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Basic German in 10 Days: Can you help me?, Services and Renting a home

Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Can you help me?, Services and Renting a home, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic German: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 9: Can you help me?, Services and Renting a home

  1. Question 1 of 30

    What does "Können Sie mir helfen?" mean?
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    Answer: D. Can you help me?

    Können Sie means can you (formal), mir means me, and helfen means to help.

  2. Question 2 of 30

    Fill the gap: Du ___ gut kochen.
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    Answer: D. kannst

    Können is irregular: du kannst. Kann is for ich and er/sie/es.

  3. Question 3 of 30

    Which sentence has the correct word order?
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    Answer: D. Ich kann heute nicht kommen.

    Kann is in second place and the infinitive kommen goes to the end.

  4. Question 4 of 30

    Which request is the most polite?
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    Answer: A. Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?

    Könnten Sie… bitte is a very polite way to ask. The other options are commands or statements.

  5. Question 5 of 30

    Someone says to you: "Vielen Dank!" What do you reply?
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    Answer: C. Gern geschehen!

    Gern geschehen means you're welcome. It is the normal reply to thanks.

  6. Question 6 of 30

    A shop assistant says: "Kann ich Ihnen helfen?" What does this mean?
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    Answer: B. Can I help you?

    Kann ich means can I, and Ihnen helfen means help you (formal). It is an offer of help.

  7. Question 7 of 30

    Your host asks: "Möchten Sie einen Tee?" You want one. What do you say?
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    Answer: B. Ja, gern.

    Ja, gern is the normal way to accept an offer. Ja, ich möchte is not complete without a thing (einen Tee), and Gern geschehen is only a reply to thanks.

  8. Question 8 of 30

    Listen. What is the man looking for?
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    Mann: Entschuldigung, können Sie mir helfen? Ich finde den Bahnhof nicht.
    Frau: Ja, natürlich. Gehen Sie hier geradeaus.

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    Answer: C. the train station

    The man says Ich finde den Bahnhof nicht: he cannot find the train station.

    Transcript

    Mann: Entschuldigung, können Sie mir helfen? Ich finde den Bahnhof nicht.
    Frau: Ja, natürlich. Gehen Sie hier geradeaus.

  9. Question 9 of 30

    Listen. What does the speaker ask you to do?
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    Können Sie bitte das Fenster schließen? Es ist kalt.

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    Answer: A. close the window

    Das Fenster is the window, and schließen means to close. The speaker is cold.

    Transcript

    Können Sie bitte das Fenster schließen? Es ist kalt.

  10. Question 10 of 30

    Read the note. What does Maria need?

    Liebe Nachbarn,
    am Samstag ziehe ich um. Kann mir jemand helfen? Ich brauche zwei Personen für zwei Stunden. Es gibt Pizza und Getränke!
    Maria, 3. Stock

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    Answer: C. two people for two hours

    Maria writes Ich brauche zwei Personen für zwei Stunden. She is moving and needs help.

  11. Question 11 of 30

    What does "der Nachname" mean?
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    Answer: A. last name

    Der Nachname (also Familienname) is your last name. Vorname is your first name.

  12. Question 12 of 30

    What does "die Briefmarke" mean?
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    Answer: A. the stamp

    Die Briefmarke is a stamp. Der Brief is a letter and das Paket is a parcel.

  13. Question 13 of 30

    A form asks for your "Geburtsdatum". What do you write?
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    Answer: D. 12.04.1995

    Geburtsdatum means date of birth, so you write a date. Berlin could be a place of birth, and Müller a last name.

  14. Question 14 of 30

    What date is "03.07.1990" in German?
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    Answer: B. 3 July 1990

    German dates go day.month.year. 03 is the day and 07 is the month (July).

  15. Question 15 of 30

    Fill the gap: Ich möchte Geld ___.
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    Answer: A. abheben

    After möchte, the second verb stays in the infinitive at the end: Ich möchte Geld abheben.

  16. Question 16 of 30

    You want to send a parcel. Where do you go?
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    Answer: D. zur Post

    Die Post is the post office, where you send letters and parcels.

  17. Question 17 of 30

    In an address, what is "PLZ"?
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    Answer: D. the postal code

    PLZ is short for Postleitzahl, the postal code. It comes before the town: 80331 München.

  18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. Where is the parcel going?
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    Guten Tag. Ich möchte dieses Paket nach Kanada schicken. Wie viel kostet das?

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    Answer: B. to Canada

    The customer says nach Kanada schicken: send to Canada.

    Transcript

    Guten Tag. Ich möchte dieses Paket nach Kanada schicken. Wie viel kostet das?

  19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. What does the bank employee ask for?
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    Kunde: Ich möchte ein Konto eröffnen.
    Angestellte: Gern. Haben Sie Ihren Ausweis oder Pass dabei?

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    Answer: A. ID or a passport

    The employee asks Haben Sie Ihren Ausweis oder Pass dabei? This means Do you have your ID or passport with you?

    Transcript

    Kunde: Ich möchte ein Konto eröffnen.
    Angestellte: Gern. Haben Sie Ihren Ausweis oder Pass dabei?

  20. Question 20 of 30

    Read the form. What is Sofia's postal code?

    Anmeldung
    Vorname: Sofia
    Nachname: Rossi
    Geburtsdatum: 21.09.1998
    Geburtsort: Neapel
    Adresse: Lindenweg 5, 80331 München
    Staatsangehörigkeit: italienisch

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    Answer: D. 80331

    The postal code (PLZ) is the five-digit number before the town: 80331 München. 5 is the house number.

  21. Question 21 of 30

    What does "die Miete" mean?
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    Answer: A. the rent

    Die Miete is the rent you pay every month. Der Mieter is the tenant, and die Kaution is the deposit.

  22. Question 22 of 30

    What does "der Vermieter" mean?
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    Answer: C. the landlord

    Der Vermieter owns the apartment and rents it out. Der Mieter is the tenant who rents it.

  23. Question 23 of 30

    In an apartment ad, what does "2 Zi." mean?
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    Answer: D. two rooms

    Zi. is short for Zimmer (room). A 2-Zi.-Wohnung has two rooms.

  24. Question 24 of 30

    How do you ask "Is the apartment still available?"
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    Answer: D. Ist die Wohnung noch frei?

    Frei means available here. The verb ist comes first in the question, and noch comes before frei.

  25. Question 25 of 30

    What is "Warmmiete"?
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    Answer: B. rent with heating and other costs

    Warmmiete is the Kaltmiete plus the Nebenkosten, such as heating and water.

  26. Question 26 of 30

    What does "die Kaution" mean?
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    Answer: C. the deposit

    Die Kaution is the deposit you pay before you move in.

  27. Question 27 of 30

    Fill the gap: Wie hoch ist die ___? (the rent)
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    Answer: D. Miete

    Wie hoch ist die Miete? asks how much the rent is. Der Mieter is a person, and das Zimmer does not go with die.

  28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. How many rooms does the apartment have?
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    Die Wohnung hat drei Zimmer und einen Balkon. Die Kaltmiete ist 750 Euro.

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    Answer: A. 3

    The speaker says drei Zimmer: three rooms. 750 euros is the rent.

    Transcript

    Die Wohnung hat drei Zimmer und einen Balkon. Die Kaltmiete ist 750 Euro.

  29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. Since when has Amir lived in the building?
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    Frau Becker: Hallo, sind Sie neu hier?
    Amir: Ja, ich wohne seit Montag im zweiten Stock.

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    Answer: C. since Monday

    Amir says seit Montag: since Monday. Seit means since. He lives im zweiten Stock.

    Transcript

    Frau Becker: Hallo, sind Sie neu hier?
    Amir: Ja, ich wohne seit Montag im zweiten Stock.

  30. Question 30 of 30

    Read the ad. How much do you pay each month with the extra costs?

    Schöne 2-Zi.-Wohnung in Bonn, 55 m², Küche, Bad, Balkon.
    KM 620 €, NK 180 €
    Kaution: zwei Monatsmieten (1.240 €)
    Frei ab 1. Dezember

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    Answer: D. 800 €

    Add the Kaltmiete (620 €) and the Nebenkosten (180 €): 800 €. 1.240 € is the deposit (two months' rent).

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