Learn how to ask 'Where are you?'
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| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 15 - 'Where are you?' In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is in German. |
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| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you?' in German. |
| Albert: [Normal] Wo bist du? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wo [Slow] Wo |
| Eric: Then comes the word meaning 'are, to be' |
| Albert: [Normal] bist [Slow] bist |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Albert: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you?' |
| Albert: [Slow] Wo bist du? [Normal] Wo bist du? |
| Eric: If you're speaking to a stranger, you want to use the formal version of this question. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you?' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wo sind Sie? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wo [Slow] Wo |
| Eric: Next comes the word meaning 'are' |
| Albert: [Normal] sind [Slow] sind |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you (formal)' |
| Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you?' |
| Albert: [Slow] Wo sind Sie? [Normal] Wo sind Sie? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I'm at the office.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich bin im Büro. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Albert: [Normal] bin [Slow] bin |
| Eric: Then comes the word meaning 'in the' |
| Albert: [Normal] im [Slow] im |
| Eric: And last is the word meaning 'office' |
| Albert: [Normal] Büro [Slow] Büro |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm at the office.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich bin im Büro. [Normal] Ich bin im Büro. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm in a store.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich bin in einem Geschäft. |
| Eric: First is the word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Albert: [Normal] bin [Slow] bin |
| Eric: Then comes the word meaning 'in' |
| Albert: [Normal] in [Slow] in |
| Eric: After that comes the word meaning 'a' |
| Albert: [Normal] einem [Slow] einem |
| Eric: And last is the word meaning 'store, shop' |
| Albert: [Normal] Geschäft [Slow] Geschäft |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm in a store.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich bin in einem Geschäft. [Normal] Ich bin in einem Geschäft. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Albert: Using the verb sein, you can create a convenient question to use when you are lost in the street. For example, |
| Ich weiß nicht wo ich bin, können Sie mir bitte helfen? |
| means “I don’t know where I am, can you help me please?” |
| [slowly] Ich weiß nicht wo ich bin, können Sie mir bitte helfen? |
Outro |
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| 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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