Unit 16 Guidebook: use modals
KEY PHRASES
Use modals
Möchtest du ins Kino oder ins Museum gehen?
Would you like to go to the movie theater or the museum?
Would you like to go to the movie theater or the museum?
Ich kann nicht, ich habe kein Geld!
I can't, I have no money!
I can't, I have no money!
Ich möchte am Wochenende wandern gehen.
I would like to go hiking on the weekend.
I would like to go hiking on the weekend.
Hast du heute Abend Zeit?
Do you have time this evening?
Do you have time this evening?
Ja, ich habe Zeit.
Yes, I have time.
Yes, I have time.
TIP
Let’s kick it back!
In English, we say I’d like to go to the movies. In German, that second verb goes to the end!
Möchtest du ins Kino gehen?
Would you like to go to the movies?
Would you like to go to the movies?
Ich möchte ins Schwimmbad gehen.
I would like to go to the swimming pool.
I would like to go to the swimming pool.