CBG 2.15 W Question Words, Open/Close Questions

Question 1

Our listeners said that the last lesson was interesting and difficult

Answer 1

Unsere Zuhörer sagten, dass die letzte Stunde interessant und schwierig war

Question 2

Interesting

Answer 2

Interessant

Question 3

What did you say?

Answer 3

Was hast du gesagt?

Question 4

Definition of an open question

Answer 4

Question that does not have a definite answer (what happened yesterday?)

Question 5

Definition of a closed question

Answer 5

Question that can be answered with yes or no (did Maria take out the garbage?)

Question 6

Where

Answer 6

Wo

Question 7

Where from

Answer 7

Woher

Question 8

Where to

Answer 8

Wohin

Question 9

When

Answer 9

Wann

Question 10

What

Answer 10

Was

Question 11

Who

Answer 11

Wer

Question 12

How

Answer 12

Wie

Question 13

Why

Answer 13

Warum

Question 14

Which

Answer 14

Welche

Question 15

How come

Answer 15

Wieso

Question 16

Whom (acc)

Answer 16

Wen

Question 17

Whom (dat)

Answer 17

wem

Question 18

What is your name? (form)

Answer 18

Wie heißen Sie?

Question 19

Is your name Andrea

Answer 19

Ist Ihr Name Andrea?

Question 20

Do you play piano?

Answer 20

Spielst du Klavier?

Question 21

When do you play piano?

Answer 21

Wann spielst du klavier?

Question 22

Andrea asked me when I play piano.

Answer 22

Andrea hat mich gefragt, wann ich Klavier spiele.

Question 23

When does school begin?

Answer 23

Wann fängt die Schule an?

Question 24

To begin

Answer 24

Anfangen (oder beginnen)

Question 25

Andrea asked when does school begin.

Answer 25

Andrea hat gefragt, wann kommt der Schule beginnen?

Question 26

Where does Maria come from?

Answer 26

Woher kommt Maria?

Question 27

Andrea asked where Maria comes from.

Answer 27

Andrea hat gefragt, woher Maria kommt.

Question 28

Is Munich beautiful?

Answer 28

Ist München schön?

Question 29

Andrea asked if Munich is beautiful.

Answer 29

Andrea hat gefragt, ob München schön ist.

Question 30

Does Ilse live in Hamburg?

Answer 30

Wohnt Ilse in Hamburg?

Question 31

Andrea asked if Ilse lives in Hamburg.

Answer 31

Andrea hat gefragt, ob Ilse in Hamburg wohnt.

Question 32

"If" for closed questions / Whether I don't know if I have time. Do you know if he is going to visit us soon?

Answer 32

Ob Ich weiß nicht, ob ich Zeit habe. Weißt du, ob er uns bald besucht?

Question 33

"If" for open statements, positive implication When we go to the cinema, I want popcorn.

Answer 33

Wenn Wenn wir ins Kino gehen, will ich Popcorn.

Question 34

"If" for open statements, negative implication If football is played tomorrow tomorrow, I will not come to the game.

Answer 34

Falls Falls morgen Fußball gespielt wird, komme ich nicht zum Spiel.

Question 35

Andrea asked when dinner is.

Answer 35

Andrea hat gefragt, wann das Abendessen ist.

Question 36

Dinner is at six o clock.

Answer 36

Das Abendessen ist um sechs Uhr.

Question 37

Andrea asked if she may eat a piece of cake.

Answer 37

Andrea hat gefragt, ob sie ein Stück Kuchen essen darf.

Question 38

dürfen present tense conj (to be allowed to)

Answer 38

``` Ich darf Du darfst Er / sie / es darf Wir dürfen Ihr dürft Sie dürfen ```

Question 39

Andrea asked when the train arrives.

Answer 39

Andrea hat gefragt, wann der Zug ankommt.

Question 40

Andrea would like to know when the train arrives.

Answer 40

Andrea würde gerne wissen, wann der Zug ankommt.

Question 41

Has Karl slept well?

Answer 41

Hat Karl gut geschlafen?

Question 42

Andrea would like to know if has Karl slept well?

Answer 42

Andrea würde gerne wissen, ob Karl gut geschlafen hat?

Question 43

I don't know if Karl has slept well.

Answer 43

Ich weiß nicht, ob Karl gut geschlafen hat.

Question 44

I don't know if you're coming tonight.

Answer 44

Ich weiß nicht, ob Sie heute Abend kommen.

Question 45

Sylvia asks if Franze lives in Vienna.

Answer 45

Sylvia fragt, ob Franz in Wien wohnt.

Question 46

Decaf

Answer 46

Koffeinfrei

Question 47

Lisa would like to know if the coffee is decaf

Answer 47

Lisa würde gerne wissen, ob der Kaffee koffeinfrei ist

Question 48

Martin wants to know how often Karl plays gold

Answer 48

Martin will wissen, wie oft Karl Golf spielt.

Question 49

Golf

Answer 49

Der golf

Question 50

Thomas asked when the course begins.

Answer 50

Thomas hat gefragt, wann der Kurs beginnt.