TheGermanStefan Academy
Kempten Foundation Camp
Module 9 of 12 — Introducing Yourself
📍 Kempten, Bavaria
Kempten, Bavaria — Basilica of St. Lorenz with Bavarian Alps at golden hour
KMP-009

Introducing Yourself

Four sentence patterns. Swap in your own details. That is all it takes to introduce yourself in German.

Kempten is one of Germany’s oldest cities. Nestled in the Bavarian Alps, it is the perfect place to take your very first steps in German.

Your four core sentences

Your name

Ich heiße [name].

My name is [name].

Where you are from

Ich komme aus [country].

I come from [country].

Where you live

Ich wohne in [city].

I live in [city].

Your age

Ich bin [Zahl] Jahre alt.

I am [number] years old.

Questions people will ask you

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Wie heißt du? — What is your name? (informal)

Wie heißen Sie? — formal version

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Woher kommst du? — Where are you from? (informal)

Woher kommen Sie? — formal version

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Wo wohnst du? — Where do you live? (informal)

Wo wohnen Sie? — formal version

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Wie alt bist du? — How old are you? (informal)

Wie alt sind Sie? — formal version

Practice

How do you say "I come from Australia" in German?

Someone asks "Wie heißt du?" — what are they asking?

How do you ask "Where are you from?" in the informal form?