mistakesbeginneruniversal
Wer / Wo / Wie
/veːɐ/, /voː/, /viː/
Who / Where / How (NOT: where / who / why)
When to use it
Notorious learner trap. 'Wer' = who, 'Wo' = where, 'Wie' = how. Easy to mix up because 'wer' looks like 'where'.
In conversation
—Wer ist das? Wo wohnt er? Wie heißt er?
“—Who is that? Where does he live? What's his name?”