Reading · A1 · Text 27

Meine Familie

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Meine Familie ist nicht groß.

My family is not big.

Meine Eltern wohnen in Berlin, ich wohne in einer anderen Stadt.

My parents live in Berlin, I live in another city.

Meine Tochter ist fünf Jahre alt.

My daughter is five years old.

Sie geht gern in den Kindergarten.

She likes going to nursery school.

Dort hat sie schon Freunde.

She already has friends there.

Sonntags besuchen wir meine Eltern.

On Sundays we visit my parents.

Wir essen Kuchen und trinken Kaffee.

We eat cake and drink coffee.

Meine Tochter spielt dann immer mit dem Hund.

My daughter then always plays with the dog.

Ich telefoniere oft mit meinen Eltern.

I often phone my parents.

Berlin ist leider weit.

Berlin is unfortunately far away.

2 words above A1

nursery school, kindergarten plural: Kindergärten nursery school; kindergarten; day care center (institution where children below school age play and are looked after during the day); antics, petty… A2/ˈkɪndərˌɡartən/
with always takes the dative: mit dem Hund, mit meinen Eltern with (in the company of, alongside); with, by (using as an instrument, by means of); with (having a property, accessory or possession); including,… B1/mɪt/

Grammar in this text

gern + verb

Sie geht gern in den Kindergarten.

German has no verb for 'to like doing'. You add gern to the verb: sie geht gern = she likes going.

in + accusative for movement

Sie geht gern in den Kindergarten.

Movement into a place takes the accusative: in den Kindergarten. Staying in a place would take the dative: in dem Kindergarten.

mit + dative

Ich telefoniere oft mit meinen Eltern.

Mit is always followed by the dative. Plural dative also adds -n: meinen Eltern.

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