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How to Say ‘Why are you driving this way?’ in German

Warum fahren Sie hier lang?

vah-ROOM FAH-ren zee heer lahng

[vah-ROOM FAH-ren zee heer lahng]

💬 Usage Tip: lang usually means "long", but hier lang means "along here, this way". You'll also hear Wo geht's lang? "Which way is it?".

Phrase Breakdown

Warum fahren Sie

vah-ROOM FAH-ren zee

Why are you driving

'Warum' means why and is stressed on 'rum': 'va-ROOM'. 'Sie' is the formal 'you'.

Example

Warum fahren Sie so schnell?

Why are you driving so fast?

Words in this phrase

Warum

[vah-ROOM]

why

Used to ask for the reason or cause of something.

Example

Warum fahren wir durch diese Straße?

Why are we going through this street?

fahren

[FAH-ren]

to drive / to go / to travel

A common verb for moving by vehicle or going somewhere.

Example

Wir fahren heute nicht über die Hauptstraße.

We are not driving via the main street today.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir zeigen?

Can you show me?

hier lang?

heer lahng

this way?

'Hier lang' is colloquial for 'along here' or 'this way'. 'Hier' sounds like 'here'.

Example

Gehen wir hier lang?

Are we going this way?

Words in this phrase

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

lang

[lahng]

along (this way)

With 'hier', 'lang' means going along this route.

Example

Gehen Sie hier lang.

Go this way.

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