Exam Writing: Responding to a Message
परीक्षा लेखन: संदेश का जवाब देना
A2 writing exams typically show a short message with a problem — a cancelled plan, a changed time — and ask you to write a reply: react, show understanding, and suggest an alternative, in that fixed order.
Grammar Comparison
व्याकरण तुलना
React, understand, suggest — a fixed three-part structure
Schade, dass du nicht kommen kannst! Ich verstehe, dass du krank bist. Vielleicht können wir uns nächste Woche treffen?
अफ़सोस कि तुम नहीं आ सकते! मुझे समझ है कि तुम बीमार हो। शायद हम अगले हफ़्ते मिल सकते हैं?
An A2 reply message almost always makes the same three moves, in this order: react to the news (Schade, dass...), confirm you understand the reason (Ich verstehe, dass...), then suggest an alternative (Vielleicht können wir...). Examiners award points for this structure just as much as for any single grammar point — get the three steps in the right order, and keep each sentence itself simple.
Schade, dass... takes a subordinate clause, not an infinitive
Schade, dass du nicht kommen kannst. (not Schade, nicht kommen zu können)
अफ़सोस कि तुम नहीं आ सकते।
Hindi's "अफ़सोस कि तुम नहीं आ सकते" also uses a full clause with 'कि', nothing resembling a short gerund. German almost always spells this out too, as a full dass-clause with its own subject and verb-final word order — use dass + a full clause here, rather than trying to build a short infinitive phrase.
Vocabulary
शब्दावली
| German | Pronunciation | Hindi | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schade, dass... | SHAH-deh dahs | अफ़सोस कि...afsos ki... | That's a shame that... |
| Ich verstehe, dass... | ikh fer-SHTAY-eh dahs | मुझे समझ है कि...mujhe samajh hai ki... | I understand that... |
| Vielleicht können wir... | fee-LYKHT KUR-nen veer | शायद हम...कर सकते हैंśāyad ham...kar sakte haiñ | Maybe we can... |
| Kein Problem. | kyn proh-BLAYM | कोई बात नहीं।koī bāt nahīñ | No problem. |
| Wir machen es ein anderes Mal. | veer MAH-khen es eyen AHN-deh-res mahl | हम इसे फिर कभी करेंगे।ham ise phir kabhī kareñge | We'll do it another time. |
| Danke für deine Nachricht. | DAHN-keh fuer DY-neh NAHKH-rikht | तुम्हारे संदेश के लिए धन्यवाद।tumhāre sandeś ke lie dhanyavād | Thanks for your message. |
| Liebe Grüße | LEE-beh GRUE-seh | शुभकामनाओं सहित (अनौपचारिक पत्र का अंत)śubhkāmnāoñ sahit | Best wishes (informal letter closing) |
| Ich freue mich auf... | ikh FROY-eh mikh owf | मुझे ... का इंतज़ार हैmujhe ... kā intzār hai | I'm looking forward to... |
| Melde dich bald! | MEL-deh dikh bahlt | जल्दी संपर्क करना!jaldī sampark karnā! | Get in touch soon! |