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Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who is it? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in German.
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Eric: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in German.
Albert: [Normal] Wer ist es?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'who'
Albert: [Normal] wer [Slow] wer
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'it'
Albert: [Normal] es [Slow] es
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?'
Albert: [Slow] Wer ist es? [Normal] Wer ist es?
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'Who is that?'
Albert: [Normal] Wer ist das?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'who'
Albert: [Normal] wer [Slow] wer
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'that'
Albert: [Normal] das [Slow] das
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that?'
Albert: [Slow] Wer ist das? [Normal] Wer ist das?
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'That's me.'
Albert: [Normal] Das bin ich.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'that'
Albert: [Normal] Das [Slow] Das
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'am'
Albert: [Normal] bin [Slow] bin
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'
Albert: [Normal] ich [Slow] ich
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'That's me.'
Albert: [Slow] Das bin ich. [Normal] Das bin ich.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'That is my friend.'
Albert: [Normal] Das ist mein Freund.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'that'
Albert: [Normal] Das [Slow] Das
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'my'
Albert: [Normal] mein [Slow] mein
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'friend'
Albert: [Normal] Freund [Slow] Freund
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'That is my friend.'
Albert: [Slow] Das ist mein Freund. [Normal] Das ist mein Freund.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Albert: If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door in Germany, the common question you can ask is Wer ist da? before opening the door. This literally means "Who is there?"
The very casual way to ask this question is Wer? which is much more informal but can be used, but only if your tone is cheerful. Otherwise, it will sound a bit rude!

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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