How to Say ‘Where is gate B12?’ in German
Wo ist Gate B12?
voh ist gayt bay-TSVURLF
[voh ist gayt bay-TSVURLF]
💬 Usage Tip: Gate letters are read the German way: B sounds like (bay), so B12 comes out roughly (bay tsverlf).
Phrase Breakdown
Wo
[voh]
where
A question word used to ask about a place or location.
Wo ist die Apotheke?
Where is the pharmacy?
ist
[ist]
is
Ist is the third-person singular form of sein, meaning is.
Ist das alles für Sie?
Is that all for you?
Gate
[gayt]
gate
The boarding area at an airport; borrowed from English.
Wir warten am Gate.
We are waiting at the gate.
B12
[bay-TSVURLF]
B12
A gate number: letter for the terminal area, number for the gate.
Der Flug startet von B12.
The flight departs from B12.
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