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How to Say ‘One value is a little high.’ in German

Ein Wert ist etwas hoch.

ine vairt ist ET-vahs hohkh

[ine vairt ist ET-vahs hohkh]

💬 Usage Tip: Straight and common medical phrasing. You may also hear leicht erhöht = slightly elevated.

🇩🇪 In Germany: This usually signals a follow-up discussion, not necessarily bad news.

Phrase Breakdown

Ein

[ine]

a / one

An indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.

Example

Ein Wert ist etwas hoch.

One value is a little high.

Wert

[vairt]

value

A measurement or lab value in a test result.

Example

Ein Wert ist etwas hoch.

One value is a little high.

ist

[ist]

is

Form of 'sein' meaning 'is'.

Example

Ein Wert ist etwas hoch.

One value is a little high.

Etwas hoch

ET-vahs hohkh

a little high

Means slightly above the normal range.

Example

Der Blutdruck ist etwas hoch.

The blood pressure is a little high.

Words in this phrase

etwas

[ET-vahs]

somewhat / a little

Softens the description by saying only slightly.

Example

Ein Wert ist etwas hoch.

One value is a little high.

hoch

[hohkh]

high

Above the normal range.

Example

Ein Wert ist etwas hoch.

One value is a little high.

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