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How to Say ‘Where are you right now?’ in German

Wo bist du gerade?

voh bist doo guh-RAH-duh

[voh bist doo guh-RAH-duh]

💬 Usage Tip: gerade here means "right now", but the same word also means "straight", as in geradeaus "straight ahead". Context tells you which: after a verb, it's usually about time.

Phrase Breakdown

Wo bist du

voh bist doo

Where are you

'Wo' means 'where' and is said 'voh'.

Example

Wo bist du?

Where are you?

Words in this phrase

[voh]

where

Question word asking about location.

Example

Wo ist das Büro?

Where is the office?

bist

[bist]

are (you are)

Form of 'sein' (to be) used with 'du'.

Example

Du bist mein Freund.

You are my friend.

[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'.

gerade?

guh-RAH-duh

right now?

'Gerade' means 'at the moment'. Say it 'geh-RAH-deh'.

Example

Ich esse gerade.

I'm eating right now.

Words in this phrase

gerade

[guh-RAH-duh]

currently; right now

Indicates that something is the case at the present moment.

Example

In Es gibt gerade ähnliche Stellen. bedeutet gerade „im Moment“.

In 'Es gibt gerade ähnliche Stellen.' 'gerade' means 'at the moment'.

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