that belongs to or is connected with the person you address.
Sonnenbrille
The noun "Sonnenbrille" means sunglasses, the item the listener is asked to bring in "Bring deine Sonnenbrille mit". Use it when talking about sunglasses needed outdoors, especially in sunny weather.
mit
In "Bring deine Sonnenbrille mit", "mit" completes the separable verb meaning bring along, so the request is to bring the sunglasses with you. The same contribution appears after the object in "Ich bringe eine Flasche Wasser mit"; reuse the pattern "Bring ... mit" for an item someone should take along.
zu
In "Ist es zu heiß für einen Spaziergang?", "zu" means too and says that the heat exceeds what is suitable for the walk. Reuse "zu" before an adjective when describing an excessive degree, as in "zu heiß".
heiß
The adjective "heiß" means hot and describes the temperature in "Ist es zu heiß für einen Spaziergang?". Use it after "zu" when asking whether the heat is excessive for an activity.
für
In "zu heiß für einen Spaziergang", "für" introduces the activity for which the heat is being judged: for a walk. Reuse "für" before a person, thing, or activity that something is intended for or relevant to.
einen
In "für einen Spaziergang", "einen" means a or one and introduces the single walk being considered. Reuse this article in the pattern "für einen ..." when referring to one relevant item or activity.
Spaziergang
The noun "Spaziergang" means walk, specifically the walk being considered in "für einen Spaziergang". Use it when making or discussing plans to go for a walk.
warm
The adjective "warm" means warm in "Es ist warm, aber wir können trotzdem gehen". Use it after a form of "sein" to describe the temperature of the weather or another thing.
aber
In "Es ist warm, aber wir können trotzdem gehen", "aber" means but and connects the warm-weather statement with the decision to go anyway. Reuse it to introduce a contrasting clause or idea.
wir
In "Wir können trotzdem gehen", "wir" means we and refers to the speaker together with at least one other person. Use it when making a shared plan or describing what the group can do.
können
In "wir können trotzdem gehen", "können" means can or be able to and expresses that the group is able to go. It is followed by "gehen" here; reuse "können" with an action when describing what someone is able to do.
trotzdem
In "aber wir können trotzdem gehen", "trotzdem" means still or nevertheless: despite the warm conditions, going remains possible. Reuse it to mark an action that happens or remains true despite the preceding point.
gehen
The verb form "gehen" means go in "trotzdem gehen", referring here to going for the planned walk. After "können", it names the action the group is able to do; reuse "können ... gehen" for a possible plan.
im
In "im Schatten", "im" means in the and places the group in the shade. It is a common location form before a place or area; reuse it in a phrase that identifies where someone or something is.
Schatten
The noun "Schatten" means shade in "Wir können im Schatten bleiben". Use it for a place protected from direct sunlight, for example when deciding where to stay outdoors.
bleiben
In "im Schatten bleiben", "bleiben" means stay or remain, so the group does not leave that shaded place. Reuse it with a place phrase to say where someone will continue to be.
Die
In "Die Bäume sollten uns kühl halten", "Die" means the and introduces the specific trees being discussed. Reuse it before a known or already identified noun.
Bäume
The noun form "Bäume" means trees and identifies the source of shade and coolness in "Die Bäume sollten uns kühl halten". Use it when referring to more than one tree in an outdoor setting.
sollten
In "Die Bäume sollten uns kühl halten", "sollten" means should and presents the trees' expected effect. Reuse it before an action word when saying what is advisable or expected.
uns
In "uns kühl halten", "uns" means us and refers to the people who are kept cool. Reuse it when an action affects the speaker together with others.
kühl
In "uns kühl halten", "kühl" means cool and describes the state the trees are expected to maintain for the people. Use it to describe a pleasantly low temperature, especially in an outdoor place.
halten
In "uns kühl halten", "halten" means keep and expresses maintaining the cool state. It follows "sollten" here and takes "uns" as the people affected; reuse it in a pattern meaning keep a person or thing cool.
Ich
In "Ich bringe eine Flasche Wasser mit", "Ich" means I and identifies the speaker as the person bringing the water. Use it when stating your own action or plan.
bringe
The form "bringe" means bring in "Ich bringe eine Flasche Wasser mit". Together with the final "mit", it expresses bringing something along; reuse "Ich bringe ... mit" when saying what you will take with you.
eine
In "eine Flasche Wasser", "eine" means a or one and introduces one bottle of water. Reuse it before a singular thing when introducing one item.
Flasche
The noun "Flasche" means bottle and identifies the container the speaker will bring in "eine Flasche Wasser". Reuse it for a bottle of a drink or other liquid.
Wasser
The noun "Wasser" means water and names what is in "eine Flasche Wasser". Use it when talking about drinking water or water carried for an activity.
Das
In "Das wird beim Spaziergang nützlich sein", "Das" means it or that and refers back to the bottle of water just mentioned. Reuse it to pick up a previously mentioned thing before saying what it will do or be.
wird
In "Das wird ... nützlich sein", "wird" helps express that the usefulness is expected in the future. It is used with "sein" at the end here; reuse the pattern "Das wird ... sein" for a future description.
beim
In "beim Spaziergang", "beim" means during the or while at the and places the usefulness in the time or context of the walk. Reuse "beim" before an activity or event to say when or in what situation something happens.
nützlich
The adjective "nützlich" means useful or handy in "Das wird beim Spaziergang nützlich sein". It describes the bottle's practical value during the walk; reuse it after "sein" to evaluate whether something is useful.
sein
In "nützlich sein", "sein" means be and completes the description of the bottle as useful. It follows "wird" in this future expression; reuse "wird ... sein" for a future state or description.
Grammar Points
Imperativ: Bring ...!
Bring die Sonnenbrille!
BRING dee ZON-nen-BRIL-uh!Bring the sunglasses!
The imperative gives a direct command. The verb comes first, and the subject is usually omitted.
Trotzdem + Verb an zweiter Stelle
Trotzdem bleiben wir im Schatten.
TROTS-dame BLY-ben veer im SHAT-ten.Nevertheless, we stay in the shade.
When trotzdem starts the sentence, the verb follows immediately in second position.
German Vocabulary
Baum
noun
BOWM
tree
Bäume
bleiben
verb
BLY-ben
to stay
bringen
verb
BRING-en
to bring
Bring
draußen
adv
DROW-sen
outside
gehen
verb
GAY-en
to go
heiß
adj
HICE
hot
Schatten
noun
SHAT-ten
shade
Sonnenbrille
noun
ZON-nen-BRIL-uh
sunglasses
sonnig
adj
ZON-nikh
sunny
Spaziergang
noun
shpa-TSEER-gahng
walk
trotzdem
adv
TROTS-dame
still; nevertheless
warm
adj
VARM
warm
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
It's sunny outside.
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Draußen ist es sonnig.Bring your sunglasses.
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Bring deine Sonnenbrille mit.We can stay in the shade.
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Wir können im Schatten bleiben.Spelling
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sunglasses
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Sonnenbrilleto go
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gehenoutside
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draußenwarm