Grammatik des Lebens - A1 - Begrüßen und vorstellen: Wer? Wie? Woher?

A1 Grammar of Life - A1 - Introduction and greeting - questions with who, how, where from

Grammatik des Lebens - A1 - Begrüßen und vorstellen: Wer? Wie? Woher?

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Mit
with
den
the
Fragewörtern
question words
"
wer
who
"
,
"
wie
how
"
und
and
"
woher
where from
"
kann
can
man
one
etwas
something
über
about
andere
other
Menschen
people
erfahren
learn
.
With the question words "who", "how" and "where from" you can learn something about other people.
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Unter
among
Freunden
friends
oder
or
Kollegen
colleagues
fragt
asks
man
one
"
Wer
who
bist
are
du
you
?
"
,
"
Woher
where from
kommst
come
du
you
?
"
,
"
Wie
how
geht
goes
es
it
dir
you
.
"
Friends or colleagues ask "Who are you?", "Where are you from?", "How are you?"
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Wer
who
bist
are
du
you
?
-
Ich
I
bin
am
Jan
Jan
.
Who are you? - I am Jan.
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Woher
where from
kommst
come
du
you
?
-
Ich
I
komme
come
aus
from
Berlin
Berlin
.
Where do you come from? - I come from Berlin.
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Wie
how
geht
goes
es
it
dir
you
?
-
Es
it
geht
goes
mir
me
gut
well
.
How are you? - I'm doing well.
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Menschen
people
,
die
that
man
one
nicht
not
kennt
knows
,
fragt
asks
man
one
in
in
der
the
Höflichkeitsform
polite form
:
"
Wer
who
sind
are
Sie
you
?
"
,
"
Woher
where from
kommen
come
Sie
you
?
"
,
"
Wie
how
geht
goes
es
it
Ihnen
you
?
"
People you don't know are asked in the polite form: "Who are you?", "Where are you from?", "How are you?"
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Wer
who
sind
are
Sie
you
?
-
Ich
I
bin
am
Frau
Mrs.
Meier
Meier
.
Who are you? - I am Mrs. Meier.
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Woher
where from
kommen
come
Sie
you
?
-
Ich
I
komme
come
aus
from
Dortmund
Dortmund
.
Where are you from? - I am from Dortmund.
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Wie
how
geht
goes
es
it
Ihnen
you
?
-
Danke
thank you
,
es
it
geht
goes
mir
me
gut
good
.
How are you? - Thank you I'm fine.

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