How to Say ‘How long will the presentation take?’ in German
Wie lange dauert die Präsentation?
vee LAHNG-eh DOW-ert dee pre-zen-ta-TSYOHN
[vee LAHNG-eh DOW-ert dee pre-zen-ta-TSYOHN]
💬 Usage Tip: dauern "to last" is the go-to verb for duration. German uses the present tense even for something about to happen: Wie lange dauert das? "How long will that take?"
Phrase Breakdown
Wie lange dauert
vee LAHNG-eh DOW-ert
How long does … last
'Wie' sounds like 'vee'. 'au' in 'dauert' sounds like 'ow' in 'cow'.
Wie lange dauert der Film?
How long is the film?
Words in this phrase
Wie
[vee]
how
Question word asking about manner or state.
Wie geht es dir?
How are you?
lange
[LAHNG-eh]
long
Used with time expressions to ask or say that something has lasted a long time.
„Lange“ zeigt in „schon lange“ eine längere Zeitspanne.
“Long” in “for a long time” shows a longer period of time.
dauert
[DOW-ert]
takes / lasts
Form of 'dauern', used to say how much time something needs.
Der Termin dauert eine Stunde.
The appointment takes one hour.
die Präsentation?
dee pre-zen-ta-TSYOHN
the presentation?
'ä' sounds like 'e' in 'bed'. '-tion' is pronounced 'tsee-ohn', and the stress is on the last syllable.
Die Präsentation beginnt um zehn.
The presentation starts at ten.
Words in this phrase
die
[dee]
the
Definite article used to specify something already known.
Die Katze ist süß.
The cat is cute.
Präsentation
[pre-zen-ta-TSYOHN]
presentation
A talk showing information to an audience; feminine noun.
Die Präsentation war sehr gut.
The presentation was very good.
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