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How to Say ‘I come from England.’ in German

Ich komme aus England.

ikh KOM-uh ows ENG-lahnt

[ikh KOM-uh ows ENG-lahnt]

💬 Usage Tip: Use aus + country to say where you're from: Ich komme aus Kanada. A few countries take der or die, as in aus der Schweiz "from Switzerland".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich komme

ikh KOM-uh

I come

'komme' sounds like 'KOM-muh', with a short 'o'. The final 'e' is a soft 'uh'.

Example

Ich komme morgen.

I'm coming tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

komme

[KOM-uh]

come

First-person singular of kommen; means you come or are coming.

Example

Ich komme heute vorbei, weil der Vermieter Bescheid wissen muss.

I am coming by today because the landlord needs to know.

aus England.

ows ENG-lahnt

from England.

'aus' means 'from' and sounds like 'ouse' in 'house'. In German, 'England' is said 'ENG-lant'.

Example

Sie kommt aus Spanien.

She comes from Spain.

Words in this phrase

aus

[ows]

from

A preposition used to indicate origin or a starting point.

Example

Er kommt aus Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

England

[ENG-lahnt]

England

"England" is the same country name in German and English, with German pronunciation.

Example

Ich unterstütze England, weil das Team stark ist.

I support England because the team is strong.

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