Basic German in 30 Days: Services

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does "der Nachname" mean?

   • Alast name
   • Bnickname
   • Cfirst name
   • Dplace of birth
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   Answer: A. last name

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

2. Question 2 of 10

   What does "die Briefmarke" mean?

   • Athe stamp
   • Bthe parcel
   • Cthe envelope
   • Dthe letter
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   Answer: A. the stamp

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

3. Question 3 of 10

   A form asks for your "Geburtsdatum". What do you write?

   • AKanada
   • BBerlin
   • CMüller
   • D12.04.1995
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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.

4. Question 4 of 10

   What date is "03.07.1990" in German?

   • A3 March 1990
   • B3 July 1990
   • C7 July 1990
   • D7 March 1990
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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).

5. Question 5 of 10

   Fill the gap: Ich möchte Geld ___.

   • Aabheben
   • Babhebe
   • Cheben ab
   • Dabgehoben
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   Answer: A. abheben

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

6. Question 6 of 10

   You want to send a parcel. Where do you go?

   • Azur Apotheke
   • Bzum Arzt
   • Czur Bäckerei
   • Dzur Post
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   Answer: D. zur Post

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

7. Question 7 of 10

   In an address, what is "PLZ"?

   • Athe phone number
   • Bthe house number
   • Cthe street name
   • Dthe postal code
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   Answer: D. the postal code

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

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. Where is the parcel going?

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

   • Ato Poland
   • Bto Canada
   • Cto Germany
   • Dto Italy
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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?

9. Question 9 of 10

   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?

   • AID or a passport
   • Ba postal code
   • Ca phone number
   • Da bank card
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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?

10. Question 10 of 10

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

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

    • A1998
    • B5
    • CMünchen
    • D80331
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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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