How to Say ‘The daughter is seven, the son is four.’ in German
Die Tochter ist sieben, der Sohn ist vier.
dee TOKH-ter ist ZEE-ben dair zohn ist feer
[dee TOKH-ter ist ZEE-ben dair zohn ist feer]
🇩🇪 In Germany: Germans often say die Tochter and der Sohn about their own kids where English would say "my". It sounds natural, not distant.
Phrase Breakdown
Die Tochter ist sieben,
dee TOKH-ter ist ZEE-ben
The daughter is seven,
Pause briefly at the comma. Remember the throaty 'ch' in 'Tochter'.
Die Tochter ist sieben und geht zur Schule.
The daughter is seven and goes to school.
Words in this phrase
Die
[dee]
the
Definite article used to specify something already known.
Die Katze ist süß.
The cat is cute.
Tochter
[TOKH-ter]
daughter
Means daughter, a female child.
Meine Tochter spielt gern.
My daughter likes to play.
ist
[ist]
is
Third-person singular form of 'sein'.
Das ist ganz normal vor dem Eingriff.
That is completely normal before the procedure.
sieben
[ZEE-ben]
seven
The number 7.
Sieben Tage hat eine Woche.
A week has seven days.
der Sohn ist vier.
dair zohn ist feer
the son is four.
This finishes the list of ages. 'Vier' is pronounced 'feer'.
Der Sohn ist vier und geht in den Kindergarten.
The son is four and goes to kindergarten.
Words in this phrase
der
[dair]
the
Masculine definite article 'the.'
Der Arzt kommt später.
The doctor is coming later.
Sohn
[zohn]
son
Means 'son.' It refers to a male child.
Wir sind heute mit unserem Sohn draußen; „Sohn“ heißt male child.
We are outside today with our son; “son” means a male child.
ist
[ist]
is
Third-person singular form of 'sein'.
Das ist ganz normal vor dem Eingriff.
That is completely normal before the procedure.
vier
[feer]
four
The number 4.
In vier Wochen ist der nächste Termin.
The next appointment is in four weeks.
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