Movement, Home, and Neighborhood | Learn German in English

German lesson set in a contemporary Berlin everyday setting: A beginner practices six useful English phrases about basic movement, home, and neighborhood..

EN → DE / Level: A1

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Use Movement, Home, and Neighborhood to practice German conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Ich komme jetzt.

ikh KOM-uh yetst. I am coming now.
B

Ich gehe nach Hause.

ikh GAY-uh nahkh HOW-zuh. I am going home.
A

Ich bin zu Hause.

ikh bin tsoo HOW-zuh. I am at home.
B

Ich bin jetzt draußen.

ikh bin yetst DROW-sen. I am outside now.
A

Ich komme wieder.

ikh KOM-uh VEE-duhr. I will be back.
B

Ich wohne in der Nähe.

ikh VOH-nuh in dair NAY-uh. I live near here.

Word by Word

Ich Ich means “I” and is the speaker’s subject in forms such as “Ich komme jetzt.” and “Ich bin zu Hause.” It commonly comes before the verb when stating what you do or where you are, for example when telling someone about yourself.
komme komme means “come” in “Ich komme jetzt.” and “Ich komme wieder.” It is the first-person form of kommen used here for coming now or returning; use it after Ich in patterns such as “Ich komme …” when telling someone you are coming or will return.
jetzt jetzt means “now” in “Ich komme jetzt.” and “Ich bin jetzt draußen.” It specifies that the action or situation is happening at this time, and it can be placed after the verb or later in the sentence as shown here. Use it when giving someone immediate timing information.
gehe gehe means “go” in “Ich gehe nach Hause.” It is the first-person form used for moving to another place, and it appears before the direction phrase “nach Hause.” Use “Ich gehe …” when telling someone where you are going.
nach nach marks the direction toward home in the complete expression “nach Hause.” Learn it together with “Hause” here rather than using nach alone for the whole meaning. Use “nach Hause” when telling someone that you are going home.
Hause Hause contributes “home” in the fixed expression “nach Hause.” The citation form is Haus, while Hause is the form used in this expression. Use the complete phrase “nach Hause” for movement toward home.
bin bin means “am” in “Ich bin zu Hause.” and “Ich bin jetzt draußen.” It is the first-person form of sein used here to state where the speaker is. Use “Ich bin …” before a location or place description.
zu zu contributes to the meaning “at home” in the complete expression “zu Hause.” The location meaning belongs to the whole phrase “zu Hause,” not to zu by itself here. Use “Ich bin zu Hause” when saying that you are at home.
draußen draußen means “outside” or “outdoors” in “Ich bin jetzt draußen.” It describes the speaker’s current location together with “Ich bin.” Use it when telling someone that you are outside.
wieder wieder means “back” or “again” in “Ich komme wieder.” Here it indicates that the speaker will come back. Use it with “komme” in this expression when telling someone that you will return.
wohne wohne means “live” or “reside” in “Ich wohne in der Nähe.” It is the first-person form of wohnen and describes where the speaker has a home. Use “Ich wohne in …” before a place or location phrase when saying where you live.
in in marks the location in the complete phrase “in der Nähe,” meaning “near here” or “in the vicinity.” Its meaning here is understood together with “der Nähe.” Use “Ich wohne in der Nähe” when telling someone that you live nearby.
der der is the form of “the” used in the location phrase “in der Nähe.” It belongs to the complete expression “in der Nähe” and does not express the location by itself. Use the full phrase when saying that someone lives nearby.
Nähe Nähe means “vicinity” or “nearby area” in “in der Nähe.” Together with “in der,” it forms the location phrase used to say that the speaker lives nearby. Use “in der Nähe” when describing a place close to the current location.

Grammar Points

nach Hause / zu Hause

Ich gehe nach Hause. Ich bin zu Hause.

ikh GAY-uh nahkh HOW-zuh. ikh bin tsoo HOW-zuh.

I am going home. I am at home.

Use nach Hause for movement toward home and zu Hause for being at home.

German Vocabulary

draußen adv
DROW-sen outside
gehen verb
GAY-uhn to go gehe
ich pron
ikh I Ich
in der Nähe phrase
in dair NAY-uh nearby; in the vicinity
jetzt adv
yetst now
kommen verb
KOM-uhn to come komme
nach Hause phrase
nahkh HOW-zuh home; to home

Used to express movement toward home.

sein verb
zine to be bin
wieder adv
VEE-duhr back; again
wohnen verb
VOH-nuhn to live; to reside wohne
zu Hause phrase
tsoo HOW-zuh at home

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I am coming now.

Show AnswerIch komme jetzt.

I am going home.

Show AnswerIch gehe nach Hause.

I am at home.

Show AnswerIch bin zu Hause.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

now

Show Answerjetzt

outside

Show Answerdraußen

back; again

Show Answerwieder

to go

Show Answergehe