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CBG 1:03 | Saying where you are from

Coffee Break German

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What Is Your Name?

If i am asking some one, what is your name? How do i decide which one to use? If it would be someone on the same age as you, or someone you already know, or friends of your friends, you would always use v hsto. So there is a change in the form of the verb for the do in comparison to z. And you say v hisen z, but v hist do. Is that correct? Yes, because the verb adtrusts to the person youare addressing. Ok, good. I think i'm getting this now. Can you turn that around and ask, what about you? And you, how would you say that? Well

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