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How to Say ‘How bad, from one to ten?’ in German

Wie stark, von eins bis zehn?

vee shtark fohn ayns biss tsayn

[vee shtark fohn ayns biss tsayn]

🇩🇪 In Germany: German hospitals routinely use this 0–10 pain scale, often several times a day. Answering with a number is the expected reply.

Phrase Breakdown

Wie stark,

vee shtark

How strong,

This asks about intensity, here the level of pain. 'St' at the start of a word sounds like 'sht'.

Example

Wie stark ist der Wind?

How strong is the wind?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

A question word used to ask about manner, method, or condition.

Example

Wie heißt du?

What is your name?

stark

[shtark]

strong, severe

Describes intensity, here of pain.

Example

Die Schmerzen sind sehr stark.

The pain is very severe.

von eins bis zehn?

fohn ayns biss tsayn

from one to ten?

The common pain scale used in hospitals.

Example

Von eins bis zehn: acht.

From one to ten: eight.

Words in this phrase

von

[fohn]

from

Used to indicate the source, origin, or starting point of something.

Example

Er kommt von Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

eins

[ayns]

One

The number after zero; first in sequence.

Example

Ich habe eins Euro.

I have one euro.

bis

[biss]

Until

Denotes the duration before a specific event.

Example

Bis morgen!

See you tomorrow!

zehn

[tsayn]

ten

The number ten.

Example

In zehn Minuten öffnet das Gate.

In ten minutes, the gate opens.

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