Basic German in 30 Days: Asking questions

1. Domanda 1 di 10

   What does "woher" mean?

   • Awhere
   • Bwhen
   • Cwhere from
   • Dwhere to
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   Risposta: C. where from

   Woher asks where someone or something comes from: Woher kommst du?

2. Domanda 2 di 10

   Fill the gap: ___ wohnst du? – In Berlin.

   • AWoher
   • BWo
   • CWohin
   • DWer
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   Risposta: B. Wo

   Wo asks where someone is or lives. The answer In Berlin is a place, not an origin or a direction.

3. Domanda 3 di 10

   Fill the gap: ___ kommst du? – Aus Spanien.

   • AWo
   • BWohin
   • CWann
   • DWoher
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   Risposta: D. Woher

   The answer Aus Spanien (from Spain) tells where the person comes from, so the question word is woher.

4. Domanda 4 di 10

   Fill the gap: ___ beginnt der Kurs? – Um neun Uhr.

   • AWas
   • BWann
   • CWo
   • DWie
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   Risposta: B. Wann

   The answer is a time, so the question word is wann (when).

5. Domanda 5 di 10

   Which yes/no question is correct?

   • ADu morgen kommst?
   • BKommst morgen du?
   • CKommst du morgen?
   • DMorgen du kommst?
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   Risposta: C. Kommst du morgen?

   In a yes/no question the verb comes first, then the subject: Kommst du morgen?

6. Domanda 6 di 10

   Which question is correct?

   • AWas trinken du?
   • BWas du trinkst?
   • CTrinkst was du?
   • DWas trinkst du?
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   Risposta: D. Was trinkst du?

   In a W-question, the question word is first, the verb second and the subject third. With du, the verb ends in -st.

7. Domanda 7 di 10

   Your friend asks: "Warum lernst du Deutsch?" Which reply fits?

   • AIch arbeite in Deutschland.
   • BSeit zwei Monaten.
   • CIm Kurs.
   • DJa, gern.
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   Risposta: A. Ich arbeite in Deutschland.

   Warum asks why, so the answer gives a reason: I work in Germany.

8. Domanda 8 di 10

   Listen. What does the person want to know?

   AscoltaAscolta, poi rispondi. La trascrizione compare dopo la risposta.

   Niente audio? Leggi il testo

   Entschuldigung, wie viel kostet der Kaffee?

   • Athe price
   • Bthe time
   • Cthe name
   • Dthe place
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   Risposta: A. the price

   Wie viel kostet asks how much something costs, so the person wants to know the price.

   Trascrizione

   Entschuldigung, wie viel kostet der Kaffee?

9. Domanda 9 di 10

   Listen. Where is Ben going?

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   Lisa: Wohin gehst du?
   Ben: Ich gehe zum Supermarkt.

   • Ato the cinema
   • Bhome
   • Cto work
   • Dto the supermarket
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   Risposta: D. to the supermarket

   Lisa asks Wohin gehst du? (Where are you going?) and Ben says zum Supermarkt.

   Trascrizione

   Lisa: Wohin gehst du?
   Ben: Ich gehe zum Supermarkt.

10. Domanda 10 di 10

    Read the message. What does "Wer kommt noch?" ask?

    Hallo Tim, wann kommst du morgen? Um sechs oder um sieben? Ich koche Pasta. Wer kommt noch? Bis morgen, Mia

    • AWho else is coming?
    • BWhere do you live?
    • CWhat are you bringing?
    • DWhen are you coming?
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    Risposta: A. Who else is coming?

    Wer means who, and noch here means else. Mia wants to know who else is coming.

Tastiera: 1–4 per rispondere, Invio per la domanda successiva.