Free timeQuestion words

Germans are known for being hard workers, but they also enjoy a variety of leisure activities, from music and surfing the web to extreme sports.

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Question words

Question words are really important when making sense of a listening text.

Question

Do you know these key question words?

Wo?

Wann?

Wer?

Warum?

Was?

Wie?

Welcher?

Welche?

Welches?

You can often add words after wie – how to form new questions, eg

  • wie oft? – how often?
  • wie lange? – how long?
  • wie viel? - how much?

Question

How would you say:

What is your (singular/informal) favourite trendy sport?

Question

How would you say:

Why do you (singular/ informal) like inline-skating?

Question

How would you say:

For how long have you (formal) been doing that?

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