Texting & dating apps: Texting after the date to say you had fun
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Key Phrases
Ich bin gut zu Hause angekommen.
I got home safely.
Danke für den tollen Abend!
Thanks for the lovely evening!
Wollen wir uns nochmal treffen?
Shall we meet up again?
Skills You'll Learn
Thanking someone for a nice evening
Jemandem für einen schönen Abend danken
Suggesting and planning a future meeting
Ein zukünftiges Treffen vorschlagen und planen
Wishing someone a good night
Jemandem eine gute Nacht wünschen
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you just got home after a fun evening at a café with your friend Lena. You want to text her to say thanks and plan another meetup.
Hey Lena! Ich bin gut zu Hause angekommen.
Hey Lena! I got home safely.
Hi Emily ! Schön, das freut mich.
Hi Emily! Great, I'm glad to hear that.
Danke für den tollen Abend!
Thanks for the lovely evening!
Ich danke dir! Es hat mir echt Spaß gemacht.
Thank you! I really had fun.
Mir auch. Das Café war super.
Me too. The café was great.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Gut angekommen
goot AN-geh-ko-men
Arrived safely
🇩🇪 Texting gut angekommen after an evening out is a common courtesy in Germany. After a date, it reassures the other person and keeps the chat going.
See breakdown →Zu Hause
tsoo HOW-zeh
At home
💬 zu Hause means you're already at home. If you're on your way there, it's nach Hause, as in ich gehe nach Hause "I'm going home".
See breakdown →Ich bin gut zu Hause angekommen.
ikh bin goot tsoo HOW-zeh AN-geh-ko-men
I got home safely.
💬 ankommen builds its past with bin, not habe, as most verbs of getting somewhere do. Same pattern: ich bin gefahren "I drove".
See breakdown →Schön
shern
Great
Das freut mich.
dahs froyt mikh
I'm glad to hear that.
💬 Literally "that pleases me": the news does the pleasing, so you're mich. Add on: das freut mich für dich "I'm happy for you".
See breakdown →Schön, das freut mich.
shern dahs froyt mikh
Nice, I'm glad.
Danke
DAHN-kuh
Thanks
💬 To say what you're thanking for, use für: danke für den Tipp "thanks for the tip".
See breakdown →Den tollen Abend
dayn TOL-len AH-bent
The great evening
💬 After für, der Abend becomes den Abend, and the describing word picks up -en: toll becomes tollen. Same with für den schönen Tag "for the lovely day".
See breakdown →Danke für den tollen Abend!
DAHN-kuh fyr dayn TOL-len AH-bent
Thanks for the lovely evening!
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