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How to Say ‘I'll wait downstairs at the entrance.’ in German

Ich warte unten am Eingang.

ikh VAR-teh OON-ten ahm INE-gahng

[ikh VAR-teh OON-ten ahm INE-gahng]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich warte unten

ikh VAR-teh OON-ten

I'll wait downstairs

'warten' means 'to wait' and 'unten' means 'downstairs' or 'below'. German often uses the present tense for the near future.

Example

Ich warte unten auf dich.

I'll wait for you downstairs.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

warte

[VAR-teh]

wait (I wait)

First-person form of 'warten', to wait.

Example

Ich warte auf dich.

I'm waiting for you.

unten

[OON-ten]

downstairs; below

Adverb for a lower place or floor.

Example

Die Rezeption ist unten.

The reception is downstairs.

am Eingang.

ahm INE-gahng

at the entrance.

'am' is short for 'an dem'. 'Eingang' means 'entrance' and is stressed on 'EIN'.

Example

Wir treffen uns am Eingang.

We'll meet at the entrance.

Words in this phrase

[ahm]

at the

Indicating a specific location or time.

Example

Am Himmel sind Sterne.

There are stars in the sky.

Eingang

[INE-gahng]

entrance

Masculine noun: the place where you go in.

Example

Wir warten am Eingang.

We'll wait at the entrance.

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