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How to Say ‘Which street do you mean?’ in German

Welche Straße meinst du?

VEL-khuh SHTRAH-seh mynst doo

[VEL-khuh SHTRAH-seh mynst doo]

💬 Usage Tip: meinen means "to mean" or "to have in mind", not "to say an opinion". Was meinst du? can be "What do you mean?" or "What do you reckon?" depending on the context.

Phrase Breakdown

Welche Straße

VEL-khuh SHTRAH-seh

Which street

'Welche' means 'which' and starts with a 'v' sound: 'VEL-che'.

Example

Welche Straße ist das?

Which street is that?

Words in this phrase

Welche

[VEL-khuh]

which

Question word used to ask about a choice among options.

Example

Welche Firmen möchten Sie besuchen?

Which companies would you like to visit?

Straße

[SHTRAH-seh]

street

A public road in a town.

Example

Die Straße ist ruhig.

The street is quiet.

meinst du?

mynst doo

do you mean?

'Meinen' means 'to mean'. 'Mein' rhymes with English 'mine'.

Example

Was meinst du?

What do you mean?

Words in this phrase

meinst

[mynst]

do you mean

Form of 'meinen' (to mean) for 'du'.

Example

Was meinst du?

What do you mean?

[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'.

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