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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 is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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wer

who

/veːɐ̯/

Examples — wer in a sentence

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?

How to remember it

VAIR. Sounds like 'where'. 'WHO is going 'WHERE'?' Or 'WHO can wear that?'

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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/

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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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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Artikel”, which translates to “article”. A giant blank newspaper unfolding in a meadow, each empty page blooming into a field of wildflowers as a reader sits happily on the crease.
der Artikel

/ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩/

article

Examples

Ich lese einen interessanten Artikel online.

I am reading an interesting article online.

"Der" ist ein bestimmter Artikel auf Deutsch.

"Der" is a definite article in German.

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