Riddles

LESSON 2

Answering the questions:

"Wie heißt ... ?" (singular) and

"Wie heißen ... ?" (plural)

Do you remember?:

The literal meaning of "Sie heißt" is "She is called...," not "Her name is...."

Lesson 1 already taught you when to use the pronouns "Sie" and "er" "es"

    a. referring to several adults (females or
          males), or children.

     b. referring to one adult female.

When asking about one child it doesn't matter if it's a boy or girl. You will always use the pronoun "Es" as in "it."

THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

One

Adult Female: Sie

Adult Male: Er

Child Female: Es

Child Male: Es

Singular

Question:

Wie heißt Er?

Answer:

Er heißt Peter.

Question:

Wie heißt Sie?

Answer:

Sie heißt Wilma.

Question:

Wie heißt Es?

Answer:

Es heißt Diana.

THIRD PERSON PLURAL

Several

Adult Females: Sie

Adult Males: Sie

Child Female: Sie

Child Males: Sie

Plural

Question:

Wie heißen Sie?

Answer:

Sie heißen Hans und Peter!