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Apr 2024
25m 21s

A1 Now German 3.21 | Fragewörter / Quest...

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Important Words

was, wer, wann, wo, wessen, wieso/warum, wie, welche


Dialogue

A: Monika, was machst du heute?

B: Ich gehe zu Helenas Geburtstagsparty

A: Wann ist die?

B: Um 18 Uhr

A: Wer ist dort?

B: Nur Helena, ich und zwei andere Freunde

A: Warum nur ihr 4?

B: Helena mag keine grossen Parties

A: Wo feiert ihr denn?

B: In der Pizzeria ‘Napoli’

A: Wessen Idee ist das denn?

B: Helena will dort feiern

A: Wieso denn in der Pizzeria?

B: Sie liebt eben Pizza.

A: Welche Pizza will sie denn essen?

B: Am liebsten mag sie Pizza Hawaii

A: Oh nein… gut, viel Spaß euch.

B: Danke. Tschüss.


Vocabulary

was = what

du machst = you do

heute = today

ich gehe = I go

zu = to

die Geburtstagsparty = the birthday party

wann = when

sie ist = she (it) is

die (/ der / das) = that (as in ‘when is that’?)

Um = at

Uhr = o’clock

wer = who

dort = there

nur = only

ich = I

und = and

zwei = two

andere = other

Freunde = friends

warum = why

ihr = you

sie mag = she likes

keine = none

gross = big / large

die Party = the party

wo = where

ihr feiert = you celebrate

denn = emphasizing word, a bit like ‘actually’ in English, but only for questions used when someone is curious.

in = in

die Pizzeria = the Pizzeria

wessen = of who (whom)

die Idee = the idea

sie will = she wants to

dort = there

feiern = celebrate

wieso = why

sie liebt = she loves

eben = just

welche = which

am liebsten = best

viel Spaß = have fun (much fun)

danke = thanks

tschüss


Exercise

We ask each other question words. At least one for each of them:

was, wer, wann, wo, wessen, wieso, wie, welche

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