Basic German in 30 Days: Can you help me?
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Can you help me?, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 25: Can you help me?
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Question 1 of 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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. -
Question 9 of 10
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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.
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Question 10 of 10
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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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