How to Say ‘Where do you live?’ in German
Wo wohnen Sie?
voh VOH-nen zee
[voh VOH-nen zee]
💬 Usage Tip: 'wohnen' means 'to live/reside' and is often used for your address, not your whole life story.
🇩🇪 In Germany: In Germany, address registration is important, so questions about where you live are very common in administrative contexts.
Phrase Breakdown
Wo
[voh]
where
Question word used to ask about place or location.
Wo ist der Bahnhof?
Where is the train station?
wohnen
[VOH-nen]
live
Verb "wohnen" means to live or reside somewhere.
Wir wohnen in Hamburg.
We live in Hamburg.
Sie?
zee
you?
Formal polite ‘you’ in a question.
Wo wohnen Sie genau?
Where exactly do you live?
Words in this phrase
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal "you" used in polite questions.
Sie kommen aus Köln.
You come from Cologne.
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