| Lieber | dear |
| Ich bin's - X | It's me - X |
| Wie geht es Dir? | How's it going? |
| Geht es Dir besser? | Are you doing better? |
| Hoffentlich geht es dir besser. | Hopefully you're doing better. |
| Wo bleibst du denn? | Where have you been? |
| Wir vermissen dich (sehr) | We miss you (very much) lol |
| Ich bin immer noch sehr brav | I'm still behaving well |
| Aber X benimmt sich sehr schlecht | but X is behaving very badly |
| X soll dafür Strafstunden bekommen | X should get detentions for that |
| Wie hast du dir das Fußgelenk gebrochen. | How did you break your ankle? |
| Beim Hockey spielen? | While playing hockey? |
| Warum spielst du noch Hockey? | Why do you still play hockey? |
| Bist du doch nicht zu alt dafür? | Aren't you too old for that? |
| Spinnst du wohl? | Are you crazy? |
| Tut das weh? | Does it hurt? |
| Das tut weh. | That hurts. |
| (Das ist) schade. | (That is) too bad. |
| Komm bald zurück | come back soon |
| Wann kommst du zurück? | When are you coming back? |
| Gute Besserung! | Get well soon! |
| Gute Erholung! | Rest up! Have a relaxing time! |
| Gute Genesung! | A speedy recovery! (convalescence) |
| Alles Gute! | All the best |
| Viele Grüße | - many greetings |
SENDING A POSTCARD
| Empfänger | recipient |
| Absender | sender |
| An | to |
| von | from |
| Abschicken | send |
| Prüfen | check |
| Vorschau | preview |
1. Using the above vocab and one of the links below, send poor old Herr Shea (bob@mrshea.com) a card IN GERMAN
7th and 8th Graders
2. Next assignment - Valentine's Day - do all the yellow