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How to Say ‘I have two children.’ in German

Ich habe zwei Kinder.

ikh HAH-buh tsvie KIN-der

[ikh HAH-buh tsvie KIN-der]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-buh

I have

Subject and verb. Say 'ikh HAH-be'.

Example

Ich habe Glück.

I'm lucky.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

from 'haben'; used to say that one has pain or symptoms

Example

Mit habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen. beschreibt der Patient sein Symptom.

With habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen., the patient describes their symptom.

zwei Kinder.

tsvie KIN-der

two children.

'Zwei' starts with a 'ts' sound: 'tsvy'.

Example

Wir haben zwei Kinder.

We have two children.

Words in this phrase

zwei

[tsvie]

two

The number two; often used for counting steps.

Example

Zwei ist nach eins.

Two comes after one.

Kinder

[KIN-der]

children

Plural noun referring to kids; useful when discussing family-friendly seating.

Example

Für Kinder ist ein ruhiger Bereich oft besser.

For children, a quiet area is often better.

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