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How to Say ‘My daughter is seven’ in German

Die Tochter ist sieben

dee TOKH-ter ist ZEE-ben

[dee TOKH-ter ist ZEE-ben]

💬 Usage Tip: For ages, German just uses the number with ist, no "years old" needed. Er ist zwölf "He's twelve".

Phrase Breakdown

Die Tochter

dee TOKH-ter

The daughter

'Tochter' has the throaty 'ch' sound, made at the back of the mouth: 'TOKH-ta'.

Example

Die Tochter spielt Klavier.

The daughter plays piano.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Tochter

[TOKH-ter]

daughter

Means daughter, a female child.

Example

Meine Tochter spielt gern.

My daughter likes to play.

ist sieben

ist ZEE-ben

is seven

'Sieben' starts with a soft 'z' sound: 'ZEE-ben'.

Example

Mein Neffe ist sieben.

My nephew is seven.

Words in this phrase

ist

[ist]

Third-person singular form of 'sein'.

Example

Das ist ganz normal vor dem Eingriff.

That is completely normal before the procedure.

sieben

[ZEE-ben]

seven

The number 7.

Example

Sieben Tage hat eine Woche.

A week has seven days.

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