Abendessen

für abendessen mir und mein family aß Rindfleisch mit gemüse [= for dinner, me and my family ate beef with vegetables. But translating word for word doesn't work. The German constructions are "zum Abendessen", you don't replace "I" with "me" and keep the Nominativ for the Subjekt, it's polite to put yourself last, and for a one-time finished action you use Perfekt:] Meine Familie und ich haben zum Abendessen Rindfleisch mit Gemüse gegessen. Aber Mein Hund Oscar möchte wollte [ongoing action, Imperfekt] ein Stück von Fleisch, aber und mein Vater hat nein gesagt. [/hat es nicht erlaubt]

For dinner me and my family ate beef with vegetables. [ok, I guessed right. :-)] but my dog oscar would like a piece of meat and my dad said no.

( PS. my german is really bad but this is the only way ill improve so please tell me if i messed up. )

[Try to read lots of German texts, simple ones first. Children's books or websites for children are fine, for example. Or listen to movies etc. Many constructions in German are different, you need to get used to them and start to "think in German" instead of translating. That will take some time, so just keep at it.

What do you use to study?]