language learning center · B1 · Lesson 9
Following up with interest
Practice this topic in German: Following up with interest.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Lena
Was genau meinst du?
What exactly do you mean?
Jonas
Kannst du mir ein Beispiel geben?
Can you give me an example?
Lena
Wie hast du dich in diesem Moment gefühlt?
How did you feel at that moment?
Jonas
Was ist danach passiert?
What happened afterwards?
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Was genau meinst du?
What exactly do you mean?
Was genau meinst du?
Kannst du mir ein Beispiel geben?
Can you give me an example?
Kannst du mir ein Beispiel geben?
Wie hast du dich in diesem Moment gefühlt?
How did you feel at that moment?
Wie hast du dich in diesem Moment gefühlt?
Was ist danach passiert?
What happened afterwards?
Was ist danach passiert?
Würdest du also sagen, dass es sich gelohnt hat?
So, would you say it was worthwhile?
Würdest du also sagen, dass es sich gelohnt hat?
Notice, try, and speak
Which German sentence has this meaning: “What exactly do you mean?”
Make it yours
Say the five German turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this German in a real conversation
- 1. Was genau meinst du?
- 2. Kannst du mir ein Beispiel geben?
- 3. Wie hast du dich in diesem Moment gefühlt?
- 4. Was ist danach passiert?
- 5. Würdest du also sagen, dass es sich gelohnt hat?