Learn German Basic 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'Wie viel kostet das?' mean in English?
- What time is it?
- How far is it?
- How much does that cost? (Correct answer)
- Where can I find this?
Correct answer: How much does that cost?
'Wie viel' means 'how much', 'kostet' means 'costs', and 'das' means 'that'.
Question 2: How do you say 'I speak a little German' in German?
- Ich spreche kein Deutsch
- Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch (Correct answer)
- Ich lerne Englisch
- Ich verstehe alles
Correct answer: Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch
'Ein bisschen' means 'a little bit', so the sentence means 'I speak a little German'.
Question 3: Which German word means 'today'?
- Morgen
- Gestern
- Heute (Correct answer)
- Jetzt
Correct answer: Heute
'Heute' means 'today' in German.
Question 4: What is the German word for 'dog'?
- Katze
- Vogel
- Hund (Correct answer)
- Pferd
Correct answer: Hund
'Hund' is the German word for dog.
Question 5: Which phrase would you use to ask someone their name in German?
- Wie alt bist du?
- Woher kommst du?
- Wie heißt du? (Correct answer)
- Was machst du?
Correct answer: Wie heißt du?
'Wie heißt du?' literally means 'How are you called?' and is used to ask someone's name.
Question 6: What does 'links' mean when giving directions in German?
- straight ahead
- right
- left (Correct answer)
- back
Correct answer: left
'Links' means 'left' in German and is used when giving or receiving directions.
Question 7: How do you say 'I live in New York' in German?
- Ich komme aus New York
- Ich wohne in New York (Correct answer)
- Ich besuche New York
- Ich arbeite in New York
Correct answer: Ich wohne in New York
'Ich wohne in New York' uses 'wohnen' (to live/reside), the correct verb for stating where you live.
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What does 'Wie viel kostet das?' mean in English?