Introducing yourself
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What's your name? |
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Wie ist dein/Ihr Name? |
‘What's your name?’ ‘My name is ...’ This is the conversational form of ‘What is your name.’ |
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My name is ... |
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Mein Name ist … |
‘My name is ...’ |
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a first name |
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ein Vorname |
‘My first name is ....’ |
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a surname |
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ein Nachname |
‘My surname is ....’ Sometimes you will hear ‘My last name is ...’. |
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Your age
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How old are you? |
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Wie alt bist du?/Wie alt sind Sie? |
‘How old are you?’ ‘I'm fifty years old.’ (or: ‘I'm fifty’) |
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I'm ... years old. |
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Ich bin … Jahre alt. |
‘I’m fifty years old.’ |
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What's your date of birth? |
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Was ist dein/Ihr Geburtsdatum? |
‘What's your date of birth?’ ‘My date of birth is 1st January 1970.’ |
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My date of birth is ..... |
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Mein Geburtsdatum ist … |
‘My date of birth is 1st January 1970.’ |
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When's your birthday? |
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Wann ist dein/Ihr Geburtstag? |
‘When is your birthday?’ ‘My birthday is on the 1st of June.’ This is the conversational form of ‘When is your birthday?’ |
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Your nationality
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a nationality |
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eine Nationalität |
‘What's your nationality?’ ‘I'm French.’ |
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What's your nationality? |
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Was ist deine/Ihre Nationalität? |
‘What’s your nationality?’ |
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Where you live
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Where do you live? |
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Wo wohnst du?/Wo wohnen Sie? |
‘Where do you live?’ ‘I live in Moscow.’ |
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I live in ... |
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Ich wohne in … |
‘Where do you live?’ ‘I live in London.’ |
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Your contact details
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an email address |
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Eine E-Mail-Adresse |
‘What is your email address?’ ‘My email address is ...’ The @ symbol is pronounced the same as the word ‘at’ |
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a telephone number |
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eine Telefonnummer |
‘What is your telephone number?’ ‘My telephone number is ........’ When saying telephone numbers, zero (0) is usually pronounced as the letter ‘o’. |
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a Facebook account |
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ein Facebook Konto |
‘Do you have a Facebook account?’ |
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What's your address? |
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Was ist deine/Ihre Adresse? |
‘What is your address?’ ‘My address is 1 High Street, London.’ |
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My address is ... |
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Meine Adresse ist … |
‘My address is 1 High Street, Anytown.’ |
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