How to Say ‘How late would that be?’ in German
Wie spät wäre das?
vee shpayt VAIR-eh dahs
[vee shpayt VAIR-eh dahs]
Phrase Breakdown
Wie spät
vee shpayt
How late
A question about time. Say 'sp' as 'shp' and 'ä' like 'e' in 'bed'.
Wie spät ist es?
What time is it?
Words in this phrase
Wie
[vee]
how
Question word meaning "how".
Wie heißt du?
What is your name?
spät
[shpayt]
late
Adjective/adverb about time; 'wie spät' asks what time.
Wie spät ist es?
What time is it?
wäre das?
VAIR-eh dahs
would that be?
'wäre' is the polite subjunctive of 'sein'.
Wie teuer wäre das?
How expensive would that be?
Words in this phrase
wäre
[VAIR-eh]
would be
Subjunctive of 'sein'; polite or hypothetical 'would be'.
Das wäre super.
That would be great.
das
[dahs]
that / it
'Das' can mean 'that' or 'it', depending on context.
Das macht Spaß beim WM-Schauen.
That is fun when watching the World Cup.
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