Basic German in 30 Days: Hello and goodbye

1. Tanong 1 ng 10

   What does “Guten Abend” mean?

   • AGood day
   • BGood evening
   • CGood morning
   • DGood night
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. Good evening

   Abend means “evening”. Gute Nacht is only for night or bedtime.

2. Tanong 2 ng 10

   You leave a shop. What do you say to the cashier?

   • AWie geht es dir heute?
   • BAuf Wiedersehen!
   • CGuten Morgen!
   • DGute Nacht!
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. Auf Wiedersehen!

   Auf Wiedersehen is the formal way to say goodbye, right for a shop.

3. Tanong 3 ng 10

   Which question is formal?

   • AWie heißen Sie?
   • BWie geht’s?
   • CHallo, wie heißt du?
   • DWie heißt du?
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: A. Wie heißen Sie?

   Sie (with a capital S) is the formal “you”. The others use the informal du form.

4. Tanong 4 ng 10

   A woman asks you: “Wie geht es Ihnen?” What is the best reply?

   • AIch heiße Anna.
   • BAuf Wiedersehen.
   • CGut, danke. Und Ihnen?
   • DGut, danke. Und dir?
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. Gut, danke. Und Ihnen?

   She uses the formal Ihnen, so you answer with the formal “Und Ihnen?”.

5. Tanong 5 ng 10

   Fill the gap: “Wie ___ du?”

   • Aheiße
   • Bheißst
   • Cheißen
   • Dheißt
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. heißt

   With du, the verb heißen becomes heißt (the stem already ends in ß, so you only add t).

6. Tanong 6 ng 10

   Who do you normally say “du” to?

   • AA police officer
   • BYour little brother
   • CYour new doctor at the clinic
   • DA bank clerk
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. Your little brother

   Use du with family, friends and children. Use Sie with adults in official or work roles.

7. Tanong 7 ng 10

   What does “Freut mich” mean?

   • ASee you later today
   • BExcuse me
   • CI am fine
   • DNice to meet you
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. Nice to meet you

   You say Freut mich when you meet someone for the first time.

8. Tanong 8 ng 10

   Listen. What time of day is it?

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   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   Anna: Guten Morgen, Herr Becker!
   Herr Becker: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! Wie geht es Ihnen?

   • AAt night
   • BIn the morning
   • CAt noon
   • DIn the evening
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. In the morning

   Both people say “Guten Morgen”, which means “good morning”.

   Transcript

   Anna: Guten Morgen, Herr Becker!
   Herr Becker: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! Wie geht es Ihnen?

9. Tanong 9 ng 10

   Listen. Which sentence is true?

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   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   Anna: Hallo, ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
   Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Freut mich!

   • AThey say goodbye.
   • BThey use Sie (formal).
   • CThey use du (informal).
   • DThey have known each other for years.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: 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).

   Transcript

   Anna: Hallo, ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
   Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Freut mich!

10. Tanong 10 ng 10

    Listen. When will they meet again?

    I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

    Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

    Tschüss, bis morgen!

    • ATomorrow
    • BNext week
    • CLater today
    • DTonight
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: A. Tomorrow

    “Bis morgen” means “see you tomorrow”. “Bis später” would mean later today.

    Transcript

    Tschüss, bis morgen!

Keyboard: 1–4 para sumagot, Enter para sa susunod na tanong.