18. September 2017

    HOW TO USE "NACH"? Listen to find the answers.

     

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    on www.growyourgerman.com read the blog. Read again and listen. Find the words you hear. Listen to the answers.

    Do you know the four most common uses of "nach" and how to use them in conversation? 

     The first most common way to use "nach" is when you want to say that you're going to another country:

    "Nach" is used with any name of a place that does not have an article. 

     

    • "nach" + countries, cities or continents (direction)
    Wir möchten im Dezember nach Kanada fliegen.

    We want to fly to Canada in December.

    Auf Wiedersehen, wir fahren jetzt nach Hamburg.
    Goodbye, we're going to Hamburg now.
    How would you say "We are flying to America."
    Find out by listening to the answer.
    • "nach" is used together with adverbs of direction when describing something.

     Lets look at an example:

    Imaging before you get started on your flight you're looking - "nach oben", to the top and to the bottom "nach unten". Then you look to the left, "nach links". Perhaps you also look "nach hinten", backwards to make sure everything is in order. In this context it means "to". 

    How would you say "to the right"

    Find out by listening to the answer.

    • The third most common way to use "nach" is when you want to say  "after work" or when you want to tell the time: "quarter past"
      "nach" + hours 
    Es ist Viertel nach sieben.
    It is a quarter after seven (19:15)
    How would you say "It is quarter past ten".
    Find out by listening to the answer.

    • The fourth most common use of "nach" is for "home".

    nach Hause is an expression that means home - as in “I’m going home”.

     

    •   "nach" + dative case
    Was machst du nach der Arbeit?
    Nach der Arbeit gehe ich nach Hause.
    How would you say "He came home late".
    Find out by listening to the answer.

    Thanks for reading and listening and don't forget to learn German or any language "nach und nach" ... step by step!

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