Basic German in 30 Days: Phone and appointments
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Phone and appointments, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 21: Phone and appointments
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: D. At the end of a phone call
Auf Wiederhören is goodbye on the phone. Hören means to hear.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: B. I would like to make an appointment.
Einen Termin vereinbaren means to make (arrange) an appointment, and ich möchte means I would like.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: B. am … um
Use am with days (am Montag) and um with clock times (um halb zehn, 9:30).
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
Langsamer means more slowly. This polite question asks the person to slow down.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: D. Ja, das passt gut.
Das passt gut means that works well. Es geht mir gut means I am fine, which answers a different question.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: B. Unfortunately that doesn't work.
Leider means unfortunately, and das geht nicht means that is not possible. You say it when a time does not suit you.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: B. Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
In a question, können comes first and the infinitive wiederholen goes to the end.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: B. Wednesday at 10:00
The receptionist says am Mittwoch um zehn Uhr: on Wednesday at ten o'clock.
Transcript
Praxis Dr. Klein, guten Tag. Sie haben einen Termin am Mittwoch um zehn Uhr.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: A. She puts Ali through to Frau Schmidt.
Ich verbinde Sie means I'll put you through: she connects Ali to Frau Schmidt.
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Ali: Guten Tag. Kann ich bitte mit Frau Schmidt sprechen?
Sekretärin: Einen Moment, bitte. Ich verbinde Sie. -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: C. Call by Thursday
The message says Dann rufen Sie bitte bis Donnerstag an: then please call by Thursday.
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