Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 14 - When are you leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in German. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in German. |
| Albert: [Normal] Wann gehst du? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wann [Slow] Wann |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to go' |
| Albert: [Normal] gehst [Slow] gehst |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you’ (informal) |
| Albert: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Albert: [Slow] Wann gehst du? [Normal] Wann gehst du? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wann gehen Sie? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wann [Slow] Wann |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to go' |
| Albert: [Normal] gehen [Slow] gehen |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you (formal)' |
| Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Albert: [Slow] Wann gehen Sie? [Normal] Wann gehen Sie? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich gehe in zwei Stunden. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to go' |
| Albert: [Normal] gehe [Slow] gehe |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'in' |
| Albert: [Normal] in [Slow] in |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'two' |
| Albert: [Normal] zwei [Slow] zwei |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'hours' |
| Albert: [Normal] Stunden [Slow] Stunden |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich gehe in zwei Stunden. [Normal] Ich gehe in zwei Stunden. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich gehe nächste Woche. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to go' |
| Albert: [Normal] gehe [Slow] gehe |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'next' |
| Albert: [Normal] nächste [Slow] nächste |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'week' |
| Albert: [Normal] woche [Slow] woche |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I leave next week.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich gehe nächste Woche. [Normal] Ich gehe nächste Woche. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Albert: To ask how long an action has been taking place in German, we could say Seit wann, but there is another very simple way to do it! |
| You just have to use the pattern Wie lange? As in Wie lange hast du gewartet? That is "How long have you been waiting?" |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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