{"id":3912,"date":"2012-05-24T22:55:26","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T22:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2012-05-24T23:01:40","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T23:01:40","slug":"key-easy-way-to-ask-questions-in-german-and-how-to-answer-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/key-easy-way-to-ask-questions-in-german-and-how-to-answer-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Key: Easy ways to ask questions in German \u2013 And how to answer them"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my last post I told you how you can form yes\/no-questions easily in German. In order to give you the chance to practice your German I gave you an exercise of which I would like to give you the key now. In addition to the correct questions I also provide the positive and negative answers which you or your interlocutor could respond.<\/p>\n

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1) Das Ticket kostet 250 Euro. (The ticket costs 250 Euros.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Question:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nKostes das Ticket 250 Euro? (Does the ticket cost 250 Euros?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Positive:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nJa, das Ticket kostet 250 Euro. (Yes, ticket costs 250 Euros.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Negative:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nNein, das Ticket kostet nicht 250 Euro. (No, the ticket does not cost 250 Euros.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2) Das ist der Terminal f\u00fcr internationale Fl\u00fcge. (This is the terminal for international flights.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Question:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nIst das der Terminal f\u00fcr internationale Fl\u00fcge? (Is this the terminal for international flights?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Positive:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nJa, das ist der Terminal f\u00fcr \u2026 (Yes, this is the terminal for \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Negative:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nNein, das ist nicht der Terminal f\u00fcr \u2026 (No, this is not the terminal for \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3) Die Flugnummer steht auf dem Ticket. (The flight number is indicated on the ticket.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Question:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nSteht die Flugnummer auf dem Ticket? (Is the flight number indicated on the ticket?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Positive:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nJa, die Flugnummer steht auf dem Ticket. (Yes, the flight number is indiacted on the ticket.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Negative:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nNein, die Flugnummer steht nicht auf dem Ticket. (No, the flight number is not \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4) Es gibt Toiletten auf dieser Etage. (There are bathrooms on this floor.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Question:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nGibt es Toiletten auf dieser Etage? (Are there bathrooms on this floor?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Positive:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nJa, es gibt Toiletten auf dieser Etage. (Yes, there are bathrooms on this floor.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Negative:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nNein, es gibt keine<\/strong>* Toiletten auf dieser Etage. (No, there are no<\/strong> bathrooms on \u2026.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5) Der Flug dauert zwei Stunden. (The flight is two hours long.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Question:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nDauert der Flug zwei Stunden? (Is the flight two hours long?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Positive:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nJa, der Flug dauert zwei Stunden. (Yes, the flight is two hours long.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Negative:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nNein, der Flug dauert nicht zwei Stunden. (No, the flight is not \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6) Das Abendessen ist mitinbegriffen. (The evening meal is included.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Question:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nIst das Abendessen mitinbegriffen? (Is the evening meal included?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Positive:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nJa, das Abendessen ist mitinbegriffen. (Yes, the evening meal is included.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Negative:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nNein, das Abendessen ist nicht mitinbegriffen. (No, the evening meal is not<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Note: When you would like to negate a German sentence with the phrase \u201ces gibt\u201d (there is) you have to use a form of \u201ckein\u201d (kein, keine, keinen), meaning no<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my last post I told you how you can form yes\/no-questions easily in German. In order to give you the chance to practice your German I gave you an exercise of which I would like to give you the key now. In addition to the correct questions I also provide the positive and negative…<\/p>\n

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