Basic German in 30 Days: Hello and goodbye
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Hello and goodbye, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: Hello and goodbye
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: B. Good evening
Abend means “evening”. Gute Nacht is only for night or bedtime.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: B. Auf Wiedersehen!
Auf Wiedersehen is the formal way to say goodbye, right for a shop.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: A. Wie heißen Sie?
Sie (with a capital S) is the formal “you”. The others use the informal du form.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. Gut, danke. Und Ihnen?
She uses the formal Ihnen, so you answer with the formal “Und Ihnen?”.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: D. heißt
With du, the verb heißen becomes heißt (the stem already ends in ß, so you only add t).
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: B. Your little brother
Use du with family, friends and children. Use Sie with adults in official or work roles.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: D. Nice to meet you
You say Freut mich when you meet someone for the first time.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: B. In the morning
Both people say “Guten Morgen”, which means “good morning”.
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Anna: Guten Morgen, Herr Becker!
Herr Becker: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! Wie geht es Ihnen? -
Question 9 of 10
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Answer: C. They use du (informal).
They ask “Wie heißt du?”, so they use the informal du. They are meeting for the first time (Freut mich).
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Anna: Hallo, ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Freut mich! -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: A. Tomorrow
“Bis morgen” means “see you tomorrow”. “Bis später” would mean later today.
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Tschüss, bis morgen!
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