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Illustration of the A1 German word “fragen”, which translates to “to ask”. A small mouse on tiptoe, one paw raised high and mouth open mid-question, leans eagerly up at a vast tortoise whose heavy eyelids droop with weary patience.

fragen is part of German verbs A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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fragen

to ask

/ˈfʁaːɡn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

fragen, fragte, hat gefragt

ich frage
du fragst
er/sie/es fragt
wir fragen
ihr fragt
sie/Sie fragen

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Examples — fragen in a sentence

Ich frage den Lehrer.

I ask the teacher.

Sie fragen nach dem Weg.

They ask for the way.

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"Fragen" — ask a question.

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der Freitag

/ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtaːk/

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Friday

Examples

Freitag ist der letzte Arbeitstag.

Friday is the last working day.

Am Freitag gehen wir ins Kino.

On Friday we go to the cinema.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “glauben”, which translates to “to believe”. A child floating with heart glowing with belief
glauben

/ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩/

to believe

Principal parts

glauben, glaubte, hat geglaubt

ich glaube
du glaubst
er/sie/es glaubt
wir glauben
ihr glaubt
sie/Sie glauben

Examples

Ich glaube, du schaffst das.

I believe you can do it.

Wir glauben, es ist wahr.

We believe it is true.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Guten Tag!”, which translates to “Good day!”. A dapper mole in a tiny tuxedo pops out of his dirt hole, tipping his top hat with a dazzling, wide-toothed grin as he bows deeply to a confused, sun-dappled daisy.
Guten Tag!

/ˌɡuːtn̩ ˈtaːk/

Good day!

Examples

Guten Tag! Wie geht es Ihnen?

Good day! How are you?

Der Mann sagt: Guten Tag!

The man says: Good day!

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Illustration of the A1 German word “Hallo!”, which translates to “Hello!”. A cheerful round hedgehog throws one paw up in a big friendly wave, beaming wide, little sparkle-lines of greeting radiating around its raised paw in warm welcoming light.
Hallo!

/ˈhalo/

Hello!

Examples

Hallo! Wie geht's dir?

Hello! How are you?

Hallo Anna, schön dich zu sehen!

Hello Anna, nice to see you!

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Heft”, which translates to “notebook, exercise book”. An open notebook floating in mid-air, tiny glowing inkdrops leaping from a nearby bottle and settling across its blank pages like soft blue fireflies.
das Heft

/hɛft/

notebook, exercise book

Examples

Schreibe es in dein Heft.

Write it in your notebook.

Ich brauche ein neues Heft.

I need a new notebook.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “heißen”, which translates to “to be called”. A child standing proudly as a glowing ribbon of light unspools from their heart and loops into a shining halo overhead, a name made of pure light.
heißen

/ˈhaɪ̯sn̩/

to be called

Principal parts

heißen, hieß, hat geheißen

ich heiße
du heißt
er/sie/es heißt
wir heißen
ihr heißt
sie/Sie heißen

Examples

Ich heiße Anna und komme aus Berlin.

My name is Anna and I come from Berlin.

Wie heißt dieser Platz hier?

What is this place called?

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