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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.
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

A1 · adverb

how

[viː]

wie in a sentence

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?

How to remember it

VEE. Sounds like 'we'. 'HOW do 'WE' do this?'

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