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How to Say ‘0.3 or 0.5 liters’ in German

0,3 oder 0,5 Liter

nool KOM-ah dry OH-der nool KOM-ah fuenf LEE-ter

[nool KOM-ah dry OH-der nool KOM-ah fuenf LEE-ter]

💬 Usage Tip: Germans write a comma where English uses a decimal point. Out loud, 0,3 is null komma drei "zero point three".

Phrase Breakdown

0,3 oder

nool KOM-ah dry OH-der

0.3 or

Say it 'null Komma drei oder'. German uses a comma where English uses a decimal point.

Example

0,3 oder mehr?

0.3 or more?

Words in this phrase

0,3

[nool KOM-ah dry]

0.3

Zero point three; Germans use a comma as decimal point. Read 'null Komma drei'.

Example

Ein Glas mit 0,3 Liter ist klein.

A 0.3 litre glass is small.

oder

[OH-der]

Used to present an alternative, often playfully in conversation.

Example

Oder willst du lieber so tun, als hättest du mich nicht bemerkt?

Or would you rather pretend you didn't notice me?

0,5 Liter

nool KOM-ah fuenf LEE-ter

0.5 liters

Say it 'null Komma fünf Liter'. 'Liter' is pronounced LEE-ter.

Example

Eine Flasche mit 0,5 Liter.

A bottle with 0.5 liters.

Words in this phrase

0,5

[nool KOM-ah fuenf]

0.5

Zero point five, read 'null Komma fünf'; a half litre, the standard large beer.

Example

Ich nehme 0,5 Liter Bier.

I'll take half a litre of beer.

Liter

[LEE-ter]

litre

Unit of volume used for drink sizes.

Example

Die Flasche hat einen Liter.

The bottle holds one litre.

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