Vocable

Late for the Wedding

Verspätung bei der Hochzeit

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!

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'