Fragen und Antworten

Questions and Answers

Q: What color are her eyes? F: Welche Farbe haben ihre Augen?
A: Her eyes are blue. A: Ihre Augen sind blau.
A: She has green eyes. A: Sie hat grüne Augen.
Q: What color is his hair? F: Welche Farbe haben seine Haare?
A: His hair is brown. A: Seine Haare sind braun.
A: He has brown hair. A: Er hat braune Haare.
Wehwehchen - Aches and Pains
Wo tut's weh? - Where does it hurt?
Also see: Medical Vocabulary - Talking to the doctor
Q: Where does it hurt? F: Wo tut es weh?
A: Here's where it hurts. A: Hier tut es weh.
Q: What's bothering you? F: Was fehlt dir?
A: I have a headache. A: Ich habe Kopfweh/Kopfschmerzen.
A: I have a toothache. A: Ich habe Zahnschmerzen.
A: I have a stomachache. A: Ich habe Bauchschmerzen.
Q: What hurts? (1) F: Was tut weh?
A: My head is aching. A: Mein Kopf tut weh.
A: His tooth hurts/aches. A: Sein Zahn tut weh.
A: Her feet hurt. A: Ihre Füße tun weh.
Q: What's hurting you/him? (2) F: Was tut dir/ihm weh?
A: My head is aching. A: Mir tut der Kopf weh.
A: His tooth hurts/aches. A: Ihm tut der Zahn weh.
A: Her feet hurt. A: Ihr tun die Füße weh.
Notice the two different ways of saying that something hurts (above). In (1) the German
is similar to English, using possessive pronouns (mein, sein). In (2) German uses the
dative pronoun (mir, ihr) to indicate whose head or feet hurt. The dative forms are
generally used more often