How to Say ‘How do I get there?’ in German
Wie komme ich dorthin?
vee KOM-uh ikh DORT-hin
[vee KOM-uh ikh DORT-hin]
💬 Usage Tip: [dorthin] means movement toward a place: getting there. Compare it with [dort] for being there: [Ich bin dort] versus [Wie komme ich dorthin?].
Phrase Breakdown
Wie
[vee]
how
Used to ask about the way, method, or route.
Wie komme ich dorthin?
How do I get there?
komme
[KOM-uh]
get / come
From 'kommen'; here it means 'to get' somewhere.
Wie komme ich dorthin?
How do I get there?
ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
Wie komme ich dorthin?
How do I get there?
dorthin
[DORT-hin]
there
Refers to a destination away from the speaker.
Wie komme ich dorthin?
How do I get there?
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