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How to Say ‘Your blood sugar is a bit too high.’ in German

Ihr Blutzucker ist etwas zu hoch.

eer BLOOT-tsoo-ker ist ET-vas tsoo hohkh

[eer BLOOT-tsoo-ker ist ET-vas tsoo hohkh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ihr Blutzucker

eer BLOOT-tsoo-ker

Your blood sugar (formal)

A compound of 'Blut' (blood) and 'Zucker' (sugar). 'Ihr' with a capital I is the formal 'your'. Say the 'z' as 'ts': BLOOT-tsoo-ker.

Example

Ihr Blutdruck ist gut.

Your blood pressure is good.

Words in this phrase

Ihr

[eer]

your

Formal possessive pronoun used when addressing a patient politely.

Example

Tut Ihr Bauch weh? Haben Sie auch Übelkeit?

Does your abdomen hurt? Do you also have nausea?

Blutzucker

[BLOOT-tsoo-ker]

blood sugar

The level of glucose in the blood; a masculine noun.

Example

Mein Blutzucker ist heute normal.

My blood sugar is normal today.

ist etwas zu hoch.

ist ET-vas tsoo hohkh

is a bit too high

'Ist' is the verb 'to be'. 'Etwas zu' means 'a bit too'.

Example

Das Fieber ist etwas zu hoch.

The fever is a bit too high.

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.

etwas

[ET-vas]

a little / somewhat

Used to soften a statement, for example feelings or symptoms.

Example

Ich bin etwas nervös vor der Narkose.

I am a little nervous before the anesthesia.

[tsoo]

too

Used with 'spät' to mean 'too late'.

Example

In Ich bin zu spät. verstärkt zu das Wort spät.

In I am too late., zu intensifies the word spät.

hoch

[hohkh]

high

In price contexts, it means too expensive.

Example

Ich glaube, der Betrag ist hoch.

I think the amount is high.

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