GermanA1Lesson 3.1
🇩🇪 German A1 · Lesson 3.1

Wo ist…? — Places in the city

Name key places and ask where something is.

Listen first

A tourist asks the way to the station.

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der Bahnhofthe station 🔊
die Straßethe street 🔊
linksleft 🔊
rechtsright 🔊
geradeausstraight ahead 🔊
Wo ist…?Where is…? 🔊

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« Wo ist der Bahnhof? » 🔊
Where is the station?
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Pronunciation

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Entschuldigung, wo ist der Bahnhof? 🔊Excuse me, where is the station?
Gehen Sie geradeaus und dann links. 🔊Go straight ahead and then left.
Ist das weit? 🔊Is it far?
Nein, fünf Minuten, rechts. 🔊No, five minutes, on the right.
Vielen Dank! 🔊Thank you very much!
Grammar in focus · Wo ist / es gibt

« Wo ist…? » = where is…? To say there is/are, use « es gibt » (+ accusative): Es gibt einen Bahnhof.

Write it yourself

Write 2–3 sentences telling a friend how to get from the station to your home, using links / rechts / geradeaus.

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Tip for this task
Sehr gut! « Gehen Sie » (go) is a polite command.

Quick check

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1. “left” in German is…
2. « Wo ist…? » asks…
3. “There is” uses…
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