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How to Say ‘What are you drinking there?’ in German

Was trinkst du da?

vas trinkst doo dah

[vas trinkst doo dah]

Phrase Breakdown

Was trinkst

vas trinkst

What are you drinking

'Was' sounds like 'vas'. 'Trinkst' is the 'du' form of 'trinken'. Say the 'nkst' cluster clearly.

Example

Was trinkst du gern?

What do you like to drink?

Words in this phrase

Was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

trinkst

[trinkst]

(you) drink

Informal 'du' form of the verb 'trinken' (to drink).

Example

Trinkst du gern Bier?

Do you like drinking beer?

du da?

doo dah

you there?

'Du' is informal 'you'. 'Da' means 'there', pointing to the drink. Both have long vowels.

Example

Was machst du da?

What are you doing there?

Words in this phrase

[doo]

the informal 'you' (du form)

As a noun, 'das Du' means the informal way of addressing someone.

Example

Wir sind jetzt per Du.

We now use first names / informal 'you'.

[dah]

there; in that

Refers to the point just made.

Example

Da bin ich anderer Meinung.

There I disagree.

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