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How to Say ‘I'm flying to London.’ in German

Ich fliege nach London.

ikh FLEE-geh NAKH LON-don

[ikh FLEE-geh NAKH LON-don]

💬 Usage Tip: Use nach for cities and most countries: nach Berlin, nach Spanien. Countries with die take in die instead: in die USA.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich fliege

ikh FLEE-geh

I am flying

Subject plus verb. 'fliege' comes from 'fliegen' (to fly). The 'ie' is a long 'ee' sound.

Example

Ich fliege morgen.

I am flying tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

fliege

[FLEE-geh]

fly

First person form of 'fliegen', to fly.

Example

Ich fliege morgen nach Berlin.

I'm flying to Berlin tomorrow.

nach London.

NAKH LON-don

to London.

'nach' is used for travelling to cities and countries. The 'ch' after 'a' is a throaty sound, made at the back of the mouth.

Example

Der Zug fährt nach London.

The train goes to London.

Words in this phrase

nach

[NAKH]

Indicates direction towards a place.

Example

Nach rechts fahren.

Drive to the right.

London

[LON-don]

London

The capital city of the United Kingdom.

Example

London ist sehr groß.

London is very big.

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