Lesson 134 · German A1-2

At the Optician

Beim Optiker

Glasses and eye tests - a short, practical errand reusing tragen (to wear, Lesson 119) and haben throughout.

Today's win: book an eye test and order new glasses.

Core vocabulary

die Brilleglasses (Lesson 119)die Kontaktlinsen (pl.)contact lenses
der Sehtesteye testdas Gestellframe

Quick check: what's the German word for "eye test"?

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Sehtest

Booking and choosing

Ich möchte einen Sehtest machen lassen. (I'd like to have an eye test done - lassen, Lesson 71's "have something done" pattern.)
Welches Gestell gefällt Ihnen? (Which frame do you like? - gefallen, Lesson 98.)

Quick check: which dative verb from Lesson 98 asks about preference for a frame?

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gefallen

Describing your vision

Ich sehe schlecht in der Ferne. (I see poorly at a distance - nearsighted.)
Meine Brille ist kaputt. (My glasses are broken - reusing kaputt, Lesson 77.)

Quick check: "My glasses are broken." - Meine Brille ist ______.

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kaputt
Try it out loud: describe a vision problem and ask about booking a Sehtest.

Recap

1. What's the German word for "contact lenses"?

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Kontaktlinsen

2. What's the German word for "frame" (of glasses)?

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Gestell

3. "Which frame do you like?" - Welches Gestell ______ Ihnen?

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gefällt

Primary source

Vocabulary cross-checked against the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste.

Booking a real eye appointment? Ask your teaching agent for specific phrasing.