Texting & dating apps: Making plans to meet by text

💬 passen means "to suit", and the person it suits is dir, not du. Swap in Ihnen for someone you'd call Sie.

💬 Days take am, short for an dem: am Montag, am Freitag.

💬 Clock times always take um: um acht, um halb sieben. Careful: halb sieben means 6:30, not 7:30.

💬 Day first, then time, is the natural order: am Freitag um sieben "Friday at seven".

💬 gehen usually means "to go", but Das geht means "that works". The answer is Ja, das geht or Das geht leider nicht "unfortunately that doesn't work".

💬 German says "meet ourselves": wir treffen uns. Same with ich treffe mich mit ihr "I'm meeting her".

💬 kennen is for being familiar with places and people. For knowing facts, use wissen: Weißt du, wo das ist? "Do you know where that is?".

🇩🇪 Suggesting a busy central café is a common, reassuring choice for meeting someone from an app for the first time.

💬 In a word made of two words, the last one decides der/die/das: der Platz gives der Marktplatz, even though it's der Markt too.

💬 In casual speech the das at the start gets dropped: the full version is Das kenne ich. Same with Weiß ich "I know".

💬 When da comes first, the verb jumps ahead of es: Da ist es, not Da es ist.

💬 im is in dem squeezed together: im Kino, im Park.

🇩🇪 Confirming the exact time and place in writing is normal, and Germans expect you to show up on time.

💬 freu is the chatty short form of freue. To name the thing, add auf: Ich freu mich auf Samstag "I'm looking forward to Saturday".

🇩🇪 A warm, friendly sign-off that signals interest without being over the top. It's very common in date planning.

💬 To tell a du person to do something, drop the -st and the du: du schreibst becomes Schreib!. Likewise, du kommst becomes Komm!.

💬 After wenn, the verb goes to the end. was here is casual for etwas "something", not "what".

🇩🇪 In Germany, letting someone know early if you're late or need to cancel is expected. This line invites exactly that.

💬 The das at the start is dropped: Das mach ich. German often uses the present tense for the near future, so no "will" is needed.

💬 bis "until" plus any time makes a goodbye: bis morgen "see you tomorrow", bis später "see you later".

💬 The noch means "for the rest of" the evening, wishing the remaining hours well. Same pattern: Schönen Tag noch! "Have a nice rest of the day!"