If you’re booking into at a hotel, or going for an interview, you will be asked some basic personal questions in German. What is your name? Where are you from? What is your date of birth?
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How to describe yourself in German
Questions and Answers
Let’s go through some of the most common questions you might be asked, whether you’re filling out a registration form in a hotel or at the consulate getting a new passport. In these situations, you’ll be addressed with ”Sie” the formal form of “you.” So, though you have seen some of these questions before, all the questions below are expressed formally.
Welche Nationalität haben Sie?
Was ist ihr Geburtsdatum?
What is your date of birth?
Wieviele Geschwister haben Sie?
How many siblings do you have?
Wieviele Kinder haben Sie?
How many children do you have?
Haben Sie einen Partner/ eine Partnerin?
Wie ist Ihre Telefonnummer?
What is your telephone number?
Wie ist Ihre Handynummer?
What is your cell phone number?
What is your passport number?
Wie ist Ihre E-mail-Adresse?
What is your email address?
When you’re responding, you can follow one of the simple formats below. Just insert the appropriate information in the brackets. When you talk about your date of birth you have to add the ending –ten to the number. For example: “Mein Geburtstag ist am fünften vierten 1984.” (05.04.1984). There are only two exceptions where the whole number changes: “ersten” (first) and “dritten” (third).
Ich komme aus [country name].
Ich bin [number] Jahre alt.
Mein Geburtstag ist am [day] [month] [year].
My birthday is on the [day] of [month] [year].
Ja, ich habe Geschwister.
Nein, ich habe keine Geschwister.
Ich habe [number] Geschwister.
I have [number] siblings.
Ja, ich habe [number] Kinder.
Yes, I have [number] children.
Nein, ich habe keine Kinder.
Ich habe [number] Kinder.
I have [number] children.
Ja, ich habe einen Partner/ eine Partnerin.
Nein, ich habe keinen Partner/ keine Partnerin
No, I haven't got a partner.
Nein, ich bin nicht verheiratet
Meine Adresse ist [your address].
My address is [your address].
Meine Telefonnummer ist [your number].
My telephone number is [your number].
Meine Handynummer ist [your number].
My cell phone number is [your number].
Meine Passnummer ist [your number].
My passport number is [your number].
Let's go over some numbers in German. This is very helpful when having to provide your date of birth, which you might have to do verbally or fill our a form.
Filling out Forms
If you find yourself being asked to fill out forms with your personal details, you won’t get the complete questions that you’ve studied above. Instead, you’ll get short words or phrases.
Why not check out some more lessons on German phrases next?
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Paul Weber: Rocket German
