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Illustration of the A1 German word “wann”, which translates to “when”. A person standing on a giant calendar page, pointing up at a fluttering, winged clock that is about to land on a specific date.

wann is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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wann

when

/van/

Examples — wann in a sentence

Wann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin ab?

When does the next train to Berlin depart?

Wann hast du Zeit für ein Treffen im Café?

When do you have time for a meeting in the café?

How to remember it

VAHN. Sounds like 'van'. 'WHEN will the van arrive?'

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Illustration of the A1 German word “wer”, which translates to “who”. A grand, velvet-curtained stage where a bright spotlight shines down, revealing a question mark-shaped shadow that morphs into a friendly face.
wer

/veːɐ̯/

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who

Examples

Wer ist der nette Mann dort drüben an der Tür?

Who is the nice man over there at the door?

Wer kommt mit zum Konzert am Abend in die Stadt?

Who is coming to the concert in the city in the evening?

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Illustration of the A1 German word “wie”, which translates to “how”. A person looking into a mirror that reflects not their face, but a magical, swirling process of how a butterfly emerges from a cocoon.
wie

/viː/

how

Examples

Wie lange dauert die Fahrt zum Flughafen von hier?

How long does the ride to the airport take from here?

Wie geht es deiner ganzen Familie in Deutschland?

How is your whole family doing in Germany?

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Illustration of the A1 German word “willkommen”, which translates to “welcome”. A huge bear flings both arms wide on its doorstep, mouth open in a roar of delight; a small hedgehog on the step goes rigid, spines flared straight out in alarm.
willkommen

/vɪlˈkɔmən/

welcome

Examples

Herzlich willkommen in unserem neuen Haus!

A warm welcome to our new house!

Alle neuen Gäste sind herzlich willkommen.

All new guests are very welcome.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “woher”, which translates to “where from”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, scratches his head puzzled before a huge glowing map criss-crossed with question-mark trails, wondering where it all came from.
woher

/voˈheːɐ̯/

where from

Examples

Woher kommen Sie?

Where do you come from?

Woher ist dieser Brief?

Where is this letter from?

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Wortstellung”, which translates to “word order”. A child happily arranging magnetic words on a fridge, creating silly sentences.
die Wortstellung

/ˈvɔʁtˌʃtɛlʊŋ/

word order

Examples

Die deutsche Wortstellung ist manchmal schwierig.

German word order is sometimes difficult.

Wir lernen heute etwas über die Wortstellung.

Today we are learning something about word order.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “am”, which translates to “on (days/times)”. A golden sun clock floating in the sky; a clock hand rests precisely on a glowing, oversized Monday morning written in clouds.
am

/am/

on (days/times)

Examples

Wir treffen uns am Dienstag.

We meet on Tuesday.

Am Wochenende schlafe ich lange.

On the weekend, I sleep late.

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