Introducing yourself

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Introducing yourself

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Your name

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	What's your name?	Wie ist dein/Ihr Name?	‘What's your name?’ ‘My name is ...’ This is the conversational form of ‘What is your name.’
0/0	My name is ...	Mein Name ist …	‘My name is ...’
0/0	a first name	ein Vorname	‘My first name is ....’
0/0	a surname	ein Nachname	‘My surname is ....’ Sometimes you will hear ‘My last name is ...’.

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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What's your name?

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 ...

Mein Name ist …

‘My name is ...’

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a first name

ein Vorname

‘My first name is ....’

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a surname

ein Nachname

‘My surname is ....’

Sometimes you will hear ‘My last name is ...’.

Your age

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	How old are you?	Wie alt bist du?/Wie alt sind Sie?	‘How old are you?’ ‘I'm fifty years old.’ (or: ‘I'm fifty’)
0/0	I'm ... years old.	Ich bin … Jahre alt.	‘I’m fifty years old.’
0/0	What's your date of birth?	Was ist dein/Ihr Geburtsdatum?	‘What's your date of birth?’ ‘My date of birth is 1st January 1970.’
0/0	My date of birth is .....	Mein Geburtsdatum ist …	‘My date of birth is 1st January 1970.’
0/0	When's your birthday?	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?’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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How old are you?

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.

Ich bin … Jahre alt.

‘I’m fifty years old.’

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What's your date of birth?

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 .....

Mein Geburtsdatum ist …

‘My date of birth is 1st January 1970.’

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When's your birthday?

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?’

Your nationality

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a nationality		eine Nationalität	‘What's your nationality?’ ‘I'm French.’
0/0	What's your nationality?		Was ist deine/Ihre Nationalität?	‘What’s your nationality?’

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Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a nationality

eine Nationalität

‘What's your nationality?’ ‘I'm French.’

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What's your nationality?

Was ist deine/Ihre Nationalität?

‘What’s your nationality?’

Where you live

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	Where do you live?		Wo wohnst du?/Wo wohnen Sie?	‘Where do you live?’ ‘I live in Moscow.’
0/0	I live in ...		Ich wohne in …	‘Where do you live?’ ‘I live in London.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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Where do you live?

Wo wohnst du?/Wo wohnen Sie?

‘Where do you live?’ ‘I live in Moscow.’

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I live in ...

Ich wohne in …

‘Where do you live?’ ‘I live in London.’

Your contact details

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	an email address	Eine E-Mail-Adresse	‘What is your email address?’ ‘My email address is ...’ The @ symbol is pronounced the same as the word ‘at’
0/0	a telephone number	eine Telefonnummer	‘What is your telephone number?’ ‘My telephone number is ........’ When saying telephone numbers, zero (0) is usually pronounced as the letter ‘o’.
0/0	a Facebook account	ein Facebook Konto	‘Do you have a Facebook account?’
0/0	What's your address?	Was ist deine/Ihre Adresse?	‘What is your address?’ ‘My address is 1 High Street, London.’
0/0	My address is ...	Meine Adresse ist …	‘My address is 1 High Street, Anytown.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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an email address

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

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

ein Facebook Konto

‘Do you have a Facebook account?’

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What's your address?

Was ist deine/Ihre Adresse?

‘What is your address?’ ‘My address is 1 High Street, London.’

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My address is ...

Meine Adresse ist …

‘My address is 1 High Street, Anytown.’

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