Uppruna tekstur - Týkst - Nee lass mal

This was in response to me saying: "Ich will mich mit dir treffen. Ich brauche uben, Deutsch zu sprechen." (And "uben" with an umlaut, as in "to practice") I can't figure out what it means, it seems to be one of those idioms. And my target language is American English. Thanks so much! :3