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Plans and invitations Pläne und Einladungen
Über die Zukunft sprechen. Um zu sagen, was man vorhat, nimm „be going to" + Verb: I'm going to study. We're going to watch a film. Der „be"-Teil (am / is / are) ist unverzichtbar — es ist nicht nur „going to", sondern „I'm going to". Zum Einladen frag „Do you want to come?" oder „Would you like to …?". Koreanisch hat kein „be"-Verb, daher lassen es Koreanischsprachige weg und sagen „I going to meet a friend"; im Englischen behalt es: I'm going to meet a friend.
Dialogue
I going or I'm going? — I going oder I'm going?
- Emma What are you going to do this weekend, Minsu? Was machst du dieses Wochenende, Minsu?
- Minsu I going to meet a friend. We going to watch a film. Ich going to einen Freund treffen. Wir going to einen Film schauen. (Patzer: „be going to" braucht das „be": „I'm going to…", „We're going to…"; Koreanisch hat kein „be", aber Englisch behält es)
- Emma Don't forget the "be": "I'm going to meet…", "We're going to watch…". Vergiss das „be" nicht: „I'm going to meet…", „We're going to watch…".
- Minsu Ah, I'm going to meet a friend, and we're going to watch a film. Ah, ich treffe einen Freund, und wir schauen einen Film.
Dialogue
Do you want to come? — Willst du kommen?
- Emma I'm going to have a party tonight. Do you want to come? Heute Abend mache ich eine Party. Willst du kommen?
- Minsu Yes, I'd love to! What time? Ja, sehr gern! Um wie viel Uhr?
- Emma At seven. Are you going to bring anything? Um sieben. Bringst du etwas mit?
- Minsu I'm going to bring some food. See you tonight! Ich bringe etwas zu essen mit. Bis heute Abend!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| plan | n. | Plan | |
| party | n. | Party | |
| dinner | n. | Abendessen | |
| weekend | n. | Wochenende | |
| tomorrow | adv. | morgen | |
| tonight | adv. | heute Abend | |
| meet | v. | treffen | |
| invite | v. | einladen | |
| come | v. | kommen | |
| busy | adj. | beschäftigt |
Grammar
I'm going to meet a friend I'm going to meet a friend
To talk about plans, use "be going to" + the plain verb. The "be" changes with the subject: I'm going to study. He's going to work. We're going to travel. That little "be" (am / is / are) cannot be dropped — the pattern is "I'm going to", not "I going to". To ask, put "be" first: "What are you going to do this weekend?" To invite someone, use "Do you want to + verb?" or "Would you like to + verb?": Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to. / Sorry, I'm busy.
Um über Pläne zu sprechen, nimm „be going to" + Grundverb. Das „be" ändert sich mit dem Subjekt: I'm going to study. He's going to work. We're going to travel. Dieses kleine „be" (am / is / are) darf nicht wegfallen — das Muster ist „I'm going to", nicht „I going to". Zum Fragen stell das „be" voran: „What are you going to do this weekend?" Zum Einladen nimm „Do you want to + Verb?" oder „Would you like to + Verb?": Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to. / Sorry, I'm busy.
- I'm going to study English tomorrow. Morgen werde ich Englisch lernen.
- We're going to have a party this weekend. Dieses Wochenende machen wir eine Party.
- What are you going to do tonight? Was machst du heute Abend?
- Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to! Willst du kommen? — Ja, sehr gern!
pronunciation
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