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20 German words for asking questions

20 German words worth knowing, picked from the topics Questions and translated into English.

Questions 20 words

German	English
wer	who
was	whatBefore a verb
was	whatOn its own or after a preposition
wann	when
wo	where
wie	how
warum	why
wie viel	how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price
welcher	whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
welcher	which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
etwa	doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
was	whatQuestion word, object
was	whatQuestion word, subject
ja	yes
nein	no
vielleicht	perhaps
selbstverständlich	of course
ich weiß nicht	I do not know
einverstanden	okay
weil	becauseEveryday use

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What comes after these 20 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 20 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 German words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 20 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 20 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

20 German words for asking questions

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