Basic German in 15 Days: Can you help me? and Services
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Can you help me? and Services, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 13: Can you help me? and Services
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: D. Can you help me?
Können Sie means can you (formal), mir means me, and helfen means to help.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: D. kannst
Können is irregular: du kannst. Kann is for ich and er/sie/es.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: D. Ich kann heute nicht kommen.
Kann is in second place and the infinitive kommen goes to the end.
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Question 4 of 20
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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.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: C. Gern geschehen!
Gern geschehen means you're welcome. It is the normal reply to thanks.
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Question 6 of 20
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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.
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Question 7 of 20
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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.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: C. the train station
The man says Ich finde den Bahnhof nicht: he cannot find the train station.
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Mann: Entschuldigung, können Sie mir helfen? Ich finde den Bahnhof nicht.
Frau: Ja, natürlich. Gehen Sie hier geradeaus. -
Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. close the window
Das Fenster is the window, and schließen means to close. The speaker is cold.
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Können Sie bitte das Fenster schließen? Es ist kalt.
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Question 10 of 20
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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.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: A. last name
Der Nachname (also Familienname) is your last name. Vorname is your first name.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: A. the stamp
Die Briefmarke is a stamp. Der Brief is a letter and das Paket is a parcel.
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Question 13 of 20
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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.
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Question 14 of 20
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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).
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: A. abheben
After möchte, the second verb stays in the infinitive at the end: Ich möchte Geld abheben.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: D. zur Post
Die Post is the post office, where you send letters and parcels.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: D. the postal code
PLZ is short for Postleitzahl, the postal code. It comes before the town: 80331 München.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: B. to Canada
The customer says nach Kanada schicken: send to Canada.
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Guten Tag. Ich möchte dieses Paket nach Kanada schicken. Wie viel kostet das?
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Question 19 of 20
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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?
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Kunde: Ich möchte ein Konto eröffnen.
Angestellte: Gern. Haben Sie Ihren Ausweis oder Pass dabei? -
Question 20 of 20
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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.
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