| Where is there a cafe? | Wo gibt's ein Café? |
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| Is it far? | Ist es weit? |
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| Where is a ..? | Wo gibt's ein .. |
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| I want to go to the centre | Ich möchte zur Stadtmitte kommen |
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| How do I get to Berlin? | Können Sie mir sagen, wie ich nach Berlin komme? |
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| Straight ahead | geradeaus |
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| the entrance | der Eingang |
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| the exit | der Ausgang |
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| To the left | nach links |
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| To the right | nach rechts |
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Explanations (and a few more phrases without audio)
Gibts is the third person singular of geben 'there is'.This is used above to ask where any café is located as opposed to a specific and known café.
German nouns have gender.
The gender of the noun being referred to dictates whether der,die,das are chosen when asking where something is, and which of es/er/sie are used when replying.
| Where is the ... | Wo ist der/die/das ... |
| there | dort |
| It is there (on the) left | Es/er/sie ist dort links |
| It is there (on the) right | Es/er/sie ist dort rechts |
| It is there straight-ahead | Es/er/sie ist dort geradeaus |