Situation
You are stuck in traffic and texting the groom that you will arrive ten minutes late for the ceremony.
Deutsch
Hallo! Ich bin noch im Auto. Vielleicht komme ich neun Minuten zu spät. Die Feier fängt um halb sieben an. Ich komme dann sofort. Viel Glück!
English
Hello! I am still in the car. Maybe I will arrive nine minutes late. The ceremony starts at half past six. I will come immediately then. Good luck!
Key Vocabulary
Grammar Focus
Grammar Used
Verb-second (V2) position Inverted word order (Adverb-Verb-Subject) Separable verbs (anfangen) Present tense for future intent Time expressions with 'um' and 'halb'