Question Words

How/what

Where

Who

What

From where​

English Translation

Wie..

Wo..

Wer..

Was..

Woher..​

German Question Words

​Don't confuse WO and WER. They are false cognates. The next slides will have questions on WO and WER.

Wo wohnst du? Asks where you live.

Woher kommst du? Asks ​where you come from.

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They are almost the same but one is used to indicate FROM a location.

WO vs WOHER

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WIE

Wie means how or what. We learned it in the questions:

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WIE HEIßT DU? (How are you called or what's your name)

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and WIE ALT BIST DU? (How old are you)

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You can also use it to ask how someone is or how something works.​

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