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How to Say ‘And when does the parade start?’ in German

Und wann geht der Zug los?

oont vahn gayt dair tsook lohs

[oont vahn gayt dair tsook lohs]

💬 Usage Tip: losgehen is a casual way to say "start", and it splits just like anfangen, with los at the end. You'll often hear Gleich geht's los! "It's about to start!"

Phrase Breakdown

Und wann geht

oont vahn gayt

And when does (it) go

'Wann' (when) sounds like 'vahn'. Don't confuse it with 'wenn' (if).

Example

Und wann geht es weiter?

And when does it continue?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

wann

[vahn]

when

Question word asking about time.

Example

Wann haben Sie Zeit?

When do you have time?

geht

[gayt]

goes (starts)

Form of 'gehen'; with 'los' means 'to start'.

Example

Gleich geht es los.

It's starting soon.

der Zug los?

dair tsook lohs

the parade (start)?

'Losgehen' means to start. The 'los' goes to the end. 'Zug' here is the parade.

Example

Wann geht der Zug los?

When does the parade start?

Words in this phrase

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Zug

[tsook]

parade, procession

At carnival, 'Zug' means the parade, not a train.

Example

Der Zug ist zwei Kilometer lang.

The parade is two kilometers long.

los

[lohs]

off (start)

Part of 'losgehen' (to begin).

Example

Jetzt geht's los!

Here we go!

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