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How to Say ‘She lives in London.’ in German

Sie wohnt in London.

zee vohnt in LON-don

[zee vohnt in LON-don]

Phrase Breakdown

Sie wohnt

zee vohnt

She lives

'Wohnt' starts with a 'v' sound and has a long 'o': 'vohnt'.

Example

Sie wohnt allein.

She lives alone.

Words in this phrase

Sie

[zee]

she

Third-person singular feminine pronoun; can also mean formal you in other contexts.

Example

Sie ist heute müde.

She is tired today.

wohnt

[vohnt]

lives

Form of 'wohnen' (to live, reside) for he/she/it.

Example

Mein Bruder wohnt in Berlin.

My brother lives in Berlin.

in London.

in LON-don

in London.

City names usually follow 'in' with no article. In German, 'London' is often said 'LON-don'.

Example

Mein Bruder arbeitet in London.

My brother works in London.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

London

[LON-don]

London

The capital city of the United Kingdom.

Example

London ist sehr groß.

London is very big.

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