German for English speakers Street · Lesson 5

Taking across rooms

Talk on the move in German — Wo bist du? Bist du noch im Bus? (Where are you? Are you still on the bus?).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    Wo bist du? Bist du noch im Bus?

    Where are you? Are you still on the bus?

    Tip: <im Bus> = lit in the Bus.

  2. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Ich bin gerade ausgestiegen.

    I'm getting off the bus just now.

  3. Yaya Yaya

    Super. Ich mache gerade einen Kuchen fertig.

    Good. I'm finishing making a cake.

    Tip: <gerade> = lit. at the moment. This can also be used to indicate that an action is on going.

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Perfekt. Bis gleich.

    Perfect. See you in a while.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Im Bus or mit dem Bus?

Im Bus = on/in the bus (location, dative). Mit dem Bus = by bus (means of transport). Different uses.

What does ich steige gerade aus mean?

'I'm just getting off / out'. Aussteigen = separable verb 'to get off'. Plus gerade for 'right now'.

German transport verbs?

Einsteigen (get on/in), aussteigen (get off/out), umsteigen (change/transfer). All separable, common with public transport.