Beim Optiker
Glasses and eye tests - a short, practical errand reusing tragen (to wear, Lesson 119) and haben throughout.
| die Brille | glasses (Lesson 119) | die Kontaktlinsen (pl.) | contact lenses |
| der Sehtest | eye test | das Gestell | frame |
Quick check: what's the German word for "eye test"?
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?
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 ______.
1. What's the German word for "contact lenses"?
2. What's the German word for "frame" (of glasses)?
3. "Which frame do you like?" - Welches Gestell ______ Ihnen?
Vocabulary cross-checked against the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste.
Booking a real eye appointment? Ask your teaching agent for specific phrasing.