Grammar of Life - A1 - Questions - Using W questions to ask about a place or direction.
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Wo
where
ist
is
das
the
Brot
bread
?
-
Das
the
Brot
bread
ist
is
im
in the
Schrank
cupboard
.
Where is the bread? - The bread is in the cupboard.
Wohin
whereto
gehst
go
du
you
?
-
Ich
I
gehe
go
nach
towards
oben
upstairs
.
Where are you going? - I'm going upstairs.
Woher
where from
kommst
come
du
you
?
-
Ich
I
komme
come
aus
from
Kanada
Canada
.
Where do you come from? - I'm from Canada.
Wie
how
weit
far
ist
is
es
it
bis
to
Ravensburg
Ravensburg
?
-
Ungefähr
about
30
Kilometer
kilometers
.
How far is it to Ravensburg? - About 30 kilometers.
Wo
where
wohnst
live
du
you
?
-
Ich
I
wohne
live
in
in
Frankfurt
Frankfurt
.
Where do you live? - I live in Frankfurt.
Wohin
whereto
fährst
go
du
you
morgen
tomorrow
?
-
Ich
I
fahre
go
morgen
tomorrow
nach
to
München
Munich
.
Where are you going tomorrow - I'm going to Munich tomorrow.
Woher
where from
weißt
know
du
you
das
that
?
-
Ich
I
habe
have
es
it
von
from
Renate
Renate
erfahren
learned
.
How do you know? - I found out about it from Renate.
Wie
how
weit
far
gehen
go
wir
we
noch
still
?
-
Wir
we
gehen
go
noch
still
zwei
two
Kilometer
kilometers
.
How much further do we go? We are still walking two kilometers.
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Grammar of Life - A1 - Questions - Using W questions to ask about a place or direction.
