German for Beginners
Lektion 10 - Part 3
Wohin? - Where to?
Fragen und Antworten
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In this section of Lektion 10 we'll look at some more vocabulary and look at some related Fragen und Antworten (questions and answers).
Picking up where we left off—for directions within town—here are some more examples (below). But first, a quick comment about in vs zu. What is the difference between saying Ich gehe ins Kino or Ich gehe zum Kino? - Using ins Kino implies you are going inside (to see a movie), while zum Kino implies you are going to that location (to meet someone out front, etc.).
| PLACES TO GO - 2 In der Stadt / In Town |
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| This section is vocabulary for places in town. Both the basic word and the "to" phrase are given for each item. For example, die Bäckerei is the bakery, but if we want to say "to the bakery," it's zur Bäckerei (the short form of zu der Bäckerei).
Some of the phrases below may have more than one way to say "to." We have listed the most common way. Note the following contractions: ins = in das, zum = zu dem, zur = zu der |
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| Englisch | Deutsch |
| bakery - to the bakery | die Bäckerei - zur Bäckerei |
| bank - to the bank | die Bank - zur Bank |
| bar/pub - to the bar/pub | die Kneipe - in die Kneipe |
| butcher to the butcher |
der Fleischer/der Metzger zum Fleischer/zum Metzger |
| hotel - to the hotel | das Hotel - zum Hotel |
| market/fleamarket to the market |
der Markt/der Flohmarkt zum Markt/zum Flohmarkt |
| cinema - to the movies/cinema | das Kino - ins/zum Kino |
| the post office - to the post office | die Post - zur Post |
| restaurant - to the restaurant | das Restaurant - ins/zum Restaurant |
| to a/the Chinese restaurant | zum Chinesen |
| to an/the Italian restaurant | zum Italiener |
| to a/the Greek restaurant | zum Griechen |
| school - to school | die Schule - zur Schule |
| the shopping center to the shopping center |
das Einkaufszentrum zum Einkaufszentrum |
| the traffic light/signal (up) to the signal |
die Ampel bis zur Ampel |
| the train station - to the station | der Bahnhof - zum Bahnhof |
| work - to work | die Arbeit - zur Arbeit |
| the youth hostel to the youth hostel |
die Jugendherberge in die Jugendherberge |
| ANDERSWO - ELSEWHERE | |
| the lake - to the lake | der See - an den See |
| the sea - to the sea | die See/das Meer - ans Meer |
| the toilet/restroom to the toilet/restroom |
die Toilette/das Klo/das WC zur Toilette/zum Klo/zum WC |
Here are some sample questions and answers related to asking and giving directions.
| FRAGEN und ANTWORTEN Questions and Answers in German and English |
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| In the sentences below, the TO-phrases are in bold type – both in German and English. There is some grammar here that we will ignore until a later lesson. For now, learn the patterns for the various articles (der/die/das) for each gender (masc./fem./neuter). NOTE: The sentences below are answers to the question in red (rot). |
| Wohin fahren Sie? / Wohin fährst du? Where are you going? (driving/traveling) |
| Ich fahre morgen an den See. I'm going to the lake tomorrow. |
| Ich fahre morgen nach Dresden. I'm going to Dresden tomorrow. |
| Wie komme ich... How do I get... |
| ...zur Bank? - Gehen Sie zwei Straßen und dann rechts. ...to the bank? - Go two blocks (streets) and then right. |
| ...zum Hotel? - Fahren Sie diese Straße entlang. ...to the hotel? - Drive down/along this street. |
| ...zur Post? - Gehen Sie bis zur Ampel und dann links. ...to the post office? - Go up to the traffic light and then left. |
| NOTE: For the items above, if you are walking, you use gehen; if you are driving, you use fahren. |
| Extra-Ausdrücke Extra Expressions |
| an der Kirche vorbei past the church am Kino vorbei past the cinema |
| rechts/links an der Ampel right/left at the traffic light |
| am Marktplatz at the market square an der Ecke at the corner |
| die nächste Straße the next street über die Straße across/over the street über den Marktplatz across the market square |
| vor dem Bahnhof in front of the train station vor der Kirche in front of the church |
OK, are you ready for some practice? After you've learned the vocabulary here and in Part 1 and Part 2, try our Exercises
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