Entschuldigung, wo ist der Bahnhof?
Excuse me, where is the station?
German A1 · Lesson 15/30 · Free
Places in the city
In this lesson you will learn to identify locations and ask where they are.
Lektion 1501 · First, listen
Dialogue in context
Listen to the complete conversation and follow the translation.
AnnaEntschuldigung, wo ist der Bahnhof?Excuse me, where is the station?
02 · Essential phrases
Listen and repeat
Learn each expression as a complete block.
Der Bahnhof ist dort, neben der Bank.
The station is over there, next to the bank.
Ist das weit?
Is it far?
Nein, nur fünf Minuten.
No, just five minutes.
Vielen Dank!
Thank you very much!
Gern geschehen.
You're welcome.
Wo ist der Bahnhof?
Wo ist der Bahnhof? asks where a place is. Bahnhof, the train station, is masculine: der Bahnhof.
der Bahnhof.
Wo ist der Bahnhof? asks where a place is. Bahnhof, the train station, is masculine: der Bahnhof.
03 · Understand the logic
Explanation
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Explanation 1
nah
Ist das weit? means 'is it far?'. Weit means far; the opposite is nah, near. It's a very short and useful question right after asking for directions.
Explanation 2
die Bank
neben der Bank shows location: 'next to the bank'. Here Bank is feminine, die Bank, which becomes neben der Bank in the dative.
Explanation 3
Nur
nur fünf Minuten means 'only five minutes'. Nur, only or just, reassures the person asking. It's common to measure distance in minutes on foot, not in meters.
Explanation 4
Sprechen Sie nach
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04 · Review
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