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Basic Questions in German

By: Paulina Christensen and Anne Fox and Wendy Foster and

Updated: 03-26-2016

From The Book: German For Dummies

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If you travel to a German-speaking country and need to know the time or where something is located, or you just want to get some basic information, a few common questions can come in very handy.

English	German	Pronunciation
Do you speak English?	Sprechen Sie Englisch?	shprêH-en zee êng-lish?
How are you?	Wie geht es Ihnen?	vee geyt ês een-en?
Would you help me please?	Würden Sie mir bitte helfen?	vuer-den zee meer bi-te hêl-fen?
What’s your name?	Wie heißen Sie?	vee hays-en zee?
What time is it?	Wie viel Uhr ist es?	vee feel oohr ist ês?
What’s the weather like?	Wie ist das Wetter?	ee ist dâs vêt-er?
How much does . . . cost?	Wie viel kostet . . .?	vee feel kos-tet…?
Where do I find . . .?	Wo finde ich . . .?	voh fin-de iH…?
Where are the bathrooms?	Wo sind die Toiletten?	voh zint dee toy-lêt-en?
Do you have…?	Haben Sie…?	hah-ben zee…?
Where is…?	Wo ist…?	voh ist…?
Could you please talk more slowly?	Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?	kern-en zee bi-te lâng-zâm-er shprêH-en?
Could you repeat that, please?	Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?	kern-en zee dâs bi-te vee-der-hoh-len?

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About the book authors:

Berlitz®has taught languages to millions of people for more than 130 years. Paulina Christensen, PhD, and Anne Fox are veteran language instructors. Wendy Foster is a language instructor and the author of Intermediate German For Dummies.

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