Making a suggestion
„Wir könnten am Sonntag wandern gehen.“
„Wie wäre es, wenn wir zusammen kochen?“
„Ich schlage vor, dass wir uns um zehn treffen.“
At B1 it is not enough to form single sentences: you are expected to make suggestions, justify an opinion and link sentences sensibly. Here you find the most important phrases for speaking and writing, plus the verb position that matters with linking words.
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Example of feedback.
When planning together and in a discussion you mainly need suggestions, reactions and reasons. How this sounds in a conversation you can see on the page planning something together.
„Wir könnten am Sonntag wandern gehen.“
„Wie wäre es, wenn wir zusammen kochen?“
„Ich schlage vor, dass wir uns um zehn treffen.“
„Ich finde, dass das eine gute Idee ist, weil …“
„Meiner Meinung nach ist das zu teuer.“
„Da hast du recht, aber ich sehe das auch ein bisschen anders.“
„Das stimmt zum Teil.“
„Ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber …“
„Das finde ich schwierig, weil …“
„Ein Vorteil ist, dass …“
„Ein Nachteil ist allerdings, dass …“
„Zum Schluss möchte ich sagen: …“
„Insgesamt halte ich die Idee für sinnvoll.“
Most mistakes with linking words concern the position of the verb. Remember three groups.
| Word | Verb position | Example |
|---|---|---|
| weil, dass, wenn, obwohl, damit | Verb at the end of the subordinate clause | Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich müde bin. |
| deshalb, trotzdem, außerdem | Verb in position 2 of the main clause | Ich bin müde. Deshalb bleibe ich zu Hause. |
| und, aber, oder, denn | Verb stays in its normal place (position 0) | Ich bleibe zu Hause, denn ich bin müde. |
„Liebe Anna, vielen Dank für deine Nachricht!“
„Hast du Lust, am Samstag mitzukommen?“
„Viele Grüße, Mia“
„Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich interessiere mich für …“
„Könnten Sie mir bitte mitteilen, ob …?“
„Mit freundlichen Grüßen“
„Leider kann ich am Montag nicht kommen, weil …“
„Ich möchte Sie bitten, den Termin zu verschieben.“
A writing task often asks for several points. Deal with each one, in a sentence of its own.
Eight tasks from the phrase exercises in the app. Choose an answer and check it.
Choose the phrase that fits the intention. Good phrases connect your opinion with a reason.
The answer options are German phrases, because those are what you practise.
1. You want to give your opinion and justify it. What fits best?
2. You fully agree with your conversation partner. What do you say?
3. You only partly agree. What do you say?
4. You want to disagree politely. Which sentence is the most polite?
5. You name an advantage. Which phrase introduces it?
6. You want to give an example. What fits?
7. You want to change the subject in a conversation. What do you say politely?
8. You want to sum up your opinion at the end. What fits?
The same exercises are in the app, with evaluation and entry of your mistakes in your mistake profile.
Making suggestions, justifying an opinion, agreeing and disagreeing politely. Add expressions for emails and the right verb position after “weil”, “dass”, “wenn” and “obwohl”.
Say them out loud in example sentences of your own and record yourself. In the app you can solve phrase exercises and have your speaking evaluated.
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Editorial team Sprachfuchs · Last updated: 12 Nov 2026